Diet and Enzymes
Thanks for praying with us as we tried the changes to Hannah’s diet and the enzyme approach. Here is what we noticed.
We started phasing in two different enzymes (I’ll refer to them as ZP and Pep) on May 9, beginning with the ZP. We were up to full dosage of both enzymes by May 26. On June 12 we ran out of ZP but continued with the Pep. We ran out of Pep enzymes on June 25.
- First, her ABA scores. (You’ll remember ABA is the technique we use in our sessions to teach her skills. We keep meticulous records on each day’s sessions.) In all of February, March, and April she mastered a total of two skills. In the month of June she mastered six skills. Four of which were after we ran out of ZP and she was taking only Pep. She also seemed more focused during our ABA sessions during that final week on Pep than she does now.
- Second, Sunday, June 23rd, Hannah spontaneously started using people’s names appropriately when addressing them within the family (“Yes, mama”; “Yes, (sister’s name)”; etc. for all our family members). We ran out of Peptizyde on Wednesday the 25th. Friday and Saturday she started reverting to a “default” of using “Yes, mama” for everyone.
- Third, Sunday morning (June 29th) in church she had a meltdown.
So based on those observations, I ordered more Pep. I’m opting not to use the ZP right now because I didn’t notice a difference with that one. The big progress seemed to come after the ZP ran out and she was only on Pep.
If any of you see a flaw with my reasoning, please feel free to point it out. I didn’t really notice the difference until we stopped the experiment and did the “hindsight” thing. If y’all agree with my reasoning, then please pray that the new bottle of Pep arrives quickly! 
