Dear Judy,

I am happily married, have 3 grown kids, and 4 grandkids. The kids and grandkids are deployed Stateside.

I lived in Bloomington, IN for about 15 years before I came to Taiwan in 1990. I came across your site by searching for “best little” plus “by a damsite.”

I have a couple things to say to you.

One.
I have a nephew who is severely autistic. And my observations of how this developed are these. His mother did not really like the baby, did not talk to the baby. She would prepare a bottle when necessary, or change diapers, but generally preferred to read a book. I had never seen anything like it. I thought it was sad, and thought at the time that if she had breastfed, she might have “taken” better as a mother. But that was out of the question. Now some 16 or so years later, she is much more reconciled, more willing, in her role as caretaker, but it is far from the joy it might have been. The father is loving, and pretty much exemplary, but often gone, earning a living for all of them.

Anyway, I liked what I read of yours about troubled processors. It rang some bells.

Two.
Not sure if you may be open to such sources or not, but Edgar Cayce recommended raw pineapple juice, in quantity of about two or three small glasses per week, as a help to hyperactive children. Can’t say I have tried this on children, but from my experiences with other Cayce remedies, and my own feeling of peacefulness the day after consuming raw pineapple, I think it would be worth a try. Note that the pineapple juice must be fresh; canned or cooked is probably worthless. I recall no discussion of causal mechanisms, just that it would work. Which is the important thing, anyway.

It occurs to me that you might be a person to try this, given your interest in high energy kids, and in nutrition.

Thanks for your time, and best regards,
Miles Odonnol
Tech writer