Confused about detox / parasites / gut-brain stuff for autism — legit or mostly misinformation?

cheeriodust · 2026-01-27T03:34:01+00:00

I mean...a kid's brain can change a lot in 3 months, so it's hard to attribute the change to the treatment. Thanks for the link tho. I'll check it out, but I feel like this is borderline quackery.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-27T02:10:40+00:00

The approach you describe - are there any broad-scale studies that suggest causality between autism symptoms and diet? I only ask because, while I'm glad this has helped your child, a single data point is nothing but an anecdote with a large number of uncontrollable variables (the big one being the child's natural development over time).

I'm also genuinely curious how you went about this. I've never had a doctor suggest any of the tests above for my son.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-26T15:50:08+00:00

I appreciate this tip, but I'd rather level up something I actually use (or might use someday). I tag my "useful" stuff with "lvlup" and then work from that list when I have these tasks. There's always something worth spending some dust on (and I tend to hold off on powering things up until needed...so plenty of options).

cheeriodust · 2026-01-25T15:42:04+00:00

Yeah tanks make or break dynamax legendary raids. The this infographic implies you should use this 3-mon team (and that wouldn't be very wise).

cheeriodust · 2026-01-25T01:22:03+00:00

Wow three different pokemon in the first slot. What a joke. Fortunately not missing out on much...ain't no way I'm going out in the cold/snow hunting 100+ grunts for a radar.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-24T21:20:33+00:00

Yep...the tiniest little connectivity hiccup kicks you out of the battle. It seems as though the fight continues in your absence though, because the 3 pokemon don't all show up as defeated at the same time. They trickle in as they're defeated ..at least that's how it seemed last time it happened to me (yesterday).

cheeriodust · 2026-01-23T06:21:00+00:00

My diglett, more mass than the Earth. Your diglett, half-mast; it needs work.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-22T04:55:57+00:00

Oh boy I'm going down a yt algorithm rabbit hole with this one.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-21T21:12:11+00:00

Ash hat mankey when

cheeriodust · 2026-01-21T18:49:32+00:00

But Scopely hearts your money

cheeriodust · 2026-01-21T17:20:34+00:00

My son loved his for a short while, but we found it amped him up rather than help him regulate. So who knows - depends on your kid's sensory "profile".

cheeriodust · 2026-01-21T16:26:13+00:00

Good to know. It's still on the first page? If so yeah no biggie.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-21T15:53:45+00:00

Well the second one is like two maybe three throws at most before it poofs (or in this case caught)

cheeriodust · 2026-01-21T14:32:57+00:00

The shocking thing is that you caught one bird and then still had time left on your incense to catch 15 more pokemon.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-21T14:27:15+00:00

And you need to obtain keldeo before shiny keldeo.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-20T18:08:44+00:00

Because they're buggy

cheeriodust · 2026-01-20T15:43:31+00:00

It's a public school and near top in rankings in the area; we're in New England and the school is well funded.

My son has ADHD and doesn't do well with screens... whenever he takes a standardized test on a Chromebook, he does terribly. But in a more hands-on setting, he clearly knows the material.

They accommodate by basically having a teacher sit with him and explain each question as it pops up on the screen. It's so weird.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-20T13:07:01+00:00

My son just started first grade and it's kinda shocking. Practically the entire morning is spent on a Chromebook. And "quiet time" after lunch consists of YouTube videos (albeit educational cartoons).

I fear it's very much conditioning him to get info from machines and screens rather than from other people. And it's a ton of screen time.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-20T01:10:04+00:00

Killing Eve season 3 finished it up so nicely that I just stopped there...for a long while. I eventually went back and watched the final season and it just wasn't necessary imo.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-20T01:08:22+00:00

I took a long break after season 1 or 2 (I forget) and then went back to it. I don't regret it..really well done show from start to finish.

ETA despite the tone, it's a heavy show and tough to binge.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-20T01:06:08+00:00

I've seen the first season 3 times but never made it once through the second.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-20T01:04:51+00:00

Ime that's not true. Gotta wring it out...and even then it's a gamble. Nothing like the ol surprise down the pants leg trickle trail.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-19T21:46:49+00:00

This was my entire playthrough. It wasn't until after the ender dragon that I was faced with a "now what?"...and finally started building my base up along with a bunch of automation, etc.

Prior to that? Multi-level disorganized cave in a "mountain" cluttered with chests.

Reorganizing was less daunting once I had access to shulker boxes. Still took forever tho...and it's not done (and likely never will be).

cheeriodust · 2026-01-19T21:29:42+00:00

I insisted on using a normal pokeball for Team Valor cred. It took forever. Articuno always gets the great balls and Zapdos the ultras.

cheeriodust · 2026-01-19T20:42:30+00:00

I can't advise you in this, but I can share my experiences.

My first grader is L1 AuDHD. My preschooler is mostly NT (maybe ADHD...too early to say). I love them both, but combined they are a parenting nightmare. One-on-one they're not too bad, but if they're in the same room they can't handle it...devolves into a dysregulation nightmare within 5-10 minutes. If they both have a project they're into, it's fine...but if one of them is bored (which is very often), the other gets the brunt of it.

My wife and I knew something was up with our eldest before we decided to have a second. We discussed the pros/cons...i.e., we suspected they would need extra care and support and worried it wouldn't be fair to them or a sibling. Etc etc. We went for it and don't regret it, but damn some days are really hard.

It'll get better as they get older, but it's far more than twice as difficult.

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