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My son was born with cleft lip/palate. He has had many other problems and at one time was seeing 9 specialists at the same time. When he was 18 mos. old he was diagnosed with Celiac Sprue which is allergies to wheat, barley, rye, oats and pretty much anything not gluten free. It costs me about $600 a month for just his food and I cannot work due to his disabilities and cannot get disability to approve him because there are too many unrelated problems. They told me that hehas to have one major problem that causes a bunch of little problems, crazy!He was also just recently diagnosed with possible autism. He just turned 2 years old on June 2 and screams most of the day. He still does not say anything and that could be why he is screaming and may not be autistic, they cannot fully diagnose him until he is 2 1/2. He gets therapy for autism 3 times a week and speech therapy twice a week. Thank God I have raised 2 other children and have a lot of patience now or I think I would go crazy. My other two children are 18 and 20 but neither of them have lived with my 2 year old and one lives in Florida so I do not get much help. Anyway, just wanted to explain my situation so you would know why I accepted this group and need it. I am came to California from Ohio 2 1/2 years ago and have not been able to make any really good friends due to the situation so I really feel all alone and my family, with the exception of my 18 year old son, isin Ohio. Thank You for listening and God Bless, dr1