Matthew & Blaine have autism. They were falling behind in their abilities to speak. Matthew is now 8 and Blaine is 5 years old. They would try to tell us what they wanted. At first, they wanted to point to things to get us to get it for them. The therapists told us
that was a no-no. We then tried pictures for them to point to. Dr. Kruger said that was too easy and that she felt they were capable
of speaking to us. We tried everything we could think of to break our communication barrier.

When we'd go to a get-together at a family or friend's home, they would just sit by me (their mom) and play a little hand game. They
would even play side by side, but did not try to interact with each other. They didn't want to try to interact with other kids because it
frustrated them to try to communicate with others. When company came by our home, they would retreat to their rooms and play
without even saying hello to anyone.

When I first learned of Melaleuca, I was willing to try anything for them. I started out by getting rid of all toxic cleaning products from our home and replaced them with safer products from Melaleuca. (Reactions to chemicals can also intensify learning disorders and autistic symptoms.) I started them both on the Koala Pals Chewable Vitamins and 2 ProvexPlus. Blaine has a hard time with capsules. So I take the capsules, break them open shake the contents onto a glass of juice that he drinks. Trust me, it works great. Since doing this, the boys have improved dramatically. Matthew greets people at the door. He says, "Hi, my name is Matthew. What's your name?" Blaine talks non-stop too. He is a social butterfly now. We used to have a hard time leaving him at school. He'd cry for fear of having to interact with others. Now, he goes and plays and doesn't cry out for me. He has gone to many birthday parties where I ask him if he wants me to stay or if I could go run some errands. He now tells me I need to go do my errands. When at home, they play pretend together and interact well with each other and others. Where before, they would just play side by side.

These significant changes have impressed their Autism Specialist at Children's Mercy Hospital. The first check up after starting on the vitamins was phenomenal. Always before, Dr. Kruger would call us back and Matthew would just follow her. In May of 2000, she called us back, and he ran up to her and said, "Hello Dr. Kruger, how are you today?" I wish you could have seen the look of surprise on her face. She went through her entire exam without even knowing about the vitamin program the boys were on. She was amazed at the changes in their exam. A lot had greatly improved. She asked if I was doing anything different. Hesitant at first, I did share it with her. She was very impressed and asked me to send the information to her office to share with her patients.

I have found many wonderful results using the Melaleuca products and vitamins. The improvements in my sons' living abilities have
been incredible. I know that without these products, my sons would not be doing as well as they are.
~~Kelly Knosby