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The Best Autism Treatment
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Autism is a dreadful disorder, which affects an individual's
ability to communicate and associate with others. Generally the
symptoms are detected in the first three years of the child's
life. In the United States, 1 in 166 people are affected by
this disease. Although information about autism is scarce, some
non-profit organizations have dedicated themselves to
increasing the quality of the research in autism in order to
bring out new treatments of autism.
Low levels of vitamins and minerals like calcium, folic acid,
iron, magnesium and chromium continue to be the main attributed
causes for the autism in children. It has been widely accepted
that children suffering from autism who are treated with
multivitamin/ mineral nutrient supplements show marginal
improvement. Introduction of these nutrient supplements into
the diet of autism-affected children contributes a lot in the
improvement of the stage that includes high scholastic test
scores, early neurological development, and scholastic test
scores.
The autism-affected children treated with nutritional
supplements showed improved learning abilities, experience
cognitive, academic and substantial behavioral gains. In most
cases, the follow-up research showed positive feedback from
parents of the autism-affected children after treatment with
nutrient supplements of Vitamin-B6 and Vitamin-c, Magnesium,
Niacin, and dimethylglycine.
Innovative and Alternative Therapies for the Treatment Of
Autism
The innovative therapy found to be most useful in treating
autism is oral secretin. This should be given three times a day
along with supportive therapy of vitamins. Most patients
reported that they noticed a change in behavior within the
first three days. Improvement in their social skills was also
noticed. The overall cost of secretin and vitamins may come to
$60 which should be continued for two days and the vitamin
supplements may be followed as long as possible.
The other possible innovative treatments for autism lies with
stem cell therapy (where one's own cell from bone marrow is
used), live cell therapy (live cells extracted from the animal
being administered to the patients), oral organ extracts
(administration of gut cells or brain cells for maximum effect
in the autism affected children), and Lyophilisate extracts
(Lyophilisate whole cells from Cytobiopharmica are being used
for the treatment of autism sufferers).
The use of the antibiotic vanomycin being extensively studied
since it is absorbed in the gut. The anti-protozoan drug,
Metronidazole, also holds hope in treating autism since it is
absorbed in the intestine and prevent diarrhea, which is the
most affected symptoms of autism.
Naltrexone, a modern medicine played an important role in
autism by blocking the substance endorphins, which produces an
anesthetic like feeling. Use of Naltrexone for the autistic
individual provides renowned result with improvements in
increased eye contact, normalized pain sensitivity, general
happiness, and reduced stereotypic and self-injury behaviors.
The appetite is also improved among the autism sufferers after
the treatment of Naltrexone. The side effects of this drug on
the autism patient are also being studied and found to be nil
so far.
You should consult your primary care physician for further
advice on the latest autism treatments.
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