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The CDC says there is no treatment for autism, but a 2014 study found that this vegetable extract significantly improved the condition. 
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a disorder characterized by social, communication, and behavioral impairments, has increased dramatically in recent years. The conventional medical paradigm defines ASD as a neurological disorder. Conventional treatments rely on behavioral therapies and psychotropic medications but have limited success and tolerability. A new paradigm is emerging...
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
The holistic naturopathic and homeopathic approach to Autism Spectrum Disorder is vindicated by new research. "In light of the limited success of a purely neurological approach to ASD, a new paradigm is emerging: What was once viewed as a brain disorder is now viewed as a multisystem disorder associated with predictable patterns of physiological and biochemical dysfunction. These patterns include gastrointestinal (GI) disease, immune dysregulation, oxidative stress, metabolic impairment, and mitochondrial disease. Many children with ASD, for example, have intestinal pathologies, such as diarrhea, constipation, gastroesophageal reflux, or intestinal infections; others have immune system problems, such as allergies or autoimmunity. Metabolic dysfunctions in patients with ASD include impairments in methylation, transulfuration, and mitochondrial function."
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Trailer from a film in development about homeopathy. Can the ancient form of medicine, Homeopathy, cure a boy with a devastating modern day illness? Can it b...
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This boy had profound autism - no eye contact, no language - and was healed by homeopathy prescribed by Dr Luc De Schepper...
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Indian J Res Homoeopathy, Official publication of Central Council For Research In Homoeopathy,India
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
This recent observational study of homeopathic treatment for autism showed significant reduction in hyperactivity and behavioural and communication difficulties, and improvement in social interaction...
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Alex Leupen: My first meeting with Ginuwine was in June 2002, at which time he was four and a half years old. He was suffering from developmental problems and a disorder that fell within the autistic spectrum. When he was two and a half Ginuwine’s mother began to notice that her son wasn’t functioning normally. Subsequently, he began attending a Medical Daycare Center. The mother wanted to support her son’s development with homeopathy. She herself had had positive experiences with homeopathy, and wanted to try a homeopathic course to address her son’s problems. Read more:
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It is good to see that Fran Sheffield is soon publishing a book "Everything You need to Know About Homeopathy for Autism". Here she outlines the homeopathic approach to treating autism, an FAQ for parents...
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Introduced by Dr Leo Kanner of the John Hopkins, in 1943, autistic spectrum disorders include a group of disorders including autistic disorder, Asperger’s synd…
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
It is gratifying to see the improvement in children with autism spectrum disorder after homeopathic treatment. The prescription, however, must be individual to the case and requires great case taking skill and observation on the part of the homeopath, as this article demonstrates. See the section on autism on our Perth clinic page: www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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I have a 6-year-old daughter Alison, with Aspergers, who has been treated with constitutional homeopathy for just over a year.
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A mother's report on how her daughter with Aspergers syndrome improved with constitutional homeopathic treatment...
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http://autismisreversible.info In this provocative video, Dr. Kenneth Stoller, MD states unequivocally that Autism is actually a medical problem that can be ...
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
Dr Kenneth Stoller states that vaccines are the primary cause of the Autism epidemic, and that the U.S. government has known this for more than 20 years. Vaccines can cause encephalopathies (brain damage), and Autism is an encephalopathy, so therefore vaccines cause autism...While I would not be so categorical in all cases, I believe his viewpoint needs to be heard. Our Perth clinic approach using homeopathy, that includes vaccination detoxification, can be seen on the page: www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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According to a study, chelation treatment for autism spectrum disorder is not only ineffective but may be harmful.
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
Because no single cause for autism has been identified, parents usually investigate multiple treatment options. This often includes testing for heavy metals and in some cases chelation. The discussed study reveals that chelation therapy has shown no benefit and in fact can be harmful. At our Perth naturopathic clinic we use homeopathy because it is holistic. It treats the whole person and is not dependent on identifying a "cause". See: http://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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Yesterday we had to endure the horror of cutting our son’s hair. He is 2 ½ years old and a year ago he developed sensory processing disorder after his stage I surgical repair of a severe birth def...
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
Here is an an article by an American naturopathic doctor about the diagnosis and treatment of her son's sensory processing disorder. Although not all children with SPD have autism, virtually all children with ASD have some degree of SPD. Dietary approaches such as GAPS are certainly useful and when combined with homeopathy (as here) can help bring about changes that are sometimes profound in children with ASD. See our Perth clinic page on ADHD and autism: http://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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STUDIES have showed that pesticide exposure can increase the risk of neuro-behavioral disorders such as autism, ADHD, hearing loss, and intellectual impairment. Over the past 30 years, autism rate...
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
Autism and ADHD are increasing rapidly, and young patients with these disorders are a common group of patients at our Perth naturopathic clinic. While homeopathy proves effective, as explained on our pagehttp://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp all sources of toxic exposure and contributing traumas need to be investigated and treated for the best result in the individual child...
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Melissa has done exceptionally well with homeopathic treatment and while her rapid response to the indicated remedy is not unusual, it is important to be aware that some children progress a little more slowly – but progress they do. Homeopathy has shown itself again and again to be one of the best treatment options for autism spectrum disorders, learning difficulties and behavioural problems.
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
Another happy success treatment of an autistic child treated with homeopathy. It is a common thing that we treat at our Perth clinic, and it is very gratifying to be able to help. See the section on autism on our page: http://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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Lower IQ, adult obesity and 5% of autism cases are all linked to exposure to endocrine disruptors found in food containers, plastics, furniture, toys, carpeting and cosmetics, says new expert study
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Wake up world! It's no longer a fringe, quack thing to be concerned about such issues! The planet is getting sicker by the day, and changes need to happen immediately...
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“Children today are sicker than they were a generation ago. From childhood cancers to autism, birth defects and asthma, a wide range of childhood diseases and disorders are on the rise. Our assessment of the latest science leaves little room for doubt; pesticides are one key driver of this sobering trend.” October 2012 report by […]
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
Evidence is now pointing to the fact that agricultural pesticides (among various other environmental toxins) might play a large role in the rapid increase in autism rates over the past few decades...
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Evidence is mounting that intestinal microbes exacerbate or perhaps even cause some of autism's symptoms
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
For some time a major aspect of the alternative biomedical approach to autism has been to focus on imbalances in gut flora - the microbiome. As this article points out, there is growing evidence to support this. Whether the effect on autism is due to disturbed neurotransmitter synthesis in the gut, or whether due to toxins absorbed from a "leaky gut", remains unclear. And is this imbalance a result of something else affecting autism - a virus perhaps - or a primary contributor to autism symptoms? #autism #gutbacteria #microbiome #leakygut
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For decades, the empathogenic drug known as MDMA, or 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine, has been a subject often associated with the early 2000′s rave culture, far extended from association with therapy and other medicinal applications. Unfortunately, being that MDMA is a heavily controlled drug in many countries, proper research for therapeutic applications has been extremely limited, until recently. […]
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
Many of the homeopathic remedies that may help in autism - Stramonium, Hyoscyamus and Belladonna for instance - are psychosis-inducing and psychedelic remedies in their material dose. In their homeopathic dose, they heal similar states. The high anxiety and sensory overload of autism is difficult to treat, and it seems that psychedelics such as Ayahuasca, Anhalonium, Psilocybe, and Tabernathe iboga may hold the key - in non-material and non-intoxicating homeopathic potency of course...
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According to a study, exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants during pregnancy may modestly increase risk of autism spectrum disorders.
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
As found by this study "... mothers of children subsequently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders were twice as likely to have at least one anti-depressant prescription in the year prior to delivery of the study child,and over three times as likely to have a prescription in the first trimester of pregnancy."
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This child was formally diagnosed with autism at age 2. His health and immune system was negatively impacted by the birth trauma of his mother and the early use of antibiotics given shortly after birth. Then, his MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination at age 15 months resulted in the loss of speech, loss of motor control, left sided paralysis and other developmental delays. He recovered using homeopathy in 12 months.
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
Here is yet another inspiring story of an autistic child successfully treated by homeopathy. First is the report from the homeopath, who outlines her approach to casetaking, followed by the mother's story of the child's recovery. At our Perth clinic we currently have eighteen children diagnosed with ASD under our management. See the bottom section on our page: http://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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People often balk at the concept that a gluten-free diet may improve the condition of autistic children. For so many who have tried it, the proof is not in academic publications but in the (gluten free) pudding. Nothing is more compelling than seeing improvement with your own eyes, not even a randomized, double-blinded clinical trial
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
This video shows how a child made a full recovery from autism after the parents removed wheat and dairy from the diet. This illustrates once more the importance of the gut-brain connection. Dr Bock estimates that 60% of autistic children improve with these dietary changes...
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April 14, 2014 5:40 AM
It's hard to deny the health effects of diet when changing one's diet heals so many of the health issues we've been seeing over the last decade or two. Many factors go into health, but diet is the one thing we have most control over. We must continue to fight for our right to have the cleanest foods available to us and/or start to grow our own organic foods. It's the biggest key we have in keeping ourselves and our children in good health.
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Because of homeopathy, my son is the joy in all of our days, has a close and incredibly loving relationship with his brother and has a wonderful life in front of him. How could you possibly consider taking that away from others?
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This letter was written to the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council when they published a public statement attempting to discredit homeopathy as unproven. It describes how her son's autism was profoundly healed with homeopathy...
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The gut bacteria of autistic children is much different than that of typical children, according to a new study, and researchers say that treating the problem could help alleviate autism symptoms.
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
At our Perth clinic we have often found that a focus on the gut, along with constitutional homeopathic treatment, yields the best result with autistic children. The same applies to children with ADHD. The bowel nosodes have been particularly useful, when prescribed according to their indications. This study confirms the importance of addressing disturbances in the intestinal biota. See our page: http://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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A diminished ability of a young brain's hemispheres to sync with one another could be a powerful, new biological marker of autism
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
This recent study reveals a new way of diagnosing autism, at a younger age than was previously possible. It also adds to our understanding of the disorder. See the homeopathic approach at our Perth clinic on this page: http://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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Autism spectrum disorders are devastating developmental disorders characterized by altered social interactions and behavior.
Cottesloe Naturopathic Clinic's insight:
This page discusses three new studies that cast light on the genetic factors that may underlie autism. The constant debate in autism is between the relative importance of genes versus that of environmental influences. I welcome studies that allow us to refine our understanding and treatment approaches. Homeopathy as pracised at our Perth clinic shows results that we believe reveal that homeopathy both detoxifies environmental triggers and also helps alter the expression of genetic influences. See the section at the bottom of our page: http://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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As many of you know we have been on our journey out of autism for a little more than 4 years now. As soon as we entered it, without asking to join the club I may add, we wanted out. Autism is a co...
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Yet another story of positive benefits for an autistic child from homeopathy, including CEASE, and other biomedical therapies. See the section on our page: http://www.cottnat.com.au/add-treatment.asp
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Quite significant results. "The placebo-controlled, randomized pilot study of 44 males, ages 13-27, showed that after 18 weeks of treatment with a sulforaphane-rich broccoli sprout extract, 46% had significant improvements in social interactions and 42% had significant improvements in verbal communication." Combine that with constitutional homeopathic treatment and specific detoxification protocols, the outcome can be profound...