Archive for December, 2009
Food Labeling for Allergies From the Horses Mouth
Avoiding allergies and immune reactions such as IgG food sensitivities can be a big part of helping children on the autism spectrum improve. As always, this assumes that you have found a problem in this area. We all know how varied not only are the children but are the triggers to their conditions. In any [...]
Creating a Gluten-Free Home
One of the major findings with biomedical interventions and functional medicine as applied to autism spectrum disorders is gluten sensitivity. I found a nice video series Children’s Hospital in Boston that explains how to create a gluten-free home. In addition, this is only one of a series of videos which relates to things such as gluten-free [...]
Switching Ingredients in Recipes for Your Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder
It is common in the office to test patients with autism spectrum disorder for a leaky gut syndrome. Part of the protocol to address leaky gut syndrome is to eliminate irritants such as food sensitivities. Acquiring this information regarding which foods you are sensitive to can be determined by the elimination diet and/or IgG food [...]
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Neuroplasticity in the Brain
One of the major concepts in functional neurology and hemispheric integration therapy is the concept of neuroplasticity. Thus, whenever I find some information relating to plasticity I like to share it with you. Once again, the video is not related to the treatment of a child with an autism spectrum disorder but is a good [...]
Hemispheric Integration therapy and a Great Mom
We are currently treating a six-year-old child whose chief complaint upon his first visit was lack of muscle tone, poor vision difficulty processing language. He also has some issues with focus and impulse control. Not all, but many of the techniques and treatments used in functional neurology and hemispheric integration therapy require patient cooperation. That [...]
Need A Break: Autism Cruises
I just finished treating an adult child of a parent with autism. This mom is very knowledgeable as she has done many treatments and and therapies over the years. She has experience with legal issues, dealing with the state and is just overall an amazing person. She is your classic warrior mom and will do [...]
Free Site with PECS- Picture Exchange Communication System for Autism
Any time I find someone who is offering free resources to the autism community I make those available to you by pointing you in the direction of those kind enough to provide the information and resources. In this case, I came across a a website which offers a lot of general autism information but in [...]
10 Myths About Autism
I came across this article entitled 10 myths about autism which I thought was interesting and informative and so I pass it along to you. Anytime an article like this is written it helps increase awareness and educate the general public regarding much misinformation and ignorance that commonly passes as autism information. Anytime we can shift [...]
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Chelate Me Now
In the autism community, vaccinations are a huge issue. This is due to potential heavy metal toxicity such as those relating to mercury and/or aluminum. Thus, as a functional medicine practitioner and one who does biomedical interventions for autism spectrum disorders, many times parents present to the office wanting to have their child tested for [...]
