Autism Treatment and Biomedical Intervention – Recovery Is Possible

Daily medical research is finding out more about the different influences that predispose a child to be afflicted with autism. There are excellent treatments available to help solve complex health problems facing children with autism. Unfortunately, mainstream media, public views, and traditional medicine remain ignorant about what can really help kids on the spectrum.

Biomedical for autism - which is a medical viewpoint that recognizes autism as a medical condition that involves the immune, digestion, metabolism, hormones and biochemical imbalances - has been alive and well for over 15 years. This is due in part from organizations like the Autism Research Institute and Defeat Autism Now! professionals. Both groups have been fighting for improved methods of treatment and analysis to meet the medical complexities of autism. The biomedical approach to autism treatment is different from standard medical care which primarily focuses only on behavior therapy or medication suppressing drugs.

In short, the view of the biomedical approach is that autism is a multi-factorial disorder that adversely affects the brain, as opposed to the usual traditional medical point of view that autism is purely a brain disorder.

You, as parent or guardian, need to know that there are options, available treatments, and there are things you can do right now to help your child. The most important thing is to have an an open-minded to treatment options, be committed to the process of biomedical interventions, and be willing to educate yourself as what biomedical intervention for autism treatment offers. Knowledge is power, and when you are empowered with the necessary tools to help your child miracles can happen.

The biomedical approach combines different aspects of medicine including diagnostic tests, changes in diet and lifestyle, nutritional supplements, and some medications (if needed). My approach comes from the knowledge that the majority of children with autism-spectrum disorder or individuals suffering from attention deficit (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other neuro-developmental problems have some underlying biological and toxicity problme(i.e. chemicals, heavy metals, food, infection).

In short, autism and its related spectrum disorders is more than just a developmental disorder with no hope of recovery or improvement. In fact, doctors who use a biomedical approach feel that the majority of children who were treated with bio-medical foods, supplements, detoxification therapy, etc. can have significant improvements in the language, behavioral, socialization, etc. and even have the opportunity for FULL RECOVERY.

My approach comes from the biomedical viewpoint. I feel the best chance that a child has to recover is to include biomedical therapies along with standard therapies such as traditional approaches such as behavior, speech, and occupational therapies. The biomedical approach is too important to leave out of any child health care program no matter how old they are, or how long they have been diagnosed with an autism-spectrum disorder. A person's health can always be improved.

The amount of information related to the biomedical approach to autism can be overwhelming. Knowing what to do first, how to prioritize testing and therapy, dietary changes, supplements, etc. can be daunting. For many parents it leaves them frustrated. This is understandable because a lot of information available about biomedical therapy is not recognized by many in the traditional medical community (but this is changing) and so most of the information parents obtain are from books, articles, support groups and the Internet.

Lack of information available through conventional medical channels does not mean that the biomedical approach is trivial. In fact, it is absolutely essential, but do not expect to get much recognition or support from your closed-minded physician or other health care providers.

This is why resources like www.AutismActionPlan.com are very important. This website provides detailed access to large amounts of information for biomedical autism treatment. It also provides ongoing daily access to a specialist physician (me) to ask questions, seek guidance, etc. You can go to www.AutismActionPlan.com to learn more about what this website provides.