Autism Treatment – Respen-A and Autism Part 2

Like I stated in the first video in this series, I have been using Respen-A therapy in my practice for about one year. It is now October 2010 and I plan to use Respen-A in the future for my patients with Autism because of how effective it is. And like any treatment, Respen-A is not a magic bullet, a cure or a panacea. But I have found from my experience that between 70% and 80% of children in my practice see positive changes while using Respen-A.

And of course I have had some children who either failed to respond at all to Respen-A and also those who did respond but negatively. And by negatively I do not mean any serious reactions, we are talking irritability, hyperactivity or maybe becoming more emotional, and sometimes these responses can happen with any new treatment you begin. Regardless of what you are talking about, diet, supplements, B-12, Respen-A, etc., no treatment is 100% free of side effects but biomedical treatments in general are safe, not toxic or dangerous and are well tolerated by the vast majority of children who try them.

And just to be clear, when I do these videos, I do them as a physician with over a decade of experience working in the Autism community. I have used many, many treatments in my practice and have been around and had lots of experience with biomedical treatments for Autism. I receive no financial compensation with regards to Respen-A, I have no financial interest in Respen-A, and the people who are involved with Respen-A have not requested that I do these videos about Respen-A. I do videos such as this one and post them on my own blog site as well as internet sites like Vimeo or YouTube as a way to give back to the Autism community and to give parents a better understanding of potential treatments are and how they may help your child. And in the case of Respen-A, I hope to dispel some of the negative press that this particular treatment has received. I do that because for the most part I do believe that this negativity has been unwarranted and I believe it stems from people who do not understand how Respen-A works, what it does and what it is about. So I’d like to move forward from this point but I wanted to make it clear that I have no financial interest at all in this treatment, I receive no commissions or kick backs for discussing or using this particular treatment in my practice.