If you want to treat and even recover your child from autism, there are three things you can immediately do at home that make a drastic improvement in your child’s condition.
For the parent of a child diagnosed with autism,
treating and even recovering that child from autism is a top priority, but you may be facing some very common obstacles on the road to recovery. Unfortunately, access to a DAN! (Defeat Autism Now!) doctor can be very limited depending on where you live, and in some cases, treatment can simply be too expensive. In any case, it’s important to take control of the treatment your child receives. There are a number of biomedical protocols that you can implement at home that can make a big difference in your child’s life. Here are the top 5 things you can do yourself to treat and even potentially recover your child from autism.
Autism Treatment at Home - #1: Immediately start your child on a gluten and casein-free (GFCF) diet. This means serving gluten (wheat) free, casein (dairy) free foods. Because many children on the autism spectrum have a damaged intestinal lining (referred to as “leaky gut”), some food proteins may pass into the bloodstream only partially digested, which can have an “opiate drug-like” effect on your child’s brain amplifying autistic symptoms. Gluten is found in foods like wheat, oats and barley, and casein is found in milk and other dairy products. By eliminating gluten and casein in the diet, parents report mild to dramatic improvements in behavior, as well as a reduction of constipation, diarrhea, and digestive and health problems. There are many gluten and casein free recipes on-line, as well as recommended shopping lists that can help you get started immediately.
Autism Treatment at Home #2: Begin Methyl-B12 injections immediately. Methyl-B12 has proven to be incredibly effective as a biomedical autism therapy, but it’s very important that you use the right form of Methyl-B12. Methyl-B12 is not the same thing as Vitamin B-12 sold in most vitamin stores. It is most effective in subcutaneous (under the skin) injectable form. You’ll need a prescription from a doctor, but the results can be amazing and the injections are very easy to give and virtually painless. The benefits of Methyl-B12 can include a dramatic improvement in speech, increased environmental awareness, better attention and focusing abilities and improved mental processing skills. Methyl-B12 also supports normal detoxification at the cellular level. Do a little research on “Methyl-B12 for autism” and you’ll be amazed at the results parents have seen in their children. There’s a lot of information on how exactly to administer the injection, how often to give it, and what to look for in terms of results.
Autism Treatment at Home #3: Perform an “OAT” Test (Organic Acid Test) to assess the amount of yeast and bacterial problems your child may have. This is a urine test that’s easy to collect. Children on the autism spectrum can be affected neurologically by yeast markers; in particular, arabinose, which is a byproduct of candida. Arabinose can greatly impact neurological function, specifically affecting the ability to focus, or behaviorally, where the child becomes agitated or irritable, or silly, goofy and giddy. Elevated yeast markers can also make children on the autism spectrum more “stimmy,” whether visually (sensitivity to light and noise) or physically (flapping, rocking, spinning).
Bacterial markers identified by the OAT test are equally important, and one particular type of bacteria, called Clostridia, can cause children to be agitated, aggressive and sometimes injure themselves. There are a number of options in treatment, which include anti-fungal medication, herbs, supplements or even specialized antibiotics for bacterial infections. The OAT test should be performed immediately as a diagnostic tool in the overall biomedical assessment of your child.
Having a child who has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder can be overwhelming and even devastating, but it doesn’t have to be. By taking control of your child’s treatment, you’ll feel empowered to help treat and even possibly recover your child from autism.
