| Autism is a developmental disability that
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| | malabsorption problems in those with
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| affects both children and adults. The
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| | autism, nutritional deficiencies may have
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| symptoms of autism are usually diagnosed
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| | an effect on how severe the symptoms are.
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| within the first three years of the
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| | Before starting your child on a vitamin
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| child?s life. These symptoms may be more
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| | program, your child?s physician should do
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| pronounced in some than others and will
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| | an assessment of nutrition. This will
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| often affect both the social and
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| | help them to find out what your child is
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| communication abilities of the
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| | missing in vitamins and minerals to help
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| individual. When diagnosed with autism,
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| | to determine what they need and how it
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| the individual can benefit from many of
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| | may help them.
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| the different treatment programs and
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| | Dietary
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| educational programs available.
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| | Individuals that have been diagnosed with
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| Biomedical
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| | autism sometimes may have sensitivity to
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| While there is no special drug to cure
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| | certain foods, as well. Some of these may
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| the symptoms, professionals, as well as
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| | also contribute to certain behaviors.
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| parents, have found that some drugs that
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| | There are times that when certain
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| are often used for other disorders will
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| | substances are taken from the child?s
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| help to alleviate some of the behavioral
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| | diet, it will alleviate some of these
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| symptoms of autism.
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| | behaviors. One example of this is gluten.
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| For example, Serotonin re-uptake
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| | Researchers have found that if an
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| inhibitors have been used to help treat
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| | autistic child has trouble breaking down
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| depression, obsessive-compulsive
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| | the peptides of foods containing gluten
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| disorder, and anxiety. Through research
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| | and casein, found in diary products,
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| it is found that there are elevated
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| | wheat, oats, and rye, this may cause an
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| levels of serotonin in as many as
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| | upset of the biochemical and neurological
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| one-third of those diagnosed with autism.
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| | processes of the brain. By removing these
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| Drugs such as Anafranil, Lenox, and
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| | foods from the diet, it can reduce some
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| Prozac may be able to reverse some of the
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| | of the autistic symptoms.
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| symptoms of having high levels of
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| | Behavioral
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| serotonin, such as repetitive behaviors,
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| | Due to the wide range of communication
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| irritability, and aggressive behavior.
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| | and behavioral symptoms that are
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| Some researchers found that autistic
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| | associated with autism, there are a wide
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| children may show increased eye contact
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| | variety of behavioral treatments for
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| and may become more responsive to others
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| | individuals with autism. Many of these
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| when taking these drugs.
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| | behavioral treatments for children with
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| Your child?s physician may recommend
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| | autism are based on the Applied Behavior
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| other drugs, such as Ritalin, to help
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| | Analysis. This theory focuses on
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| treat your child?s symptoms. The main
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| | rewarding good behavior.
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| issue in treating the symptoms of autism
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| | The main thing to consider in choosing a
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| with drugs is the side effects that may
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| | behavioral treatment program for your
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| come along with certain medications. As
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| | autistic child is to understand their
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| with any medication being taken, you want
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| | learning style. If your child is more
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| to fully inform your child?s physician
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| | visual, you may want to make sure the
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| about any side effects you may notice. It
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| | program is set up to assist your child in
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| should also be stated that because
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| | the way he or she learns best.
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| children with autism may have a higher
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| | These are only a few of the treatments
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| sensitivity to drugs, the dosages should
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| | available for individuals diagnosed with
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| be adjusted accordingly.
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| | autism. Because autism is unique in the
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| Vitamins
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| | sense that the symptoms vary according to
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| Many parents of autistic children and
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| | the extent and severity, you and your
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| professionals feel that adjusting the
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| | child?s physician will need to find a
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| child?s diet and adding vitamins will
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| | treatment program that works best for
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| help to treat the symptoms associated
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| | them. There are a lot of programs
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| with autism. Research has proven that
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| | available for your child however, one
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| taking an increased amount of Vitamin C
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| | program may be wrong for one child and
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| will help reduce the severity of
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| | perfect for another. Before starting your
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| symptoms, while others have shown that
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| | child in any program, seek the advice
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| vitamin B and magnesium will help with
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| | from your physician. He or she can test
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| the behavioral problems, improve their
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| | and assess your child to find out which
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| eye contact, and improve the autistic
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| | treatments may help to alleviate some of
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| child?s ability to pay attention.
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| | your child?s autism symptoms.
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| Professionals feel that due to
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