| There are many different methods of treatment | | | | from the treatment. |
| for autism some are educational, behaviorable, | | | | It is necessary for only one treatment to be used |
| biomedical, nutritional and sensory. This treatment | | | | at a time. If several treatments are used |
| can be rather expensive and if the Parents do not | | | | together one may effect the other and if there is |
| have good insurance it is difficult to find the funds | | | | progress you will not be able to determine which |
| needed. | | | | method of treatment is responsible. It will be |
| To insure you are is receiving the best possible | | | | easier to decide on a method of treatment by |
| treatment for autism a method of treatment | | | | comparing past studies of autistic children. Some |
| must be monitored closely determining if the | | | | treatments are relatively new and the studies are |
| treatment you are using is having any positive | | | | short term and are there for of little use. |
| effects. My monitoring you can determine which | | | | Autism is very complicated and highly individualized |
| treatments work and which ones are not having | | | | disorder rendering the studies of little help for |
| any positive effects. Then you can put your | | | | some autistic children. Generally a plan of |
| money in the treatment that works. | | | | treatment is best determined by trial and error |
| When first beginning a method of treatment for | | | | using the two month trial period to determine if a |
| autism a child must be evaluated for their abilities | | | | method of treatment is worth following. You will |
| they already have. This is accomplished through a | | | | not always need to weight the full two month to |
| checklist that can be obtained from a number of | | | | determine if a plan need to be discontinued. If |
| organizations including the Autism Research | | | | adverse side effects appear and disrupt the child's |
| Institute. This checklist gives evaluation points | | | | life it should be discontinued and a new method |
| focusing on behavioral and illnesses associated | | | | started. After two months, if you do not see |
| with autism. Autism tends to improve as the child | | | | positive improvement, you can discontinue your |
| matures making it necessary to credit some | | | | use of that particular method and better invest |
| improvements to the Child's natural growth. | | | | your money in treatment options that work. As |
| Generally a two month period is all that is needed | | | | the child grows and matures a method of |
| to determine if there are any sharp increases in | | | | treatment may stop working. Always consult |
| the checklist when compared to the first. If there | | | | your physician before starting a new treatment. |
| are improvements after two months it is likely | | | | |