| An Autism Intervention Specialist Doctor Explains | | | | children. There are a wide variety of options, but |
| The 4 Major Categories of Biomedical Autism | | | | the bottom line of improving the health and |
| Treatment: (continued from part 4) | | | | cognitive abilities for individuals on the spectrum |
| Autism Intervention Category # 3 - Detoxification | | | | the role of detoxification therapy is a very |
| (chelation or cleansing) | | | | important biomedical autism intervention. |
| As you begin to decrease the allergy and | | | | Autism Intervention Category #4 - Neurological |
| inflammation through dietary control, | | | | Healing and Recovery Once your child's body has |
| supplementation, etc., your child can begin the | | | | been cleared of toxins to the best of their ability |
| process of detoxification more effectively. | | | | they can begin the process of neurological healing |
| Detoxification is the process of cleansing toxins | | | | and recovery. I use the word recovery because |
| out of your body. Our body generates many | | | | for many children using biomedical autism |
| chemicals that naturally help do this for us. The | | | | intervention, this potential is achievable. Of course, |
| skin, intestines, liver and kidneys are the organ | | | | it is difficult to predict which child will fully recover, |
| systems responsible for detoxification. One of the | | | | but my goal is to improve your child's health and |
| challenges with children on the spectrum is that | | | | optimize their health potential. Neurological healing |
| they commonly have weakened detoxification | | | | involves a number of therapies known to support |
| capacity. Therefore, aiding their body with this | | | | the brain in injury recovery. One in particular called |
| process is critical. Simple steps can be taken to | | | | Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) has shown |
| aide in this process such as Epsom salt baths - 1 | | | | great promise in aiding this process. This process |
| to 2 cups per bath tub water 3 to 5 times per | | | | of neurological healing is last in my list because in |
| week can have a positive effect for some | | | | my experience a child will not reach their full |
| children. | | | | potential unless some of the steps in the first 3 |
| I have commonly seen children become calmer | | | | stages are implemented first. |
| and relaxed with improved sleep, and more | | | | However, this does not mean that a therapy such |
| awareness of their surroundings with this | | | | as HBOT could not be implemented in the early |
| biomedical autism treatment. Some parents have | | | | stages of biomedical intervention. In fact, HBOT |
| used Infra-Red Sauna therapy - which helps a | | | | has a tremendous upside with respects to |
| child to sweat - as a way to support natural | | | | improving oxygenation concentration in the brain |
| detoxification, while others have used Methyl-B12 | | | | and the reduction of neurological inflammation. This |
| Therapy as a preferred form of biomedical | | | | makes it beneficial in any stage of biomedical |
| autism treatment. Chelation therapy or heavy | | | | intervention. For some children these treatment |
| metal detoxification therapy is a termed used to | | | | steps or phases will at times overlap, with no |
| describe detoxification of heavy metal toxins such | | | | known dividing line between them. For example, |
| as mercury, arsenic, and lead. I have employed | | | | the use of heavy metal detoxifiers and the |
| the use of a variety of heavy metal detoxifiers | | | | concurrent use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment |
| over the years with good success for some | | | | are many times implemented with good success. |