| There is more options available for autism | | | | is usually by intravenous drip and one of the most |
| treatments nowadays due to progress in | | | | common chelating agent is EDTA |
| biomedical research. One of them worth | | | | (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid). |
| mentioning is the combined treatment using | | | | While autism treatment using chelation is still highly |
| chelation and GFCF (that is gluten-free, casein-free | | | | controversial, there is quite significant success |
| diet) to treat autism. | | | | rate, ranging from minor to major improvement, |
| This is because in most of the autistic kids that is | | | | and seeing results in months or even weeks. |
| observed, there is a lack of certain enzymes to | | | | Though the chelation treatment usually takes |
| digest or break down the gluten and casein bonds, | | | | months to see any result, there are already |
| which are basic substances found in wheat and | | | | hundreds of thousands of autistic kids being safely |
| dairy respectively. As a result, improperly digested | | | | treated using chelation agent. |
| proteins in foods will then travel through blood and | | | | Another observation, when combining chelation |
| enter the blood-brain barrier, causing disruption to | | | | treatment with GFCF diet, helps to shorten the |
| the neuro-transmission and affects the child's | | | | recovery period. This is because both treatments |
| behaviour, speech, motor function skills and | | | | work together to give synergistic result, helping to |
| attention. It is further discovered that the lack of | | | | improve the digestive system, correcting the GI |
| these digestive enzymes is most likely due to the | | | | tract, betters its self-detoxification system, |
| presence of mercury that is causing the | | | | therefore improves the absorption of nutrition. |
| disruption. | | | | With improved nutrition absorption, there comes |
| In regard to removing mercury, chelation method | | | | better behavior, attention, self-awareness, and an |
| is considered one of the endorsed alternative to | | | | overall healthier child. |
| treat autism. The administration of chelating agent | | | | |