The American Academy of Paediatrics  recognizes the best way to address the needs of children with autism and children overall is through a partnership among paediatricians, parents and researchers This month the AAP met with representatives of Defeat Autism Now! (A program of the Autism Research Institute   http://www.autism.com/  ) in an effort to facilitate communication between pediatricians, parents and researchers about the diagnosis and treatment of children with autism April 2008

Definition

Biomedical treatment for Autism refers to the process of addressing the deficiencies and disorders of the person’s biochemistry through the use of specific nutrients and diet.

It is based on a discipline called Orthomolecular Medicine, which demonstrates that substances naturally occurring in the body (vitamins and micronutrients) can have a profound impact on health and body functions.

The aim of Biomedical treatment for autism (and other disorders such as ADHD, ADD, Aspergers) is to rebalance the body’s biochemistry so that the digestive, immune and detoxification systems work well.   As these systems are treated, then improved behavior and brain function often follow.

Often the mainstream view is that we get adequate nutrients from our diet. However no drug can replace nutrient deficiencies and repair cells suffering from toxin damage.

It can take a very long time for medicine to accept researched medical discoveries, regardless of how scientifically valid they are. Parents in the meantime can’t wait for interventions to be fully accepted into the mainstream view. There are many, many families successfully engaging in the biomedical model of intervention with their children with great results.

"Wow!  We are so excited!  We started converting our daughter over to the GF/CF diet just over one month ago, and the supplements have been going now for approximately 2 weeks.  We are not 100% GF/CF yet, but almost.  And some of the supplements are being rejected - I am continuing to experiment with administration!!!!!  However, we are THRILLED to report that she is responding tremendously to this treatment!  She seems so bright, so alert and aware.  She is saying more and more every day and is beginning to produce her own 2-3 word sentences - combinations of words she knows but that we have not actually said to her.  She is taking us by the hand and leading us to things that she wants to show us.  Her greetings and farewells are more genuine.  And she is noticing the emotions of others around her even more than before.  Her bowel motions are "normal" now, not lose and foul smelling.  It's amazing.So, I just wanted to let you both know that things are going well.  It is a new thing that is taking Mum (me) time to get used to but, when I see results like this it is SOOOO motivating.  Thank you ladies!  

Kind regards (names have been changed)"

 

"Sept 09
We have been doing the biomedical and diet intervention for three months.  In this time we have seen significant changes.  When we went to Gina we were very desperate as our son was very unwell (severely constipated) and had restricted his diet to milk, toast, fruit breakfast bars, and bananas.  He was waking continuously throughout the night, he was upset grumpy and unsettled a lot of the time. He would have tantrums throughout the day and was very difficult for us to manage. Gina advised us to start by changing both our children to a gluten and casein free diet.  Our son was very addicted to milk and we knew this would be a challenge but through guidance from Gina we gradually weaned him off milk and onto beef and chicken broth.  The only things he would eat was gluten free chocolate muffins with chicken and veges hidden in them and honey.  This carried on for about four weeks before he would eat anything else.  After three months of starting the diet he is now eating meat and vegetables amongst other foods, he is nearly fully on the GAPS diet which is great.
 
We have seen great changes in the last three months, he is now sleeping through the night, he has excellent eye contact, we now get spontaneous hugs and he is talking a lot more.  His teachers at daycare say they have noticed dramatic changes.  He now asks to go to "playschool" and when we get there he looks for his friend and runs off to play.  Before we started the diet he would get so upset and scream and cry when we arrived at daycare. It would sometimes take half an hour for me to leave it would take that long to calm him down.  He is generally more alert and aware of his surroundings and people.  Three months ago he would scream if we didn't turn on the same nursery rhyme CD in the car, now he is happy to listen to different music on the radio.  These are some of the many changes that we have seen in our 2 year old after three months of changing to the gluten/casein and grain free diet and using biomedical supplements.  We have achieved all this through the guidance and support of Gina, it has been a tough three months but it has definitely been worth it.
 
J and J"

Regularly observed benefits of biomedical intervention

• Improvements in immune function
• Improved ability to detoxify
• Improvements in gut and bowel function
• Improved appetite and a wider variety of foods consumed
• Better socialisation
• Better initiation of communication
• Improved cognitive function

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