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"This, though, only applies to specific allergic symptoms, and not to the more pernicious, underlying, metabolic effects that allergies may have upon asthma, autism, and ADHD. In addition to prescription and over-the-counter medication for allergy symptoms, nutraceutical medications can also be of considerable value. In many cases, they are more appropriate than pharmaceutical and over-the-counter meds, because they generally have fewer side effects, and can therefore be safely taken over longer periods of time." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "The only FDA-approved autism drug, Risperdal can be very helpful for the kids who really need it. When these kids are self-injurious or prone to aggression, Risperdal can help restore more normalized executive function, and help children to control their impulses, and make better decisions. This drug is particularly appropriate for the high-dopamine kids, who are often put on the wrong medication. This includes autistic kids with ADHD features, and other kids with severe ADHD, who are often incorrectly prescribed stimulants." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "The parents rated the restrictions of several highly allergenic foods as being among the best possible therapies for autism. The only therapy that was considered more important was detoxification. This table shows that the worst foods for autistic kids generally are: (1) dairy products, (2) chocolate, (3) yeast-proliferating foods, and (4) the combination of gluten and casein. All these foods are common allergens, except for the yeast-proliferating foods-such as sugar, vinegar, and yeast-which do their damage not through allergy, but by exacerbating intestinal candidiasis." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.) "John Peters, October 2005 When John first visited my office, at age two, he'd been diagnosed as being on the borderline of the autism spectrum. He suffered from delayed speech, poor social skills, and obsessive-compulsive behavior, with stimming. He was put on the gluten-free, casein-free diet, with concurrent restriction of soy. Almost immediately, he went into a state of severe withdrawal. His mother reported that his behavior became "bizarre." She said he acted "totally autistic, and had no eye contact." This lasted for forty-eight hours." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Vitamin B6 and autism: The safety issue. autism Res Rev Int i996;io(3):3. 13. Rimland B. What is the right 'dosage' for vitamin B6, DMG, and other nutrients useful in autism? autism Res Rev Int I997;n(4):3. 14. Kinrys G. Hypomania associated with omega3 fatty acids. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2000;57:715-16. 15. Ipatova OM, Prozorovskaia NM, Baranova VS, et al. Biological activity of linseed oil as the source of omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid. Biomed Khim 2004;50:25-43. 16. Logan A. Neurobehavioral aspects of omega-3 fatty acids: possible mechanisms and therapeutic value in major depression." - Dr. Jonathan Prousky, BPHE, BSc, ND, FRSH, Anxiety: Orthomolecular Diagnosis and Treatment (Get the book.)

"If this happens to be the brain tissue, it causes neurological damage, including autism. In older people, such an accumulation of heavy metals in the brain can lead to damage of the DNA, Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. Mercury is already toxic at one in one billion-part quantities. That is about the same concentration of one grain of salt in one swimming pool. It is a well established fact that mercury and other heavy metals such as lead are linked with neurological disorders such as autism." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Studies have shown that the poisons in vaccinations are a major cause of learning disabilities, autism and mental retardation in children. Evidence of Harm: Mercury in Vaccines and the autism Epidemic: A Medical Controversy by David Kirby is one of several books exposing this danger. The drug companies even lobbied to get a rider attached to the Homeland Security Bill that prevents people from suing them for the damage done by vaccinations!" - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"It's no wonder, then, that studies show that vitamin B6 plays an important role in the management of autism, as this condition has been linked to alterations in normal brain chemistry. autism, a spectrum of developmental disorders of the brain that appears in early childhood, can be mild to severe and is usually accompanied by symptoms of impaired social interaction and diminished or absent communication skills, as well as unusual behaviors. Though we don't know exactly how, neurotransmitters are undoubtedly involved." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"CHECKLIST FOR AUTISM Rating Nutritional Supplements Herbs Vitamin B6 (page 600) Vitamin C (page 604) Magnesium (page 551) What are the symptoms of autism? Symptoms vary but are characterized by a difficulty in relating to people, objects, and events. Communication problems may be present, such as a lack of eye contact or response when theit name is called; fixation on specific subjects or toys; difficulty with changes to routine or surroundings; and repetitive body movements, such as head banging or hand flapping. Medical treatments There is no established treatment for autism." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"This observation led Carlo to believe there was a close connection between the massive upsurge in usage of wireless technology and the dramatic increase in autism. He hypothesized that young children exposed to electromagnetic (EM) radiation are less able to process heavy metals ingested through air, food and water, and as a result, begin to accumulate these in their tissues. If this happens to be the brain tissue, it causes neurological damage, including autism." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"The symptoms of autism range from very mild ro severe. Speech development is often delayed or absent. Some children exhibit nonsense babbling and may be unresponsive or resistant to signs of affection or human contact. Many of these children have learning disabilities, are withdrawn, or have unusual responses to sensory experiences. Behavior can range from total silence to periods of hyperactivity that may include self-abuse. The cause of autism is not known." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Some doctors are a little concerned, as increasing numbers of children are given antipsychotic drugs for anxiety and conditions like autism. This is because these drugs can promote weight gain and therefore elevate the risk of diabetes. The anti-psychotic Zyprexa, for example, has been implicated in causing weight gain and diabetes. With increased weight, there is increased diabetes. Little research has been done on the long-term impact of Type-2 diabetes on children, over their life span. The chronic complications that follow tend to happen ten to fifteen years after the onset." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Evidence has been mounting that exposure to metals, solvents, and pesticides present in our environment can cause severe clinical neurode-velopmental damage and may be contributing to the prevalence of learning disabilities, sensory deficits, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, autism, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity disorder, and premature brain aging." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Medical materialism fails for every psychiatric disease in the books, from autism to schizophrenia to depression. The doctor can diagnose these diseases only by observing behavior, talking with the patient, and asking questions. The model fails for migraines, too. Migraines are another case where lab tests are useless; instead, patients must endure severe pulsing pain over half the head, accompanied by sensitivity to bright light and nausea or vomiting." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"It is a well established fact that mercury and other heavy metals such as lead are linked with neurological disorders such as autism. In 2003, the International Journal of Toxicology released a study that showed the hair of autistic babies contained significantly less mercury and other heavy metals. Autistic babies are not able to excrete the toxic metals via the hair and the body's other natural waste removal outlets (hair is a waste product containing excessive proteins and minerals, among other things). Hence, these toxic metals remain trapped in their brains." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Tony Blair and others in government know that Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and 22 Professor Andrew Wakefield, who has suggested a link between MMR and autism, has been all but run out of the country following a dirty tricks campaign by the medical establishment. The well respected doctor, alternative practitioner and world expert on childhood allergy and asthma, Dr Mansfield was arraigned on disciplinary charges before the GMC, following accusations that he had advocated separate single inoculations as an alternative to the autism associated MMR vaccine." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"So, too, for autism, schizophrenia, and depression. The general rule is that medical materialism fails when no lab test exists to serve as a marker of a specific disease. Let's look at another example that illustrates how symptoms may be used to define a syndrome, even if a biomedical marker hasn't been found yet. An excellent example exists in the field of psychiatry. Back in the early 1960s, schizophrenia was diagnosed four times more often in the United States than in England. Obviously, it's possible that schizophrenia was a lot more common in the United States than in the United Kingdom." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"A randomized double-blind study and a multi-center trial suggested that acetyl-l-carnitine supplementation provided statistically significant support for mental function, including memory and Attention Deficit Disorder, Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism) as well as behavioral and emotional support. Why Carnitine Deficiency? Although L-carnitine is found throughout the diet and also can be synthesized by your body, research indicates that both primary and secondary deficiencies do occur." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Information on the Role of Nutrition in Birth Defects Autism Research Institute (Autism, Down syndrome) San Diego, California (619) 281-7165 www.autism.com/ari Nutri-Chem, Inc. (Down syndrome) Ottawa, Canada (613) 820-9065 www.nutrichem.com The Warner House www.warnerhouse.com March of Dimes (spina bifida and birth defects) www.modimes." - Jack Challem, Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging (Get the book.)

"In it, she describes how illness-inspired writing and storytelling has proliferated in the last several decades, and that whether people are writing about their experience of AIDS, autism, bulimia, cancer, schizophrenia, stroke, or Alzheimer's disease, most people tend to choose archetypal narratives such as journey and rebirth to make sense of their condition." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"What is the right 'dosage' for vitamin B6, DMG, and other nutrients useful in autism? autism Res Rev Int I997;n(4):3. 14. Kinrys G. Hypomania associated with omega3 fatty acids. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2000;57:715-16. 15. Ipatova OM, Prozorovskaia NM, Baranova VS, et al. Biological activity of linseed oil as the source of omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid. Biomed Khim 2004;50:25-43. 16. Logan A. Neurobehavioral aspects of omega-3 fatty acids: possible mechanisms and therapeutic value in major depression. Altern Med Rev 2003;8:410-25. 17. Fux M, Benjamin J, Nemets B." - Dr. Jonathan Prousky, BPHE, BSc, ND, FRSH, Anxiety: Orthomolecular Diagnosis and Treatment (Get the book.)

"All of this pointed toward autism. Before that, he had been very, very healthy and had developed well ahead of his milestones, except for a very long period of ear infections, which were treated by an equally long course of antibiotics. Over time, we became more and more concerned about him. At about 18 months, he was diagnosed with severe language delay, meaning that he was not doing anything that the average 18-month-old child does to communicate. Also, he had developed a number of rather bizarre behavioral traits, including spinning and staring at the walls and only playing by himself." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Nothing is more likely to worsen autism or social withdrawal more than a potent lobotomizing agent like Risperdal—not to mention the drug's other hazards, such as diabetes, pancreatitis, and tardive dyskinesia. Efforts by the manufacturer to promote Risperdal as relatively benign led to its widespread use in children long before the FDA gave limited approval for its use in this age group. In the past few years, I've evaluated many heartbreaking cases of tardive dyskinesia in children caused by Risperdal." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "Risperdal was not at the time approved for children, let alone for nine-year-olds, although the FDA has recently approved to treat severe irritability associated with autism and psychosis in older children and teens. The FDA seems to have forgotten that Risperdal, like all antipsychotics, flattens emotions, reduces empathy, and enforces social withdrawal from others—exactly the problems already faced by all autistic children and by many disturbed adolescents." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"Studies have also found that autism and schizophrenia in children may be linked to the body's inability to digest the milk protein casein; symptoms of these diseases diminished or disappeared in 80 percent of the children who were switched to milk-free diets.32 A UK study showed that people who were suffering from irregular heartbeats, asthma, headaches, fatigue, and digestive problems "showed marked and often complete improvements in their health after cutting milk from their diets." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"The well respected doctor, alternative practitioner and world expert on childhood allergy and asthma, Dr Mansfield was arraigned on disciplinary charges before the GMC, following accusations that he had advocated separate single inoculations as an alternative to the autism associated MMR vaccine. The DoH mounted a massive campaign, costing thousands of pounds, against Dr David Pugh who offered parents single vaccines at exceptionally successful clinics in Elstree and Sheffield on the basis that there was some doubt about MMR contributing to autism." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"Although he has never been medically diagnosed with autism or attention deficit disorder, Mark displays most of the symptoms. His mother tells his story in her own words. "Mark was born twenty-three days before his due date. He had a variety of odd health problems, such as weight loss, vomiting (from just a little to projectile), and nonstop crying. He had an upper Gl [imaging scan of the upper part of the digestive tract] at six weeks of age. They saw no deformity and said he had reflux. Mark was started on three medications for reflux, taken four times a day." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

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