Autism is a dreadful disorder, which affects an individual’s ability to communicate and associate with others. Generally, the symptoms are detected in the first three years of the child’s life.
In the United States, 1 in 166 people is affected by this disease. Although information about autism is scarce, some non-profit organizations have dedicated themselves to increasing the quality of the research on autism in order to bring out new treatments for autism.
Low levels of vitamins and minerals like calcium, folic acid, iron, magnesium, and chromium continue to be the main attributed causes for autism in children.
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It has been widely accepted that children suffering from autism who are treated with multivitamin/ mineral nutrient supplements show marginal improvement. The introduction of these nutrient supplements into the diet of autism-affected children contributes a lot to the improvement of the stage that includes high scholastic test scores, early neurological development, and scholastic test scores.
The autism-affected children treated with nutritional supplements showed improved learning abilities, experience cognitive, academic, and substantial behavioral gains.
In most cases, the follow-up research showed positive feedback from parents of the autism-affected children after treatment with nutrient supplements of Vitamin-B6 and Vitamin-c, Magnesium, Niacin, and dimethylglycine.
Innovative and Alternative Therapies for the Treatment Of Autism
The innovative therapy found to be most useful in treating autism is oral secretin. This should be given three times a day, along with supportive therapy of vitamins. Most patients reported that they noticed a change in behavior within the first three days. Improvement in their social skills was also noticed. The overall cost of secretin and vitamins may come to over $100 which should be continued for two days and the vitamin supplements may be followed as long as possible.
The other possible innovative treatments for autism lies with stem cell therapy (where one’s own cell from bone marrow is used), live cell therapy (live cells extracted from the animal being administered to the patients), oral organ extracts (administration of gut cells or brain cells for maximum effect in the autism affected children), and Lyophilisate extracts (Lyophilisate whole cells from Cytobiopharmica are being used for the treatment of autism sufferers).
The use of the antibiotic vancomycin being extensively studied since it is absorbed in the gut. The anti-protozoan drug, Metronidazole, also holds hope in treating autism since it is absorbed in the intestine and prevents diarrhea, which is the most affected symptoms of autism.
Naltrexone, a modern medicine played an important role in autism by blocking the substance endorphins, which produces an anesthetic like feeling. The use of Naltrexone for the autistic individual provides renowned results with improvements in increased eye contact, normalized pain sensitivity, general happiness, and reduced stereotypic and self-injury behaviors. The appetite is also improved among the autism sufferers after the treatment of Naltrexone. The side effects of this drug on the autism patient are also being studied and found to be nil so far.
Note: You should consult your primary care physician for further advice on the latest autism treatments and before trying these therapies and supplements.
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