Does COVID-19 Affect Those With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Differently?
Published research on COVID-19 trends among people with, and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Should I Give My Child With Autism A Vitamin D Supplement?
There’s a lot of good information in here that’s really going to help you with your child, so let’s get straight to it. Vitamin D Vitamin D is a potent neurosteroid important for brain neural development and antioxidant mechanisms. The cerebrospinal fluid contains vitamin D and enzymes, which take part in vitamin D synthesis in the brain. […]
Autism: Do Digestive Enzymes Help?
So what are digestive enzymes? Great question. They’re plant or animal proteins that are similar to the enzymes in our human gastrointestinal tract that help us digest the food we eat. In 2009 the autism research Institute parents survey found that of the 2,350 responses 62% saw a benefit in using digestive enzymes for their child […]
Does NAC Help Irritability?
Warning – This is Not for Beginners N-acetylcysteine is used as the culture media for candida. Meaning that if your child has yeast overgrowth or dysbiosis, NAC is food for exactly what you don’t want to grow. In the lab, NAC is used as food – that’s what scientists call culture media – for candida. […]
Autism: Will Speaking A Second Language Cause More Language Problems?
I’ll quickly go through language acquisition in typically developing children. There are several contributing factors to second language acquisition: Age the child is first exposed to the second language Duration of language exposure Maternal education Socio-economic status Maternal immigration status Maternal language proficiency The Concern Many bilingual parents are concerned about introducing a second language […]
Alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid And Autism
Alpha-Ketoglutaric Acid is most times used in the beginning stages of healing autism if it’s needed. Diet changes of being at least gluten-free and dairy-free is best to determine the need. And please work with a knowledgeable functional medicine practitioner on this. Indications Of Need Used when someone has, excess ammonia in the blood. This […]
Autism: What Changes With Fecal Transplants?
Warning – This is experimental research Microbiota Transfer Therapy is not FDA approved as a treatment for autism. Microbiota Transfer Therapy is just starting to gain traction in treating diseases, although there have been deaths from MTT. So please consult your health care practitioner. This is not something to try on your own. What Is […]
Does Autism Effect Life Expectancy?
I’m going to start off with two scientific facts. Autism involves both genetic and environmental risk factors. Healing from autism is possible. This is a scientific fact. Currently, 9% of those diagnosed with autism heal completely. Clinical and population-based studies of those with autism report poor long-term outcomes regarding education, employment, independent living, and peer […]
Magnesium & Autism
Warning – This is for Beginners AND Advanced Magnesium is many times used both at the beginning of healing from autism, as well as towards the end. In the beginning, it’s usually used alone, but towards the end of healing, it’s used in combination with other supplements that need Magnesium as a cofactor. So, many […]
The Silver Lining Of Regressions
Many parents ask me, ‘’My child is improving, but now has regressed. Is all that improvement lost forever?’’ No. There are two types of regression commonly seen when healing your child from autism, and each one actually has a great benefit. The first type of regression is from when you introduce a new aspect of […]
