Treatment of PANDAS – Chapter 3

Diary of a Naturopathic Mom and Treatment of PANDAS Chapter 1 – My life By Accident Chapter 3 –Is this autism? While learning about treatment for PANDAS we often wondered if we were dealing with autism. As Rowan got older, he got easier and harder. It seemed his language really increased around the 20 month…

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Autism Recovery – A Journey, Not a Destination

Autism Recovery – How long and what is it going to take? This is a question that I frequently get from new biomedical parents.  And it’s a doozy.  For those of you who have been on this journey, you know what a loaded question it is.  Recovering your child takes everything you have and more. …

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Treating Autism with the Paleo diet

The Paleo diet helps to treat autism by reducing inflammation. The paleo diet significantly improves symptoms of autism. The paleo diet removes all complex carbohydrates and dairy which helps to reduce the brain inflammation that is a hallmark of autism. Some people refer to the paleo diet as “The Autism Diet” or the “Anti-inflammatory Diet”.…

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Are you worried about autism?

If you are worried about autism, it is important to get the facts and start treatment as soon as possible. Many parents are worried about autism. Parents reach out to us when they see symptoms in their babies and toddlers that may be red flags for autism. 1 in 6 Canadian children has a developmental…

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Biomedical Treatment of Sensory Integration Disorder

For those of you who know your child has SID (Sensory Integration Disorder) or, as it is often called, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), I don’t need to tell you that kids who have sensory pain can be a nightmare to parent.  A nightmare to discipline.  A nightmare to figure out.  A nightmare for teachers.  A nightmare…

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Older fathers increase risk of grandkids with autism

If you’re a man, having children at an older age may put your grandchild at a higher risk of having an autism. A new study, which was published in JAMA Psychiatry on March 20, found that risk factors for autism may increase over several generations “We tend to think in terms of the here and…

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Victims of child abuse more likely to have kids with ASD

Women who suffered abuse as children are 3.5 times more likely to have children diagnosed with autism. http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/03/23/women-who-suffered-childhood-abuse-more-likely-to-have-child-with-autism/52959.html

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Misregulated genes and autism

Misregulation of genes plays a large role in autism spectrum disorder. http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/diseases/misregulated-genes-play-big-role-in-autism_21129.html

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