autism Help At Home: The Biomedical Model For Autism

"It is now very evident that there has been an enormous increase in the prevalence of autism during the past decade. One of the consequences of this huge upsurge in autism has been a great number of autistic children born into families in which one or both parents are physicians. A good many of these physician-parents, after having explored conventional medicine's approaches toward dealing with autistic children, and finding them ineffective, have joined the ranks of DAN! doctors."

Bernard Rimland, PhD

Author/Nutrition Consultant Julie Matthews defines biomedical as a popular term used to describe biochemical approaches to autism. Evidence on the effectiveness of biomedical interventions for treating autism is no longer limited to anecdotal but shows increased support by published scientific backing, demonstrating that some of the most extreme physical, behavioral and cognitive struggles involved in autism are improved, often dramatically, with biomedical treatments. In addition, the numbers of families, now in the thousands, who report reversal or recovery from their child's autism is rapidly growing.

Biomedical intervention addresses cellular health by improving digestive function, maximizing nutrient uptake, and eliminating and preventing intake of toxins. Improved neurotransmitter function then naturally allows the child to greater benefit from cognitive and behavioral therapies structured to improve language, life skills, and socialization. These therapies are now made significantly more accessible to the child, because s/he is not only experiencing relief from toxins in the brain, but also significant relief from the intense level of discomfort of rampant systemic inflammation and gastrointestinal pain.

From The Mindd Foundation:

Biomedicine works to correct biochemical imbalances with an emphasis on treating the individual for optimal cellular health. Blood, urine, stool and other tests hone in on specific individual deficits and a skilled practitioner prescribes therapeutic doses of minerals, vitamins, amino acids and essential fats.

In general there are 4 key components; 1)gut health 2)dietary intervention 3)nutritional medicine 4)detoxing.

This is a highly specialized and emerging field. Numerous research studies are underway in order to provide the peer-reviewed research required for GPs to adopt the biomedical protocol on a broad scale.

In the meantime, hundreds of thousands of patients are following biomedical practices inherent in Complementary Medicine that focus on digestive health, nutritional medicine and diet. Most patients conclude that there is virtually no risk to a change in diet and supplements and that the upside is significant.

Increasingly, research suggests that many autistic traits, including withdrawal, eye-contact avoidance and perseverative behaviors, may be attributed to toxic exposure, inabilities to digest certain food proteins and compromised immune systems. Countless parents and professionals have reported improvements in behavior, social relatedness, language use and cognition upon implementing biomedical and nutritional interventions.

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