Early Experience with Helminth Therapy in Autism Treatment

Early Experience with Helminth Therapy in Autism Treatment

Gastrointestinal issues are one of the most common co-morbidities in patients who experience signs and symptoms of ASD. Treatments have included prebiotics, probiotics, antioxidants, cathartics, detoxifying agents, antibiotics, antifungals, human fecal materials, and...
Return of the Yeast Issue

Return of the Yeast Issue

It has become a ‘given’ lately, in the ASD-alternative-medicine world, that successful treatment protocols often involve antifungal medications. So, when the Child Development Center offers our advice, too often we assume that parents have a thorough...
Is there an Autism ‘Smart Gene’?

Is there an Autism ‘Smart Gene’?

When evaluating new research, it is important to: 1) Determine if the conclusion makes sense (regardless of statistical values), and 2) Review documented evidence – both pro and con. That brings me to an article that recently appeared in...
Is there an Autism ‘Smart Gene’?

Susceptibility Factors for Autism

For over twenty years in the last century, I spent my medical training practicing the care and feeding of sick infants. Studies that tie events in the perinatal period to autism carry particular significance. To the extent that research identifies supplements,...