Naturopathic Treatment of Autism
Naturopathic intervention for autism includes a functional approach to treatment. Each child is assessed and treated individually which increases success rates. The reason naturopathic treatmetn of autism helps so many children is because it addresses underlying weaknesses in the system. Research has identified a number of biochemical and physiological abnormalities in children with autism. Through evaluation, theses impairments can be identified and treated with safe, effective, natural remedies.
Some of the underlying weaknesses that leading autism researchers have identified include immune irregulatires, mitochondrial dysfunction, dysbiosis or imbalance in bowel flora, detoxification impairments and methylation defects.
The most successful biomedical treatment for autism and other developmental disorders is correction of methylation defects. When babies are conceived, they are de-methylated, as development progresses, it does so through the process of methylation. The use of methyl-B12 to correct the methylation cycle that fuels development can have a dramatic impact on social, cognitive and language development.
B12 works by increasing “fuel” to the brain and by regulating key neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) that are responsible for learning, memory, mood, behaviour, sensory perception, processing information, relaying information, emotional responses and fundamental brain function.
Researchers have identified a number of abnormalities with serotonin, dopamine and GABA. These neurotransmitters can be regulated through support of the methylation cycle.
B12 and methylation treatment is one example of how naturopathic treatment of autism has the ability to greatly enhance development.
For more information about biomedical treatment, visit www.treatautism.ca