Solving The Autism Problem

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Solving the Autism Problem

Summary

A discussion of the latest therapies that have

been found to improve autism cases.

Keywords

autism training, autism therapy, autism, neuroliminal, neurobiofeedback, EEG biofeedback, Dr Bate, subliminal messaging

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There is no one therapy that does it all. And,

to complicate it further, like most "mental"

problems", it's not simple to diagnose. In the

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younger ages, it's easily confused with mental

retardation, or brain damage.

What are the known causes of autism? Perhaps the

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best known today is the usage of mercury (

thimeroserol) in infant and childhood vaccines.

Only in the past few years was this practice

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discontinued. So, we've literally poisoned

millions of children with good intent!

Protecting them from dangerous childhood diseases

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has caused much worse problems.

Another well known cause of autism is food

sensitivity and allergy. Virtually every known

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mental problem may be caused by a normally

harmless allergen - a simple food that has been "

recognized" by that person's immune system as "

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dangerous".

This seems to be caused by what is called "leaky

gut syndrome". A major theory in this cause is

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that the malnourishment of the mother prior to

birth and during initial feeding after birth

opens the entrances from the gut too much in the

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attempt to obtain more needed vitamins and

minerals and enzymes, etc.

This larger "leaky gut opening" allows larger "

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particles" thru the gut walls into the portal

vein. Instead of digested single amino acids, or

simple combinations of a few amino acids, longer

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chains of amino acids are allowed thru. These

larger than "normal" collections of amino acids

may then be recognized by the immune system as

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possible viruses, bacteria, or even parasites.

This particular collection of amino acids is now

a distinct allergen to that person, even though

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it is actually harmless.

There are possibly many other minor causes and/or

combinations of causes. We know very little

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about the evolution of our immune system, and how

allergy/sensitivity is developed.

What can we do to "normalize" autistic children?

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What are the answers that we already know?

<B><font size=+1>The Mercury Toxicity Problem</B><

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As a former orthomolecular psychologist, mineral

toxicity is well known to me. I've seen several

schizophrenic patients "cured" that suffered from

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copper toxicity in particular.

The first step is diagnosis of this problem. Is

mineral toxicity involved? There are several

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different ways to diagnose mineral toxicity. In

my opinion the best way is a mineral hair

analysis. Most MD's prefer a 24 hour urine

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collection. Actual blood tests and urine and

saliva tests are not reliable.

It seems that all toxic minerals are stopped from

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getting into the brain by the filtering and

storage facility of the liver. A large amount of

mercury getting to the brain would be very

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dangerous, so the liver stops it and stores it,

and then gradually releases as small an amount

back into the bloodstream so that it can be

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excreted. Hair is an excretion route, and an

inch or so of hair tells a "history" of mineral

excretion over a period of weeks. While hair

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analysis isn't very accurate insofar as amount in

the body, it's very accurate as to what's been

excreted over time.

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A hair analysis would be my first step towards

solving the autism problem.

Supposing that the hair analysis came back

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showing large amounts of mercury. What to do

next? The answer is some form of chelation.

Chelation means "to grab onto". There are

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several drugs that do this for minerals. In the

blood stream, these drugs (EDTA and others)

literally grab onto minerals, and allow them to

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exit the body thru the kidney/urine excretion

system. This usually involves going to a

chelation clinic, sitting for an hour or so with

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a needle in the arm. It's not that uncomfortable,

although a small child might find it so. This

procedure is done several times over a period of

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several weeks.

. One problem with this is that because the

chelation agent (drug) "claws onto" all minerals

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in the blood stream, it takes out essential

minerals as well as the toxic ones. So, it

becomes very necessary to supplement the minerals

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our bodies need for everyday use. In effect,

taking all out, good and bad, and putting back

the good.

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It's also not cheap, as it involves "doctor time".

I successfully used a cheap and effective

alternate in my practice. Vitamin C. Vitamin C

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combines with minerals in the bloodstream

metabolically to form a mineral "Ascorbate"

combination that is also water soluble and passes

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out thru the same kidney/urine exit.

There are several advantages to using Vitamin C

instead of drugs. It is a natural antibiotic

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that kills both viruses and bacteria in the

bloodstream. So, people who use it will be

healthier than most, AND they'll be getting rid

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of toxic minerals at the same time.

The same thing happens as does with drugs. Since

vitamin C combines with ALL minerals, we are

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taking out the essential ones along with the

toxic ones. So, all the essential ones must be

supplemented daily.

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Few people realize the truth about vitamin C

today, in spite of the work done by Linus Pauling,

a true genius. The "spin" by nutritionists and

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MD's and the RDA has us taking very insufficient

amounts of vitamin C for daily use. Did you know

that the veterinarian RDA for a 150 pound ape is

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4000 mg (4 grams) per day? We humans and other

primates such as that ape handle vitamin C

exactly the same. The RDA is under 100 mg (0.1

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gram).

For schizophrenic adults I worked with in past

years, I used 10 grams per day in split doses.

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For these patients, their schizoid symptoms

seemed to disappear within two weeks or so, but

surprisingly, a six month hair analysis showed

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even high levels of copper. Carl Pfeiffer, a

mentor, and a good friend, explained that the

body is now allowing more toxic material out of

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storage into the bloodstream so that it can be

excreted safely. Most goes out via the kidney/

urine pathway, but also hair. To my surprise,

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this increase in hair levels was actually good.

<B><font size=+1>Allergy/Sensitivity Problem</B></

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The "leaky gut syndrome" is becoming a huge

health problem, albeit unknown to most people and

even most physicians. It's a function of our

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culture moving more and more away from healthful

foods containing good nutrition and moving more

and more to sweet and pre-processed foods without

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good balanced nutrition.

Because we have evolved requiring certain amounts

and balances of vitamins, minerals, amino acids,

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fatty acids, and enzymes derived from what we eat,

we, as a culture are not getting even close to

sufficient nutrition for good health without

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taking vitamin mineral supplements. One theory

of "leaky gut syndrome" is that each generation,

being malnourished, has to find a way to get more

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necessary nutrients, and allowing more amino

acids and other needed nutrients thru the walls

of the intestines, this is accomplished.

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There are several possible answers to this

Giving the person with the problem digestive

enzymes. This helps the digestive system do a

better job, breaking up proteins into amino acids

easier to digest as small peptides and individual

Giving the person with the problem digestive

amino acids. This solves part of the problem at

least, especially in those cases where digestive

problems are present. Of course, protease is the

Giving the person with the problem digestive

most desired.

Avoiding those foods that are most likely the

allergens that the immune system has "decided"

are enemies. This is the basis of the milk free

and gluten free diets that are popular, and have

Avoiding those foods that are most likely the

proved of value for some autistic cases.

Allergy search and solution. The only really

effective "test and cure" system is the End-

Point-Titration method. This not only finds both

allergies and sensitivities, but also provides a

Allergy search and solution. The only really

neutralizing amount. Unfortunately, the costs

are prohibitive, ranging in the tens of thousands

of dollars. A free allergen test may be found at

Allergy search and solution. The only really

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