Autism-World

CranioSacral Therapy(CST) has been proved to be one of the helpful alternative therapy for autistic children. It uses gentle hands-on touch to decease counteract stress and strain on central nervous system. This CST Therapy must be adminstered by trained experts, like chiropractors, massage therapists, or physical therapists.
Cranial Osteopathy was developed at the beginning of the [...]

If you are searching for a grant for your child with autism, be careful. Don’t believe those advertised opportunities easily. Many of them claimed that the grant is “free”, however, they will ask you to pay them in advance, which is ridiculious.
There are several legitimate resources of grants for families with autistic children as i [...]

What causes autism is a controversial topic, although there’s no definite answer to this question yet, many therapies have been discussed for a long time, all of which have lots of passionate supporters. If you ask experts of autism, most of them would say that all gene, environment and education problems could be the bad [...]

Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals in the world. Researchers found out that they can help people who suffer from neurological disorders, especially autistic children. Dolphin therapy is claimed to increase speech and motor skills of children with autism, however, it’s still a controversial topic.
Dolphins are popular in human culture because of their [...]

It’s not hard to find out autistic signs on children if you could pay some attention, because autism has specific symptoms, as problems with communication, rage, repetitive behivors, lack of imagination,etc.
The following signs should be important:
1. Presents the degenerated phenomenon. Some children with autism develop normally before two years old. However, when they grow up [...]

Electric shock treatment can help to control aggressive and violent behaviors of children with autism. The shock treatment was first used at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center (JRC) in US by a doctor named Matthew Israel, the director of the center. It seems to be an inappropriate punishment for autistic children – especially some of [...]

In the clinical reports of mental hospital, there are many cases that children with autism have close relationship with special animal(dogs or cats). The violent tendency of autistic children disappear while they play with the animal. They take care of the pet, feeding them and cleaning up their excrement, like they are the mother of [...]

According to The Mental Health Institute, 10% of children with autism can recover and come back to mainstream. Recovery means that these kids are indistinguishable from their peers. Their disability no longer impairs them from having a normal life. Because of the age of autistic children get diagnosed is around two years old now which [...]

It’s the parents of children with autism but not the doctors and researchers who found out the dietary treatment for autism firstly. These parents discovered that, after eating specific food, the autism of their kids got worse. So, they began to watch out which food is bad for autism. Since the effecting food for every [...]

Training can not “cure” autism completely. For now, there’s no medicine, program or training can guarantee a “cure” of autism. But, the training can help children with autism develop their communication and language skills, social skills, self-help skills, leisure skills,etc.
Many children with autism could live a independent life after grown up by the training. Although [...]

Generally speaking, there’s two ways that music therapy works for children with autism: the active way and the possive way.
As the possive way, the music could be played by a therapist or a radio. And if the child with autism gets used to it, listening to music could become part of her/his daily life. Because [...]

Theoretically,autism cannot be cured for now,because it’s a disorder,not a disease.But there are many tips to help you to get it better.These are some basic methods of treating autism:
1.Build the confidence to conquer autism.
It’s will be a long time to conquer autism,so,you must have big and strong confidence.
2.Eat less ” Acidic food “.
First,let me explain [...]

Diagnosis is rarely made before the age of 2. The research is showing that identification is getting earlier and earlier.
The first noted sign is usually the absence or significant delay of the true ’social smile’. Other noted signs generally occur later with the absence of speech or the onset of speech followed by its disappearance.There [...]

Usually for people with autism, while there are varying degrees of it, and not all need advocacy….a lot of people with this disorder do not have the ability to think logically. Their brain works in such a way that they will do things on the spur of the moment, they lack the emotion sometimes to [...]

Maslow’s theory was based on only fit and healthy people as he himself said “the study of crippled, stunted, immature, and unhealthy specimens can yield only a cripple psychology and a cripple philosophy.”It ws written during the time of eugenics and whilst relevant in some aspects, lacks in understanding of those who are mentally different.
You [...]

Autism can not, I repeat can NOT be cured. Anyone who tells you otherwise has been fooled. I don’t mean to sound harsh but many people don’t seem to realize that autism is too big of a part of who you are. People who claim to be cured have really just progressed further.
Children with autism [...]

Because,autism is not nescesarily something that needs treatment. It could just as well be a normal condition, but beacuse it is not a condition of the majority, it is taken as some thing that needs treatment.The state of mind in autistic people doesn’t indicated any desease or disorder. It only indicates a difference and we [...]

Music Therapy can be a very great help to children with autism. Because music is a non-threatening medium, children often respond very well to it. It can be used in conjunction with other therapies and can address the same goals but presents things in a unique way to children. Read more about music therapy and [...]

Autism is a neurological problem with the brain’s wiring gone awry (not a very scientific answer!), but children with autism can be taught strategies through different interventions that improve their sensory processing ability. Most of the children with autism that you see that withdraw do so because they are overstimulated by all the sensory input [...]

The answer is No.Autism has no cure. It’s too complicated for there to be a cure, especially since they aren’t even sure of a cause.Things that can help some (not all) autistic children handle behavior issues are:* A gluten-and-caisen free diet* Trial medications are currently being approved* Brushing and joint-compression* Weighted vests/blankets* Structured routines* Using [...]

It’s hard to say whether colour can help autism. Different stimulus have different effects on different autistic people. No two are alike. They will all have their own special things that help them.Colour can be a useful way of prescribing order to things. If a child with autism has difficulty communicating or understanding, colour can [...]

With a lot of work, some people have completely recovered from Autism! I hope after reading a bunch of “No’s” that you have continued to read to find the answer to your question. I can name 3 people that I personally have seen that recovered completely off the top of my head:1) Raun Kaufman (NBC [...]

Q: Is autism curable and what is the treatment used for it?
Answer:
No,autism is not curable.But you can make it a lot better.
I used to go to parents groups and stop going because so much negativism.I follow my own instints(after all Im the person who knows my child best)and Im doing everything that feels right for [...]

Q: My son who is autistic has just been prescribed melatonin 3mg at night to help with sleep and behaviour, hes had it for two nights now and if anything hes got worse and appears scared and really agitated, any one have any ideas or similar experiances or does any one know of any side [...]

(The following article is written by Rachel Brummett, a student in the Music Therapy program at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri)
Now I’m sure some of you may be wondering “What is music therapy, anyway? Is it just music education for people with special needs? Is it a form of special education incorporating fun music activities? [...]

I have read quite a bit about biomedical approaches but am feeling a little confused with all the options out there.  One question that has been bothering me a bit in how to apply all of this to our son (if possible) is that it seems that the theory is that many kids with autism [...]

leca :What do you use and where do you get it?  I am thinking of trying some of these. 
SashasMom :We use Nordic Naturals brand. They have a liquid form and also a soft gell chewable form for kids who will chew them.
We use to use liquid but now use chewable and my son [...]

For those of you who do dietary intervention, tell me what you think of this.
I had taken my son off of things containing phenols and fruit, and took tomato products out of his diet. He seemed better for about 2 weeks but then regressed again, and was as bad as ever. This lasted about [...]

There are many kids (both male and female) with increased levels of testosterone. My son is one of them. His testosterone level was in the 200?? (a normal reference range is under 10) There is an alternative to Lupron. We used Spironolactone. Here is Dr. Bradstreet?? report on Spironolactone.
Medical Hypothesis Submission

Spironolactone may be an ideal [...]

Written and Overseen by Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Ph.D.
On the Autism-Research discussion list, Teresa Binstock describes Ellen Bolte’s Clostridium tetani hypothesis, which has prompted a one-child trial with vancomycin:
Index Case
“The index case was a 4 1/2-year-old Caucasian boy with chronic diarrhea and autism whose motor, cognitive, and social development was normal until 18 months of [...]