Autism Treatment - Stopping Biomedical Treatments and Autism

I want to discuss the issue of starting and stopping biomedical therapies and what the normal protocol is. I am often asked a question like "Dr. Woeller, if my child is taking B12, or my child is on various supplements or medications like Diflucan or maybe Nystatin, should I be weaning my child off of these supplements or can they just be stopped all of a sudden?". In my experience, and this applies to the majority of the biomedical therapies that we use, if your child reaches a plateau where you are no longer seeing improvements, and if your doctor is in agreement on this, it is my experience that you can stop these therapies all at once without seeing any negative reactions.

And certainly when you look at other medications for other medical issues like certain steroid medications or certain anti-depressant medications and various types of psychiatric medications that often times do need to be removed slowly, where you are backing off slowly from one dose to a lower dose. But when we are talking about vitamin therapies like B12 or anti-fungals or even most supplements, in my experience there is no need to wean your child off. And this again is something that you would still want to run by your own doctors but in my opinion there is no weaning process for these types of therapies. But a very common question I get in my practice is whether someone can stop B12 with their child suddenly or whether or not their child needs to be weaned off. With B12, in my experience, if it is time to stop that therapy you can just do so immediately and if you want to resume that therapy at a later time then you can.

So when we are discussing biomedical treatments, many of the therapies are the same way. You are not usually going to see dangerous reactions occurring, we are not using highly toxic substances and they are not highly stressful medications either. There are definitely medications that do require weaning and this is still an issue where you would always want to work with your own physician on this. But, for the most part, the biomedical therapies that we traditionally use like anti-fungals, supplements, etc. can many times be stopped without a need to wean a child off of them.

Autism really is treatable! Biomedical Autism treatments and therapies have resulted in many, many children improving, or even even losing their autism-spectrum disorder diagnosis. For lots more free biomedical autism intervention information and videos from Dr. Woeller, go to http://www.AutismRecoveryTreatment.com.

Dr. Kurt Woeller is an biomedical autism Intervention specialist, with a private practice in Southern California for over 10 years. He has helped children recover from autism, ADD, ADHD, and other disorders, and has the information you need to help your child. Download his free ebook at http://www.AutismActionPlan.org.

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Biomedical Autism Intervention - Methyl B-12, Eye Contact and Headache

Methyl B-12 injection therapy is a very helpful biomedical treatment for children with Autism. It is something I prescribe frequently so when a mother came in with her young son with Autism it was not a surprise that she wanted to try it with him. He was facing attention issues, very typical in Autism, as well as a language delay. But what did surprise me was her desire to try methyl B-12 injections herself. She explained that she had faced attention issues for most of her life.

I prescribed methyl B-12 injections for both of them and had a follow up with them six weeks later. Her son's progress was going well. She wasn't seeing much in the way of increased attention by six weeks but she did report a reduction in head pain with eye contact. It turns out that she had head pain, in the back of her head, when she made eye contact for prolonged periods of time so she also had fleeting eye contact.

When you understand how visual stimuli is processed you know that it comes in through the eye and is transferred to the back of the head. Many adults and verbal children report a reduction in head pain once starting methyl B-12 injection therapy.

I even had one patient gesture when he needed more methyl B-12. He would pat his head as a signal that he needed his next dose. This type of information in very valuable in treating others, many non-verbal, who cannot express the relief that many of these biomedical treatments like methyl B-12 injections can provide to children with Autism.

When we start to understand the physical issues contributing to behaviors in Autism we can see how they make sense. If a child is suffering from pain from eye contact, it makes sense that they avoid it. And we understand how much of a connection we get with other through eye contact. The visual and expressive cues are so important for our human interaction. This gives us one more bit of information to help understand and help children with Autism. Autism really is treatable!

Biomedical Autism treatments and therapies have resulted in many, many children improving, or even even losing their autism-spectrum disorder diagnosis. For more free biomedical autism intervention information and videos from Dr. Woeller, go to http://www.AutismRecoveryTreatment.com. Dr. Kurt Woeller is an biomedical autism Intervention specialist, with a private practice in Southern California for over 10 years. He has helped children recover from autism, ADD, ADHD, and other disorders, and has the information you need to help your child. Download his free ebook at http://www.AutismActionPlan.org.

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Biomedical Autism Treatment - The Incredible Benefits of Methyl B-12

A Doctor Explains The Effectiveness of Biomedical Autism Treatment:

Autism is treatable! This statement is true despite the erroneous claims made by many in our medical profession that children with autism-spectrum disorders (ASD) will "never recover."

That is wrong.
Through the use of biomedical autism treatment such as a type of B-vitamin called Methylcobolamin, many children with an autism spectrum disorder have recovered, while others have greatly improved their capacity in language, eye contact, social engagement, environmental awareness and more.

Children with autism process and respond to information in unique ways. In some cases, aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior may be present. Some of the more common traits of an autistic child are listed below:

• Resistance to change
• Repeats words or phrases in place of normal language
• Prefers to be alone; aloof manner
• Little or no eye contact
• Sustained odd play
• Spins objects or self-spins
• Inappropriate attachments to objects
• Apparent over-sensitivity/under-sensitivity to pain
• Not responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf although hearing tests in normal range.

Biomedical autism treatment, including Methyl B-12 is a safe and effective therapy that can help a large percentage of kids.

Research has shown that certain biochemical abnormalities do not allow for ASD children to process and eliminate poisons such as mercury, lead and other environmental toxins. These same biochemical abnormalities also affect their immune system, and the normal production of brain chemicals. These imbalances are partly responsible for the language, focusing and attention problem commonly seen. Methylcobolamin (B12) significantly helps these areas. The key is using the right type of methylcobolamin with a proper concentration and administration.

James Neubrander, M.D. (www.drneubrander.com) has discovered that a subcutaneous injection (with an insulin needle) of methylcobolamin given in the buttocks is the most effective form. The injection is given every 3 days. Oral forms are available, but they are nowhere near as beneficial. The key to this therapy is that parents are giving the injections themselves. At first this may seem alarming, but even the most nervous parents quickly recognize that the injection is efficient, quick and painless. Many parents administer the injection while their children are asleep. This procedure has been safe and effective.

Fast Results

I have seen many children quickly respond with increased expressive language, eye contact, better attention and a willingness to socialize within the first 6 weeks of use. Approximately 60 to 70% of ASD children will have noticeable positive changes within the first 6 weeks while others are more subtle responders - but overall greater than 90% of children respond favorably. The use of methylcobolamin is truly an amazing therapy.

Please note that the methylcobolamin injections are only available by prescription and need to be ordered from a specialized compounding pharmacy.

Biomedical Autism Treatment Background
My approach to autism incorporates biomedical interventions such as the methylcobolamin injections. Biomedicine incorporates specialized diagnostic testing, dietary modification, nutritional supplements, medications, and. This approach comes from the knowledge that ASD children are dealing with medical issues that are compromising their health. I believe that autism and its related spectrum disorders are more than just a psychological condition without hope for recovery or improvement. In fact, my experience utilizing specialized diets such as gluten/casein-free, anti-yeast treatment, personalized supplements, methylcobolamin injections and more holds great promise for significant cognitive improvement and sometimes full recovery.

Don't let ANYONE tell you there is nothing you can do to help your child. Autism really is treatable! Start your child down the road to recovery from autism. Biomedical Autism treatments and therapies have resulted in many, many children improving - even losing their autism-spectrum disorder diagnosis. For more information and a free ebook on biomedical autism treatment go to [http://www.BiomedicalAutismTreatment.com]

Dr. Kurt Woeller is an autism biomedical specialist, with a private practice in Southern California for over 10 years. He has helped children recover from autism, ADD, ADHD, and other disorders, and has the information you need to help your child. Get his ebook, "7 Facts You Need To Know About Autism (But Probably Weren't Told)." You can download it right now for free at [http://www.BiomedicalAutismTreatment.com]

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