As autism rates in children continue to rise--the latest studies suggest
anywhere from 1 in 50 to 1 in 100 American children is autistic--parents
are scrambling to find effective treatment methods The Natural Medicine
Guide to Autism offers answers by exploring a range of effective
treatment options and the possibility of a positive outcome via natural
medicine therapies.
The book covers the basics of autism--what it is and what causes it--and
the factors that are often involved in the disorder: heavy metal
toxicity, nutritional deficiencies/imbalances, food allergies, digestive
problems and fungal overgrowth, viruses or viral overload, immune
dysfunction, problems in the birthing process, energetic legacies from
unresolved family issues in previous generations, and vaccines. It also
covers a range of natural medicine treatments, including elimination
diets, listening and learning skills, nutritional supplements to correct
imbalances, cranial osteopathy to reverse birth trauma, and many more.
A chapter is also devoted to the deeper question of what makes a child
susceptible to autism. Included in this discussion is the work of
William J. Walsch, PhD, whose research may well have pinpointed the
genetic component of autism that has previously eluded scientific
inquiry.