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A Diet To P?
by Donna Williams
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An assessment of some of the
unorthodox forms of biomedical intervention
currently being applied to autism" - Paul Shattock.
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Autism Allergy Connection, - Richard E. Layton M.D.
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Autism Initial Information Packet - Health
Research Institute and Pfeiffer Treatment Center
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Autism Initial Information Packet - Health
Research Institute and Pfeiffer Treatment Center
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Daniels's Success Story. A Determined Mother Demonstrates that Full
Recovery from Autism is Possible by Mary Romaniec Mother's Magazine -
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Dietary Interventions for Autism by Donna Williams
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Families hit by cost of diet to help treat autism - "CALLS have been
made for specialised dietary foods used as a treatment for autism to be made
available on the NHS as parents struggle to cope with the costs. The wheat
and dairy-free diet, which is increasingly popular with parents of autistic
children, can send a family's shopping budget soaring as the products can
cost up to 10 times more than standard alternatives," by Darren Devine -
Whales |
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Fish on the brain
by Roger Lytollis |
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For some, gluten can have devastating effects
by JOLENE GENSHEIMER
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Initial
Autism Research Findings at Harvard - Massachusetts General
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Lecture given on treating autism with biomedical therapy
- Dr. Kurt Woeller of the Stillpoint Center for Integrative Medicine in
Temecula gave a lecture on treating
autism-spectrum disorders with biomedical
therapies on August 30 at the Rivard House in Temecula’s Wine Country. More
than 100 people attended the lecture, which was sponsored by the Early
Education Center for Autism and FACTS Families. Since 1997, Woeller has been
a referral physician for Defeat Autism Now, an organization of doctors
dedicated to the biomedical treatment of autistic-spectrum disorders. Woeller
said autistic-spectrum disorders are a medical condition and it’s crucial to
treat them with biomedical therapy. “It’s totally false that there’s no hope
for recovery,” he said. “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t see kids getting
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Managing autism - Can diet intervention really help an autistic child?
DR CHUNG YEE CHOONG, a medical doctor and parent of an autistic child,
checks out the theory of diet intervention, and writes about the highs and
lows in managing her daughter’s diet / As a doctor with an autistic
child, it is not unusual for me to receive calls from other parents
seeking my medical opinion. So a few weeks ago, I was asked about stem
cell therapy. The parents of this autistic child were very excited as it
seemed that a specialist from Switzerland was willing to treat their son
with stem cell therapy. This therapy, it seemed, gave a very good
prognosis for a cure if the child was young (for age three years, the cure
is supposedly 100%) but since the child is already nine years old, there
is no guarantee of a cure but there is supposedly still a very good chance
of recovery with absolutely no risk. A guarantee of total safety.
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Many
Kids with Cancer Take Supplements - Doctors Not Told - Many children
with chronic medical conditions such as cancer and cystic fibrosis may be
taking dietary supplements that are not part of their prescribed treatment,
a new survey shows.
The study authors say this is worrisome, because the safety of many
supplements -- particularly when taken along with standard medications -- is
unclear, by Amy Norton |
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Mercury hair tests now available - Should
parents concerned about mercury toxicity rush out to test their children
or their own hair for mercury? Not so fast, said David Kirby, author of
a best selling book, "Evidence of Harm." One theory is that
children with autism may, in fact, have a genetic predisposition, that
is tipped when they are exposed to mercury. These children may lack a
protein that allows them to excrete mercury, thus, allowing it to damage
their brains. So while the children without autism may show higher
levels of mercury in their hair, it may be simply because their body was
more efficient at excreting it. Also, it is not known where the
child may have been exposed to the mercury, which can come from eating
fish caught in mercury-contaminated waters or from other sources, such
as dental fillings or flourescent lights. The Sierra Club of
Chicago recently tested hair samples at 10 local salons in the area,
including one in Highland Park. By Ruth Solomon |
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Mom raises
awareness of celiac disease - "...His little sister, Isabelle Knorr,
can’t accept a cookie that may be offered to her while grocery shopping
with her mother. That’s because the two have a disease called celiac, a
genetic disorder that prevents them from eating foods that contain gluten.
Gluten is a protein found in wheat, grains and many other foods such as
cookies, pies, cakes and many commercially canned vegetables by C.A.
Fischer |
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NATUROPATHY... Diet & Medication. A short
paper by Donna Williams
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One of most detailed studies
launched into links between autism
and environment by BBC News |
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Solution to Behavior Problems Might be in Your Lunchbox /
Frustrated parents may be surprised to learn their child’s problematic
behaviors can originate from their dinner plates. Karen DeFelice, an
independent author of two book titles on digestive health, enzymes, and
behavior, to explain why and what to do. - Frustrated parents may be
surprised to learn their child’s problematic behaviors can originate from
their dinner plates. An internationally renowned author will talk about
some answers for those wandering the chaotic maze of autism, ADHD, and
related conditions. Karen DeFelice, an independent author of two book
titles on digestive health, enzymes, and behavior, to talk at several San
Diego locations Oct. 21-23 by eMediawire / Press Release |
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Study links autism to intestinal virus - A maverick British scientist
who now works in Austin has completed a study on autism that links the
disease to a novel intestinal illness. The research, to appear in the
Journal of Clinical Immunology due out today, opens the door to testing
treatments for some autistic children, including a diet that forbids dairy
products and certain grains. Dr. Andy Wakefield, whose earlier work caused
a furor by suggesting an association between a common childhood vaccine
and autism, said he considers the latest research ground-breaking. The
study by Wakefield and three collaborators identifies a new inflammatory
intestinal disease in some children who appear normal but regress into
autism, and suggests the intestinal disease is viral. Press Release |
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Study will examine if diet can ease autism symptoms - For years,
parents of autistic children have seen a difference in how their kids
behaved after they followed diets free of dairy and wheat products or that
restricted their sugar intake. Their children were more alert and had
better eye contact, they claimed. There was more social interaction and
interest in the world around them. Whether there is any scientific basis
to these claims will be tested in a three-year study beginning in November
at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. It will look at the effectiveness of
three alternative therapies: use of a supplement known as omega-3 fatty
acid (the healthy oil found in some fish and flaxseed); a diet free of
wheat and milk protein, and a diet that restricts
sugar by Virginia Linn |
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The Biochemistry of Attentional/Behavioral
Problems - Robert J.
Sinaiko, MD
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The Dental Amalgam Issue - "a
terrible sin against humanity" by Dr. Alfred Stock, 1926
Prepared March 2004 |
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The devil in their diet - Parents have long believed that artificial
food colourings could cause hyperactive behaviour in children. Now, at last,
scientists seem to have proved it, writes Geoff Watts. Around 20,000
children have been diagnosed as having what is variously known as
"hyperkinetic disorder" or "attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder"
(ADHD). But some commentators believe that the true number could be 10 times
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World's Leading Natural and Organic Supermarket Creates Bakery to Serve
Growing Population With Special Gluten-Free Dietary Needs -
Whole Foods Market(R) (Nasdaq: WFMI) today
announced the opening of the Whole Foods Market Gluten Free Bakehouse, the
company's first dedicated gluten-free baking facility. Located in the
Raleigh suburb of Morrisville, the new 8,000-square-foot facility will
produce 27 products -- including breads, cookies, scones, biscuits, pizza
crusts, whole pies and brownies -- to meet the needs of the increasing
number of customers whose diets require gluten-free foods by PR Newswire -
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"I know of nobody who is purely Autistic or purely neurotypical.
Even God had some Autistic moments, which is why the planets all spin."
~ Jerry Newport