Reversing Autism The homeopathic treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) 24.07.11 Copyright 2011

ReversingAutismThe homeopathic

treatment

of autism spectrum disorders

(ASDs)24.07.11 www.fransheffieldhomeopathy.com

Copyright 2011

www.fransheffieldhomeopathy.com Copyright 2011

Autism – a Spectrum Disorder with Multiple

Issues

Neurodevelopmental problems

Gastro-intestinal tract disorders

Immune system dysfunction

Psycho-social affects

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Epidemic Proportions

Rapid rise in rate over last 20 years

US figures – 1 in 91 children (does NOT include: PDD, Aspergers and other spectrum disorder diagnoses)

Boys four times more likely to be affected than girls

Life-long disability – normal life span

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Causes of Autism

No such thing as an ‘autism gene’

Probable genetic pre-disposition

Environmental triggers now identified as the main cause

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Neurodevelopmental Problems

Cognitive function – delayed / savant

Communication difficulties – verbal and non-verbal

Fine and gross motor delays

Sensory processing disorders (smell, touch, sensation, hearing, taste, visual)

Learning difficulties / mental retardation

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GIT Disorders Gut dysbiosis Leaky gut syndrome Flatulence Constipation and/or diarrhoea Poor digestion / lienteric stools Offensive, acidic stools Distension Pain

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Immune System Dysfunction

Food intolerances

Allergies

Asthma

Frequent or prolonged coughs, colds and ear infections

Poor wound healing

Lack of illness or immune response

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Psycho-social Affects

Misreading social cues

Poor transitioning

Anxiety

Inappropriate behaviour

Withdrawal

Frustration, anger, rage

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Homeopathy Treatment of Choice

Heals the gut

Opens up metabolic and excretory pathways

Normalises function

Cancels out symptoms and triggers a rebound response from the Vital Force for a healing effect

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Homeopaths - Why Treat ASDs?

The need is enormous

Homeopathy offers real help – treatment of choice for ASDs – preferable if other therapies added if and when needed

Rewarding – significant difference to child and family

Honing of skills through ongoing case management and prescribing

Stable client base - long-term patients

Growing client base - friends and family also seek treatment

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Parents – Why Use Homeopathy?

Treatment of choice for ASDs - profound and widespread changes

Simple and easy to use / take Safely resolves acute complaints along

with the chronic problem of autism Antibiotics and other medications that

create gut dysbiosis and worsening of autism are avoided

Cost-effective and non-invasive - Spare the purse, spare the child

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What are We Treating?

NOT the autism, BUT…

The child or adult with the ASD

PLUS characteristic and pqrs symptoms of the autism

PLUS maintaining causes

PLUS obstacles to cure

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Brady’s Story – 5yrs (1) My son Brady was diagnosed at 2 years of

age as being on the Autism Spectrum. At the time he was quite severe and as a first time mum- even I knew something was very wrong. Every morning Brady would wake by having a full-blown tantrum. I’m not talking a normal 2-year-old tantrum but a 20-30 minute screaming and head-banging session. Most of the time I cleared a space on the lounge room floor, put a familiar video on and left him to it. Eventually he’d calm down, only to have another one several minutes later. There was never any “obvious” trigger as to what he was tantrumming about.

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Brady’s Story – 5yrs (2) Every day was a living nightmare as we

couldn’t go anywhere or do anything even remotely normal. Even a 5 minute drive in the car to get out of the house would be a drama. He spent his days pacing up and down the fence-line or hallway, gazing into space, tantrumming on the floor and screaming. I lived in fear of the neighbours calling DOCs - that there was a child being abused in my house because of all the screaming and crying he did. Friends stopped dropping by as they were puzzled by Brady’s behaviour and unsure how to react when he was having one of his tantrums. He never played with their children anyway and didn’t care either way.

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Brady’s Story – 5yrs (3) After many hours of research, reading and

searching the internet, I decided to try dietary intervention. Removing gluten and casein from Brady’s diet made a tremendous difference. Bit by bit we saw improvements starting with words “re-appearing”, increased eye contact, less tantrumming and eventually showing an interest in his surroundings and toys that he had completely ignored since about 15 months old. He also had had extreme tactile and sensory issues which slowly got better after trying dietary intervention.

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Brady’s Story – 5yrs (4) He started playgroup at a Special Education

Unit and hated every minute of it. He hated it even more when he started classes and I had to leave him screaming at the door. It was to be a few years later when Brady was about 4 years old and had started at Kindy (with a support aide) that I had mentioned to a friend about Brady’s extreme separation anxiety. This friend suggested homeopathy and I immediately contacted

Fran for an appointment.

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PLUS characteristic and pqrs symptoms of the autism-affected person



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Brady’s Story – 5yrs (5) That was approx. 2 years ago, and we have

not looked back. Brady’s issues with separation anxiety disappeared almost immediately after starting his first remedy. Fran began to work on other issues we were having like behaviour, obsessiveness, control issues, concentration and many others. It was amazing to see how effective these remedies were and still are. These days it’s more like fine tuning.

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Brady’s Story – 5yrs (6) This year, Brady attended prep at a new

school, with a new teacher, all new surroundings and not knowing a single child in his class. We have not had one single issue with anxiety, separation or otherwise. He has amazed everyone by how well he has adapted to his new surroundings. He absolutely LOVES performing at school in class concerts, fetes, parades and the like. He is the only child in his class who has not had to take days off school due to illness. I believe homeopathy keeps his immune system in peak condition as well as helping with any other issues.24.07.11


Brady’s Story – 5yrs (7) Every day I hear complaints from friends

and other mums about their children’s issues and I love to talk about how much homeopathy has helped us. I’d try homeopathy first before I resorted to anything else and am so glad I never resorted to drugs like Ritalin etc. I cannot remember the last time Brady had to see the doctor to get antibiotics. The child we have now is a completely different child to the one diagnosed at 2. If he was to be re-assessed, I doubt he would be classified as having autism spectrum disorder.

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Brady’s Story – 5yrs (8) These days he is a happy, confident,

friendly little boy who loves school and seeing his friends. We still have issues to work on, as many kids do whether they are on the spectrum or not, but I have every faith in the effectiveness of homeopathy and only wish I had discovered it’s benefits sooner. We owe our lives to homeopathy and Fran Sheffield and cannot thank her enough for her continual support, patience and caring attitude.

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Common Symptoms of Autism (1)

Splintered abilities –

• Encyclopaedic knowledge of narrow fields yet unable to apply that knowledge

• Poor fine or gross motor skills but the ability to read at a very young age

Lack of imaginative play or imitation.

Inability to problem-solve

Unaware of important things – regards as irrelevant

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Prefer to be alone – avoid company

Respond negatively to crowds or strangers

Difficulty holding a conversation

Act deaf - non-responsive to verbal cues

Non-existent or poor eye contact24.07.11



Difficulty expressing needs – may point, gesture or tantrum rather than use words

Repeating of words or phrases in place of typical language or conversation (echolalia)

Non responsive to typical teaching methods

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Dislike of being touched, hugged, cuddled

Sensitivity to loud noises, tags in clothes, coarse clothing, lights, and smells

Liking to be wrapped, under a weight, sleeping with pillow over head

Oversensitive or under sensitive to pain

Under or over-active

Low muscle tone - tire easily, lying rather than sitting

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Desire for the same daily routine, toys, type of clothes – dislike of any change

Laughing or crying at inappropriate times or situations (i.e., laughing at a baby crying.)

Excessive or frequent tantrums

Aggression or self-injury

Odd play such as: spinning objects, using toys inappropriately, obsessions with particular toys

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Repetitive and self-stimulating behaviours: flipping pages; flicking switches; flapping hands, spinning objects.

Changing obsessions: Thomas the Tank; trains; towers; dinosaurs; drawings

Frequent use of peripheral vision to track items (e.g., rolling car along a table at eye-level)



Highly self-limited diet when previously a broader range of food was eaten.

Numerous or severe food allergies

Severe gastro-intestinal issues: loose and/or foul-smelling stools; constipation; undigested stools; acidic stools.

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Parent Statement

“There is so much that is so wrong that it is hard not to make a difference with these children.”

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PLUS characteristic and pqrs symptoms of the autism



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Examples of Individualising Symptoms (1)

Desire or aversion to company Male vs female company Desire or aversion to colours Sidedness of complaints Preferred sleep position Sleep problems – Hard to get to sleep?

Waking frequently? Waking and wanting to play? Nightmares or night terrors?

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Emotional and behavioural responses to stressors

Effect of music Fears and Phobias Food desires, aversions,

aggravations Consolation – better, worse,

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Laughing, crying, walking, screaming, talking, teeth grinding, sweating in sleep

Water – fear or love (pool cf sea cf both cf deep)

Café au lait spots Growth – Tall or short Body build - lean or stocky (with good

or poor appetite)

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Indigestibles – eat or mouth? Sun – like or dislike? Biting nails, others or self Grinding teeth (day or night) Banging head Hitting self or others. Nappy rash or cradle cap

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Sticky or watery discharge from eczema

Cracks behind ears

Modalities and concomitants

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Things About Food

If wondering about sweet or sour, check it they are reflected in the fruit and veges the child likes

Consider flavours as well as individual foods – eg. Grapfruit vs bitter, olive vs salt, milk vs sweet, yogurt vs sweet and sour

When dietary choices are restricted and there is little by way of strong likes and dislikes, focus on preferred flavours.

Don’t confuse likes, dislikes and aggravations with sensory processing disorders – check to make sure

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Understanding the Symptom (1)

Asking the same things over and over again. Is it from:• Anxiety and so calms or reassures?

• Desire to control the parent?

• Wanting the parent to interact with them?

• Constant need to talk?

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Crying / Weeping– how and why? • When corrected or disciplined?

• Feeling sorry for self?

• Frustration?

• Anger? (Who with?)

• After doing something unwanted or wrong?

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Tantrums and rages – how and why? • Anger?• Defiance?• Anxiety?• Frustration?• Reaction to disrupted routine or change?• As if unfair?• For attention?• To get their own way?• Worse or better for attention or comfort?

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Anxious on hearing unpleasant things – how and why? • Anxious for themselves

• Anxious for the sufferer

• Withdraw or react

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Desire for pizza• Salt?

• Spices?

• Cheese?

• Tomato base?

• Anchovies, salami, or cabanossi?

• Truly pizza?

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Frequent or constant singing – how and why?• Silly and irritating

• When stressed

• Uncontrollable

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‘Love’ of animals – how and why?• True love?

• Controls them

• Torments or pesters them

• Hurts them (jealousy, maliciousness?)

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Insulting parents – how and why? • Distress

• Anger

• To punish

• To hurt

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Anxiety about school – how and why?• Hates being embarrassed

• Upset at getting things wrong

• Stress from poor social ability

• Being bullied or ridiculed

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Anxiety about school – how and why?• Hates being embarrassed

• Upset at getting things wrong

• Stress from poor social ability

• Being bullied or ridiculed

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Effect of company – do they want to be:• alone• with others• only with family

And are they….• anxious with strangers• anxious in crowds• confident

Do they:• ignore people• hide from people• irritate people• engage people

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Refusal to toilet train or use the toilet – why and how?• fear of contagion (self or toilet seat

- has another used it?)

• Pain?

• Stubbornness or defiance?

• Controlling self or others?

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Hands in pants – how and why?• Keeping them warm

• Comfort when stressed or anxious

• Sensation in genitals

• Touching vs pressing vs handling vs frank masturbation.

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Throwing things – how and why?• Repetition

• Anger

• Destructiveness

• Desire to control

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Ways Into a Difficult Case

Always look for miasmatic features and influences.

Look for the recurring weakness or the organ or body system that is mainly affected and then think of remedies that relate to that affected area - eg: Phosphorus for mucous membranes.

Look at the remedies parents and siblings need.

Ask who the child most takes after and then ask questions about that particular parent or relative.

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Three Main Remedies (esp. for the first

prescription)

Phosphorus (Phos)

Calcarea carbonica (Calc-c)

Sulphur (Sulph)

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Phosphorus Symptoms and ASD’s (1)

‘Spaciness’, zoned out, difficulty in concentrating

Anxiety with desire for company Sympathetic, caring (PQRS) Numerous fears (dark, insects, being

alone, storms) Sensitive to external stimuli Dullness and indifference

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Phosphorus Symptoms and ASD’s (2)

History or colds descending to chest with slow recovery

Easy bleeding and bruising Allergies and food intolerances Food: Desire salt, spicy, cold food and

drinks, ice-cream, sweets – esp. chocolate. Averse to fish. Thirsty for water.

Appearance: Tall; thin; delicate; fine, porcelain skin; long lashes.

Humming, singing.

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Calc Symptoms and ASDs (1)

Obstinate, stubborn Serious, sad, cautious – will not go readily

into new group – clings to mother Fears: Numerous (dogs, insects, change,

horrible things) Poor muscle tone / low energy Frequent colds Otitis media / Glue ear Mouth ulcers Constipation, sluggish bowels (may also

have undigested food and diarrhoea)

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Calc Symptoms and ASDs (2)

Perspiration back of neck (3), head (2), back (1), esp. during sleep

Delayed milestones (fontanelle closure, dentition, walking)

Sourness of discharges (stool, perspiration, vomit)

Food: Desires sweets, ice cream, salt, soft-boiled eggs, indigestible things, dairy products, cold drinks. Aggravated by milk

Appearance: Large rounded head for body size, plump, stocky

< Full moon (behaviour, sleep, parasites)

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Ben’s Story – 5.5 yrs (1) My name is Irene, and I have a 5.5-year-old boy

diagnosed with autism and global developmental delay. I first met Fran when she did a talk at our Support Group meeting and took an interest in her treatment as it is natural and non harming to a child and the outcomes are positive. Our first goal was to gradually take Ben off the medication that he was taking for his aggressive behaviour, the medicine being Risperidone. As we were not aware of the long-term side-effects of the medication, we were willing to try alternative natural therapy. Ben initially was prescribed Risperidone when he was at the young age of three, when his sister was born. The doctor observed his behaviour and felt that his aggression needed to be placed under control. Over the short term, Risperidone did work but we found that Ben would still have changes in his behaviour — some manageable and others not so.

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Ben’s Story – 5.5 yrs (2) Ben would also seem as if he were in a daze and

incoherent and would not function like a child should do at the age of three, whether they have A.S.D. or not. He was very withdrawn and in his own world. For us, this was a massive drawback, and we wanted to change this. When I contacted Fran and we had our initial appointment, our goal was to rectify this for our little boy and to slowly wean him off Risperidone. Fran has prescribed a number of remedies (first one being Calc.) to address the behaviours and issues that have arisen with Ben over the past 1.5 years — one being a remedy to help Ben overcome the aggression that arose when we were weaning him off the Risperidone. This process took about one month to help Ben overcome the side-effects of the drug, and we saw a greater improvement in his overall behaviour. The positive changes we have seen in Ben in the course of the treatment are as follows: Ben is no longer “zoned-out” till mid morning. He is no longer tracking objects in his hands. He has less flatulence and straining during a bowel motion. Ben has always been affectionate, but is now even more affectionate, even to his school teachers, and of course they love that.

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Ben’s Story – 5.5 yrs (3) He is not distressed by change as much as he used

to be. His receptive language has increased immensely, but unfortunately we still await the day that he will have expressive language. He has the odd occasional word but as yet no real language. He attends to activities and is interacting more because he has become more focused and can concentrate on the task at hand. He is generally very happy when he wakes every morning. Ben manages his anger better, and has more control over it. Ben is very playful and cheeky when he plays. He has more of an idea of what play is all about and that it is enjoyable. Ben interacts a lot more with his sister, and she loves it, as she is now receiving attention from her big brother. We have had very positive feedback from Ben’s schoolteachers. For us this is very encouraging, as we know we have chosen the right path of Homeopathy to help our son to be the best that he can be at whatever he does in life.

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Ben’s Story – 5.5 yrs (4) Some issues that we are still addressing are as

follows: The other stims have lessened but not yet ceased. He still hates his hair being cut, but we are slowly seeing improvements. He still rocks on the lounge and the floor, but this is a vestibular sensory issue that we have to deal with in occupational therapy. The treatment has helped to alleviate the rocking but has not yet stopped it altogether. Ben has sleep issues that we are addressing every time we see Fran, as Ben’s pattern of sleep is like a roller coaster. Ben is eating non-food items, and we are still addressing this problem. It has lessened but not yet stopped. Ben is obsessed with water, and this is one behaviour that is hard to fix. I guess we are lucky we have a pool. Overall we are happy and would highly recommend homœopathic treatments for any child who has autistic spectrum disorder. My husband and I believe that homeopathy has saved our son from being subjected to other medications that are clearly not good for our children as no-one knows the long-term side-effects.24.07.11


Sulphur Symptoms and ASD’s (1)

Robust and curious (more confident than Calc, copes better with being alone than Phos)

Stubborn and irritable Untidy – may be fussy about

particular things such as dirty hands, certain clothes

Eczema: very itchy; < becoming hot; heat of bed; bathing; left side

Urgent stool upon waking or after eating

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Sulphur Symptoms and ASD’s (2)

Offensive discharges, esp stool (eggy, putrid, or strong odor)

Redness of orifices (lips, anus, margins of lids)

Itching of anus Sleeplessness Lack of appetite until 11am, otherwise

strong appetite Food: Desires sweets, meat fat, spicy, cold

drinks. Aversion: Eggs, sour.

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Alex’s Story – 7 yrs (1) We began homeopathic treatment in May

2006. Prior to this, we had done diet, supplements, and chiropractic — cranio-sacral therapy. Before any intervention my son was severely autistic — he had ALL the classic signs, symptoms, and behavioural traits of autism. Within three days of starting the GFCF (gluten free, casein free) diet, we got eye contact. And with further diet changes, and with each new supplement, he improved even more. We did some chelation and got even more improvements. He lost most of his stims, toe-walking, developed lots of language — labelling and two- to three-word phrases — and was overall heaps better than when we started. 24.07.11


Alex’s Story – 7 yrs (2) However, after about 16 months of biomedical

intervention, we started classical homeopathy using his constitutional remedy (Sulph). After the first two doses, he actually became more irritable. However, just 15 minutes after receiving his 3rd dose (one week after starting), he abruptly changed and became more calm and less irritable. Within two days of this third dose, I wrote in my diary "Alex was AMAZING TODAY". He had a huge jump in his language — both receptive and expressive. He was calm. He learned to blow bubbles — it just suddenly clicked (and this was after about 12 months of trying to get him to blow them). He started holding my hand (previously he would only ever hold my finger — I could never hold his hand). We were able to take him out to strange places — shopping centres, etc. — and he would just hold our hand and act like a normal child. 24.07.11


Alex’s Story – 7 yrs (3) Transitions that had previously been a huge

problem were suddenly no problem at all. We were able to buy him new shoes and get him to wear them. He became less obsessed with activities that he had previously been obsessed with. He continued to progress with this remedy, and we could see a definite improvement after each dose, followed by a general decline just prior to needing his next dose, so we knew it was the remedy that was responsible for the changes. Over time, we needed to change the dose and then changed to other remedies. Each time we changed the dose or changed to a new remedy we had another very obvious huge jump in language, cognition, behaviour, etc. After almost 12 months of homeopathy, Alex has improved to the point that most people would not think that he was autistic. He still has some catching up to do with language and other skills, but would no longer meet the criteria for autism. 24.07.11


Alex’s Story – 7 yrs (4) We now also use homeopathy for first aid — i.e.

for fevers, tummy upsets, ear infections, and other acute illnesses. We have not had to use things like antibiotics, Panadol, Nurofen, etc. since commencing homeopathy.

A Recent Report: Alex is doing fantastically. He had his "first" birthday party last week with a dozen of his "friends". He greeted each of them, read (aloud) their card (to the astonishment of the other parents), said "Wow, thank you very much" when opening their presents, and had a fabulous time. You should have seen his face when everyone was singing "Happy birthday". It was a real milestone for us — we were over the moon. Also, I don't know whether any of the other parents had any idea about Alex's autism, but I doubt it.

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Connor’s Story – 5 yrs (1)

Thank you for giving me my son back. I don't know how to thank you enough. It has been sad watching my beautiful boy, from being perfectly normal and chatty, turn into a child with speech and behaviour problems, a "child with autism". Now after only a few months with homeopathy, (another Sulphur prescription) he is just a normal five-year-old who doesn't walk in circles any more, does make perfect eye contact, even corrects me when I'm too busy to stop and look into his eyes. From a child who was just sitting in a corner, now he has friends who don't want to leave him alone, and he is quite a popular child in kinder.

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Connor’s Story – 5 yrs (2)

From a child who wouldn't even look at me or his sister or dad, now he is saying "Mum I love you" and to his sister "You are amazing" and for Dad now he is looking forward to him coming home after work. His speech is still not 100%, we have a problem with just a few sounds like "f" and "r", which is quite common. Well, I can go on and on with what he can do now! THANK YOU, for everything. We will definitely keep up the homœopathy.

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Secondary Remedies Lycopodium clavatum; Arsenicum album;

Baryta carbonica; Natrum muriaticum; Sepia; Belladonna; Veratrum album; Tarentula hispanica; Medorrhinum; Carcinosin; Stramonium; Lachesis; Silica; Ambra grisea; Tuberculinum bovinum; Anacadium orientale; Hyoscyamus; Calcarea phosphoricum; Rhus toxicodendron; Coffea cruda; Mercurius solubilis; Syphilinum; Pulsatilla pratensis; Bufo rana; Causticum; Dulcamara; China officinalis; Ferrum metallicum; Zincum metallicum.

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Snapshot 1

8-year-old boy: Desiring fish, salt, pepper, chocolate; headaches from sun; fear of thunderstorms; over-responsible with pet; talking in sleep; sleep walking; dislikes being consoled; brooding on unhappy events; wanting to be by self; asthma; hypochondriasis. What was his remedy?

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Answer

Natrum muriaticum

(Nat-m)

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Snapshot 2

10-year-old boy: Fear and anxiety; about many things; fear of food being contaminated, of bath water being toxic; avoiding the presence of others; leg pains at night; sleepless at night; scabs inside nose with thick greenish discharge; patch of eczema under nose. (What was his remedy?)

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Answer

Syphilinum

(Syph.)

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Outcomes of Treatment (1)

Reduced GIT disorders Reduction in allergies and food

intolerances Improved sensory integration Increased receptive and expressive

language Improved eye contact and social

interaction Reduced anxiety, aggression, and

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Outcomes of Treatment (2)

Improved immune function

Increase in cognitive function

Elimination of toxins and heavy metals

Normalisation of developmental milestones (teething, walking, speech)

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The Bradley Family

One family, 4 children, all diagnosed with autism.

Different presentation for each child

Different prescription and course of treatment for each child

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The Bradley Family - a Mother’s Report

When Fran asked me to put down today briefly the children's responses to the homeopathy it has given me time to reflect on the progress each has made.

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Ryan’s Story – 13 yrs (1)

Ryan, for the first time in his 13 years, is now sleeping in his own room. Within two nights of his first remedy he went from walking the halls and distressed to now only needing a kiss goodnight and a reassuring comment that he will fall asleep before me and he turns the light out. Prior to this I would need to go into his room more than 10 times a night. He has been sleeping now on his own for six months.

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Ryan’s Story – 13 yrs (2)

He used to only interact on his terms with his siblings. Now he initiates playing with them and will even play something his sister likes. He was very withdrawn and is now doing a circus class and private African drumming class. He even tries to do funny things to entertain his siblings. I guess it is like it has drawn him out of himself. He still has a way to go but crowds appear to bother him less and he is saying more to me. Prior to homeopathy he would go a whole day barely speaking.

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Felicity’s Story – 11yrsFelicity has gone from being very unbalanced with all day screaming (almost like an animal), hurting herself, eating strange things, difficulty sleeping, very light and sound sensitive and not liking crowds. I was debating taking her for psychological help. Very quickly after the first remedy the all-day-long meltdowns reduced dramatically and her appetite picked up. At one stage I noticed a marked deterioration in her symptoms, but as soon as we increased the remedy potency it improved straight away. She still has a way to go but from where we were at the beginning of the year her good days far outweigh the bad.

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Felicity’s Symptoms – 11 yrs

Intuitive, psychic – aware of and speaking to presences Shrieking Highly imaginative Love of animals Sympathetic Sensitive to all external stimuli Fear of storms, presences, vampires Self-harming – biting, scratching Worms at full moon Food desires: chocolate, frozen things, salt. Averse: meat. (ONE Phosphorus presentation)

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Dylan’s Story – 7 yrs (1)Dylan started as a rather upset, angry, frustrated little boy who chased us with knife when he became frustrated. Afterwards he would be upset and cry for being so sensitive. When his frustration level blew he would get out of control yet I knew the real him was very caring and gentle.

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Dylan’s Story – 7 yrs (2)Once we started the remedy after about half an hour we had a very scary venting episode and an hour of chasing, yet then a sereneness came over him for several days. The glazed look to his eyes was gone. I found that, by giving him the belladonna when I sensed him escalating, it prevented full on meltdowns. After a couple of months his behaviour deteriorated, but we changed the potency and he improved again.

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Dylan’s Story – 7 yrs (3)At present I am juggling a little with the frequency of his dose but compared to when we started the homeopathics he has improved from a boy I thought I would have to medicate to one who is managed well with homeopathics and being aware of his stresses and reducing these. Also, his speech therapist has been amazed by his progress in recent months.

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Darcy’s Story – 4 yrs (1)Darcy has been progressing so markedly since starting the homeopathy. In the beginning he was very, very emotional, would cry a lot, run to his room to hide and was obsessional. His speech was at a very short sentence level but very difficult to understand. He almost appeared to stop after words and be trying to work out what to say but couldn't get his brain to work. He didn’t like cuddling or touch - only on his terms.

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Darcy’s Story – 4 yrs (2)Shortly after starting the remedy his all-day crying ceased. He gradually lost that all-consuming Thomas the Tank obsession. I would now say he is not obsessed with anything - he definitely has some particular interests but not an all-consuming and limiting obsession. He initiates cuddles with me often now in the last few weeks holds my hand when sitting or lying together. And he appears to do it for enjoyment, not the rigid, almost forced acting he did previously.

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Darcy’s Story – 4 yrs (3)He now tolerates (to a degree) children near him, though is yet to play with others at the playground. Speech is fantastic. Huge sentences, some articulation issues and on a bad day very hard to understand but nevertheless a huge step forward. I would have to say on a good day if you didn't know what you were looking for you wouldn't know he was autistic, just a lovely little boy that you might think a little quirky.

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Summary of Treatment (1)

As a whole the homeopathy has allowed the children's anxiety levels to reduce significantly, allowing them to focus on other things such as their homeschooling and developing healthy interests and hobbies. It has also allowed us, for the first time, to go out more socially. Although we are still limited in this area to only things they tolerate, I can see they are gradually increasing their tolerance levels of crowds, etc, and can see this will only increase in the future. 24.07.11


Summary of Treatment (2)

But the biggest thing of all is we now have smiles and laughter and hugs and hand holding, where previously we were a big storm of anxiety and stress on the autism spectrum.

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Improvement Dependent on:

Degree of reversible (neurologic) damage

Antagonistic effects of other interventions

Degree of similitude

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Other Interventions – Management Issues

Introduction of new and artificial symptoms

Palliation or suppression of existing symptoms

Parents: complementary vs alternative perspective

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Other Interventions (1) Biomedicine

Intervention 1: Dietary Modification

Intervention 2: Optimisation of Gastrointestinal Function

Intervention 3: Supplementation and Parmaceuticals

Intervention 4: Detoxification and Chelation

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Intervention 1: Dietary Modification (a)

A) First, irritating chemicals such as artificial additives, flavourings, colourings, and preservatives are removed from the diet, along with highly processed foods of little nutritional value.

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Intervention 1: Dietary Modification (b)

B) The second component of dietary modification is the start of a series of biomedical interventions based on allopathic rationale. Dairy products, with their casein content, and gluten-containing foods such as wheat, oats, rye, barley, and spelt are removed from the diet. This is done to prevent any undigested gluten or casein peptides from entering the bloodstream, on the basis of a hypothesis that many children with autism have increased gastrointestinal permeability (often known by the more colourful name of “leaky gut”) that allows undigested casein and gluten peptides to leak into the bloodstream and then circulate to the brain to produce opiate-like effects, including confusion, vagueness, and disorientation - all common symptoms of autism.

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Intervention 1: Dietary Modification (c)

C) The third dietary modification restricts foods that contain sugars or refined carbohydrates. Potentially harmful bacteria such as streptococcus; some viruses; and yeasts such as Candida are fuelled by sugars in the gut to create a state of gut dysbiosis - an excess of certain naturally occurring microbes or parasites. It is thought within biomedical circles that toxins produced by these microorganisms are absorbed into the bloodstream to again affect the brain, and that the dietary restriction of refined carbohydrates and sugars, including those found in fruit and some vegetables, helps to prevent or control these overgrowths.

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Intervention 1: Dietary Modification (d)

The previous steps are the main dietary modifications of the biomedical approach, but there are several others. Children may also be on a low-phenol, low-oxalate, or low-salicylate diet; the Feingold diet; the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet; or the Specific Carbohydrate diet, to name just a few. 24.07.11


Intervention 2: Optimisation of Gastrointestinal Function In a healthy state, the gut absorbs nutrients

and screens out toxins. If the “leaky gut” hypothesis is correct, it is unable to do either of these two things. The biomedical approach of returning the gut to health involves removing parasites, yeasts, viruses, and toxins and replacing any health-disturbing bacteria with those that are beneficial.

To this end, probiotics are combined with the dietary changes already discussed. Antibiotics and antifungals are used to “eradicate” unwanted colonies of micro-organisms, and supplementation and chelation of heavy metals may be used in at attempt to reduce gut inflammation and promote healing. 24.07.11


Intervention 3: Supplementation and

Medicinals Biomedicine also uses vitamins, minerals,

amino acids, enzymes, hormones, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids - frequently in mega-doses - to treat deficiencies from poor digestion, or to improve immune, metabolic, digestive, and neurological function. Calcium, magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6, methyl B12, melatonin, taurine, dimethylglycine (DMG), pycnogenol, GABA, and fish oil are just some of the more common supplements and medicines prescribed from an extensive and ever-growing list.

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Intervention 4: Detoxification and Chelation

It is claimed that chelation is the only means by which children with autism can be stimulated to excrete retained deposits of mercury, lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals from the body. Children may also be affected by one or more of the persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that now contaminate our environment. These include: polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); aldrin; chlordane; DDT; dieldrin; endrin; heptachlor; and brominated flame retardants. Biomedically, numerous chelating agents and supplements are used to try to relieve any toxic burden these children may carry. They include: dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA); 2,3-Dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid (DMPS); ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA); vitamin C; glutathione; and alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), along with several others.24.07.11


Snapshot 3 4-year-old girl: Severe, hard

constipation for 3 1/2 years; dark bluish circles, like rings, on cheeks; acrobatic: climbing, swinging, jumping, constantly moving; desiring chocolate; dislike for meat, spices; loves to dance to music; fascinated with the colour red; violent tantrums, throws things. (What was her remedy?)24.07.11


Answer

Tarentula hispanica

(Tarent.)

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Snapshot 4 13-year-old girl: Frequent

asthma; smelly feet; desiring chocolate, meat, salt; fear of thunderstorms; unusually artistic and creative; responsible and conscientious within limits of awareness; love of being outside in the elements and with nature; love of animals; adoring the beach; brown pigmented spots on skin. (What was her remedy?)

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Answer

Carcinosin

(Carc.)

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Harmful and Aggravating Effects

of Biomedical Interventions It is important to realize that though

the “bio” of biomedicine may sound green, clean, and natural, the “medicine” remains deeply allopathic. Most of the treatments depend, for their effect, on biochemical palliation or suppression of symptoms, neither of which will remove the totality of the child’s symptoms. The treatments can also produce harmful or aggravating side effects. The following are four of many such problems.

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Problem 1: Yeast overgrowth

An overgrowth of yeast in the gut is the expected side-effect of the chelating agents, antivirals, and antibiotics. The results can include unbearable itching of the skin and muscles; skin rashes; ear infections; hyperactivity; “stims”; agitation; aggression; abdominal bloating; flatulence; and diarrhoea. Behavioural and cognitive regression can also occur, and the child’s autism may even deepen.

To forestall or treat these symptoms, anti-yeast and anti-fungal medications, such as Diflucan (fluconazole), Sporanox (itraconazole), and nystatin may be prescribed; a yeast- and sugar-free diet that “starves” the yeast implemented; or probiotics introduced to “crowd” the yeast out. This layering effect, designed to treat the original iatrogenesis, may or may not be effective but can in turn produce its own problems, including liver and kidney damage. There is also a high risk of the yeast returning in a resistant form upon cessation of treatment.

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Problem 2: Candida “die-off”

At the other end of the scale, a “die-off” effect, known as the Herxheimer reaction frequently occurs as the yeast is starved or poisoned by prescribed supplements, dietary restrictions, or anti-fungals. When this occurs, toxins released by the dying yeast produce a range of symptoms, including hyperactivity; stims; fatigue; brain fog; fever; nausea; gas; bloating; diarrhoea or constipation; abdominal pain; itching; and muscle or joint soreness. Symptoms usually start seven to 12 days after the commencement of treatment. Rather than acknowledging it as the toxic event it really is, die-off is usually presented to parents as an innocuous “detoxing” process. This ignores the fact that the child’s total toxin load is obviously increased rather than reduced during this event and that there is no evidence of increased excretion of existing toxins either during or following the symptoms. Biomedicine will use supplements such as molybdenum, and treatments such as pantethine, activated charcoal, and peppermint oil to try to palliate die-off symptoms.

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Problem 3: Chelation Side-Effects (a)

Children with autism often have high levels of heavy metals such as mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, copper, nickel, antimony, and aluminium within their system. These metals have all been implicated in causing either neurological damage or gut inflammation. Of them all, mercury has attracted the most attention in biomedical circles. The symptoms of mercury poisoning can be similar to those of autism, and the opportunities for exposure, either in utero or during infancy, are numerous.

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Problem 3: Chelation Side-Effects (b)

Biomedicine uses a range of supplements and chelating agents to loosen and extract heavy metals, including mercury, from the body, but if toxic side effects are to be avoided, chelation has to be carefully managed. Reversible bone-marrow suppression and elevated liver enzymes, indicating liver damage, have been noted in about 1% of cases. Severe allergic reactions, though rare, have also occurred. Of potentially greater concern is the risk of redistributing sequestered mercury throughout the body, especially to the brain, during chelation. Once there, it is difficult if not impossible to remove. Sections of the biomedical community claim that the chelating agent ALA, being fat-soluble, can cross the blood-brain barrier to extract mercury; but so far, there is limited research in this area. Mercury redistribution to the brain during chelation may also account in part for the regression some children experience on biomedical treatments.24.07.11


Problem 3: Chelation Side-Effects (c)

The less serious side effects of chelation involve bacterial or yeast disturbances (already discussed) and the depletion of essential minerals, such as zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum, and magnesium. Chelation removes the essential along with the harmful minerals, so careful monitoring and supplementation are vital. Rashes; gastrointestinal disturbances such as reflux, heartburn and diarrhoea; and an increase in autistic and oppositional behaviours are also commonly reported side-effects. The biomedical approach to these problems is not to avoid creating them but to treat them - with additional supplements and medications. Some on the biomedical forums are expressing concern that the development of neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis later in life by those who have had chelation may in fact be linked to redistribution of metals or to other damage induced by that earlier chelation. It is important to note that, at this point, long-term studies on the safety of chelation have not been done.

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Problem 4: Nutritional Imbalances, Deficiencies, and

Intolerances (a) Dietary restrictions, though amongst the least

harmful of all the biomedical approaches, can produce their own nutritional deficiencies. They can also create the very thing they are intended to relieve. When the consumption of “safe” foods is increased to replace those to which the child is intolerant, overexposure can create new sensitivities to the replacement foods and result in further restrictions. At the same time, total withdrawal of some foods can lead to new reactions upon their reintroduction, as the body, having lost the need to digest these foods, will have ceased production of the necessary digestive enzymes. Some children become intolerant of so many foods that parents resort to using hypoallergenic amino-acid-based “milk” formulas such as Neocate either as a supplementary food source or, in extreme cases, as a total food replacement in order to forestall deficiency or starvation.

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Problem 4: Nutritional Imbalances, Deficiencies, and

Intolerances (b) Biomedical treatments can also create

nutritional havoc. The leaching of vital minerals by chelation has already been mentioned. Imbalances from megadoses of supplements can distort the body’s biochemistry. Deficiencies arising from dietary restrictions can also occur. For example, excessive supplementation with zinc, either during chelation or for low zinc levels, will inhibit copper absorption. Copper deficiency then results in anæmia.This phenomenon has been observed several times in biomedical children under my homeopathic care.

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Homœopathic Perspective on Biomedical Problems Dietary Modifications: Homeopathy stimulates gut healing

more quickly, shorter duration of food sensitivities, no production of further intolerances

Supplementation: Homeopathy does not leach, block absorption, or create imbalances but normalises the child’s nutrient absorption and metabolism

Yeast Overgrowth: Homeopathy rapidly and calmly manages yeast overgrowths (including Candida) if the remedy is individualised to the sufferer’s symptoms rather than given as a routine human symbiode.

Chelation: With homeopathy, symptoms attributed to heavy-metal toxicity improve within hours of administration of the homeopathic remedy even though ‘chelation’ can not have taken place this rapidly – instead, it appears to normalise metabolic pathways. Finally, homeopathy does not produce the damaging side-effects common in chelation, either by “loosening” metals or as a direct result of the remedy itself.

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Snapshot 5

4-year-old girl: Head-banging; biting others; fear of water; excessive thirst for water; fear of the dark: must have company; night terrors; loving to sing; loving to dance; eyes sensitive to light; right-sided haemangioma; eczema; Jeckyl and Hyde personality. (What was her remedy?)

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Answer

Belladonna

(Bell.)

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Snapshot 6

6-year-old girl: Frequent colds with yellow-green discharge; obsession by toy animals and animals in books but fear of real ones; frequent and public masturbation; laughter when others are upset; constantly licking lips. (What was her remedy?)

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Answer

Bufo rana

(Bufo.)

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Other Interventions (2) Orthodox Pharmaceuticals

Neuroleptics that sedate and produce breast growth and obesity

Antidepressants with side-effects of agitation and entrenched behavioural changes

Stimulant medications with life-threatening side-effects or strokes and coronary events

This interventions have been shown to be least effective and the most dangerous of all the medicinal and supplemental treatments, as the data compiled by the Autism Research Institute reveal.

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Other Interventions (3) Behavioural Therapies

Applied Behavioural Analysis (A.B.A.): Children are drilled to modify their behaviour and to respond appropriately to the different social cues or contexts of their surroundings.

Aversive Therapy: such as mildly painful electric shocks. Homeopathic in nature?

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Other Interventions (4) Neurosensory Approach For Sensory-processing disorders, often known as

sensory integration dysfunction (SID) or sensory processing disorder (SPD. Treatment methods involve:

• Sensorial integration• Patterning• Auditory training• Facilitated communication• Daily life therapy• Irlen approach; prism lenses designed to

improve visual-processing difficulties• Auditory Integration Training (AIT) also fall into

this category.

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Other Interventions (5) Miscellaneous

Cranio-sacral Chiropractic Osteopathy Weighted item Hyperbaric chamber treatment Kinesiology Animal and music therapies.

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Other Interventions – Management Issues

Introduction of new and artificial symptoms

Palliation or suppression of existing symptoms

Parents: complementary vs alternative perspective

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Snapshot 7 3-year-old boy: Asthma that

improves on holidays by the sea; love for ice and oranges; comforting himself by getting in knee-chest position, going to sleep in same position; banging head on floor; violent tantrums; frequent redness around anus “like a traffic light”; refuses to walk on grass in bare feet. (What was his remedy?) 24.07.11


Answer

Medorrhinum

(Med.)

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Snapshot 8

5-year-old boy: Irritability; dislike of affection or being touched; dislike of comfort; lack of energy; splotches of pigmentation on abdomen; upset when people laugh because thinks it is at him; cracked eczema on back of hands and knuckles; frequent crying for no reason. (What was his remedy?)

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Answer

Sepia

(Sep.)

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Easy to Do You have just worked your way

through 8 snapshot cases where most would have identified the needed remedy without a materia medica, repertory or the need for ‘intuitive’ prescribing. Well done!

When the case is well-taken and understood, the prescription is easy!

Basic homeopathy – better results!

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Zane’s Story – 5 yrs (1)

When we started treatment Zane was under the care of a biomedical GP by the name of …………….. He was on a concoction of approximately 15 different supplements, probiotics, etc, to control his autistic symptoms and to help him overcome a condition called leaky gut. Zane was on a special diet called the Specific Carbohydrate Diet and was seeing a speech therapist and OT.

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Zane’s Story – 5 yrs (2)Zanes symptoms predominantly were: Delayed speech and poor expressive

language – approximately *1 ¾ years behind ( *parents observation)

Horrendous anxiety Chronic irritability Pale, sickly complexion Poor balance and awareness of himself in

space Acute bouts of aggression towards sibling at

least 5 times per day

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Zane’s Story – 5 yrs (3) Difficulty communicating his needs and his

feelings leading to laborious meltdowns in which he would get lost for a period of up to 45 minutes many times a day

Self restricted diet issues (these were however already being addressed with his special diet and he had started to improve)

Spent hours self stimulating ( stimming), moving his hands in front of his eyes and peering from side to side at different objects

Poor fine motor skills

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Zane’s Story – 5 yrs (4) The first few months of homeopathy were very

difficult. Zane had a wide range of symptoms beyond those mentioned above and he seemed to be very inconsistent. It took a few remedies to get to the one that worked, however when we finally found a match with Belladonna I remember thinking (and hearing from everyone else) that it was like a miracle. My anxious, riddled with confusion little boy became clearer, more focused, happy, calm and able to begin the process of starting to soak up knowledge and progress forward to start his catch up phase. Not even a year on, we have had our definite ups and downs ( Zane tends to be a child who will do massive nose dives, including the return of old symptoms and some new symptoms, then once we find another potency or remedy, will take 10 leaps forward ), Zanes symptoms are as follows:24.07.11


Zane’s Story – 5 yrs (5) Delays in speech and expressive language, however

more like *¾ year behind(* parents observation) and expressive language improved dramatically. Zane tries very hard and takes a little while to get the words out, however is now able to express himself very well

Minimal anxiety – this symptom is used as a guide to when he requires a dose of his remedy

Rosy complexion most of the time – occasional paleness – still grappling with gut issues as not on completely natural diet (now just gluten and dairy free) or bio meds anymore

Gross and fine motor skills have improved – still needs work but making massive gains in progress

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Zane’s Story - 5 yrs (6) Good understanding of peoples feelings and his own,

and expresses them to the best of his ability Diet improving marginally Minimal stimming behaviour Fine motor skills are improving Zane has always been very sensitive towards

sunlight, having days of horrendous behaviour after a day in the sun, however now he tends to get over it after only a day.

Overall, Homeopathy is miraculous when it works. It is hard at times when a remedy stops working and it can sometimes be difficult to find the next. At those times however I never give up as I know what homeopathy can do, and I believe that it will be responsible for my son fulfilling 100% of his potential, and hopefully losing his label of Autism.

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Treatment of Vaccine Damage

Three approaches

1. Isopathic

2. Nosodes

3. Similia

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Vaccine Damage – Isopathy (1)

Use of potentised vaccines is called isopathy, or tautopathy

Sometimes invaluable for symptoms arising at the time of vaccination

Variable results when given weeks or years later – some do well, some don’t

Can be given as a kit for parents to use at their own pace or can be used as a normal remedy

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Unless there is a constitutional relationship, only deals with symptoms introduced by the vaccine, not the underlying susceptibility

May be used if vaccines are acting as an ‘obstacle to cure’ – though the obstacle is more likely to be from a poorly taken or understood case and resultant poor prescribing.

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NB – Tautopathy should NOT be used for prophylaxis (unless no other option)

Be aware that we are potentising proprietary, patented medicines and the issues that may create

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Isopathic Treatment – Case 1

4-year-old boy with regressive autism – speech lost following MMR vaccine at 18 months. Given the potentised MMR vaccine and within 2 weeks was speaking 7-word sentences. Other vaccine-introduced issues of reflux, damaged gut and food intolerances remained.

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8-year-old boy who developed meningititis at 3 years of age within 24 hours of being given the meningococcal vaccine. Now severely mentally retarded. Symptoms: constant loud grunting noises; sudden rages; biting objects and others; restlessness. Prescribed potentised meningococcal vaccine. Within 1 week mother reported a 10% improvement – he was having some periods of not grunting and was a little less volatile. Repetition of the potentised vaccine gave no further improvement. At this point, Belladonna - the indicated remedy from the beginning - was prescribed. Within 2 weeks, his mother reported that there was a 90% improvement.24.07.11



4-year-old girl with high functioning autism. Two days after being given the chickenpox vaccine at 2 ½ years of age, a severe rash appeared on her legs. She vomited and had a fever of 39C. The rash appeared as red spots which began to increase in size and then started to merge together. The rash was crusty, oozing and scaly. The doctors at the hospital diagnosed it has hives and also took photos of it as it was so unusual. The rash spread upwards towards her face. Her legs also took on a blue discoloration. The severe rash lasted three months then disappeared for six days only to return again for another two months. This time it was less severe and more generalised. Over the period of the rash she also started losing her speech and appetite. The potentised varicella vaccine was given with no improvement at all. She is now in the early stages of homeopathic treatment. 24.07.11


Vaccine Damage – Nosodes

Damage may also respond to the nosodes of the diseases vaccinated against

Mode of action - ? Deals with introduced viruses and bacteria / ? Addresses underlying miasms

Can be done as part of treatment or parents can be provided with a kit

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Vaccine Damage – Similia

Preferred treatment option – seen as the true way of healing

Addresses both the symptoms introduced by the vaccine, the underlying susceptibility that led to the damage, and any co-existing chronic disease

Wide-spread and deep improvements should be noted

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Vaccine Damage – Recommendations

Unless the vaccine damage has been recent, commence first with standard homeopathic treatment.

Nothing will be lost if ultimately if parents wish to try all 3 approaches for their child as long as the child is dosed according to sensitivity and response and parents are aware that the first 2 are only ‘try and see’ approaches

If money is an issue, strongly encourage the standard homeopathic option as this gives the best overall result for the child

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Treatment Tips

Know your common and uncommon symptoms

Have an understanding of biomedical treatments and their implications

Sixth edition principles

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Problem Areas in Treatment and Management

Incomplete cases Routine dosing All aggravations seen as positive

phenomena The use of ‘specifics’ – i.e. Carcinosin,

Hydrogen, Helium. Complexes Multiple remedies Insufficient contact between patient and

practitioner Not trusting the homoeopathic process Isopathy only

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Best Practice

Single remedy

Minimum dose

Dilute and succuss

Interpret responses

Don’t mix modalities

Be available

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Why Dilute and Succuss?

Able to adjust remedy to the child’s sensitivity

More frequent repetition speeds up the rate of cure

All sensitivities can be treated rapidly, gently, permanently

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Responses: Interpretation and Management

Healing response

Similar aggravation

Dissimiliar aggravation

Return of old symptoms

Accessory symptoms

Discharge

No response at all

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Case Management

Potency selection: High? Low? Centesimal? Fifty Millesimal? Fibonacci?

Test dose Adjust dose for sensitivity Be available between appointments Teach parents how and when to dose –

encourage independence Each appointment: Go through previous

symptoms Ask four things: What’s better? What’s worse?

What’s the same? What’s new? Check: frequency, intensity, duration

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Take Care and Think!

Isopathy - heavy metals and toxins (mercury, copper, arsenic, lead, etc)

Sequential therapy

CEASE therapy (sequential isopathy)

Complexes

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Finally, DO GOOD

HOMEOPATHY! Aphorism 3 Know what is to be cured in the disease

Know what your medicines can cure Know how to adapt your curative medicine

to the disease• Correct selection• Correct preparation• Correct dose• Correct repetitions

Recognise and remove obstacles to cure

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Websites

For more information on homeopathy and the homeopathic treatment of autism, visit

www.fransheffieldhomeopathy.com

www.homeopathyplus.com.au

www.homeopathy4autism.com

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http://www.fransheffieldhomeopathy.com/

http://www.fransheffieldhomeopathy.com/

http://www.homeopathyplus.com.au/

http://www.homeopathy4autism.com/


The End

Thank you!

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