Anti-mitochondrial Antibodies in Autism – A Marker for Treatment?

Recent focus on new treatments for Autistic Spectrum disorders have zeroed in heavily on the immune component of this disease. Physicians around the world are becoming more and more convinced that Autism may be triggered by some autoimmune process leading to damage of the body’s own neurological system. Quite a few studies have pointed to […]

Pediatric Use of Antipsychotics Linked to Metabolic and Cardiovascular Events

Over the last 10 years we have seen a huge increase in the use of antipsychotic medication for our children, despite adequate safety studies (if your autistic child is on any antipsychotic drug other than Risperdal, they are being used off-label and not approved). Many physicians are blindly prescribing these medications without proper training or even monitoring the child for side effects.

Landmark Study Gives More Evidence to the Mercury Autism Connection

A new study, “Biomarkers of Environmental Toxicity and Susceptibility in Autism” in the peer-reviewed Journal of the Neurological Sciences, confirms a causal link between sub acute mercury poisoning in children and their autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. The autism community reported that this study presents, “…some compelling evidence…consistent with the author’s theory that mercury exposure plays a role in autism.” This paper presents the first prospective, blinded cohort study to examine children diagnosed with an ASD using: urinary porphyrin profile analysis (UPPA) to assess the body-burden and physiological effects of their mercury, glutathione analysis to assess susceptibility to mercury poisoning, and Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) scores to measure ASD severity.

These evaluations established:

1. Non-chelated patients diagnosed with an ASD had UPPA profiles indicative of mercury poisoning that strongly correlated with ASD severity, measured using CARS scores.
2. Glutathione (a key biochemical in the body’s mercury detoxification pathway) was significantly lower in patients diagnosed with an ASD in comparison with its level in neurotypical controls.
3. Increasing mercury-poisoning severity, as indicated by the UPPA results, was associated with lower glutathione levels among the patients diagnosed with an ASD.

Based upon these findings, the researchers concluded,

The Secretin Story- Still an Effective Treatment for Autism?

Secretin was one of the first “magic bullets” touted for autism. It is a hormone that stimulates the pancreas to release its digestive enzymes, particularly sodium bicarbonate which neutralizes the stomach’s acid. It was initially tested on a three year old autistic child, who had phenomenal results.

Parents Blamed for Measles Outbreaks Due to Fear of Autism

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that from January to July of this year 131 cases of Measles were reported from 15 states. This is the highest number of Measles in the Unites States since 1996 and public health officials are blaming the growing number of parents who refuse to vaccinate their children due to the association of Measles with Autism.

EEG Assessment and Treatment For Autistic Spectrum Disorders

As the Medical Director for Healing Solutions, I am always on the lookout for new treatments and therapies that I can employ to help our patients. In particularly, over the last 5 years has kept my attention, but I’ve been hesitant to fully endorse.

ANOTHER Study Links Thimerosal Exposure to Increasing Risk of Autism

Another recent study, this time published in Neurendocrinology Letters, has given more fuel to the movement that the vaccine preservative Thimerosal contributed to the rising incidence of autism.

Study Shows Mother’s of Autistic Children Has Similar Biochemical Patterns

A recent study from Dr. Jill James found significant similarities in biomedical markers commonly found in autistic children compared to their mothers, suggesting a consistent underlying genetic susceptibility.

CDC Data Points To Vaccine-Autism Link

A newly published study in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences, the official journal of the World Federation of Neurology, links mercury from the Thimerosal in vaccines with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Former NIH Director Says Research Vaccine-Autism Link; CBS News Exclusive

Jordan King was a typical baby. His parents called him vocal and vivacious. Then just before age 2, after a large battery of vaccinations, he simply withdrew from the world.

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