Summary

Summary of Biomedical Treatments for Autism, by James B. Adams, Ph.D.

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Summary

Autism is a very complex disorder, and we do not fully understand it. However, there are many biomedical abnormalities that have been identified, and most can be treated to some degree. By following the testing and treatments outlined above, many children will improve to some degree, and some will improve dramatically. Sometimes one treatment shows great benefit, but it is more common that each treatment helps a small amount. However, the cumulative effect of multiple treatments can be substantial. Younger children are the ones most likely to benefit, especially those who had a period of normal development followed by regression, but older children and adults can often benefit from the same treatments outlined here.

Much more research is needed to improve on these treatments and to determine who is most likely to improve, and to discover new treatments.

For more information, I encourage you to attend Defeat Autism Now! Conferences (www.autismwebsite.com) and read “Autism: Effective Biomedical Treatments” by Jon Pangborn, Ph.D., and Sidney Baker, MD, published by the Autism Research Institute, and “Children with Starving Brains,” by Jaquelyn McCandless, MD. Those books will provide more detail on the treatments summarized in this document.

To read case studies of children who have greatly improved from biomedical approaches, see “Recovering Autistic Children” by Stephen Edelson, Ph.D., and Bernard Rimland, Ph.D.

Good luck in your journey.
James B. Adams
http://autism.asu.edu

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