Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is a psychoneuroimmunological collection of symptoms such as social and communication challenges, sensory processing difficulties, perseverative behaviors and restricted interests. Because its rate is increasing exponentially, it cannot be caused by genetics alone. In these articles, we invite you to explore potential root causes such as food sensitivities, microbiome imbalances, autoimmune encephalitis, toxicity, retained reflexes, underlying chronic infections and more.
Autism Spectrum Disorder Articles
Is the Autism Rate 1 in 31? Or Higher?
In an April 10, 2025 press conference, HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr. provided an update to the CDC’s autism rate of 1 in 36 children. According to the CDC, autism now affects 1 in 31 children in the United States ... Read More
What Is Causing the Autism Epidemic?
During an April 10, 2025 Presidential Cabinet meeting, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. indicated that “By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic.” “And we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures,” Kennedy asserted ... Read More
Is Stem Cell Therapy Appropriate for Autism?
Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Therapies Regenerative medicine is a class of medicine geared toward restoring tissue or organs that may have been damaged. “Cellular therapy” is a broad term that refers to treatments that involve the use, modification, or support ... Read More
Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism
Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism Autism is a subjective diagnostic label that covers a cluster of symptoms or stereotypical behaviors. While conventional medicine often describes autism as a predominately genetic condition that results in a set of ... Read More
How Wireless Devices Might Lead to Autism Symptoms
Wireless devices may contribute to autism symptoms by interrupting normal neuronal signaling and causing an influx of calcium into the brain. Devices such as mobile phones, Wi-Fi routers, baby monitors, ultrasounds, and other wireless communication devices emit electromagnetic radiation fields ... Read More
Platelet Therapies for Autism, PANS/PANDAS and Autoimmune Conditions
Two of the most difficult medical conditions for children and adults of any age are chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation. The body seems to get “stuck”, spinning its inflammatory wheels in a toxic situation, which leads to an imbalance or ... Read More
How Are Communication and Motor Skills Related?
Communication and motor skills might seem like different developmental areas, but they are actually deeply intertwined. In fact, motor skills can have a profound impact on communication, especially for children with developmental challenges such as autism, dyspraxia, apraxia and childhood ... Read More
Fats for Whole-Body Apraxia and Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Whole-Body Apraxia and Speech-Related Apraxia As parents, we anticipate that our children will meet all their developmental milestones without any significant challenges. For instance, simple daily tasks and normal everyday intentional motor planning movements we may take for granted as ... Read More
Autism Spectrum Disorder Stories
Patrick and Charlie: Healing from Autism with a Low Free-Glutamate Diet
I am a mom of two boys with developmental delays. In 2009, at age three and a half, Patrick was diagnosed by a developmental pediatrician with Autism Spectrum Disorder. At that time, he had below-average language skills, struggled to play ... Read More
Noah: Iatrogenic Autism
Noah’s Journey Noah, just turned 10. He was diagnosed with iatrogenic autism when he was 17 months. His syndrome of symptoms included: autistic enteritis, autistic colitis and gut dysbiosis that resulted in up to 20 diarrhea filled diapers a day ... Read More
Ben: Pervasive Development Disorder (Autism)
At a three-year-old well visit, Ben’s pediatrician diagnosed him with Pervasive Development Disorder, an autism spectrum disorder. His mother was told, “You have to find a way to wrap your head around this. A kid like him, if we are ... Read More
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