| In part 2 of "Autism - Watching Your Child Slip Away" | | | | developing normally, or always appearing delayed. |
| we explored a typical time frame of 12 to 15 months | | | | There are a wide variety of scenarios, but with |
| for a child showing patterns of regression into autism. | | | | respect to the regressive pattern (which makes up |
| The use of biomedical treatments for autism could be | | | | approximately 70 to 80 percent of the kids in my |
| extremely beneficial at this stage. Now we continue | | | | practice) the general pattern is the same - normal |
| with the 15 months stage and beyond and the final | | | | development, good socialization skills appropriate for |
| autism regression that is commonly experienced by | | | | their age, language development on target and then - |
| families. | | | | BANG!! |
| - More ear infections go unresolved by antibiotics. | | | | Something happens. |
| - The parents are told that most kids go through a | | | | What was gained is lost. What never developed is |
| transition period in their toddler years, and that boys will | | | | never seen. The typical child regresses into a world of |
| many times have delays in language. | | | | isolation. Unfortunately, most parents do not find out |
| - This cycle continues until it is evident that child is not | | | | about biomedical treatments for autism early on as |
| developing cognitively, but instead is losing ground | | | | well. If they could, the implementation of biomedical |
| compared to other children their age with respect to | | | | treatments for autism such as the gluten and |
| speech, socialization, etc. | | | | casein-free diet, supplement therapy and more could |
| - The child is eventually diagnosed with | | | | possibly help to prevent their child's regression. |
| autism-spectrum disorder and provided various | | | | I have seen this pattern over and over for years now. |
| services to help with education, speech and behavioral | | | | Many biomedical physicians such as myself can |
| therapies. One program that ALL parents should be | | | | predict, based on a brief history of the child, what are |
| aware of (but unfortunately are not) is biomedical | | | | likely the contributing factors to the child's underlying |
| treatment for autism. | | | | health issues. As an example, I have seen kids regress |
| - No significant medical therapies are investigated or | | | | into autism days after a series of vaccines - one in |
| implemented, except for basic genetic screening for | | | | particular is the combined Measles, Mumps, and Rubella |
| Fragile X or cursory blood work. | | | | (MMR), which in my opinion is a significant culprit in |
| - Parents' concerns regarding the child's health, | | | | regressive autism - not the only culprit, but a major |
| diarrhea, vaccines, etc. are disregarded. | | | | one. If a child can be assessed early on, and begin the |
| I realize this may seem like a simplistic outline of a | | | | process of receiving biomedical treatments for autism |
| child's regression into autism. Some children regress | | | | many children can recover quickly, or never fully |
| much more quickly even before their first birthday. | | | | regress. This will not happen 100% all the time, but the |
| Some never develop language or only partially lose it. | | | | biomedical treatments for autism that are available can |
| Some parents describe their children as never | | | | make a huge difference in early intervention. |