Children Health - Can Autism Be Cured?

							                   Children Health – Autism
                     Can Autism Be Cured ?




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Autism- Definition and Causes of Autism

I. Definition
Autism is one most common form of brain development disorder
and one in 166 child is diagnosed with some forms of autism.
Children who are diagnosed with autism tend to have weak
immune system and auto immune problems. Autism is defined as
medical condition in which a child has some of the following
impairments
a) Speech
b) Social and communication skills
c) Limited interest
d) Repetitive behaviour

II. Causes of Autism
1. Antibiotic
The conventional medicine tends to prescribe the mild form of anti
biotic for infant and young children, if they are diagnoses with
infection or inflammation. The side effect of medication, if
overdoses or over uses increase the risk of nutrient deficiency, as
resulting of good bacteria being destroyed, causing imbalance of
micro bacteria in the digestive system. Also virus tends to produce
resistance to antibiotic, leading to weakened immune system in
defend our children's body against other invaders.

2. Vaccination
While organic forms of mercury are more easily absorbed when
ingested and some forms of mercury are eliminated from the body
very slowly. Methyl Mercury in thimerosal is 50 times more toxic
than its organic form. if the child can not remove it through natural
secretion, it may be accumulated in the central nervous cell,
leading to poisoning and damaging the nervous cells.

3. Environment toxins
There are over 5000 man made chemicals in our environment and
most of them are considered very toxins to us. The immune system
of our children and infant is not strong as we are, if they are
unintentional exposed to highly toxic materials, they may not be
able to secret them, causing toxins accumulation in the liver and
brain cells, leading to poisoning.

4. Infectious diseases
There are many types of infectious diseases which can be
transmitted easily to infants and children, because of imperfection
of their immune system such as meningitis, causing inflammation
to the central nervous system that damages the brain cells of the
infants and children.

5. Food allergic reaction
For what ever reason, certain food chemical compounds which are
well tolerated by most of the children, can cause central nervous
system inflammation. While the inflammation caused by food
allergy can easily treat, but most parents or conventional doctors
have made a mistake by not detecting them early, leading to
psychological effect of development disorder.

6. Biochemical Abnormality
Some infants was born with low in sulfur amino acid which are
important for liver detoxification, causing weakened liver function
in eliminating the toxins in the foods, air and drinks, leading to
poison entering the blood stream and accumulating in brain,
causing psychological problems.

7. Hypothyroidism
Sub clinical hypothyroidism is a type of thyroid disease which can
not be detected by conventional blood test, it is often found to
associate with symptoms of low temperature, accompanied by cold
feet and hands, pale complexion, late teething, difficulty with
focusing in school, mood swings and developmental delays or
mental retardation, causing weakened immune system and nutrient
deficiency, leading to autism.



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                          What to Avoids
     Children diagnosed with autism with impairments of speech,
social and communication skill, limited interest, repetitive
behaviour, etc. depending to severity of the symptoms may exhibit
low tolerance or allergies to certain foods or chemicals, such as
gluten and casein, impairment of digestion system such as yeast
over growth in the intestine tract, weakened immune system such
as decreased resistance to infection, respiratory and ear infection. It
is important for parent and the benefits of the child avoided intake
of food that promote the brain allergic reaction, the immune
dysfunction, liver function in detoxification, etc. In this article, we
will discuss what to avoid for children with autism.
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1. Artificial ingredients
Since most children with autism have poor digestive system and
weakened immune system, intake of artificial ingredients will
cause toxin accumulated in the body, leading to abnormality of
liver function in toxins elimination, resulting in increasing the
severity of the symptoms.
a) Artificial colors
Food color is any substance added in to the food to preserve its
favors or to simulate a natural state of the foods with an aim to
make customers to buy them. Although, they have been tested by
the government food body to ensure its safety, but unfortunately, it
has interfered the neurological processes, such as the behavior,
personality and learning ability of children with or without autism
if taken in high dose.
It is said that some artificial ingredient such as FD & C Red No. 2
dye have shown to promote cancerous growth. Researcher found
that removing the artificial colors from the autistic children diet;
improve in attention deficit and hyperactivity behaviors
dramatically.

b) Artificial flavors
Artificial flavors are any synthesized chemical added to
manufactured foods to change or make its taste better such as
banana - isoamyl acetate; cinnamon - ethyl cinnamate; orange -
octyl acetate and pineapple - methyl butyrate; pear. It causes
nervous tension including mental concentration, behavior, lost of
energy and weakened immune response.
It is said that long-term usage can increase your risk of cancer,
cardiovascular disease and other degenerative conditions to
children's central nervous system.

c) Artificial preservatives
Artificial preservatives are a group of chemical substances, such as
BHT, nitrates, sulfites, sulfur dioxide, BHA, etc. added to food,
sprayed on the outside of food, or added to certain medications
with the purpose of preventing food from spoiling or discoloring. It
causes allergic reactions in children, resulting in skin rashes or
facial swelling and worsening asthma.

d) Artificial Addictive
Artificial addictive is defined as substances, adding to foods from
the manufacture with the purpose of preservation, coloring, texture
and flavor. Studies found that artificial additive can causes several
types of cancer and tumor. Many of them have negative impacts in
children with autism.
i) Olestra
Olestra is a fat substitute used in crackers and potato chips. It is
type of additive can not be absorbed by the digestive system,
leading to diarrhea, loose stools, abdominal cramps.
ii) Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
MSG is used as a flavor enhancer in many cooking and
preservative foods. It is said that MSG can cause sensitive neurons
to die. leading to headache, nausea or vomiting.

e) Artificial sweeteners
Artificial sweeteners is a synthesis sugar substituted substance. It
has been used increasingly in replacing natural sugar in a wide
range of products traditionally containing sugar. Studies found that
artificial sweetener may increase risk of bladder and brain cancers.
i) Sucralose
It is 600 times as sweet as sugar and has been used in beverages,
frozen desserts, chewing gum, baked goods, etc. and belongs to a
class of chemicals called organochlorides. Some of them are
considered toxic to our health.
ii) Lead acetate
It is an artificial sugar substitute made from lead, it causes lead
accumulated in the body, leading to nervous symptoms.
iii) Aspartame
It is 200 times as sweet as sugar and can be used as a tabletop
sweetener,frozen desserts, gelatins, etc. Researchers found that
aspartame may increase the risk of brain damage and cancer.

2. Yeast extract
It is also known as processed yeast products and has been used as
food additives or flavourings under the name of monosodium
glutamate (MSG). It contains glutamic acid which is classified as
exitotoxins, and can cause brain damage in some studies.

3. Trans fat
As we mentioned in many previous article, trans fat is the
hydrogenated oil found in many commercial mayonnaise,
margarine, and peanut butter etc. and can cause cholesterol
building up in the arteries, leading to less blood circulation to the
central nervous system, thus increasing the severity of the
symptoms of autism and heart diseases and stroke. Some studies
also found that trans fat causes brain, adrenal gland and thyroid
tumors and cancers in some animal studies.

4. Gluten and casein
a) Gluten
Gluten and gluten-like proteins are found in wheat and other grains,
including oats, rye, barley, bulgar, durum, etc. and extracted from
flour by washing out the starch. It also has been used as artificial
additive as a stabilizing agent in some foods. Intake of gluten may
causes autoimmune disorder of the small intestine and symptoms
of gastrointestinal disorder including chronic diarrhoea, failure to
thrive and fatigue.

b) Casein
Casein is a protein found in milk and foods containing milk, such
as cheese, butter, yogurt, etc. Studies found besides promoting
cancer, it also increases the risk of bad cholesterol building up in
the arteries, leading to heart diseases and stroke. Casein after
intake can also be broken down to casomorphins, an chemical
agent which is known to interfere with the function of
neurotransmitter in transmitting information and decrease the
immune response to foreign bacteria and virus invasion.

5. Non organic foods
Non organic foods may contain
i) Pesticides & Herbicides
Pesticides & Herbicides is highly toxic. Because of their value of
increasing the production of foods and prevent insect eating aways
the profits of the growers, it have been widely uses in non organic
farming. Intake of non organic foods may weakened the immune
system as well as interfering the liver function in toxic elimination,
leading to central nervous tension and exhibiting the symptoms of
autism.
ii) Contaminated Sewage Sludge
The increasing uses of contaminated sewage sludge containing
human waste, industrial waste and toxic chemicals as a fertilizer,
causes crop contamination, leading to major chronic health
problem, including increasing the severity of the nervous
symptoms for children with autism.
iii) Hormones & Antibiotics
Animal fed with fed antibiotics, hormones, ground up remains of
other animals causes hormone imbalance in our body, leading
central nervous disorder, increasing the risk of irregular cell
growth, and damaging the balance of beneficial bacteria in the
intestines.
6. Refine products
Refined products with little fiber release sugar in the blood stream
quickly, causing the responses of pancreas to produce high level of
insulin to neutralize it in a short period of time, that interferes with
the normal function of central nervous system in controlling the
concentration, focus and behaviour for children with autism.

7. Foods promote immune allergic reaction
Since most children with autism have a weakened immune system,
eating food promote the immune allergic reaction may cause
immune system to attacks a normally harmless substance and
interfere to the body’s own natural opioid and disable the enzymes
that would break down these naturally occurring compounds,
leading to inflammation and gastrointestinal disorder.
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It is advice for parent with autistic child to keep a food diary and
note of their child’s behaviours and symptoms alongside all the
foods intake. This can help to identify the foods that cause immune
allergic reaction and replay them with other foods containing at
least the same nutrients. Please consult with your dietician or
nutritional therapist before applying.




             Important Diet for Autistic Children


              Although medication and physical therapies are
important for autistic children, without carefully chosen intake of
foods with vital nutrients, they will be lessened their effectiveness.
In some cases, it may contribute to severity of the symptoms if
wrong kinds of food are taken as we mentioned in previous article.
It is the responsibility of the parent of autistic children to record
daily food intake and carefully observe the reaction of the child
during early stage of diagnosis. There are some foods which may
increase the autoimmune response, thus weakening the immune
system in fighting the forming of cell oxidation and bacteria and
virus. Others may decrease the blood circulation to cells, thus
interfering with central nervous system in transmitting and
regulating information, etc. Here are some important diet for
autistic children's parent to consider.

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1. Organic Foods
a) Organic vegetables and fruits are grown in the friendly
environment without being sprayed with harmful chemicals. They
are expensive, comparing to conventional grown foods, but they
have their unique benefits for children with autism. Since there are
no protection from man made chemicals, the foods spoil easily,
they must be rushed to the market as soon as they are harvested,
thereby decreasing the loss of nutrients in the foods. If you can buy
them fresh, they must be good. Since most autistic children are
diagnosis with deficiency of vitamin B6, zinc, selenium and
magnesium, please make sure all vegetables and fruits chosen
containing high amount of them.
b) Organic meat
It is important that parent who would like to feed their autistic
children with meat for intake of protein, please make sure that the
animals are organic growth. Otherwise, the existence of growth
hormone injected or fed to the animals may interfere with the
function of central nervous system in regulating the production of
the child's hormones, thus increasing the severity of the symptoms
and brain tumors and cancers as we mentioned in previous article.
It is for the child's benefit, if the parent can replace them with soy
based protein or make sure that the animals are organic growth.

2. Blood circulation
a) Essential fatty acids
Fatty acid besides is vital for the function liver fat and protein
metabolism, it also plays an important role in helping our cell in
information transmitting as well as reducing the levels of bad
cholesterol (LDL) in the blood stream..
b) Garlic
Garlic is considered as one the super foods, containing certain
substances, besides decreasing the forming of plaque accumulated
in the arterial wall, it also makes the blood thinner, thereby
increasing the circulatory function in transporting the blood
throughout our body, including the nervous system, leading to
reducing symptoms of autism. Children who take the blood
thinner medication should consult with their doctor before
applying.
c) Oranges
Orange contains high amount of vitamin C and bioflavonoids
besides helping to increase immune system in fighting against
autoimmune dysfunction and cells oxidation, they also help to
strengthen the capillary walls and increase blood flow in the body.
d) Watermelon
Watermelons are rich in lycopene which not only helps to prevent
the irregular cell growth, including tumor and cancer in the brain,
but also reduces a build-up of plaque in the arterial wall, thus
increasing the circulatory system in transporting oxygen and
nutrient to the body cells' need, including central nervous system.

3. Detoxification
a) Leaf green vegetable
Besides containing high amount of vitamin C and other vital
vitamins and minerals, it also contains high amount of chlorophyll,
one of the substance not only helps to strengthen the arterial wall
and decrease the level of bad cholesterol in the blood stream, but
also cleanse the body toxins, including heavy metals.
b) Lemons
It is said that high amount of vitamin C in lemon helps to convert
accumulated toxins into the a water soluble form and eliminate it
through kidney urinary secretion.
c) Garlic
Besides it is important to make our blood thinner for better
circulation and increase the immune function in fighting against
cell oxidation, it also helps to activate liver enzymes in toxins
elimination.
d) Broccoli sprouts
It contains high amount of phytochemicals called isothiocyanates,
besides helping to inhibit carcinogenesis and tumorigenesis, it also
is considered as enzyme-stimulating agent, helping to reduce
inflammation and increase the body in toxins elimination.
There are many more vegetables and fruits have the same functions
as above such as cabbage, broccoli, psyllium, etc., please make
sure you chose the one that your child likes it.

4. Immune system
a) Soy food
Soy food contains high amount of plant based protein. Research
studies show that deficiency of high-quality protein can result in
depletion of immune cells, leading to inability of the body to make
antibodies, and other immune-related problems.
b) Carrots
Carrot contains high amount of beta carotene which can be
converted from vitamin A, it is a powerful antioxidant which not
only helps to improve immune system in fighting against irregular
cells growth, but also prevents the immune function abnormal
function, attacking the body cells.
c) Cold water fish
Cold water fish contains high amount of essential fatty acids,
which not only helps to improve the central nervous system in
information transmitting, but also is vital for liver function in
fighting against toxins accumulating in the body.
d) Squash
Besides it contains many vital vitamins and minerals, its beta
glucans helps to modulate and activate the immune system ,
thereby increasing the immune function and decreasing the risk of
autoimmune diseases, allergies, or yeast infection and
inflammation.

5. Digestive problem
Since most children with autism are found to have digestive
problem, caused by imbalance of microorganism in the
gastrointestinal tract
a) Foods contain digestive enzyme
Since most children with autism have a problem in digesting the
complex foods, including those with high fiber. Adding rich
digestive enzyme foods help to improve the digestive system in
absorbing vital vitamins and minerals, thus decreasing the risk of
immune dysfunction and elevating the symptoms of autism caused
by nutrients deficiency.
b) The pH balance
Maintaining the corrected levels of Ph helps to reduce the risk of
over growth of harmful bacteria in the gastrointestinal track and
increase the production of digestive enzyme in absorbing vital
nutrients for our body. It is said that the autistic child need to have
the right levels of magnesium and potassium to maintain a pH
balance between 6.5 and 7.5. for protein synthesis and enzyme
activity.
Foods containing high amount of digestive enzymes include sprout,
legume, papaya and pineapple.

6. Central nervous system
a) Soy
Besides containing high amount of calcium and other vital
vitamins and minerals as well as phyto chemicals which are vital
for immune system in guarding our body against infection and
inflammation, its protein also helps to improve the brain function
as a neurotransmitters, because most neurotransmitters are made
from amino acids including tryptophan and tyrosine of the protein
in food we consume, thus decreasing the severity of the autistic
symptoms.
b) Spinach and strawberry
Spinach and strawberry contains high amount of antioxidants
which helps to decrease the risk of free radical forming in the
central nervous system thereby, increasing the brain cells'
functions in regulating the hormone production of glands and
improving the transportation of information.
c) Amino acid
Dietary protein is required to be broken down into the amino acids
for our body to function, including neurotransmitters, hormones,
DNA, enzymes. therefore intake of food with good sources of
protein will help to decrease the symptoms of nervous irregular
function for children with autism.
There are 2 kinds of dietary protein
a) Complete protein containing all eight essential amino acids
includes fish and meat, fowl and eggs, cheese and yogurt.
b) Incomplete protein containing some of the 8 essential amino
acids includes grains and legumes, beans and right, but you can
combine the incomplete protein to make up a complete protein
such as rice and beans.
Since a complete protein is necessary for improving the brain cell’s
function, not all complete protein risk foods are good for autistic
children, some of them may causes allergic reaction as well as
interfering the digestive enzyme in nutrients absorption, please
consult with your doctor or dietician before applying.

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It is advice for parent with autistic child to keep a food diary and
note of their child’s behaviours and symptoms alongside all the
foods intake. This can help to identify the foods that cause immune
allergic reaction and replay them with other foods containing at
least the same nutrients. Please consult with your dietician or
nutritional therapist before applying.


How to Treat Autism In Conventional Perspective
A. Diagnosis
For the disease to be treated effectively, the conventional doctor
first has to diagnose what causes the symptoms of the disease or
diseases. It is helped by blood test, logical screen, psychological
and physical examination, etc. The diagnosis of children with
development disorder is always a stressful and time consuming
road for both parent and children, because each doctor in
conventional medicine mostly specializes in one field and can not
make any suggestion outside of his or her professional judgement.
You may be recommended to see other specialists if one found to
be necessary. Since autism is complex disease, it requires a team of
doctor before it can be diagnosed correctly and many wrong
diagnosis have been done, leading to overwhelming pressure and
time wasting to the parent and their children. Fortunately, many
cases of autism have been correctly diagnosed and are treated
accordingly.
To avoid wasting your time, here is the basic list of doctors and
specialists who have been required for all children with
development disorder to be diagnosed correctly.
a. Development and behaviour pediatrician
b. Paediatric neurologist
c. Children psychiatrist
d. Children psychologist
e. Speech and language pathologist
f. Occupational therapist
g. Physical therapist
h. Play therapist
i. Social worker
Some children may require more or less specialists than the list
above in their road to find a cure, but we believe the list is a basic
team for fast and corrected diagnosis.

B. Types of conventional treatment
1. Animal therapy
Animal therapy focus to improve in the inter action between the
child and animal, thereby increasing the child confident in building
relation ship as well as sensory and motor issues.

2. Auditory integration therapy
The program uses modified music and sound with an aim to
correct the problems of child's in processing and understanding
speech and sound.

3. Augmentative communication
Augmentative communication helps to support the child's
communication output by acting as a bridge until speech develops
or by providing an alternative if speech fails to develop. It includes
picture exchange communication, picture and symbol displays,
technological support for communication, sign language and body
language.

4. Behaviour treatments
The aims of behaviour treatment is to help the autistic children to
overcome the emotional, behavioural and cognitive dysfunction
through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure. It is said that this
types of treatment have proven to be successful in treating mood,
anxiety, personality, eating, substance abuse, and psychotic
disorders in some degrees.

5. Chelation
Since children with autism have a weakened secretion system,
Cchelation helps to remove heavy metals accumulated in the brain
through medication taken by IV or by mouth or rubbed on the skin.
Although, it is a new treatment, in theory, it decreases physical and
behaviour problems.

6. Diet
Daily diet is always important for autistic or non autistic children.
Since most autistic children have problem of weakened immune
system and problem with toxic elimination, intake of foods which
help to strengthen immune and improve toxin secretion will do no
harm while avoiding intake of foods which may elevate the allergic
and gastrointestinal problem are always essential.
Choosing fresh and organic foods carefully will always help to
reduce metabolic conditions for autistic children.

7. Discrete trial training
Discrete trial training is a program which helps to improve the
basic skills for autistic children
a) Pre learning skills such as sit, attending, look at your class mate
and teacher, etc.
b) Safe skills such as know their name, address, parent phone
number, etc
Before the children can proceed the more complex language,
academic and social skills by beginning of with a breaking off the
skills into small part and taught in repetitive drills. The process of
the children is record and rewarded if the response is appropriate.

8. Facilitated communication
The program helps the non verbal students to communicate with
others while someone helps to support their hands and arm.

9. Immunological treatments
The types of therapy helps to alter immune system deficit for
children with autism, including steroid, infusion and intravenous
munoglobulin, depending to the child's diagnosis. These treatments
may carry long term health risk. There are many herbs which can
help such as ginko boliba if you want to use herb or other
alternative treatment for this type of disorder, please consult with
your doctor before applying.

10. Medication
Medicine used by conventional medicine to treat some symptoms
of autism such as hyperactive, anxiety, moodswing, seizure,
gastrointestinal disorder have been proven very effective, but with
some side effects, therefore it is for the child benefit to keep the
dose as low as possible
a ) Tranquilizers
i) Effects
Tranquilizers include thioridazine (Mellaril), chlorpromazine
(Thorazine), haloperidol (Haldol) and risperidol (Risperdal) which
help to treat symptoms of behaviour problem by regulating the
production of dopamine, thereby increasing their attention and
concentration in school and at home thus making them more able
to learn.
ii) Side effect of tranquilizers include
*Sedation or sleepiness.
** Less common side effects include changes in the function of the
liver, effects on blood cells, restlessness or agitation, sensitivity of
the skin to the sun, and true allergic reactions
*** Re occurrence of the symptoms if the medication is stopped
b) Serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor
i) Effects
It works well for children with depression and anxiety disorders,
by regulating the production of serotonin which is vital for
responsible and controlling the fundamental physiological aspects
of the body
ii) Side effects
*Urinary retention
** Easily agitated or upset.
*** Dizziness and Fatigue
**** Change in appetite and sleep and etc.

11. Musical therapy
Musical therapy focus in using music through singing, movement
and musical instruments to assist learning of language,
communication and social skills.
12. Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is a type of program, helping to compromise
physically, intellectually or emotionally to integrate coping skills
into their lives in order to perform necessary tasks. but for children
with autism, the main goal of occupational therapy is to integrate
sensory perception through recognition and interpretation of
sensory stimuli based chiefly on memory, therefore it helps the
child to gain a more peaceful frame of mind and concentrate on
certain tasks.

13. Play therapy
Play therapy is focus in using plays to improve the language,
speech, communication, emotional and social skills.

14. Physical therapy
Physical therapy is also known as physiotherapy. The main goal of
this program is to develop, maintain and restore maximum
movement and functional ability for the children with autism, such
as walking, jumping, running, etc. so that the children can increase
their physical strength, balance and motility as well as better
sensory integration.

15. Rapid-prompting method
Soma Mukhopadhyay is the founder of rapid-prompting method.
The method involves constant, fast-paced questioning and
combined with the use of a low-tech alphabet board for spelled
communication to keep the students attention and prompt rapid
response from the students.

16. Recreational therapy
encouraging the child to participate in some types of sport such as
swimming, gymnastic, dance etc., thereby increasing the child
awareness of social interaction.

17. Relationship development intervention
Relationship development intervention believes autism children
can adapt to authentic emotional relationships with others and
different environments if they are given opportunity to learn them
in a gradual, systematic way by using highly structured games,
exercises, back and forth focused communication, share experience
and plays with others of that help to build up the experience of
interacting in social relationships.

18. Social skill group
Children plays together under supervision of parents and specialist
such as psychologist, this helps to improve the social interaction
and social skills, thereby increasing the child awareness of
inappropriate behaviours and interest in playing with other children.


19. Social story
By telling simple story with lots of pictures and sometimes words,
the program improves the autistic children self help and social
skills and prepare the child for the change of routine and in new
environment.

20. Son-rise
Son-rise is one of the method has been taught to parent with
autistic children in the 70s, unfortunately there are no published
independent study has tested the efficacy of the program. The
program believes by accepting autistic children as they are, with no
prejudgement and interacting with them with positive, enthusiastic
way as well as encouraging the children in more meaningful
communication of that can help the children overcome verbal and
social interactive deficit.

21. Speech and language therapy
It is a program designed to improve the autistic children ability in
speech production, vocal production, swallowing difficulties and
language needs and the use of language. The program can be run
through different contexts including schools, hospitals, and private
clinic or therapist's office.

22. Treatment and education of autism and related communication-
handicap
It is a class program with the aim to teach autistic children
independent work, life by communication and social skills by
focusing in repetitive routines, picture schedules and structural
settings.
23. Verbal behaviour
It is first discovered by Skinner, a psychologist. It helps the
children to language and speech by breaking off the sentence into
small part and taught in systematic way by assessing the minute
details of initial and progress communication skills through gaps
filling. Parent is requested to response and rewards their child as
well. As the communicative skills progress, the children are taught
to make request, ask question and engage in more complex
conversation. The program is only a theory with little experimental
research until recently.

24. Vision therapy
Vision therapy may be necessary, if the child is suspected to have
problem of seeing or understanding and learning for what he or she
see.

25. Vitamins and supplements
Since children with autism is lack of vitamin B6, vitamin E and
other trace minerals, it is no harm if they are taken in small dose. If
you want to use them or high doses, please consult with your
child's doctor before applying.

In fact, there are no single type of treatment which is likely to be
effective for all children and all families. Instead, intervention will
need to be adapted to individual needs and the value of approaches.

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      How to Treat Autism A Nutritional Perspective
A. Vitamins
a) Vitamin A
Vitamin A helps to prevent the forming of free radical and improve
immune function. It is an important vitamin, because most children
with autism have weakened immune system, it is said that vitamin
A helps to support immune memory and improve eye contact and
behaviour of children with autism, if taking together with vitamin
D.

b) Vitamin B complex
Vitamin B complex is a family vitamin, including thiamine (B1),
riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine
(B6) , folic acid (B9) cyanocobalamin (B12) and choline. They
work together to enhance function of the others, therefore
deficiency of one B vitamin may reduce the effectiveness of the
others. Vitamin B complex helps to improve function of nervous
system and glands by creating enzymes needed by the brain.
i) Vitamin B1
Besides assisting the proper functioning of the heart, it also helps
to improve the brain and central nerve system cells' function in
transmitting information. Study shows that vitamins B1 helps to
improve test scores for children with autism. It can be found in
Green, leafy vegetables, including spinach and peas.

ii) Vitamin B2
Besides it is important for helps for building healthy DNA, it also
helps to improve mental function and control stress by increasing
the production of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase which is a
rare genetic defect in some children with autism.

iii) Vitamin B3
Besides it is important for the production energy metabolism; it
also helps to increases cerebral blood flow, thereby decreasing the
risks of nervous symptoms such as emotional problems, irritability,
memory loss, etc.

iv) Vitamin B6
It is said that vitamin B6 decreases behavioural problems,
improves eye contact and attention span, and learning ability for
children with autism, if working together with magnesium.

v) Folic acid
Folic acid also known as vitamin B9, it is vital in maintaining
healthy brain, cell production and DNA duplication. Most children
with autism are found to have folic acid deficiency, resulting in
neurological problems, including slow thinking, depression,
memory loss and digestive disorder.

vi) Vitamin B 12
Besides helping to improve the absorption of all essential nutrients
into the body, it also enhances the proper function of the nervous
system and the brain to work as they should, thereby decreasing
the risks of nervous symptoms, including developmental regression,
memory problems, slow thinking, anxiety and depression.

c) Vitamin C
Besides best known for its antioxidant in fighting against the
forming of free radicals and bacteria and virus, it is also crucial to
brain function. Some studies show that vitamin C helps to remove
toxins from our body as well as heavy metals accumulated in the
brain. In some studies vitamin C increases the IQ scores in normal
and Down's children and decreases confusion and depression for
children with autism.

d) Vitamin E
Study shows that vitamin E helps to improve verbal speech for
children with autism, if taking together with Omega 3 fatty acid.


B. Minerals
a) Magnesium
Magnesium is vital for the proper functioning of brain and muscle
cells. Study shows that magnesium has significant positive effects
on behavior in children with autism if taking together with vitamin
B6. Magnesium can be found abundantly green vegetables, seeds,
nuts, and whole grains.

b) Zinc picolinate
Zinc is not only important for lower elevated levels of other
minerals such as copper, it also helps to improve the function of
nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, thereby decreasing the
risk of nervous tension and increasing the digestive system in
absorbing vital vitamins and minerals.

c) Calcium
It besides is a very important mineral for strong bone, it also plays
an important role in neurological function in transmitting messages.
Deficiency of calcium causes nervous tension, resulting in
unpleasant dispositions, temper tantrums, muscles twitch and
spasms, restless and insomnia.

d) Selenium
Selenium besides is one of essential enzymes, preventing the
forming of free radical in the brain cells, it also is vital for for the
production of glutathione which helps to eliminate the toxic metals
and other harmful man made chemicals in our body.

e) Sulfates
Most children with autism have low or no ability to convert
compounds to sulfate, leading to inability of the body in protect
itself against environmental chemicals and some chemicals
produced within the body, leading to nervous tension as resulting
of environment toxins accumulated in some parts of the body.

g) Iodine
Iodine is vital for regulating the normal function of thyroid gland
and preventing mental retardation. Most children with autism are
found to have iodine deficiency, leading to behaviour problems.

f) Potassium
Some children with autism may experience low muscle tone as
resulting of deficiency of low levels of potassium in the body, or
inability of the body in absorbing potassium because of low levels
of magnesium.


C. Other supplements
a) Taurine
Taurine is one amino acid which not only helps to calm the brain
and inhibits the excitation of nerve cells, it also helps to blocks the
excito-toxic effects of glutamate and aspartate, resulting in
lessening the risk of extremely hyperactive and regression.

b) Glutamine
It is a precursor to the antioxidant glutathoine. Besides helping to
prevent excessive cells oxidation, thus decreasing the risk of
abnormal transmitting information of brain cells due to impaired
cellular membranes, it also improves the digestive enzyme and
probiotics to the gastrointestinal tract, thereby restoring the
integrity of the digestive system.

c) Glutathione
Glutathione is found in the liver, it helps the liver to detoxify many
harmful compounds through the bile secretion. Beside helping to
protect our body against cells oxygen oxidation and increase the
neorological function, it also replenishes the gastrointestine tract.

d) Carosine
It is said that carosine helps to enhance neurological function,
including behavior, language, eye contact and speech. Studies
shows that intake of carosine helps to improve the brain in
controlling emotion, epileptic activity, cognitive, expressive
speech, and abstract thinking for some children with autism.

e) Melatonin
Melatonin is a type of hormone which is produced by our brain to
make us falling to sleep and normally used as sleep aid medicine
for children. Since most children with autism having behavior
problem, including sleep disturbance, melatonin improves the
combination of better sleep, better control of biological rhythms
and high anti-oxidant effect. No matter how good, it is, it is still a
types of hormone, please consult with the children doctors before
applying.

f) DMSA
DMSA is an oral chelating agent that helps to remove mercury and
other metals from the body, including toxic heavy metals in the
brain, resulting in improvement in social reciprocity for children
with autism.

g) Coenzyme Q 10
Coenzyme Q 10 besides is important in maintaining a healthy
immune system, it also helps improve the neurological functions
by getting more oxygen to the brain and central nervous system,
resulting in increasing energy as resulting of of the ATP energy
cycle and improving mental alertness.

h) Essential Fatty Acids
Essential fatty acids Omega 3 and Omega 6, besides helping to
maintain the normal function of brain cells, and decreasing the
cholesterol in the blood stream. it also places an important role in
enhancing the attention spans and improving concentration for
children with autism. Essential fatty acids Omega 3 and 6 can be
found in cold water fish, flax seed oil, olive oil and nuts and seeds


How To Treat Autism In Traditional Chinese
Perspective.

I. Definition
Unlike conventional medicine, traditional Chinese medicine
defines autism as a health condition of five delays, five weakness
and middle burner stagnation
1. 5 delays (wuchi) is also meant 5 kinds of retardation in which
represent the delay of
a) Hair growth
b) Teeth eruption or development
c) Standing
d) Walking and
e) Speaking

2. 5 weakness (wuruan) is also meant 5 kinds of flaccidity in which
represent the weakness and softness of
a) Neck
b) Mouth
c) Upper extremities
d) Lower extremities and
e) Muscles
3. Middle burner stagnation (ganji) is also meant disorders of
organs which are located above the belly button and below the
heart and lung, including the diaphragm and includes the spleen in
which represents
a) Malnutrition and
b) Foods stagnation
II. Symptoms of Autism
Before discussing further, let us recapture the symptoms of autism.
A. Here is The Autism symptoms checklist from the DSM-IV
(Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders).
A.A. A total of six (or more) items from (1), (2), and (3), with at
least two from (1), and one each from (2) and (3)

(1) qualitative impairment in social interaction, as manifested by at
least two of the following:

a) marked impairments in the use of multiple nonverbal behaviors
such as eye-to-eye gaze, facial expression, body posture, and
gestures to regulate social interaction

b) failure to develop peer relationships appropriate to
developmental level

c) a lack of spontaneous seeking to share enjoyment, interests, or
achievements with other people, (e.g., by a lack of showing,
bringing, or pointing out objects of interest to other people)

d) lack of social or emotional reciprocity ( note: in the description,
it gives the following as examples: not actively participating in
simple social play or games, preferring solitary activities, or
involving others in activities only as tools or"mechanical" aids )

(2) qualitative impairments in communication as manifested by at
least one of the following:

a) delay in, or total lack of, the development of spoken language
(not accompanied by an attempt to compensate through alternative
modes of communication such as gesture or mime)

b) in individuals with adequate speech, marked impairment in the
ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others

c) stereotyped and repetitive use of language or idiosyncratic
language
d) Lack of varied, spontaneous make-believe play or social
imitative play appropriate to developmental level

(3) Restricted repetitive and stereotyped patterns of behavior,
interests and activities, as manifested by at least two of the
following:

a) Encompassing preoccupation with one or more stereotyped and
restricted patterns of interest that is abnormal either in intensity or
focus

b) Apparently inflexible adherence to specific, nonfunctional
routines or rituals

c) Stereotyped and repetitive motor mannerisms (e.g hand or finger
flapping or twisting, or complex whole body movements)

d) Persistent preoccupation with parts of objects

A.B. Delays or abnormal functioning in at least one of the
following areas, with onset prior to age 3 years:

(1) Social interaction

(2) Language as used in social communication

(3) Symbolic or imaginative play

A.C. The disturbance is not better accounted for by Rett's Disorder
or Childhood Disintegrative Disorder

B. Symptoms of Autism in TCM perspective
1. Chronic bronchitis
2. Chronic gastritis
3. Chronic hepatitis
4. Distension of the chest, dizziness
5. Nausea
6. Peptic ulcer
7. Profuse phlegm
8. Schizoid personality behavior
9.Vomiting
10. Anxiety
11. Bitter taste
12. Loss of consciousness
13. Shyness
14. Slight thirst
15. Red tongue
16. Greasy-yellow coating
17. Slippery-rapid pulse
18. Rapid-wiry pulse
19. Etc.
and the list also includes the symptoms of Kidney, spleen and lung
deficiency and liver heat and heart yin and qi deficiency as we will
mentioned below.



III. General analysis in traditional Chinese perspective
(differentiations)
1. Kidney
Kidney essence (Jing) is vital for fetus develops properly. If the
kidney essence ( in this case, it is the prenatal essence) is weak and
deficient (that is the case of autism), the fetus is underdeveloped,
leading to weakened constitution and internal weather and physical
and mental retardation.
a) Kidney produces marrow to fill the brain, this controlling the
brain in garnering the intelligence and concentration as well as in
charge of a person's will and determination.
b) Kidney channels opens to the ears
Any hearing disorder can be attributed to kidney qi deficiency
c) Controlling the hair growth
The slow depletion of kidney essence is associated with aging, we
have less hair as we get older.
e) In charge of fluid metabolism
The kidneys control the bladder in holding and releasing fluid and
for the large and small intestines to separate pure and turbid.
Now we can see how kidney deficiency can cause symptoms of
autism by comparing the function of kidney and the symptoms
above.
Any disorder related to hearing is attributed to kidney deficiency
2. Spleen
Spleen is an organ responsible for qi and food absorption,
transformation and distribution after food intake entering the
stomach.
a) Muscles and tissues in the body
It is the organ that helps to nourish and develop the muscles and
tissues in the body. Its channel opens to the extremities of 4 limbs.
b) One to the mouth
Any function of the mouth is depended to the spleen qi, if the qi is
weak, it may affect the blood in tongue nourishment and taste.
c) Mental related problem
It is said that the capacity of thinking and remembering is
depended totally psychological activity of spleen. If the spleen can
not control the qi and blood that it sends to the brain and heart,
leading to forgetfulness and inability to think logically.
d) Control downward moment of the secretion of turbid of bladder,
large intestine.
e) Control the upward movement of qi to supply blood and qi
movement of heart and lung.

3. Heart
The heart is considered as an emperor of the body organs, because
it governs the circulation of blood and qi in transporting the
nutrient to the body needs. It is said that the heart control the
"shen" (spirit) and open to tongue.
a) Metal activity
Deficiency of heart causes lack of enthusiasm and vitality, mental
restlessness, depression, insomnia, despair.
b) Emotional and physical reaction
It controls the movement of body involuntary auto expression such
as facial expression, gesture, sighing, body movement, etc.
c) The use of speech
As it open to the tongue.
d) Metal thinking
Such as self awareness, self control, thinking, remembering,
censoring the information received.

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4. Liver
Liver is considered as an organ in charge of blood formation and
storing and assistance of blood circulation through its upright qi. It
open to the eye, therefore any disorder of eye related symptoms
can be considered as liver abnormal function.
a) Emotion
Any expression of emotion such as anger, resentment, frustration,
irritability, bitterness can distort the blood flow through the blood
vessel and qi flow through the channels.
b) Digestive tracts (spleen and stomach)
It also controls the downward movement of stomach and upward
movement of qi of the spleen.
c) Prenatal energy
Since it links to the penetrating and conception vessels, it
nourishes the yang in men and yin in women, there by helping
kidney in regulating the women menstrual cycle and menstruation.
d) Open to the eye
Any eye related disorder is considered to liver problem.
e) Logical thinking
It governs the information collection through precisely thinking
before making decision.

5. Lung
Lung is considered as an organ in controlling the qi movement and
respiration.
a) Regulating the downward and outward movement
It regulates the downward movement of qi and fluid sent by spleen
and spread also expand them to the entire body by discharging
waste through sweating.
b) Open to the nose
It controls the breathing and smelling of the human body.
Disorders may cause stuffy nose, running nose and inability to
smell, leading asthma, coughing, etc.
c) Controlling the skin and hair
As it expands out ward to the entire body, it moistens the hair and
skin, thereby reducing the risk of skin diseases and loss of hair.
d) Constrict emotion
Such as grief, sadness, detached, etc.
As we went through the function of 5 zang organs and compare
them with the symptoms as we mention in II, we can see that
autism not only is caused by congenital deficiency, but also
deficiency of all zang fu organs.

IV. Causes of autism
1. External causes
External causes can be classified as prenatal and postnatal causes
a) Prenatal causes
Autism can be caused by physical damage to the kidney of the
unborn or emotional stress causes of kidney damage when he or
she still in the womb of the mother due to intake of food additives,
preservatives or environment pollution.
b) Postnatal causes
i. It may be caused by the intake of man made chemical entering
the baby body such as food additives, preservatives, environment
pollution, artificial ingredients, etc. and vaccinations' affects.
ii) It may be caused by the mother diet that affects the baby spleen
function in food digestion and absorption, if the mother is breast
feeding.
iii) It can be caused by the mother emotional stress the affect the
liver qi function in the baby, leading to liver qi stagnation.
2. Prenatal deficiency
For what ever reason, traditional Chinese medicine indicates that
prenatal deficiency of autism is caused by emotional stress such as
seven emotions: anger, joy, pensiveness, grief, fear, shock and
sadness of the mother when the baby still in the womb, leading to
kidney qi deficiency and that affects all other organs of the baby
before the baby is born.

3. Postnatal disorders
a) Spleen deficiency and symptoms
Since the spleen in the organ in-charge of food essence and qi
absorption and qi and fluid transformation and distribution,
deficiency of kidney causes excessive accumulation of fluid,
leading to dampness in the digestive system that affects the
function of kidney in nourishing the body muscles causing muscles
underdevelopment that controls the moto skill. Excessive
accumulation of dampness also increases the risk of forming of
phlegm in the digestive system that causes digestive disorder and
affects the stomach in vitamins and mineral absorption, causing
malnutrition’s and foods stagnation.
Symptoms of spleen deficiency include
i) Weakness,
ii) Pale complexion, bright face
iii) Shallow breathing
iv) Low, soft voice
v) Little desire to speak
vi) Poor appetite
vii)Prolonged headache
viii) Fatigue
ix) Etc.

b) Liver heat and symptoms
Liver besides is the organ in blood formation and storing, it also is
vital in assisting the heart in blood circulation. If the dampness is
allowed to accumulate in a prolong period of time, it may
generates liver heat, leading to blood hyperactive that affect the
liver function in controlling the emotional factors such as anger,
resentment, frustration, irritability, bitterness and logical thinking
resulting in symptoms of metal retardation.
Symptoms of liver heat include
i) Headache
ii) Irritability
iii) Anger,
iv) Dizziness
v) Bitter taste in the mouth
vi) Red face and red eyes
vii) sleep disturbance
viii) Insomnia
xi) Constipation
xii) Etc.

c) Heart qi deficiency and symptoms
As we mentioned above, the accumulation of dampness in the baby
body for a prolong period of time causes the production of phlegm
accumulated in the body organs. If phlegm is accumulated in the
heart organ, it may affect the function in controlling metal activity,
such as lack of enthusiasm and vitality, mental restlessness,
depression, insomnia, despair, leading to symptom of autism.
Symptoms of heart qi deficiency include
i) Shortness of breath and/or
ii) oppression in the chest,
iii) Sweating,
iv) Fatigue
v) Pale complexion,
vi) Avoid connect with people,
vii) Difficult making conversation,
viii) trouble with intentional communication
ix) Lack of emotion.
x) Etc.

d) Heart yin deficiency and symptoms
Heart yin may be deficiency if the dampness is accumulated for a
prolong period of time, it causes the rise of heat or heat generated
due to liver qi deficiency to move blood smoothly through the
blood vessels, leading to hypertension that causes the inability in
controlling self awareness, self control, thinking, remembering,
censoring the information received.
Symptoms of heart yin deficiency include
i) Palpitations,
ii) Irritability, dream disturbed
iii) Sleep disturbance, easily startled,
iv) Insomnia
v) Anxiety
vi) Restless
vii) Sweating
viii) Dry mouth, throat, and lips, cankers of the tongue,
ix) Avoid public speaking,
x) Difficulty in meaningful speech
xi) Poor memory
xii) Fever
xiii) Etc.

e) Kidney deficiency and symptoms
As we mention many time, kidney is the organ that control the
development of the baby. Deficiency of kidney either caused by
prenatal or postnatal health conditions affect the growth of the
bone and marrow of the baby, leading to delay of hair growth,
teeth eruption or development, standing, walking and speaking.
Symptoms of kidney deficiency include
i) Late puberty
ii) Fatigue
iii) Weakness and dizziness,
iv) Night sweats or cold extremities
v) Delayed development in children
vi) Constitutional weakness
vii) Disorders of urination
viii) Etc.

f) Lung qi deficiency and symptoms
As the kidney no long function in moving qi and fluids upward, it
affects the function of lung qi in controlling the downward
movement to support the entire body system and respiration that
affect the vocal cord function in phonetic development, leading to
delay of speech. On the other hand, deficiency of lung qi can cause
depletion of the fluids of the lungs or heat generated due to over
accumulated of dampness, thus increasing the risk of catching cold
and bacteria and virus.
Symptoms of lung qi deficiency include
Cough
i) Fatigue
ii) Asthma
iii) Cough
iv) Shortness of breath
v) Tiredness
vi) Weak and low voice
vii) Watery sputum
viii) Lack of vitality
ix) Weaken immune system
x) Etc.



V. Treatments with Chinese herbs
a) Spleen deficiency
i) Codonopsis (Dan shen)
Codonopsis is considered as a poor man's ginseng, native to Asia
and neutral in nature. It besides has been used in traditional
Chinese medicine in lowering or boosting the ability of the body in
tolerating stress, it also used to improve spleen function in
absorbing food qi by increasing the stomach function in foods
digestion.

ii) Ginseng (ren shen)
Ginseng is also known as radix ginseng or Asian ginseng, native to
northern China, Korea, and eastern Siberia and warm in nature. It
besides has been used over thousand of years in qi tonification, it
also is spleen and stomach tonic herbs by improving the qi and
fluid formation and transformation in the body.

iii) Astragalus ( huang qi)
Astragalus is also known huang qi in TCM, warm in nature and
native to all regions of the Northern Hemisphere. It besides has
been used to promote urinary secretion, it also is a spleen and
stomach tonic herb by restoring the prolapsed qi of spleen.


b) Liver heat
i) Yin chen hao (Agrostis capillaris)
Agrostic cappilaris in warm in nature and native to Eurasia. It has
been used in TCM in treating
jaundice, clearing damp heat from the liver caused by excessive
fluid accumulation and moving qi and blood and relieving liver
congestion.

ii) Reishi mushroom
Reishi mushroom is also known as lucky fungus and neutral in
nature. It has been used in TCM over thousand of years in
strengthen the immune system and treating acute liver
inflammation as well as protecting the liver against formation of
heat.

iii) Gan cao
Gan cao also known as licorice root and warm in nature. It has not
only been used to treat digestive disorder due to spleen and
stomach qi deficiency, but also for clearing liver heat and tonifying
liver fire.

iv) Milk Thistle seed
milk thistle is also known as silybum marianum, its seed is a liver
tonic herb, besides helping to to restore the qi stagnation caused by
environment toxins, it also improves the liver function in blood
and qi function by regenerating the liver's cell.


c) Heart qi deficiency
i) Huang Qi
Huang qi also known as astragalus. Besides having an
effectiveness in promoting urinary and tonifying the spleen qi, it
also is a common herb used to tonify heart qi and blood.

ii) Ren Shen
Renshen also is known as ginseng root and warm in nature. It has
been used in traditional Chinese medicine in promoting qi and
blood circulation.

iii) Dan Shen
Dan shen is also known as red sage root or a poor man ren shen. It
has been used to improve blood circulation, break up blood stasis,
by promoting qi circulation.

iv) Fu Zi
Fu zi is also known as monkshood root and hot in nature. It has
been used to tonify heartyang qi by unblocking vessels and
improving circulation.

d) Heart yin deficiency
i) Long yan rou
Long Yan rou is also known as long yan fruit and hot in nature. It
is one of many herb that helps to tonifying the heart yang by
nourishing blood and improving blood circulation.

ii) Da Zao
Da Zao is also known as Chinese date or jujube. It helps to nourish
the heart yin and enrich the blood and blood flow.

iii) Fu Zi
Fu zi is also known as monkshood root and hot in nature. It has
been used to tonify heart yang qi by unblocking vessels and
improving circulation.
e) Kidney deficiency
i) Rehmannia glutinosa (shu li huang)
Rehmannia glutinose besides has been used in traditional Chinese
medicine in treating kidney disorder, it also helps to restore the
balance of yin and yang qi of the kidney resulting in increasing the
kidney function in fluid distribution and promoting healthy
reproductive organs.

ii) .Morinda root ( ba ji tian)
Morinda root besides is used in traditional Chinese medicine in
improving the kidney abnormal function caused kidney yang qi
deficiency, thus enhancing the immune system and promoting
sexual desire.

iii) Cuscuta (tu si zi)
Cuscuta is a kidney and livertonic medicine, besides helping to
tonify the kidney fluid distribution through urinary secretion, it
also maintaining the strong the liver qi flow, thereby decreasing
the risk of blood stagnation and water retention causes of weight
gain and menstrual cramps and pain.

iv) Cinnamon bark
Cinnamon bark is qi tonic herb and hot in nature, besides helping
the liver in maintaining the smoothing qi flow to the entire body, it
also promotes the kidney yang qi circulation and healthy adrenal
gland.

f) Lung qi deficiency
i) Ren shen (Ginseng)
Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in
strengthening the original qi in the body. In lung, it enhances the
lung qi by moistening the channels, thus reducing the symptoms of
asthma, dry cough and preventing the rebellion qi causes of
menstrual cramps and pain.

ii) Dan shen (red sage root )
Dang shen is a lung tonic herbs. It improves the lung function in
moving qi smoothly through its channels and spleen function in
absorbing qi after foods entering the stomach. It also helps to
restore the qi which is damaged by heat caused by infection,
inflammation or heat generated due to excessive fluids
accumulation.

iii) Huang qi (astragalus root)
It is one of the herb that helps to increase the function of liver in
generating more blood and liver qi in blood transportation due to
excessive blood loss.

iv) Tai zi shen (pseudostellaria root)
Besides helping to increase the lung qi, it also improve the blood
transportation and spleen and stomach in absorbing vital energy for
our body cells and generates fluids to prevent the heat causes of qi
stagnation.


VI. Treatment with acupuncture
a) Spleen deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
CV12 (zhongwan), ST36(zusanli) , SP6 (sanyinjiao) , SP3 (taibai) ,
UB20 (pishu), REN12 (zhongwan) and UB21(weishu).

b) Liver heat and suggested acupuncture points include
BL13 (fei shu), GB34 (yang ling quan), LI3 (san jian) and LU5
(chi ze)

c) Heart qi deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
HT5 (tong li), PC6 (nei guan), BL15 (xin shu), REN17
(shanzhong)and REN6 (qihai)

d) Heart yin deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
HT7 (shen men), PC6 (nei guan), CV14 (ju que), CV15 (jiu wei),
CV4 (guan yuan), SP6 (san yin jiao), HT6 (yin xi), KD6 (zhao hai),
KD7 (fu liu) and GV20 (bai hui)

e) Kidney deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
GV20 (bai hui), CV4 (guan yuan ), CV6 (qi hai) and CV12 (zhong
wan).

f) Lung qi deficiency and suggested acupuncture points include
BL13 (fei shu), CV6 (qi hai), LU1 (zhong fu), LU9 (tai yuan) and
ST36 (zu san li)
Where
LV: Liver channel
GB: Gallbladder channel
UB: Bladder channel
CV: Conception vessel channel
SP: Spleen channels
LI: Large intestine channel
KD: Kidney channel
GV: Governing vessel channel
TH: Triple heater channel
BL (UB) Bladder
LU: Lung channel
ST: Stomach channel
PC: Pericardium channel
HT: Heart channel
REN (CV): Conception vessel channel



VII. Summary
The aim of this e book or articles is to provide reader with
information in different points of view and hope this information
will help parent with autistic children understanding more of some
kinds of treatment. While conventional medicine emphasizing in
treating symptoms with medication, diet change and many types of
therapies, traditional Chinese medicine goes one step further by
suggesting to treat the causes of autism instead of the symptoms
with combinations of conventional therapies, diet change,
acupuncture and herbs. It is for your child benefits that should tell
your TCM practitioner types of medication that your child are
taken, if you choose to have him /her treated by TCM.
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