As research continues to provide more insight on the treatment and core ailments associated with autism there is a growing number of protocols to choose from. Many parents are overwhelmed with the amount of options out there in this area and are wondering which "Pro to call" for the best protocol.
Listed below are some of the popular treatment modalities for biomedical treatment. Most parents employ a combination of approaches in treating their child. Due note biomedical interventions can and should be combined with behavior therapy, educational programs, speech therapy, sensory integration therapy, and social therapy. Biomedical treatment can improve the efficacy of other treatments by improving brain and body health.
TREATMENT PROTOCOLS
“There is no one-size-fits-all biomedical treatment protocol for autism.
But there is a biomedical approach to the treatment of each individual child in the spectrum, just as there is for prevention and treatment of chronic illness in general. Getting the questions right is more important than getting the label or diagnosis right. The patient—not the “protocol”—is the expert and expresses his or her expertise by responses to tests and treatments which become the guide for further understanding of the options.”
But there is a biomedical approach to the treatment of each individual child in the spectrum, just as there is for prevention and treatment of chronic illness in general. Getting the questions right is more important than getting the label or diagnosis right. The patient—not the “protocol”—is the expert and expresses his or her expertise by responses to tests and treatments which become the guide for further understanding of the options.”
Dr. Sidney Baker
The "DAN! Protocol"
The DAN! Protocol is a general approach to treating children using biomedical interventions
Defeat Autism Now (DAN!) is a project of the Autism Research Institute, founded in the 1960's by Dr. Bernard Rimland. DAN! Doctors are trained in the "DAN! Protocol," an approach to autism treatment which starts with the idea that autism is a biomedical disorder. Specifically, DAN! Doctors are physicians who feel that autism is a disorder caused by a combination of lowered immune response, external toxins from vaccines and other sources, and problems caused by certain foods. Such as dietary, nutritional, gastroenterology, immune therapy, heavy metal removal and more. Some of the major interventions
Suggestion by DAN! Physicians may include:
Nutritional supplements, including certain vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids Special diets totally free of gluten (from wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats) and free of dairy (milk, ice cream, yogurt, etc.) Testing for hidden food allergies, and avoidance of allergenic foods Treatment of intestinal bacterial/yeast overgrowth (with pro-biotics, supplements and other non-pharmaceutical medications) Detoxification of heavy metals through chelation.
To Learn More about the DAN! Protocol
Website: Autism Research Institute and DAN Conferences (held twice a year)
Online Discussion: ChelatingKids2 and ABMD
Books:
Autism: Effective Biomedical Treatments (Have We Done Everything We Can For This Child? Individuality In An Epidemic) by M.D. Sidney Baker, Ph.D. Jon Pangborn, Rimland, Ph.D. Bernard, and Jon Pangborn PhD
Children with Starving Brains, written by Jaquelyn McCandless, M.D.,
Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders by Kenneth Bock and Cameron Stauth
How to find a DAN! Doctor
The Autism Research Institute (ARI) has a list of doctors who have currently attended a DAN! Training.
www.autism.com/dan/danusdis.htm
Parents should educate themselves on biomedical treatments and be selective of physicians. They can increase the likelihood of good care by considering the following;
Follow advice offered by ARI spokespeople regarding selection of a local pediatrician
Consult with their own pediatrician regarding the safety of any DAN! treatment
Check with parent support groups to be sure that the DAN! Doctor in your area is credible and effective.
Note from the Autism Research Institute on DAN! Doctors:
“We make every attempt to provide a comprehensive seminar for practitioners teaching them techniques for assessing, testing and treating children on the spectrum using the biomedical approach. We are now insisting anyone on the ARI Clinician's Registry attend at least one training or conference every two years. However, due to the overwhelming legal ramifications, we do not "certify" any practitioner.
We encourage parents to thoroughly investigate the credentials and expertise of any practitioner, but DAN! nor ARI will not police practitioners.
DAN! medical director, Elizabeth Mumper, M.D.,
Dr. Amy Yasko.
Dr. Yasko is a healthcare practitioner specializing in chronic inflammation, immunological and neurological disorders. She initially applied her knowledge pathways involved in inflammatory cascades using natural herbs and medicines successfully treating adults with strategies that halted and in most cases reversed the effects of adult inflammatory diseases including ALS; MS, Parkinsons disease; Alzheimer disease, SLE, Myasthenia gravis, heart disease, sarcoidosis and polymyalgia rheumaticia among others.
In 2003, Dr Yasko entered the autism biomedical arena and has created a protocol that focuses on specific genes, the removal of viruses and bacteria from the child’s body.
To Learn More about the Yasko Protocol:
Website: http://www.dramyyasko.com/
Online Discussion: http://www.ch3nutrigenomics.com/
Book: The Puzzle of Autism: Putting it all Together.
Methyl B12 and Valtrex
This treatment option was developed by Stan Kurtz an autism parent who has become a respected colleague of the Autism Research Institute. According to numerous parental reports and summaries from many clinicians - in the context of diet, special training, and child-specific supplement regimens - the therapeutic use of Valtrex and methylcobalamin (mB12, methyl B12) helps some autistic children in ways other therapies do not. Valtrex is related to acyclovir and has shown efficacy against many but not all strains of some herpes viruses, including HSV1, HSV2, and VZV (chickenpox), with lesser degrees of effectiveness against EBV, HHV6, and possibly CMV.
To Learn More about the use of Methyl B12 and Valtrx:
Online Discussion: mb12valtrex.
The "Cutler Protocol"
The Cutler protocol was developed by scientist Andy Cutler for the removal of heavy metals from the body. Note many parents who use the Cutler Protocol to remove heavy metal toxins do so in conjunction with the DAN! Treatments and a DAN! Doctor.
To Learn More about the Cutler Protocol:
Website:
Online Discussion: Yahoo discussion group Autism-Mercury
Book: Amalgam Illness,
Michael Lang's Natural Detoxification Program
Founder of Brainchild Nutritionals, Michael Lang recently published a helpful guide with his own recommendations for how to safely and effectively detoxify a child.
The DAN! Protocol is a general approach to treating children using biomedical interventions
Defeat Autism Now (DAN!) is a project of the Autism Research Institute, founded in the 1960's by Dr. Bernard Rimland. DAN! Doctors are trained in the "DAN! Protocol," an approach to autism treatment which starts with the idea that autism is a biomedical disorder. Specifically, DAN! Doctors are physicians who feel that autism is a disorder caused by a combination of lowered immune response, external toxins from vaccines and other sources, and problems caused by certain foods. Such as dietary, nutritional, gastroenterology, immune therapy, heavy metal removal and more. Some of the major interventions
Suggestion by DAN! Physicians may include:
Nutritional supplements, including certain vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids Special diets totally free of gluten (from wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats) and free of dairy (milk, ice cream, yogurt, etc.) Testing for hidden food allergies, and avoidance of allergenic foods Treatment of intestinal bacterial/yeast overgrowth (with pro-biotics, supplements and other non-pharmaceutical medications) Detoxification of heavy metals through chelation.
To Learn More about the DAN! Protocol
Website: Autism Research Institute and DAN Conferences (held twice a year)
Online Discussion: ChelatingKids2 and ABMD
Books:
Autism: Effective Biomedical Treatments (Have We Done Everything We Can For This Child? Individuality In An Epidemic) by M.D. Sidney Baker, Ph.D. Jon Pangborn, Rimland, Ph.D. Bernard, and Jon Pangborn PhD
Children with Starving Brains, written by Jaquelyn McCandless, M.D.,
Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders by Kenneth Bock and Cameron Stauth
How to find a DAN! Doctor
The Autism Research Institute (ARI) has a list of doctors who have currently attended a DAN! Training.
www.autism.com/dan/danusdis.htm
Parents should educate themselves on biomedical treatments and be selective of physicians. They can increase the likelihood of good care by considering the following;
Follow advice offered by ARI spokespeople regarding selection of a local pediatrician
Consult with their own pediatrician regarding the safety of any DAN! treatment
Check with parent support groups to be sure that the DAN! Doctor in your area is credible and effective.
Note from the Autism Research Institute on DAN! Doctors:
“We make every attempt to provide a comprehensive seminar for practitioners teaching them techniques for assessing, testing and treating children on the spectrum using the biomedical approach. We are now insisting anyone on the ARI Clinician's Registry attend at least one training or conference every two years. However, due to the overwhelming legal ramifications, we do not "certify" any practitioner.
We encourage parents to thoroughly investigate the credentials and expertise of any practitioner, but DAN! nor ARI will not police practitioners.
DAN! medical director, Elizabeth Mumper, M.D.,
Dr. Amy Yasko.
Dr. Yasko is a healthcare practitioner specializing in chronic inflammation, immunological and neurological disorders. She initially applied her knowledge pathways involved in inflammatory cascades using natural herbs and medicines successfully treating adults with strategies that halted and in most cases reversed the effects of adult inflammatory diseases including ALS; MS, Parkinsons disease; Alzheimer disease, SLE, Myasthenia gravis, heart disease, sarcoidosis and polymyalgia rheumaticia among others.
In 2003, Dr Yasko entered the autism biomedical arena and has created a protocol that focuses on specific genes, the removal of viruses and bacteria from the child’s body.
To Learn More about the Yasko Protocol:
Website: http://www.dramyyasko.com/
Online Discussion: http://www.ch3nutrigenomics.com/
Book: The Puzzle of Autism: Putting it all Together.
Methyl B12 and Valtrex
This treatment option was developed by Stan Kurtz an autism parent who has become a respected colleague of the Autism Research Institute. According to numerous parental reports and summaries from many clinicians - in the context of diet, special training, and child-specific supplement regimens - the therapeutic use of Valtrex and methylcobalamin (mB12, methyl B12) helps some autistic children in ways other therapies do not. Valtrex is related to acyclovir and has shown efficacy against many but not all strains of some herpes viruses, including HSV1, HSV2, and VZV (chickenpox), with lesser degrees of effectiveness against EBV, HHV6, and possibly CMV.
To Learn More about the use of Methyl B12 and Valtrx:
Online Discussion: mb12valtrex.
The "Cutler Protocol"
The Cutler protocol was developed by scientist Andy Cutler for the removal of heavy metals from the body. Note many parents who use the Cutler Protocol to remove heavy metal toxins do so in conjunction with the DAN! Treatments and a DAN! Doctor.
To Learn More about the Cutler Protocol:
Website:
Online Discussion: Yahoo discussion group Autism-Mercury
Book: Amalgam Illness,
Michael Lang's Natural Detoxification Program
Founder of Brainchild Nutritionals, Michael Lang recently published a helpful guide with his own recommendations for how to safely and effectively detoxify a child.
To Learn More about Michael Lang's Natural Detoxification Program:
Website:www.brainchildnutritionals.com/PDF/Protocol.pdf
Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques (NAET)
Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques, also known as NAET, are a non-invasive, drug free, natural solution to eliminate allergies of all types and intensities using a blend of selective energy balancing, testing and treatment procedures from acupuncture/acupressure, allopathy, chiropractic, nutritional, and kinesiological disciplines of medicine. NAET is a system which was developed in 1983 by Devi S. Nambudripad Ph.D., a California acupuncturist and chiropractor. The premise behind NAET is that allergies could best be explained through the principles of Oriental medicine. This perspective sees allergies as causing blockages in the body's meridian energy pathways. There has been positive anecdotal stories about the effectiveness on NAET in the ASD community.
Website:www.brainchildnutritionals.com/PDF/Protocol.pdf
Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques (NAET)
Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques, also known as NAET, are a non-invasive, drug free, natural solution to eliminate allergies of all types and intensities using a blend of selective energy balancing, testing and treatment procedures from acupuncture/acupressure, allopathy, chiropractic, nutritional, and kinesiological disciplines of medicine. NAET is a system which was developed in 1983 by Devi S. Nambudripad Ph.D., a California acupuncturist and chiropractor. The premise behind NAET is that allergies could best be explained through the principles of Oriental medicine. This perspective sees allergies as causing blockages in the body's meridian energy pathways. There has been positive anecdotal stories about the effectiveness on NAET in the ASD community.
For more noteworthy biomedical treatments that help some autistic children
www.autism.com/medical/research/advances/autism-newtreats.html
www.autism.com/medical/research/advances/autism-newtreats.html
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