Doctors Failing to Understand Autism

Doctors Failing to Understand Autism

When faced with the unknown or uncertain, physicians will often rely on language that, while sounding scientific and medical, just restates the obvious or says nothing helpful at all. “I’m not aware of any literature on that topic.” Does that mean...
A Brief Discussion of Mitochondrial Function and Autism

A Brief Discussion of Mitochondrial Function and Autism

Previously only of interest to researchers and a few doctors, this topic has become a popular subject to families of children affected with signs and symptoms that are grouped as Autism Spectrum Disorder. The amount of information is dense, complicated by the myriad...
Lyme Disease and the Autism Spectrum

Lyme Disease and the Autism Spectrum

A disease described forty years ago due to a cluster of patients who appeared in the vicinity of Lyme, CT, has to be considered among the list of differential diagnoses when pediatric patients present with unusual developmental and other complaints. Included on...
Tryptophan to Treat Autism

Tryptophan to Treat Autism

Tryptophan, which is a naturally occurring amino acid (a protein building block), has been found to be an effective treatment for several of the signs and symptoms of autism. According to SelfNutritionData, the food that is highest in tryptophan is a particular...
Patient Testimonials about Biomedical Autism Treatments

Patient Testimonials about Biomedical Autism Treatments

Every so often, my beautiful and patient wife, Jackie, reminds me that the service websites that she searches contain letters and feedback from clients. “It’s not just advertising,” Jackie points out, “there are key comments that help me make...