Biological Treatments for Autism and Pdd: What's Going On? What Can You Do about It?

This is a technically meaty book for the medical professional that can overwhelm the layperson. Yet the area of Autism, Asperger's Syndrome and PDD study is in desperate need of the fresh out-of the-box thinking that this book provides. A parent can learn alot skimming over the "why's" and "what fors". For example; focusing on bold print sub-points instead of trying to follow the fine points of metabolism described in the following paragraphs, will serve you well. This book will give you a good overview of groundbreaking research and treatment. Most of all, it will give parents hope that our children may still be capable of functioning better, not just coping with limitations.

As a mother of two autistic sons, 1 five and 1 two, I felt as if I new most everything on the topic. I was very wrong and now know I still have much to learn. The most important being that although our doctor's opinion is valuable, speech and behavioral therapies are not all that we can do to help our children on the spectrum. This book is a gem. Very informative, easy to read and understand, with many resources to assist getting the help we need even when you live in a poor and "out of the way" state like Maine. I highly recommend this book for and parent with a child on the spectrum.

William Shaw's book shows how antibiotics used in treating ear infections in children contribute to yeast overgrowth in the intestinal tract and how this affects the child's development.He gives examples of the differences in chemicals secreted in the urine of autistic children compared to that of normal children, and explains what these differences mean.The language used is readable and parents of autistic children will find much to follow up in possible treatments for the disorder.Other contributers to this book expand on the yeast-autism connection, and there is a very interesting chapter by Bernard Rimland on use of Vitamin B6,magnesium and DMG in treating autistic children.

Below is a copy of my review of the previous edition of this sensational reference book. If I were to have just one book on Autism to recommend, this would be it! Do you find yourself wondering if someone came in the middle of the night, stole your beautiful child or family member, and left a distant stranger seemingly lost in a nightmarish prison of sensory defensiveness and walled-in isolation in their place? Are you tired of the never-ending battle to stay ahead of screams, mind blindness, and over or under stimulation using medications designed to mask and sedate rather than treat and heal? Well if you want to really begin to understand what is going on, if you want to take charge of your loved one's life and put them on a path to better health and a more promising future, then read this book. I'm not the publisher, I'm a parent advocate who has spent the better part of the last 9 years living and dealing with Autism and lobbying for awareness and a cure. I'm not the author, but I have met and heard him and an innumerable number of his counterparts speak, and I want to tell you this book is not just enlightening, it's liberating. If you are in anyway involved with someone on the Autistic Spectrum, this book is an absolute "must read".Dr. Shaw takes the complicated and often convoluted theory, and discoveries of some of the most brilliant researchers, physicians, scientists, and other experts in their fields, and explains, dissects, and relates their research and findings in a way that just about anyone can understand regardless of education or background. His book will help you discover how researchers are finally beginning to unravel the mystery and biological origins of a disorder that as recently as the 1970's was considered a psychological malady often attributed to cold and unfeeling "refrigerator mothers" Using easy to follow examples and his unique way of relating complex concepts, Dr. Shaw thoughtfully examines the ground breaking medical research, case studies, and clinical trials behind some of the newest treatments and many more looming on the horizon. As you progress through chapters on various topics such as yeast proliferation, allergies, and fungus, you will begin understand the correlation between the gut and the brain, how the various systems of the body interact, and how and why a breakdown in one system directly and indirectly affects the others. Before you know it the dynamics and theory behind such controversial interventions as Secretin and Anti-fungal therapy begin to make sense, and the veil of mystery surrounding Autism seems to lift ten fold.Although several cases of recovery are presented in the book it should be noted that there is still a long way to go. A lot more research needs to be done, and many more questions need to be answered. After reading this book however, I think you will find many exciting treatment options and a lot of viable alternatives to more conventional medications that merely eclipse symptoms

This book describes in detail exactly what is happening in the cause of Autistic Spectrum Disorders. I am a Medical Technologist and I was looking for the exact medical cause of ASD, and this book is it! It goes into excellent detail, may be difficult for the average person to understand, but if you are interested in really knowing, I highly recommend it. I am finding it very difficult to get a straight answer from health care professionals. They know about their specific area, but they don't know how all of the areas fit together. This book cleared the whole picture for me.