Biomedical intervention for autism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We see Dr. Rossignol. https://rossignolmedicalcenter.com
We are in the beginning stages.
He's in Florida but we use telehealth.

How’s it going so far?

[Anonymous]

we use Dr. Rossignol and love going on "workcations" to visit him and the beautiful beaches nearby. He is amazing and his recommendations are always based on solid clinical research. His most recent recommendations have got my child to finally start talking. Locally, I think Dana Laake, a nutritionist, is awesome. She has done testing and recommended critical supplements to optimize my child's health and overcome identified deficiencies. Her book "The ADHD and Autism Supplement Handbook" is the biomed Bible!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have since my child had lead poisoning. He was also high in copper and I did see mild improvement w a zinc supplement but he's still ASD.

Thanks for the response. Which did you find out first? That your child had lead poisoning or that he had ASD?

Lead poisoning.

[Anonymous]

I have a kid who was borderline ASD. He ended up being diagnosed with severe ADHD/severe anxiety/LDs--he's now 16. I have read the Kelly Dorfman book and worked with Dana Laake. Most of the stuff I had to figure out on my own before I moved to this area. I learned everything from ASD Parent support groups and listserves. My child made HUGE improvements gut health/skin-wise with diet changes and probiotics. It was necessary and radical and, unbelievably, my pediatrician had been less than useless. I never saw any changes with other supplements but as long as they are safe, I am not sorry I have tried anything--and I have continued to give him some.

However, I never felt like any of these made a difference in his behavior, despite the fact that my son seems like a perfect candidate with his very significant digestive issues. In the end, many years of therapy, a couple years of anxiety meds, and other forms of direct intervention had the most effect.

[Anonymous]

Gluten free was the most bang for our buck along with lowering sugar and sticking to whole foods as much as possible (no artificial dyes of course). The clue was digestive issues since birth. We knew gluten free was a big piece of the puzzle before behavior and language improved and I won't tell you how since I didn't give a warning, but it was night and day and when they forgot at preschool and have a snack with gluten instead of what we packed, we knew without them telling us and then we'd check in and sure enough a mistake was made. The other benefits took a few months which is how long it takes gluten to leave the system.