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1. HBOT
2. Homeopathy
3. DMSA/ALA
4. Enzyme therapy
5. NAET
6. Neuromodulation Technique
7. Antiviral Therapy
8. Antifungal therapy
9. Methyl B12 shots
10. Essential Oils
11. Craniosacral therapy
12. neurofeedback

etc, etc, etc.

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So which of these approaches have worked on your child?[/quote]

I cannot attribute any one method for all of the healing.  But I will name a few that have had significant impacts.  When we first began our journey into supplementation, I started with a natural antifungal called Threelac and I began using digestive enzymes.  There was an immediate difference in focus, concentration, and eye-contact.  Here we went from a 3YO child that was incapable of settling down to focus on a 30 minute elmo video to a child that was engaged and trying to sing along to the video.  That was the FIRST DAY.

As time went on, we got more involved in enzyme therapy as that seemed the best method for dealing with viruses.  After a year of using therapeudic enzymes, we were rid of intestinal measles and all stimming went away completely.

Tried MB12 shots....little to no success there for us.  The negatives outweighed any visible benefits.  Although, I have many friends who have had wonderful success with MB12 shots.

Tried eliminating gluten, casein, egg, nuts, soy for 6 months. We saw no difference, so we added everything back.  It was obvious that allergies were not an issue for him.

During our first 3 years, we used Dr. Margaret Gennaro.  She is a holistic/homeopathic DAN! doctor and medical pediatrician.  She is in Fairfax.  She was a lifesaver for us and opened my eyes to the medical issues involved in neurological disorders.  She helped guide me to new alternative therapies and supplements including Neuromodulation Technique (NMT).  NMT is an allergy elimination therapy.  I attribute this for his lack of any visible allergies, food, seasonal, or otherwise.

Although I noticed no immediate difference with Craniosacral Therapy for him, I continue to take him a few times per year because it makes such a difference for ME when I go.  It is my solution and replacement for a chiropractor, who in my opinion, has done more damage to my neck and back, than any injury I have ever sustained.

The gains we have made with the above (first 3 years) and then the past year of only using classical homeopathy ONLY, have been beyond what I could have ever expected at this point.  My child no longer visually stims, no longer jumps and flaps, no longer has any coordination issues, zero problem with eye contact.  He even taught himself to swim this year without any floatation devices.  Homeopathy has been the best alternative medicine yet.  The gains we've seen in the past year with speech are just indescribable.  Yet, we have done zero ST outside of what the school provides.

What remains is a lack of conversational speech, lack of awareness of danger, not understanding what is appropriate vs inappropriate behavior, hyperactivity, and attention-seeking behaviors.  This is amazing compared to the issues at hand a few years back.  Removing the physical components has opened up so much healing for us.  And now maturity is setting in as he is turning 7 soon.

The only things listed above that we have NOT tried are HBOT, NAET, and Neurofeedback.  But as I have said, that list is very incomplete as far as therapies are concerned.  Diet-wise, the only thing I do there is make sure that his Ph levels are balanced by giving lots of powdered greens supplements.

I don't suspect that anyone would find the success that we have in following this exact plan of action as it was custom taylored to fit my son's particular ailments/deficits/disease.  But, I can promise that anyone who digs deep enough will find something they can work on and they will be able to affect positive change in their child's life.

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Curious as to how much of these therapies your health insurance covers?

And would you pursue only natural/alternative treatments for yourself if, God forbid, you developed cancer or other serious illness (for example, Steve Jobs apparently tried a juice/supplements diet for 9 months when diagnosed with his cancer)?

I don't have the time to dig, but I disagree with previous posters that the studies about ADHD meds are incomplete.  As with many other parents, I don't think medication is a cure-all (and we do some vitamins/supplements as well).  ADHD is a neurological condition.  It responds in many cases to medication.  It also requires other interventions because it rarely exists on its own.  Most kids with ADHD have coexisting conditions (such as anxiety) and often have learning disabilities as well.  Between school, how we structure our home life, and medication, DS is doing pretty well.

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