Disease
What is AUTISM?
Autism is the general term used for autism spectrum disorders. Autism is not a singular disability, but a range of complex conditions of the neurodevelopmental type, and consists of combinations of various symptoms in differing intensities and numbers.
The main areas of impairment in this spectrum include social performances, interpersonal relationships, verbal and non-verbal communication, and patterns of behaviour.
Are you interested in exploring natural, holistic options for managing AUTISM symptoms?
Symptoms of AUTISM include:
- Delayed mental and physical development
- Social and interpersonal impairments
- Defects in verbal and non-verbal communication
- Unable to understand spoken language, gestures, eye contact, facial expressions, recognizing or expressing emotions, and feeling overwhelmed in certain situations.
- Stereotyped patterns of behavior or repetitive body movements (like rocking, flapping, spinning, etc.), ritualistic behavior, obsession with unusual activities, etc.
- Dislike any change in routine or environment
What causes AUTISM?
- Genetic factors, prenatal infections (like rubella, cytomegalovirus), exposure to certain medications during pregnancy (like Thalidomide, Valproic Acid, etc.), perinatal conditions (low-birth weight, hypoxia) and in some cases, probably, post-vaccination.
- The baby’s earliest environment, the womb, is critical. The fetal brain produces about 250,000 neurons every minute during pregnancy. Experiences that interfere with that process can affect the developing brain in lasting ways.
- Although the traits of Autism don’t appear until the toddler years, the months in utero may set the stage for the interaction between genes and environment.
- Studies have linked autism to a number of factors in pregnancy, among them the mother’s diet, the medicines she takes, and her mental, immune, and metabolic conditions, including preeclampsia (a form of high blood pressure) and gestational diabetes.
- The quality of the air the mother breathes and the pesticides she is exposed to can also determine a role in development of autism.
- Above all, stress, depression, having an abusive partner, and substance abuse during pregnancy can have the highest risk of developing ASD.
How is ASD treated?
- Despite no known medicine that can treat the core of Autism, Aripiprazole & Risperidone are widely used for the treatment. However, their long-term hazards are significantly larger than their short-term benefits. Other interventions include behavioral, occupational, speech, physical, nutritional therapies and social skills training, etc.
In Homeopathy, we consider the deepest emotions and emotional turmoil, not only that the child faces but the one that is faced by the mother too. Before prescribing Homeopathy medicines, we delve into finding the root cause with our extensive case-taking.
Homeopathy possesses a significant impact on the cognitive capacity of all autistic children.
Homeopathy, in our experiences at Healing Harmony is an effective way to manage behavior, improve physical health problems and enhance overall well-being for people with ASD.
Many of the parents have noticed a remarkable improvement in their quality of life, academic performance, social skills, and interpersonal behavior. Many of our pediatric patients are even declared free from autism using the standard Autism scale.
At Healing Harmony, Dr. Preety and Dr. Prajakta have collaboratively worked on over hundreds of autism cases and led patients to recovery. Here is one of the cases, published in a peer-reviewed journal Hpathy.
Autism and ADHD in a Child of 3 Years