| Introduced by Dr Leo Kanner of the John Hopkins, in | | | | · Anger - violent |
| 1943, autistic spectrum disorders include a group of | | | | · Anger - contradiction intolerant of |
| disorders including autistic disorder, Asperger's | | | | · Anger - rage |
| syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder, Rett | | | | · Music - sensitive to, rhythmic |
| syndrome and childhood disintegrative disorder. These | | | | · Music - ameliorates |
| disorders are characterized by varying degree of | | | | · Fear of heights |
| impairment in communication skills, social interactions, | | | | · Concentration - difficult |
| and restricted, repetitive or stereo-typed patterns of | | | | · Involuntary movements |
| behavior. A lot of research is ongoing to find any kind | | | | First prescription: [27 October 2009]: |
| of therapeutic measure for autism, but there has not | | | | Tarentula hisp 200 twice daily x 1 month |
| been any significant option available. On the contrary, | | | | Follow ups: |
| homeopathy does play effective therapeutic role in its | | | | Nimish visited his grandmother in Bangalore after the |
| treatment. Let me demonstrate this with a case | | | | first visit, and due to some unavoidable circumstances |
| example. | | | | had to stay there for next four months. His |
| Nimish [name changed], a 8 yrs old boy diagnosed with | | | | grandmother called in between reporting "slight |
| mild autism with Asperger's syndrome, presented with | | | | improvement" and since no details were available from |
| complaints of spells of hyperactivity and excitement, | | | | her, same medication regiment was continued for |
| where he used to cry or laugh aloud on trivial | | | | couple of months [Jan & Feb 2010]. |
| stimulations. He had a habit of rocking himself | | | | 19 March 2010: |
| constantly and aimlessly playing with his fingers [a | | | | Hyperactivity and violence has reduced a lot; |
| common autistic feature]. He could follow complex | | | | Understanding has improved - could grasp the normal |
| commands easily and could convey his needs in short | | | | school he attended while at Bangalore; Now can |
| sentences; but he could not reproduce or rehearse a | | | | button his shirt perfectly; Recollection of story and |
| small story told just a few minutes back. His attention | | | | telling it later has improved - though makes some |
| span was noted to be very less - except for the film | | | | mistakes; Enuresis has stopped completely since Feb. |
| songs. The psychometric assessment had also | | | | Rx: Tarentula H 200 BD x 1 month |
| mentioned about a global developmental delay [by six | | | | 08 June 2010: reported on phone from bangalore |
| months] with slow writing and ill-defined handwriting. His | | | | Could not continue the medication for a couple of |
| IQ was 60+. He could not button his shirt properly but | | | | months. overall he has improved a lot. Even the |
| could put on the socks easily. He was toilet-trained - | | | | neighbors can feel the difference. Recent |
| but in spite of that used to get nocturnal enuresis once | | | | psychometry showed his IQ in the range of 75-80. |
| or twice a week. | | | | Discussion: |
| On emotional plane, he showed a severe violent | | | | There has been a lot of emphasis to understand |
| behavior when contradicted or teased by anybody. He | | | | various treatment options available in the |
| used to throw whatever he could hold on to, and had | | | | complementary medicinal system, especially |
| even bitten one of his friends in such fit of anger. He | | | | homeopathy for the autistic cases. This case clearly |
| showed strong fear of heights, and he liked rhythm a | | | | indicates how effectively homeopathy can deliver |
| lot. He could dance all day on the film songs [as | | | | results in autism. I have also seen improvement in the |
| mentioned earlier, the attention span too was | | | | eye-to-eye contact and social interaction in other |
| significantly better with respect to the songs]. | | | | cases, where it was the presenting complaint. |
| Physically - nimish is ambithermal to hot, has aversion | | | | For the parents of autistic children, who are reading |
| to sweets and sweats a bit more on scalp. | | | | this article, please note that Tarentula was selected for |
| The case was referred to homeopathy by the treating | | | | Nimish as per the symptom similarity and thus may not |
| pediatrician, with a doubt about the exact outcome | | | | help all autistic children. A individual assessment is |
| especially with the pathology in mind. The prescribing | | | | necessary from a trained homeopath for a effective |
| totality was: | | | | treatment. |