| m Treatment Using Creatine | | | | Autism, and especially expressive language delays. |
| Autism Treatment — Creatine is a supplement | | | | Using creatine in those cases can be very helpful. The |
| that can aid in energy production in the cells. Creatine | | | | supplement creatine has been used for years by |
| can be very useful for children who suffer from low | | | | athletes, and many athletes use creatine as a way to |
| energy, low muscle tone, lethargy and expressive | | | | increase muscle tissue to create more muscle power |
| language delays. Biomedical autism intervention | | | | or muscle energy through their workouts. |
| specialist physician, Dr. Kurt Woeller, explains. I would | | | | Using creatine can be especially helpful for children we |
| like to discuss a supplement called creatine. The | | | | have low muscle tone and poor coordination. Fine and |
| supplement known as creatine actually assists in the | | | | gross motor skills tend to be aided by using creatine. |
| building of something called creatine phosphate in our | | | | Creatine is found as a powder and the dosing range |
| muscle tissue. And what creatine does is fuel our cells | | | | can vary fairly widely. In general you can dose |
| and our muscle tissues for energy production. Then | | | | between 300 mg and 1000 mg / kg per day so that |
| our cells are able to generate a very large amount of | | | | can be a lot of creatine to give. Creatine is an easy |
| energy through something known as ATP. ATP is | | | | supplement to administer and I do not have any |
| basically the energy currency used in our bodies and | | | | negative side effects to report. It is critical to stay well |
| of course our cells use a great deal of it to fuel our | | | | hydrated while using creatine as it does cycle through |
| metabolic processes necessary for a healthy life. | | | | the kidneys and your body needs the extra fluids to |
| Creatine is a byproduct or side chain reaction of the | | | | flush the excess creatine out of the body. |
| process known as methylation. Methylation is known to | | | | If your child suffers from low energy, low muscle tone, |
| be problematic in many individuals with Autism. When | | | | lethargy, low metabolic energy and expressive |
| you have a problem with methylation, you may not be | | | | language delay, creatine could be a helpful supplement |
| getting the proper production of creatine as a result. | | | | to use. When I am treating young children for example, |
| And as I mentioned prior, creatine is critical for getting | | | | 3, 4, 5, or 6 years of age I start conservatively. I will |
| energy to the cells. | | | | typically recommend we start at 500 mg twice a day |
| Another area that require creatine is the brain where it | | | | and then increase that to 1000 mg twice a day. I have |
| is also useful for energy production. Creatine is useful | | | | gone as high as 5000 mg to 10000 mg in some |
| in the brain to aid with expressive language production. | | | | children. But, average doses for my patients are |
| Language delays are frequently seen in children with | | | | usually in the 1500 mg to 3000 mg per day range. |