| I am commonly asked by parents that I see in my | | | | more important, in my experience, is that the |
| practice "What timeframe should we expect to | | | | biomedical treatment protocols are very, very safe, |
| continue the gluten and casein free diet?" or "Once we | | | | especially when you compare them to medications, like |
| start methyl B-12 therapy, how long will we have to | | | | Risperdal, which is the main drug that has been FDA |
| continue it?" or even "How long should we expect to | | | | approved for the treatment of Autism. When you |
| continue any therapy that is recommended?" But really, | | | | compare some of the biomedical interventions like |
| I cannot answer those questions simply because each | | | | methyl B-12 therapy, dietary therapy, nutritional |
| child is so unique and will respond differently. No matter | | | | supplements and treating yeast and bacterial issues |
| how much I wish each child would respond with 100% | | | | that are so common in individuals with Autism to some |
| certainty to each and every therapy, that is just not | | | | of the pharmaceuticals out there, they are incredibly |
| reality. And as with the whole field of medicine, that | | | | safe therapies. Now that is not meant to imply that |
| certainly isn't the norm either. There will always be | | | | some individuals with Autism may not ever need |
| uncertainty to a degree with any therapy that is tried. | | | | medication at certain points because certainly |
| And there will be patients who are called | | | | behavioral problems, learning difficulties and attention |
| non-responders to different therapies because they | | | | issues can be extremely problematic and may need to |
| don't seem to work with them. | | | | be addressed with medications. But very often |
| But there are many of the biomedical therapies out | | | | medications are not necessary and when biomedical |
| there that have been used with great success for | | | | interventions are implemented, they can make a big |
| many, many years. They have stood the test of time | | | | difference. I will go more in-depth into dietary |
| and tend to work for a large percentage of children, | | | | interventions as well as nutritional supplements in part 2 |
| regardless of age, shape or size. And what is even | | | | of this series. |