Natural
alternatives in Autism therapy include vitamins, minerals,
herbs, homeopathy and digestive
enzymes. Many care-givers have had great success
alleviating various autistic symptoms using a natural
approach. If you are interested in a natural approach, I
would strongly suggest buying a vitamin, mineral and/or herb
dictionary. For under $10.00 you can buy very good
ones. I refer to my books all the time.
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Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible,
by Earl Mindell, Warner Books, 1271 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10020, 1991. I believe there is a newer
version of this book.
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The Pill Book Guide to Natural
Medicines: Vitamins, Minerals, Nutritional
Supplements, Herbs, & Other Natural Products, by
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Bantam Books, 2002, ISBN:
0-553-58194-5.
Homeopathy is the use of minute amounts of
substances that normally cause illness in a healthy person to
accelerate the disease process in a sick person in order to
treat the illness and has been around since the
mid-1800's. The American Medical Association (AMA) used to
support homeopathic medicine until the drug companies began to
lobby them. You should seek a doctor properly trained in
homeopathy. Most Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.'s) are
trained. Here are some
books and sites that may be of interest:
- Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics: Using
Nature's Pharmacy to Help Fight Infections, by Dr. John
McKenna, Avery Publishing Group, 120 Old Broadway, Garden
City Park, NY 11040, (800)548-5757, 1998, ISBN
0-89529-839-2.
- Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD, by
William Shaw, Ph.D., Published by Dr. Shaw, 1998, ISBN
0-9661238-0-8, Great Plains Laboratory. http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Center for
Complementary Medicine: Forum on alternative and Innovative
Therapies for Children
http://www.healing-arts.org/children
Progress in Medicine Foundation, a
nonprofit organization supporting medical research and
physicians using non-mainstream research-based medicine by Dr.
Sinaiko. http://www.treatmentchoice.com
Success with Attention Deficit Disorder
and Hyperactivity web page by Dr. Allen Buresz http://www.all-natural.com
The HANDLE Institute provides natural
alternatives to treating many neuro-developmental disorders. http://handle.org
Kirkman
Laboratories has been manufacturing vitamins and dietary
supplements for the autistic community since 1967.
Kirkman
Laboratories, Inc.
6400
SW Rosewood St.
Lake
Oswego, OR 97035
(800)
245-8282
(503)
636-2227 fax
http://kirkmanlabs.com
My
Village Green is a compounding pharmacy in Maryland. They can
prepare supplements and medicines to your doctor’s
specifications or to a parents in the case of
non-prescription items. http://www.myvillagegreen.com
Parents
Against Ritalin (PAR)
http://p-a-r.org
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