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 Autism, Homeopathy, Vaccines, Nutrition and more 

Homeopathy - New Hope for Autism Spectrum Disorders

1/10/2017

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Homeopathy, CEASE Therapy, Vaccine detox for Autism, Victoria, Sooke,BC
IN BRIEF

Children with autism may benefit from integrated nutritional and homeopathic treatment protocols, which address and treat underlying toxic and stress factors contributing to these conditions.

By Anke Zimmermann, BSc, FCAH

An Integrated Treatment Protocol

In April of 2013 I received a call from the mother of one of my little autistic clients: "Owen's eye contact has gone from one second to several minutes at times! I’m actually almost a bit uncomfortable with the intensity of his gaze now." Not only that, but he learned to use the word ‘no’ and was trying to say other words, all major improvements after only eight weeks of treatment with a new integrated treatment protocol designed to address the multiple, underlying causes of autism. 

Owen, an adorable three-and-a-half-year-old boy, was born healthy and strong but started to show changes in his health after intensive IV and oral antibiotic therapy at only nine weeks old. Signs of regression were noted by about 16 months, preceded by intensive dental treatments with conscious sedation and more antibiotics. He began toe-walking, started banging his head on the floor when angry and lost the eight to ten words he already had one by one until he couldn’t even say ‘uh-oh’ anymore. A sadly familiar story for many parents of children diagnosed with autism.

The Dramatic Increase of Autism

Homeopathy for autism, autism prevalence in US 2018
US health authorities announced in 2018 that autism is even more common than previously thought, with 1 in 57 children and 1 in 38 boys now being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder compared to 1 in 1000 only 20 years ago. Autism rates are increasing by 17% a year and nobody seems to know why.

According to statistics only ten percent of individuals diagnosed with autism are ever expected to work and the average lifetime cost of a person with autism to society is estimated at around $3.5 million. North America is facing an increasingly serious epidemic of autism with no cure in sight.

Conventional and Biomedical Treatments for Autism

Conventional treatments for autism include behavioural therapy which is definitely helpful but expensive, time-consuming and not necessarily curative.

In naturopathic circles biomedical therapies, especially the DAN protocol, have become popular and are clearly helping many children, but these protocols can also be costly and difficult to follow and are therefore out of reach for many parents. 

A number of medications are also being tried, including antifungals and antivirals as well as antipsychotics in some cases to combat aggressive behaviour. 

Diet Changes and ABA Therapy

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Owen had already been on a gluten, casein and soy-free diet from 24 months old which helped him to sleep through the night and reduced hyperactive behaviour. He had been given numerous supplements as well as courses of antifungal and antiviral medications which all helped temporarily. 
​

The family had recently switched to the GAPS diet which somewhat improved his sleep, eye contact and behaviour
.

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He has also had intensive ABA therapy for the past five months. "The eye contact is something we've been targeting with ABA since November of 2012 for 12 hours a week", the mother reported. "He was expected to look for at least "1-Mississippi" each time we called his name."

Sudden Improvement in Eye Contact

"His success rate with this was about 30% until about the beginning of April when it suddenly jumped to 80%, for several seconds at a time, where it has remained. Recently he has been turning almost every time we call and on several occasions has sustained eye contact for over a minute."

This dramatic change was noted after only two weeks on Polyantibioticum
, a homeopathic remedy made from several antibiotics. He has steadily improved since then, in fact, as of the latest update in May, he now makes eye contact 100% of the time and he has also started to play with toys for the first time over the past week.

Polyantibioticum

treatment for these conditions, it helps to identify the causative factors, a radical discovery.
Polyantibioticum, a remedy used in CEASE Therapy, homeopathy, to detox antibiotics
I first learned about Polyantibioticum by reading 'Autism - Beyond Despair', by Dr. Tinus Smits. Dr. Smits was a Dutch homeopath and medical doctor who practiced homeopathy for over 30 years and treated more than 300 autistic children. He passed away in 2011. Over about 30 years of practice he developed an elegant, integrated treatment protocol that can be useful for children with autism and other developmental and behavioural concerns. 

The protocol not only offers hope for treatment, but it can also help to identify the many causative or contributing factors for autism. 

Tinus Smits

Dr. Smits observed that children who developed physical problems after vaccinations or antibiotics often improved mentally and emotionally if they were treated with isotherapy, homeopathic remedies made from the offending substances. Over time he applied this discovery to children with many different problems, including autism.

Responses to the correct remedies are dramatically obvious, often creating an aggravation followed by improvement. Dr. Smits found that about 70% of autistic children had been primarily negatively affected by vaccines, the rest by medications, plastic softeners and other toxins. He felt that these stressors were cumulative and could also include vaccinations, medications, illnessess
 and traumas the parents had before conception.

Aggravation

Flashback to July 26, 2011. The phone rang at 8 am. I picked up the receiver and was greeted by bloodcurdling screams. Suddenly I was wide awake. "Hi, it's Sue, Adam's mom. We gave him his first dose of Pediacel 30CH yesterday and he woke up at 6 am screaming like this. He is inconsolable. What should we do?"

This was likely an aggravation or healing reaction triggered by the remedy. Although scary for parents, it tends to be a good sign. After my first foray into this new method I took the CEASE Therapy training to learn how to properly prevent and manage aggravations with nutritional and other homeopathic supports.  Now I rarely see aggravations in the children. 
Vaccine detox with homeopathy may help autism symptoms

Recovery

Fortunately, Adam's mother was already familiar with homeopathy as well as very forgiving. She understood and I reassured here, that symptoms can sometimes increase before they get better. Adam screamed for a couple of hours but a week later I received an update via email:

"In the last week, we have noticed that he has been more active mentally. He is using hand signals. We had taught hand signals before but he wasn't using them at all until just this past week. He is starting to make more sounds, like "
beh
" and he hasn't done that for the last several months. He is screeching less."

Adam's family had delayed vaccinating him until he was over a year old, but then the doctor decided to catch up and gave him everything all at once.

After that he stopped babbling and became withdrawn. He was never diagnosed as autistic, but rather as suffering from a language disorder, and qualified for speech therapy.

Adam recovered beautifully within about six months between homeopathy and nutrition to clear any vaccine damage. He also received speech therapy, which we all felt was beneficial.

​By December his speech therapist discharged him and the family was told that he was probably just a late talker. I think he was on the brink of autism and homeopathy saved the day. 

Benefits of Integrated Homeopathic and Nutritional Protocols

Dr. Tinus Smits, CEASE Therapy, homeopathy, autism, vaccine detox
Dr. Tinus Smits, MD
Integrated homeopathic and nutritional protocols can not only be helpful for children with autism, but for virtually all children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental or behavioural disorders.

I have used it successfully for children with PDD-NOS, ADD/ADHD, sensory processing disorders, language disorders, learning disabilities, anxiety and aggression.

All of these conditions are on the rise with as many as one in five children diagnosed now.
From the beginning of my career I have had a strong interest in pediatrics and particularly developmental and behavioural disorders. Classical homeopathy helped many of my little charges, but not all.

With Tinus Smit's approach my toolbox quadrupled, at least. There is logic and order to the system, it is effective, affordable and addresses the root causes of these disorders.

​In addition, parents who feel their child has been harmed by vaccines or medications feel validated and are offered hope.

Is Help Possible?

Dr. Smits thought that most children with autism could be helped and that the main factor limiting this was a lack of knowledge of the causative agents. 

​Most children with autism have complex histories and it takes time to identify and clear all the layers. 

​Although initial changes can often be seen within days of starting treatment it may require a couple of years of ongoing care for near or full recovery for some children as the following case illustrates.

Head-Butting Doors, Hitting and Biting

Homeopathy, vaccine detox, CEASE Therapy for autism, ADHD, Sooke, BC, Anke Zimmermann, Skype
James is a cheerful, 7-year-old boy who has been under my care since December of 2011. Similarly to Owen and Adam, he developed normally until about age two, when language and behavioural issues were first noted.

​He started headbutting doors, hit and bit himself and others and became obsessed with vents and exit signs on buildings.

He was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at age 4. Presenting concerns included non-compliance issues at school, lack of social interaction with peers, hyperactivity, aggression and language delays, as well as eczema.

Vaccination History

James was born in a foreign country and received the Hep-B vaccine when he was only three days old and the TB vaccine (BCG) at 13 days old.

The family moved to Canada when James was one and he was given some extra vaccines to catch up to the schedule.

I started him on an 
MMR clearing with minor improvements, followed by a Pentacel
 clearing. His interventionist commented that he seemed much calmer.

Imagination

During the next visit the father reported that James was suddenly telling big, wild stories, lies even. We looked at each other for a moment and then the penny dropped:

He was developing his imagination! He had never told stories like that before. He even started to write short stories rather than just one or two sentences.

All along his eczema would flare up slightly with each remedy but became severe when we started the 
BCG clearing last June.

At that point the family disappeared for about six months. I contacted them in January to check in on James and learned that his eczema had much improved after some cortisone cream.

​But the 
behaviour
 issues had relapsed and he was more difficult to manage again.

Suppression

The cortisone cream had set him back. We restarted the BCG clearing, more gradually this time, and he is continuing to improve.

​This case illustrates the importance of patient education, as well as the need to keep in touch. James improved again with the BCG remedy and then developed OCD symptoms as his autism symptoms receded. Suddenly he licked his fingers compulsively and touched everything with the licked fingers. I used two other remedies for several weeks to get him past that state. After that he was much better overall and his parents could discontinue care. He is still doing well to this day both academically and socially. 


This integrated protocol not only uses isotherapy but also classical homeopathy to treat miasmatic and constitutional layers, as well as certain supplements such as fish oil, zinc and ascorbyl palmitate
, a fat-soluble form of vitamin C, to support the detoxification and healing process.
Saccharum off, a homeopathic remedy made from sugar, helpful for GI problems in children with autismPicture

Saccharum officinalis

Another superbly helpful tool Dr. Smits discovered was the use of Saccharum officinalis, a homeopathic remedy prepared from cane sugar, for the treatment of the many digestive problems as well as picky eating most autistic children suffer from.
​

Carson, a four-year-old autistic boy who has been under my care since last June, is a great example. He was diagnosed as autistic at 2 1/2 years old.

His mother reported that he regressed following his MMR shot at 16 months.

"I will never forget being out on our country road, calling him and witnessing him totally not responding to his name, he always would before. I gasped for air, he was - different. It was heartbreaking."


Presenting concerns included toe-walking 95% of the time, stimming, being spaced out and staring. He had his own language, was unable to dress himself, not toilet trained and had major digestive issues with undigested food and foul-smelling diarrhea 50% of the time.
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Carson's medical history was complex with exposure to too many medications, interventions, vaccines and toxins to list here. I started him on a clearing remedy twice a week as well as Saccharum 6D 2 pellets once a day.
The mother wrote: "I keep a journal of my son's day to day progress and overall health. Since taking Saccharum I have noted the following changes: He now has solid stools, more frequent and more normal bowel movements (helps both constipation and diarrhea), less odour and better colour of stools, and fewer adverse reactions to food."

​"
Saccharum
 has continually and consistently worked for my son."

Hope

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Please run, don't walk, to buy a copy of Dr. Smit's book. For my colleagues: Read it, be inspired, take the training and help all those thousands of families affected by this crippling, life-long disorder. 

For parents, there is hope. This book can help you to understand what happened to your child and how to take action to help him or her. 

More than one million doses of vaccines are adminstered around the globe every day and the use of allopathic medications and environmental pollutants is ever increasing.


Homeopathy not only has the potential to help these children, but more importantly, to identify the causative and contributing factors of these conditions and ultimately to create a safer world for all of us.

Anke Zimmermann, BScFCAH, Classical and Modern Homeopathy. Distance consultations available
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