TOMORROW: Stop the Assault! Talk with Dr. DeMio

[Guest guest]

The Greater Cleveland Biomedical Support Group and NAA-NEO invites you to its next meeting on March 25 at 7 pm - 9:30 pm Where: Brecksville Community Center (1 Community Drive, Brecksville) A talk titled "Stop the Assault! The Three “D’s” for the ASD: Issues of Diets, Digestion, and Detoxification/Chelation for the Autism Spectrum by C. DeMio, MD and Shoemaker

Abstract: The vast majority of persons on the Autism Spectrum (ASD) who make significant gains from biomedical treatments will require care that addresses the triad of dietary intervention, digestive/gastrointestinal problems, and detoxification techniques (such as chelation). Thus an understanding of the three “D’s” is paramount to the success of the biomedical approach for virtually all patients. This discussion will include the major aspects of these three areas, and how this leads to insights into the biomedical basis of symptoms and treatment of the ASD. Learning objectives: Dietary Intervention: Practical implementation of

treatment programs will be given, including such diets as gluten-free/casein-free, specific carbohydrate, low oxalate, pigment restriction (eg,phenols and salicylates), and others. Particular situations in which one diet would be chosen over another will be highlighted. Digestive and gastrointestinal (GI): Topics will touch upon overgrowth of yeast and other dysbioses (abnormal GI germs), leaky gut, abdominal pain, chewing problems, swallowing difficulties, acid reflux, diarrhea, constipation, malabsorption of nutritional substances, and how these all connect to symptoms in our children and adults with spectrum disorders. Detoxification: An often misunderstood phenomenon, detoxification will be described. Our patients and loved ones on the spectrum often suffer from

toxicity via a variety of substances that originate from such entities as vaccines to dental metals to environmental sources. Mercury, aluminum, and other known toxins cause many of the maladies experienced by our patients. Chelation techniques and other approaches will be presented, and goals will be outlined. Please come even if you haven't RSVPd - we have had many people register but there is still room for you! You can email me with questions at egerpatt@... or 216-544-1231. Thanks and hope to see you there!