Dr mannions autism recovery article

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Hi,

The last seminar for 2009 will be held on Thursday, December 17th. The

subject is Autism: Made in the USA. All those who attended the last seminar,

Vaccine Nation, were in a state of shock at hearing what they were never

told before. The Autism seminar may shock many also. Especially when they

find that there are many " alternative " treatments being utilized including

nutrition, Chiropractic and many 'DAN' medical approaches. If you want to

learn about these call to register for the seminar. As of this writing there

are 5 seats left.

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ARTICLE 12/12/09:

Autism Recovery Stories: Diet and Chiropractic care

December 10, 2007

By 2016, there will be roughly 1.5 million adults with autism in the U.S.,

writes Chicago Tribune reporter Rex Huppke in a two-part series profiling

, a 24-year-old powerlifter.

Here's the story of another autistic boy-- Felker--who has made

tremendous strides thanks to early intervention, dietary changes and weekly

visits to a chiropractor, according to 's mother, Felker.

She talks about treating in the latest installment in a series of

autism " recovery " stories.

" Our third child, , was officially diagnosed with PDD-NOS when he was

four years old. I spent some time after that wishing I had understood and

known sooner, but I eventually got beyond that and got busy trying to find

ways to help him with the time we had.

We noticed there was something different about fairly early on -

actually within an hour or so of being born; when the nurse wheeled us into

our room, he was making whimpering noises and she commented, " That's not

normal. " Her words haunt me to this day.

Aside from jaundice, though, he was healthy and was hitting his

developmental milestones up until around 16 to 18 months.

He had quite a bit of spitting up, but I chalked that up to often having to

feed him and then go, with two other children to take care of.

also was very sensitive to noise, often covering his ears and

screaming when people clapped or when he was in a crowded room.

became increasingly " difficult " and began having more trouble

sleeping. He did not talk much and even lost some of the initial words he

had spoken. Lots of people said that his older brother and sister just talk

for him and that was common for the youngest not to say much. I thought we

were just in the terrible two's and then three's and then four's.

The diagnosis was really a blessing. We actually had people who knew what to

do and we began to speak his language through pictures. He began an early

intervention preschool program in addition to his typical preschool program

and we were able to get wraparound services pretty quickly, after such a

long wait to get him evaluated. I wasn't about to waste any more time.

He had been receiving chiropractic care since his initial screening; we were

rear-ended on our way home. That was the first start to his recovery. Our

chiropractor, who attends our church, said he'd been praying for a way to

approach me about how he could possibly help . We were meant to get

in that accident the day the Intermediate Unit screeners caught the warning

signs and scheduled him for further evaluation.

Our BSC first mentioned the gluten-free/casein-free (GF/CF) diet to me and

initially I was very wary. loved milk; some days it was practically

all he had - how could he give it up?

After attending an information session on the diet and trying some of the

foods, my husband and I decided to give it a try. Things have been better

ever since.

Within the first month of reducing his milk (we took the diet slowly to

reduce the withdrawal syndrome) we noticed an " explosion, " to quote his BSC,

in his language skills.

He is now speaking at an age-appropriate level after initially testing up to

two years behind on some of the language skills. We took him to a

specialist in the area, after being on an eight-month waiting list (it's now

up to twelve-months) and discovered he had sensitivity to soy in addition to

gluten and casein.

has been on the diet in some form for a little over two years now

and is currently in a typical first-grade classroom with minimal help from

an aide. He still receives speech therapy for articulation and occupational

therapy once a week. He has been faded from his TSS hours and his BSC hours

were reduced to two hours a week.

's success can be attributed to many things. The diet enabled him to

learn and catch up on so many skills with his TSS and in a therapeutic

social group for kids on the Autism Spectrum. We tried applied kinesiology

(muscle testing) briefly and feel that may have helped him. He continues to

see a chiropractor weekly as well.

We also refused his last MMR and DPT vaccines, installed an ultra-violet

filtration system for mold in our home, and are more careful about which

cleaning products we use.

In my eyes, is still on the Autism Spectrum and probably always will

be, but he is no longer isolated and he is able to share his incredible

gifts with others and receive what they have to offer as well.

So many people say to me now when I mention that he is on the Spectrum, " I

never would have known. " I take that several ways - neither would I if not

for the able screeners at the Intermediate Unit and neither do so many

people who just think they have " difficult, distant " children.

That's why awareness is so critical. And sometimes, the " I never would

have known " statements bother me because they don't realize the hard work he's

done to catch up, and, to be honest, the hard work we've all done as a

family to adapt and help.

But ultimately, their comment is a testimony to how a dedicated, skilled,

and loving group of people can all work together to help a little boy find

his voice and express his gifts. "

Posted at 11:22:43 AM in Autism, Autism recovery stories

COMMENTS:

A report published in the March/April 2000 issue of the Medical Sentinel

links the recent increase in autism to the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)

combination vaccine that is commonly given to 18 month-old children.

In a previous study of autistic children, researchers found that 84% of

autistic children had antibodies against their own brain tissue, which

indicates that their own immune system was destroying brain tissue. This

antibody is very similar to the antibody that's formed against the MMR

vaccine.

Also, the MMR antibody was found in 69% of autistic children but in only 10%

of normal children.

By way of commentary, vaccines can be dangerous. Along with autism, they

have also been linked with an increase in the number of cases of asthma and

diabetes. If you do choose to vaccinate, you should make yourself aware of

the dangers and complications so that you can make a fully informed,

educated decision.

For more information on the dangers of vaccination, the National Vaccine

Information Center maintains an extremely informative website at

www.909shot.com, or they can be reached at 512 W. Maple Avenue, #206,

Vienna, VA 22180. Their phone number is 1-800-909-SHOT (7468).

A good vaccination-dangers Q & A site can be found at

http://www.nccn.net/~wwithin/vaccine.htm

I strongly urge you to contact these organizations, visit these sites and

arm yourself with education. On an issue as important as this one, there is

no way in the world you can have too much information. I also urge you to

attend my in-office seminar on Dec. 17th (see information below).

Stay informed,

DRM

Next weeks' In-Office Article(s):

Article: If you assume the risk you must accept the outcome - Marvin

Ackerman, MD

Word: God's Beautiful Butterfly - Author Unknown

Quote: What seed are you planting by risking vaccinations that are the

very least questionable? - M. Ackerman. MD

The Last Seminar for 2009:

Dec. 17** Autism: Made in the USA ( Null) (This will be the LAST Open

seminar for 2009)

Autism: Made in the USA - Once again Null does an outstanding job of

digging through the research to find the connections to Autism. But even

more importantly he covers successful treatments of Autism. If you have a

child or know a child who may have Autism you must attend this seminar.

Due to limited seating it is advisable to sign-up early for this seminar. If

the seminar fills up we will have a waiting list in case of cancellations.

The 2010 seminar schedule for CLUB Members Only has been sent out.

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for posting this Jeane. Very informative.

All this applies to a variety of neurological disorders including ADHD, OCDs,

learning disabilities� (which one in 6 children has today in America according

to the the public school system records--most likely more since many children

with disabilities are home or private schooled)--and YES--apraxia too--.

There is definitely a link between neurological damage and environmental toxins

which also damage the metabolic processing and autoimmune system salong with gut

and other organs.� Very complex and there is always the genetic predisposition

factor which is why some kids get asthma and others skin disorders or early

onset diabetes along with their neurological disorders package.

It is all a neurological disorder continuum where environmental toxins from a

variety of sources--but vaccines and amalgam fillings (in the mom of course) are

top of the list, but unfortunately not the only sources of harmful toxins and

toxicity is synergistic, meaning they interact and cause more harm.� For

example, aluminum + mercury or lead = 10 times the toxicity of either one alone.

Thank you again for posting this.

All the best,

Elena