Aug

25

Gluten-free and Casein-free Diet

August 25, 2008 | 3 Comments

In the book, Special Diets for Special Kids Two by Lisa Lewis…… it talks about how mothers notice that their autistic children were malnourished. They were malnourished because they couldn’t absorb nutrients from their food. After the children began a gluten-free and casein-free diet with vitamin supplements, mothers reported a huge change in their children.
If [...]

Aug

14

Signs & Symptoms of Autism

August 14, 2008 | 1 Comment

Possible Warning Signs for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Thirty percent of autistic children suffer from seizures, as was the case with Jenny McCarthy’s son, Evan.
Children with an autism spectrum disorder might:
• Not play “pretend” games, such as pretending to “feed” a doll or pretending to drive a truck

• Look at things or toys out of [...]

Aug

11

Treatment for Autism

August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

Conventional treatment: To this day, there are no medications available that can cure Autism: however, there are medications that can help treat the symptoms. Medications may help with a child that has an inability to focus, exhibits extreme hyperactivity, depression, or has seizures.
In 2006, the U.S. Food and [...]

Aug

8

What causes Autism

August 8, 2008 | 1 Comment

About vaccination. Some people believe that the vaccinations including Thimerosal can cause autism. It’s what Jenny McCarthy and other mothers blame their child’s disorder on. The Centers for Disease Control is still researching this allegation and have yet to link the two together.
If you look at the vaccine schedule back in 1983, a child received [...]

Aug

8

Jenny McCarthy tells her story

August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Jenny McCarthy’s son fell terribly ill with seizures at the age of two. Thirty percent of autistic children suffer from seizures, as was the case with Jenny McCarthy’s son, Evan. Jenny McCarthy’s original team of doctors offered her little hope for Evan’s improvement, leaving her lost and frustrated. Finally help came her way in the [...]

Aug

8

A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism

August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Jenny McCarthy shares her experience in her recently published book “Louder than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism.” Jenny reveals her struggles to reverse the effects of autism on her son, Evan John Asher.
She gives a hindsight and current view of how she deals with her son’s autism. She talks about her autistic son’s [...]

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