New Hope For Autism Homeopathy Treatment On Word Autistic Day Dr Harshad Raval Md

April 2, 2009 - PRLog -- Homeopathy offers a strategically planned approach towards the treatment of developmental disorders that incorporates medicines in addition to Behavioural therapy, Communication therapy and diet modification. It must be remembered that all these go hand in hand in helping an autistic child. The Homeopathic approach to treating Autistic disorder is totalistic in nature i.e. all cases of Autism are treated based on individual presentation. The remedy thus selected is called Constitutional remedy and it helps in treating Autism with good results. With continued treatment over a period of time, there is a gradual improvement seen in the patients behaviour- the children show improved social interaction, their verbal and non-verbal communication also improves over a period of time and repetitive behaviour reduces slowly. Overall, good changes can be seen in children who are given proper treatment as compared to those who are not given any therapy. Homeopathy is definitely suggested for the treatment of Autistic disorder.Autism is a developmental neurological disorder that is characterized by:

Impaired social interaction
Problems in verbal and non-verbal communication
Display of repetitive behaviour and restricted interests
Autism along with four other Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD) is included in a group of disorders termed as neurodevelopmental disorders.

Incidence:
1-2 in 1000 children suffer from autism
It is 3-4 times more common in boys as compared to girls
Autistic children do not follow a typical pattern of normal development, some of the milestones are delayed or they develop very late. In some children, the problems are more noticeable when the child lacks behind other children of same age. Some children start-off very well, but between18-36 months of age, they suddenly stop talking, communicating, act strangely and reject people.


PRIMARY SYSMTOS FOR AUTISTIC CHILD

Impaired social interaction:

Lacking awareness of coming and going of others
Unaware of feelings of others
Expressions of emotions pleasure, crying, laughing are not obvious
Attacking and injuring others without provocation
Does not like to be cuddled or to cuddle others
Difficulty in communicating with others and making friends
Prefers to be alone
Not responding to voice, behaves as if deaf
Abnormal response to various senses hearing, sight, touch, smell, taste, reaction to pain
Impaired communication:
Delay or lack of development of speech
If speech develops, it is abnormal
Difficulty in verbal and nonverbal expressions
Repeat words and sentences told to them (Echolalia)
Little or no eye contact
Poor or no facial expressions and gestures
The IQ (intelligent quotient) is below average
Repetitive behaviour and restricted interest:
Confusion of words I and YOU
Resistant to change, wants sameness like following same route to school
Continuous unusual/odd play
Repetitive body movements like flapping hands, rocking, banging the head or walking on toes
Repetitive movements or plays spinning wheels, turning lights on and off
Aggressive and self injurious behaviour
Throwing or hitting tantrums
Under-activity or hyperactivity
Obsessive attachment to certain objects
Their voice fails to reflect their feeling either it is high pitched, or they talk in singing tone or it is flat robot like voice
No fear of real dangers
Desire to keep things in a certain order
Neurological functions:
Seizures 20-35% of autistic children
Mental retardation.

CAUSE :
The exact cause of Autism has not been fully understood and there are numerous theories suggesting various causes. There are likely to be multiple causes that interact with each other in subtle and complex ways to result in Autism. Probable causes of Autism are:

Genetic:
Fragile X syndrome
Tuberous sclerosis
Monozygotic twins
Prenatal (during pregnancy) causes:
Rubella (measles) infection
Toxoplasmosis
Cytomegalovirus
Untreated metabolic disorders
Anticonvulsant medication
Brain developmental abnormality
Postnatal:
Neurological disorder after birth
Lead encephalopathy
Bacterial meningitis
Brain damage
Mercury poisoning

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Dr Harshad Raval MD[hom]
Honorary consultant homeopathy physician to his Excellency governors of Gujarat India. ,International Homeopathy adviser, books writer and columnist.