A test devised by Susan Bryson of York University in Toronto gives an early measure of autism. She measures a child’s ability to shift focus from one stimulus to another. First, one light is turned on, and then as a second light is turned on and the first is shut off. All children will shift their focus from the first to the second light. In the second part of the test, the first light is left on as the second is turned on. Normal children will disengage from the first to the second light, but autistic children cannot make that shift. In contrast, a severely retarded 6-month-old can refocus its gaze with no problem. - page 116
Children with autism often are heavily alkaline. A too-alkaline system slows enzymes to a crawl. - page 176
One Mom reported that toe walking was stopped for her son by cranial-sacral therapy.- page 218
Autism may involve autoimmunity to brain matter. Autistic children, but not normal children, had antibodies to caudate nucleus (49% positive sera), cerebral cortex (18% positive sera), and cerebellum (9% positive sera). Brain stem and hippocampus were negative--Neuroscience Letters Volume 355, Issues 1-2, 23 January 2004, Pages 53-56, Vijendra Singh, et al. - page 30
It is interesting to note that autoantibodies (antibodies against self) can be induced in older animals by giving them a vaccine! Younger animal will usually react to a vaccination by producing beneficial antibodies, but do we not see the autoantibody reaction in this subset of children called autistic? - page 32
Evidence of serious health consequences was recently confirmed in the Journal of Pediatrics in which CRP levels were measured after vaccination. CRP, short for C-reactive protein, is a blood marker indicating a heightened state of inflammation throughout the body. The study involved infants in a neonatal intensive care unit who were given two or more vaccines on the same day (Criminal). A separate group of (preemie) infants were given one shot at a time, every three days. The vaccines administered were DTaP, Hib, polio [IPV], hepatitis B, and Prevnar (pneumonia). The findings were disturbing:
There are further concerns about elevated CRP levels. It was found in a study of 62 children who were part of the Diabetes Autoimmunity Study that when infants and young children have an elevated CRP level, they have an increased risk of developing Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes in childhood. - Chase HP, et al. Elevated C-reactive protein levels in the development of type 1 diabetes. Diabetes. 2004 Oct;53(10):2569-73.
It has been found that 85% of children with Type I diabetes have antibodies against the enzyme that converts glutamic acid into GABA (the GAD enzyme-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase) contributing to the excitotoxicity of excess glutamate. These should avoid MSG/glutamic acid sources, and supplement magnesium, zinc, and vitamins B1, B6, and B12, and work to correct other dietary shortfalls. In a newborn that developed seizures at 8-days, GABA levels were only at 13 pmol/ml (picomoles per milliliter) before vitamin B6 injections. It increased to 124 pmol/ml after vitamin B6 treatment. Children without any neurologic disease have a GABA level at 174 pmol/ml. In addition to supplements to enhance GABA, one can supplement GABA that is available at the healthfood store. Excess GABA will lead to lethargy, and if long continued, Long-Term Potentiation will be adversely affected, reducing memory enhancement, that is, learning capacity. Seizures induced by low GABA levels appear to be pyridoxine dependent. - page 33
It is of vital interest to note that the rubella and mumps virus can infect pancreatic islet cells and that the infection can severely reduce levels of secreted insulin. Rubella and mumps disease have been strongly associated with the development of Type I Diabetes. - page 33
Additionally, the Australian, Archivide Kalokerinos, M.B., B.S., Ph.D., noted for his work among the Australian aborigines, reduced an infant-morality rate from near 50% to virtually zero. Noting features of scurvy among some of the infants and children, and observing that many deaths followed vaccinations, he hypothesized that the vaccinations provoked death by throwing the infants into fulminating scurvy. Based on these observations, he improved the nutrition of the children, provided generous amounts of vitamin C, and avoided vaccines when children were ill with colds or other infections. As a result of this work he was awarded the Australian Medal of Merit in l978. You would be wise to provide your child a high intake of vitamins A and C before contemplating any vaccination and to restore the child that has been vaccinated. - page 66
If you are determined to be vaccinated with a Thimerosal-bearing vaccine, it would be wise to take a gram of NAC before and after along with a high amount of vitamins A and C. - page 77
One additional bit of advice: Never, ever let a child be vaccinated if he has had a recent infection/sickness, or is prone to repeat infections with the related antibiotic courses. Early and high frequency rates of ear infection are associated with greater severity of autism (J Autism and Dev Dis 17:585,1987). The children who have had three or more antibiotic courses have a 4-times higher rate of adverse vaccine reaction. It is the ones vaccinated while suffering an infection, or after a recent infection, that often regresses into autism. Be warned. It all has to do with the immune function. Never accept a vaccine containing Thimerosal™ (don’t believe the doctor, demand to see the insert), and never accept more than one shot per day. To pump ten viruses with the related mercury, aluminum, and other toxins into a child at one sitting is asinine and stupid, and should be criminal! - pages 84-85
Individualls with low homocysteine typically have high sulfate in the urine. You can check this with a dipstick “Sulfate Test” from Holistic Health International (www. Holisticheal.com for $55.00. Use L-methylfolate rather than folic acid. - page 99
Do the Iodine Test and support the thyroid as outlined herein. - page 99
Obtain a pH test strip for measuring urine and measure both urine and saliva pH (do saliva between and during meals). A saliva pH (between meals) of more than 7.5 would pinpoint your problem. Lower your systemic (saliva) pH to 6.5 to 7.0 for relief of these and many other symptoms (Dr. David Williams, MD, Newsletter). Those too acid (below 6.5) will suffer a wide range of other symptoms that can be corrected by raising the saliva pH. Addition of digestive enzymes, vitamin D3, and eating a couple of Brazil nuts each day (or 200 mcg of selenium supplement) will banish many other pains.
Details of this testing are found in my electronic book “Self-help to Good Health”, (50 Chapters, over 1000 Pages, $29.95 US) in the Chapter “Digestion and Utilization”. Saliva pH when not eating should be 6.5 to 7.0. While eating, it should rise one full number, 7.5 to 8.0. - page 101
There are some simple tests that may help determine if you or your child lack HCl. There is a hydrochloric acid reflex present on the bottom of the lowest rib (right side) approximately one inch lateral to the midline. If this area on the rib is tender to palpation there is a strong likelihood the person is deficient in hydrochloric acid, and would benefit from supplementation (a tenderness on the left rib indicates a lack of digestive enzymes.)
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Drink four ounces of beet juice on an empty stomach. If this turns the next urine red, suspect low HCl for there isn’t enough acid to break down the red pigment—but, you could be iron deficient. Check the pH of the urine—drink four ounces of grapefruit juice, or a lemon–orange juice mixture, on an empty stomach. Test the pH of the urine one hour later. If it is significantly more acid (lower pH number), suspect low HCl. The citric acid should have been broken down. If you have heartburn or a too–acid feeling, swallow a tablespoon of fresh lemon juice. If it makes the symptoms worse—you have more than enough hydrochloric acid. If the symptoms are relieved, you need HCl. If it appears that you may need additional HCl, obtain a bottle of 10-grain HCl (with pepsin) in capsule form from the health food store; “Adults...take five...of such a product with a meal. If you do not suffer the usual burps and belches, you have proven in one hour that you have need for digestive support. If five...solve your problem, then try four the next meal, then three...you will finally have a recurrence of the old symptoms. Slowly increase the dosage each meal to find the dosage needed to prevent symptoms. Continue that dosage indefinitely.”—Indigestion by Doctor Kurt W. Donsbach. - page 190