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ARCH Medical Center
Surviving Biomedical Therapies withoutBreaking the Bank
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Books
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Books
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Websites
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Electronic Newsletters
Autism Research Institute
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Support Structure
Relatives
Support Structure
Relatives
Friends
Support Structure
Relatives
Friends
Therapists
Support Structure
Relatives
Friends
Therapists
Support StructureBiomedical
Support Groups
Live
Online
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
Gather copies of all of
your child’s medical records
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
Gather copies of all of
your child’s medical records
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
Write a short chronologic
history of your child
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
Write a short chronologic
history of your child
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
Write a short Treatment
history of your child
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
Write a short Treatment
history of your child
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
Videotape your child
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
File a Vaers Report
If you think vaccines harmed your child
http://vaers.hhs.gov/
DIET
What Can You Do While Waiting to See a Biomedical Practitioner?
Why start a diet?
Food can be your child’s best friend
Why start a Diet?
Or their worst enemy
Why start a Diet?
Digestion and
absorption
Why start a diet?
Foodallergies
Why start a diet?
Food Neurology
Why start a diet?
Food Neurology
Neurotransmitter mimicry by
food
Why start a diet?
Food Neurology
Neurotransmitter mimicry by
food
Why start a diet?
Which diet?
Clean up your
Family’s diet
Which diet?
Clean up your
Family’s diet
Which diet?
As organic aspossible
Clean diet
As organic aspossible
Clean diet
As organic aspossible
Clean diet
Learn to read all
Food labels
Clean diet
Learn to read all
Food labels
Clean diet
Avoid foods whoseIngredients list
Clean diet
Avoid foods whoseIngredients listWords with more than 3
syllables
Clean diet
Avoid foods whoseIngredients listWords with more than 3
syllablesWords you can’t
Pronounce
Clean diet
Avoid foods whoseIngredients listWords with more than 3
syllablesWords you can’t
Pronounce
Clean diet
Avoid foods whoseIngredients listWords with more than 3
syllablesWords you can’t
PronounceMore than 6 ingredients
Clean diet
Avoid foods whoseIngredients listWords with more than 3
syllablesWords you can’t
PronounceMore than 6 ingredientsAcronyms
Clean diet
specific dietBefore starting
Any specific dietEnlist the
Cooperation ofEveryone who
Feeds your child
Gluten free/Casein free
Gluten free/Casein free
This is yourChild’s brain
Gluten free/Casein free
This is yourChild’s brain
OnGluten & casein
Gluten free/Casein free
Commonpitfalls
Gluten free/Casein free
Do yourhomework
Gluten free/Casein free
Remove caseinfirst
Gluten free/Casein free
Remove themcompletely
Gluten free/Casein free
Remove themFor at least3 months
Gluten free/Casein free
If you decideTo stop
after 3 months
Do it big!
Gluten free/Casein free
Dietaryinfractions
Gluten free/Casein free
Dietaryinfractions
Gluten free/Casein free
Be preparedFor
withdrawal
Gluten free/Casein free
Be preparedFor
withdrawal
Gluten free/Casein free
“but my child’sA
Picky eater”
Gluten free/Casein free
“but my child’sA
Picky eater”
Beginning supplements
You can startmany supplements
on your own
Beginning supplements
Stick with quality
supplementswww.npainfo.org
Priorities
Sleep
Priorities
Sleep
Priorities
Sleep
Melatonin1-6 mg at bedtime
Available as a sustained-release
preparation for those who swallow pills
Priorities
Sleep
5-HydroxyTryptophan
50-200 mgseither at dinner or
BedtimeSupports serotonin
production
Priorities
SleepL-Tryptophan
500-1500 mgseither at dinner or
BedtimeSupports serotonin
production
Priorities
Sleep
HerbalsAshwagandhaValerian Root
Do not use without guidance unless you do
thorough researchfirst
Priorities
Constipation
Priorities
Constipation
Priorities
Food Addictions
Priorities
Food Addictions
Priorities
Food Addictions
Priorities
Yeast
Priorities
Yeast
Priorities
Yeast
Priorities
Pain
Priorities
Pain
Priorities
Pain
Finding a biomedicalpractitioner
Therapies biomedical vs educational
Working with your child’sPrimary medical doctor (pmd)
Working with your child’sPrimary medical doctor (pmd)
If your child’sDoctor thinks You’re crazy
Working with your child’sPrimary medical doctor (pmd)
If your child’sDoctor thinks You’re crazy
Working with your child’sPrimary medical doctor (pmd)
It’s time for a new doctor
Working with your child’sPrimary medical doctor (pmd)
It’s time for a new doctor
Working with your child’sPrimary medical doctor (pmd)
It’s time for a new doctor
Protecting your affected child’s health
AcetaminophenA.k.a.
tylenol
Protecting your affected child’s health
vaccines
Protecting your affected child’s health
Mercury amalgamDental fillings
Protecting your affected child’s health
Mercury amalgamDental fillings
Protecting your affected child’s health
Dental sealants
Protecting your affected child’s health
fluoride
Protecting your affected child’s health
Autistic behaviorsAre not simply
“Autistic behaviors”
Protecting your affected child’s health
Autistic behaviorsAre not simply
“Autistic behaviors”
Protecting your affected child’s health
Autistic behaviorsAre not simply
“Autistic behaviors”
Protecting your affected child’s health
Autistic behaviorsAre not simply
“Autistic behaviors”
Protecting your affected child’s health
Question authority!
Admit when the problem your dealing
with is bigger than
you
Protecting your affected child’s health
Admit when the problem your dealing
with is bigger than
you
Protecting your affected child’s health
GastrointestinalImmunologicNeuroinflammatorySeizuresToxicityThyroid AdrenalMitochondrial
Protecting your Family’s health
Protecting your Family’s health
The siblings Of your asd child
Are at risk!
Protecting your Family’s health
The siblings Of your asd child
Are at risk!
Protecting your Family’s health
Consider modified Vaccine schedules
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Oxymoron
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinatinguntil the immune system is mature
enough to handle it
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinatinguntil the immune system is mature
enough to handle it
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinating for diseases with no significant morbidity
or mortality
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinating for diseases with no significant morbidity
or mortality
Varicella
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinating for diseases with no significant morbidity
or mortality
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinating fordiseases for which the child is not at
risk
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinating fordiseases for which the child is not at
risk
Hepatitis B
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinating fordiseases for which the child is not at
risk until much later
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not vaccinating fordiseases for which the child is not at
risk until much later
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Polio
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not giving boostersuntil you’ve checked
response to thepreceding vaccines
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not giving boostersuntil you’ve checked
response to thepreceding vaccines
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not giving Combination vaccines
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Not giving Combination vaccines
DTaP
MMR
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane Vaccinepolicy
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane VaccinePolicy
Not giving multiple
vaccines on thesame day
Protecting your Family’s health
Sane VaccinePolicy
Not giving multiple
vaccines on thesame day
Protecting your Family’s health
Avoid antibioticsUnless trulynecessary
Protecting your Family’s health
Reduce or eliminateToxins from all
Possible sources
Financial health
Financial health
Have aplan
Financial health
Have aplan
treatmentseducation
familyvacations
Financial health
Make abudget
Financial healthbe PreparedTo go to warWith your insurancecompany
www.tacanow.org and follow links tofamily resources
Financial health
Create a Wish list
treatments
therapies
Financial health
Consider a fundraiser
Emotional Health
Emotional Health
Get rid of theGuilt!
Emotional Health
Pick yourbattles
Emotional Health
Even if you thinkYou’re “superparent”
You’re onlyhuman
Emotional Health
Strive to Make
Your partner“a partner”
In your child’srecovery
Emotional HealthThere could
Be manyReasons whyYour partnerIs uninvolvedIn your child’s
recovery
Emotional Health
Guilt!
Emotional Health
Guilt!
Emotional Health
fear!
Emotional Health
fear!
Emotional Health
denial!
Emotional Health
denial!
Emotional Health
NeglectAnd
jealousy!
Emotional Health
NeglectAnd
jealousy!
Emotional Health
Make time forYour partner
Emotional Health
Make time forYour partner
Scheduledates
Emotional Health
Keep the lines Of
Communicationopen
Emotional Health
Be willing toRepeat yourself
As often as necessary
Emotional Health
Men are Frequently
Visual learners
Emotional Health
Men are Frequently
Visual learners
Emotional Health
Send them toThe next
conference
Emotional Health
You’re much more
EffectiveAs a team
Emotional Health
Make one-on-oneTime for your
Spectrum child’ssiblings
Emotional Health
You can’t takeCare of your
ChildIf you don’tTake care of
Yourself!
Emotional Health
You can’t takeCare of your
ChildIf you don’tTake care of
Yourself!
Emotional Health
You can’t takeCare of your
ChildIf you don’tTake care of
Yourself!
spiritual Health
spiritual Health
Establish orDevelop orMaintain
Your relationshipWith your
spiritual Health
Establish orDevelop orMaintain
Your relationshipWith yourreligion
spiritual Health
Establish orDevelop orMaintain
Your relationshipWith your
Spiritual force
spiritual Health
Withprayer
spiritual Health
WithDevotion
Orreading
spiritual Health
Withmeditation
spiritual Health
Withworship
spiritual Health
Withcommunity
spiritual HealthYour spiritual connection
Will determine Both Your and theirAcceptance of whoThey are and who They will become.
spiritual Health
This will be the most important
Gift you giveto your child!
Recovery is possible!
The roadTo
recovery
Recovery is possible!
The roadTo
recovery
Recovery is possible!
Beware
Recovery is possible!
BewareOf the
Flavor of the week
Recovery is possible!
“Magical”Recoveries
Are rare
Recovery is possible!
This raceIs not asprint
Recovery is possible!
It’s aMarathon!
Perspective is everything
Perspective is everything
Have you been Given a
Disability?
Perspective is everything
Have you been Given a
Disability?
Perspective is everything
Or aGift?
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