据我所知,自闭症主要原因是
体内重金属超标。建议去医院查体内重金属含量。如果确诊,要改吃ORGANIC FOOD。
另外,音乐可以启发自闭症孩子和外界交流的欲望。如果是在OTTAWA的自闭症孩子,可以去
http://www.musicalchildren.net/ 注册, 他们有提供免费的针对自闭症的音乐教程。教师是一帮高中生的志愿者。
那不是自闭症的主要原因。
If there is anything that is unclear to you, please free to ask questions.
以下是来自UpToDate 关于自闭症的原因:
UpToDate 是一个相当权威的医学资料,全世界的医生都用它帮助making clinical decisions. 这个资料一年的subscription fee is about $600 (from my family doctor).
The pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is incompletely understood. The general consensus is that ASD has a
genetic etiology, which alters brain development, affecting social and communication development and leading to restricted interests and repetitive behavior。 Supporting this is the "epigenetic theory", in which an abnormal gene is turned "on" early in fetal development and affects the expression of other genes that are not mutated themselves。
关于治疗:
1. Treatment for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focuses on
behavioral and educational interventions that target the core symptoms of ASD (ie, deficits in social communication/interaction and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests and activities.
2. Pharmacologic interventions (吃药) may be used to address medical or psychiatric comorbidities or provide symptom control but do not treat the core deficits。
3. Specific treatment programs should be
individualized according to the child's functioning and needs [
2]. Treatment programs should be monitored to ensure appropriate response to therapy. The program should be
reviewed and modified as the child's needs change over time.
关于
非常规治疗方法,这里我们简称为CAM。 CAM = Complementary and alternative medicine。
因为自闭症很少能完全治好,所以很多家长尝试非常规治疗方法,比如说草药,食疗还有维生素等等。下面是关于非常规治疗方法的总结:
1. Although complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies are frequently used by families of children with ASD,
few such therapies have been proven effective (or ineffective) or safe in controlled trials。
2. If deciding to use complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies, do inform the physician and other health care professionals. This is because CAM therapies may compete with validated treatments for time, effort, and financial resources.
a) 以下几种是没有证据证明其有用,但是也没有害处的疗法 (有时间可以试一试):
music therapy, yoga, acupuncture, qigong massage, therapeutic touch, healing touch, Reiki, and neurofeedback
b) 有充分的证据证明
其无用 (也就是说不要浪费时间和金钱了):
1. Secretin —
Secretin is a gastrointestinal hormone. It inhibits intestinal motility and release of gastric acid and stimulates secretion of pancreatic fluid and bicarbonate. The use of secretin as a potential therapy for children with ASD is based upon the hypothesis that autism is related to gastrointestinal abnormalities。有人认为自闭症是消化系统有毛病,但是这个theory 已经被充分的证据给否决了。
2. Facilitated communication — Facilitated communication is a technique in which a facilitator physically guides the hand of a nonverbal child in using an output device (eg, keyboard, mouse, etc) for communication [
42]. Reviews of published studies of facilitated communication found no evidence to support its use for individuals with communication impairment [
66].
c) 没有证据证明其有效,而且反而有危险的一些疗法 (避免):
immunoglobulin: 抗体疗法。认为自闭症和小孩的免疫系统有关。
chelation therapy:
螯合疗法。 这个疗法的作用就是排除体内的重金属。资料很明确的的说道这个理论(重金属导致自闭症)是错误的,而且这种疗法不安全。
hyperbaric oxygen therapy:高压氧疗法。这个疗法认为这样可以增加大脑的供氧,并且治疗自闭症。没用,并且危险。
transcranial magnetic stimulation:
頭顱磁刺激療法。有一些study认为这个疗法在depression, bipolar illness, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and Tourette syndrome 里有一些benefit. 但是在自闭症里缺少证据并且有可能会造成昏迷。
d)除了上面提到的以外,few of the remaining CAM therapies have been proven effective/ineffective or safe/unsafe in controlled trials. In such cases, the clinician and family must weigh the unknown benefit against the potential risks, which include competition with validated treatment for time, effort, and financial resources.
这些包括:
melatonin,
Omega-3 fatty acids,
Gluten-free casein-free diet,
Vitamin B6+magnesium,
Dimethylglycine,
probiotics,
Antifungal agents
Vitamin C / Zinc
总而言之,要用这些非常规治疗办法前,先咨询医师!
祝好运。