by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s Mom www.autism-and-treatment.com Finding a doctor who knows how to treat autism still remains to be one of a parent’s biggest challenges. NOT ALL DOCTORS are created equal! And finding the right one sometimes takes time. There is a shortage of doctors who know what autism really is or…
www.autism-and-treatment.com by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s Mom Why are we all afraid to use prescription drugs to help our children? I used to be one of those parents who only wanted to use supplements and natural remedies. But I changed my mind. Some of our children need prescription drugs to get better. I am…
www.autism-and-treatment.com by Marcia Hinds – Megan and Ryan’s Mom The term MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate) may sounds like a “bad word,” but it isn’t. It is just an acronym for a very important enzyme our bodies need. The MTHFR plays an important role in the methylation cycle. Cutting edge research has clearly linked impaired methylation problems with…
By Marcia Hinds – Ryan and Megan’s Mom www.autism-and-treatment.com Initially, it was hard to tell which medical interventions were working. How can you tell if a medication is working when your child has limited verbal ability and prefers his own inner world to the one where everyone else lives? Improvements in speech take time and…
by Ryan and Megan’s Mom www.autism-and-treatment.com Just getting Ryan to take the medications at the beginning of his medical treatment was a major accomplishment. He was still too young to swallow pills and some of the medications only came in adult sizes. I tried what seemed like a hundred different ways to solve this problem.…
