Dear Dr. Jerry, We have a 4 1/2 year old grandson who was diagnosed last summer with Autism.  We read Jenny's and your books and immediately started him on GF/CF diet, found a DAN! doctor, started him with a Chiropractor, got him into Pre-K this past school year and he has improved so much.  Our next thing may be HBOT.  His parents are a little afraid of possible seizures (he has never experienced them before) and are reluctant to start him on the treatments in a chamber.  ...

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I am often asked if the Gluten and Dairy Free (GF/CF) diet is really necessary.  While that answer really depends on each individual child, in my practice up to 80% of the children I see clearly benefit from removing foods that contain dairy and gluten!...

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I am often asked if the Gluten and Dairy Free (GF/CF) diet is really necessary.  While that answer really depends on each individual child, in my practice up to 80% of the children I see clearly benefit from removing foods that contain dairy and gluten!Some Clues About Dairy Intolerance:You may have noticed that your child was having trouble with certain foods even as an infant. The first food an infant is exposed to, if not breast feeding is usually a cow milk or “dairy” derived formula.  Dairy intolerance presents in many ways in an infant.  Many children are diagnosed with reflux which is frequent spitting up or small vomits around 2-3 months of age, although it can be even earlier,......

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Self-injurious behaviors (SIBs) and aggression to others can be some of the most distressing behaviors a parent can witness!  I have seen many different displays of SIBS/aggression including:...

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Mending Autism can be very complicated and the tackling of the subject of supplements for these children can prove to be quite daunting and confusing. There are so many different approaches on the subject that can range from adding absolutely no supplements to a $1000 per month (or more) supplement bill!  The truth of the matter lies somewhere between these two approaches.  Let’s take a rational and easily understood approach to the basics of supplementation....

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The Methylation Pathway seems to be linked to many chronic diseases, including the autism that many children are diagnosed with. A “pathway” merely describes a factory that produces a product.  The Methylation factory produces glutathione similar to the way a Ford Factory produces pick up trucks.  Just like a truck factory requiring numerous steps to produce a finished product, the Methylation factory has lots of steps required before producing the finished product: glutathione.   ...

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