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13 essential Steps For your Child’s Recovery from Autism
It is very natural for all parents to go through a ‘difficult period’ initially once they come to know about their child ‘s autism issue. My advise would be’ please don’t despair’ even if your pediatrician has taken away every bit of hope of your child’s recovery from autism. I have seen plenty of cases recovering or becoming quite significantly better after early behavior and Homeopathic intervention. You can believe me because I have huge experience in dealing with Autism. My Clinic deals with nearly 3-5 new cases of autism every day and a follow-up of at least dozen Autism cases every day.
Autism Intervention -Earlier the Better
Start early. Once the diagnosis is done, it is very essential to come to terms with the diagnosis as fast as possible. I have seen that most of the parents struggle with the diagnosis for months or years together, which is extremely harmful for the child. Early intervention has a very important role in the recovery of the child from autism.
Making sure of the Autism Diagnosis
In a very young child, lets say between 18- 24 months, the diagnosis is difficult and it becomes all the more difficult if the child has mild problem. Taking the child to your Family doctor or a pediatrician can at times delay the diagnosis as some of them might be not clinically trained to identify Autism Spectrum Disorder ( I could be wrong here , as the clinical training differs from country to country and also the experience and the awareness has a strong bearing on the knowledge of the Pediatrician.). A Neuro developmental specialist is the right person for diagnosis. One diagnostic sign that I have always found very useful in diagnosing Autism Early is how the child reacts to his name being called out. Especially, when a stranger is calling it out. If out of ten, the child is responding less than 7 -8 times when a stranger calls out his name, there is a strong chance that the child could be falling in the Autism Spectrum.
Bottom-line if you suspect that your child has autism; please take him to the right place for diagnosis as fast as possible. And if your fears are confirmed, Start Behavior and Homeopathic Intervention as fast as possible .
Understand what has happened to your Child.
If you can leave the medical diagnosis aside, Take a brief pause and understand what has happened to your Child ( it will help you in his recovery ). It seems that the child has slipped into his own world . He is less connected to the world around him . His mind is getting trained to be in his own world . He is self – stimulating because of that . Prevent that . This is stopping him from learning new things
Autism Confirmed -Time to go all guns blazing
Its now or never, you cant afford delay in this matter. Put all your energy into pulling your child out of the world that he has slipped into. ‘Concentrated effort’ is what is required , I have realized that parents who put in all their resources early ; whether it time or available manpower , stand a very good chance of seeing a recovery in their Child’s Autism problem.
Autistic Kids -A big No To Regular School
I was treating a child who was three and a half with moderate level of Autism and no speech . This child after 3-4 months of Homeopathic Treatment developed speech and could speak between 20-30 odd words although they were just single words . Then suddenly he started losing all what he had learnt. After good deal of discussion with the parents , I found out that the mother had put the child into a regular primary school . This School had no Special infrastructure for handling autism . I asked the mother to go and observe the child in the school . She reported back after 2- 3 days that the child was not being attended well in the class and was quite isolated . He was also self Stimulating in school. As per my advise , the parents withdrew him from school , he started gaining back his speech and was back on the road to recovery from autism . I would suggest that one should avoid school for kids with autism in early stage . Child should be only put in school , only if the school provides a dedicated shadow teacher . Regular schools should be completely avoided ; in fact they can work against your child’s improvement . The big reason for not putting your child into school is that it causes pure regression as the child gets good enough time to be into his own world, hence his learning is not happening and also his mind is getting trained be in his own self.
Autism Therapist vs You
It is you and not the therapist who is going to make the big difference . Taking the child to a therapist has a pitfall . Most parents get relaxed and they stop working with the child as much as they should, once they are seeking help from a therapist. They completely overlook the stimulation that should be given at home. Its my personal experience with thousands of cases that I am writing this feature and have seen this fallout of the therapy in quite a number of cases. I will try and make myself more clear – If you are taking your child for therapy make sure that when the child is back home ,he should not get any free time in the house to slip into his own world. This slipping into his own self is the biggest impediment to his recovery . Most of our learning occurs from what we learn passively. When a child with autism slips into his self , his passive learning is not taking place hence he is not learning. Taking the child to the best therapist or the best therapy centre makes the parents believe that they are doing their bit and the child will automatically or over a period of time recover from autism because of the therapy he is receiving; where as what is actually happening is that the all the good work that therapist is doing , is getting anti doted by the hours of isolated state that the child slips into when he is back home. Once back home , keep up with the stimulation . Play , talk , dance …do all kind of activities . Keep him engaged in a loop with you and the regular world around him
Parents are the best Therapist for Autistic kids
There is no harm in engaging a therapist or taking your child to the Autism therapy centre as long as you are spending a lot of time with the child. I have always suggested parents to take more pro-active role in the execution of therapies. I have seen that children recover from autism more when their parents are actively involved in giving therapy to the child at home . Autism therapies are no rocket science ; one can easily learn them . There is a lot of information and videos available on the net . Try Searching You Tube for videos and you will find thousands of them. You are the best Therapist For him.
The Big Mantra in Autism Recovery Therapy – Stimulate & Simulate & Stimulate
As I already said autism therapy is no rocket science , the basic fundamental behind every therapy is to constantly engage with the child ; Never leave him alone .Don’t let him slip into his own world . This is what is most damaging for the child with autism. His slipping into his own self is keeping him away from learning new things hence he is not speaking and doing things. Constantly stimulate the child ; talk , play , dance . Engage with him in every moment . Do not leave him alone. You have to train his mind to be out of the Inward State . The whole exercise aims at training the mind to be constantly connected with outer world so that he can passively learn things.
Tv , iPad , iPhone etc Make your Child’s Autism Recovery Difficult
I have already written about dangers of television watching in my previous post and its suspected linkage to Autism . Please keep them away from gadgets . He is not learning anything from it ; most of the times they are a big fixation for them and are making things worse . I have seen miraculous results in hundreds of cases where the kids were pulled away from gadgets . These gadgets promote their self stimulatory Behaviour.
What Working mothers with Autistic Kids should do for recovery ?
Its now or never . If you are not the only bread-earner in the family , leave your job and be with your child for an year( if you have caught him early) . Early intervention with Right Homeopathic treatment can really pull your child out of Autism Spectrum . Prioritise your child’s Recovery . Unfortunately you might not get this opportunity to revert back his state after an year . Another advise that I have always given to mothers and has really helped many kids is that the mothers should match their Sleep Rhythm with that off the child . It really helps them to focus more on the child and gives more ‘High energy Time’ for the mothers to engage with the child .It is about matching your peak energy hours with that of the child .
I have often observed this ,that once the Parents come to know about their child’s autism issue , working mothers tend to do their office work from home ; this again can be a misleading situation . In my experience noting major is achieved by this in most of the cases.The child will still be getting a lot of time to be into his own world. For what I have said in the last few lines might differ from case to case , so use your own discretion but be aware of what I say – ‘working from home might not carry the full impetus that is needed to bring your child out of autism’
Get More People In the House
Are nuclear families to be blamed for an increase in the incidence of autism , no one really knows the real answer ; but certainly human interaction has a lot to do with the child’s recovery in autism . Its my personal opinion that if there more people available in the house for kids to interact with their chances of recovery from autism are high – Remember it is beneficial only if those people spend time by playing and interacting with the child .
Train your Autistic Kids mind for Passive learning
A lot of learning happens passively in kids ; they learn a lot from what is going on around them . Kids with autism tend to slip into their own world , thus their passive learning is not happening . Constant stimulation trains their mind to be out of their state and they start learning things passively . So My advise is to give constant stimulation and avoid what is the conventional practise nowadays of taking the child to the therapist for an hour or two in the morning and then letting him be in their own world throughout the day.
Do Not Focus only on Speech with your Autistic Child
Speech is not a stand-alone feature of brain , it results from the cumulative development of various faculties of brain . Many parents mainly focus on making their kids speak a single word like Mama, papa or dada. I opine that parents should not do this and should focus on the overall stimulation of the child . Spontaneous speech is what we really look for in kids who start recovering from autism . A child having Spontaneous speech refers to a situation where the child can speak more than what he has been forced to learn. He is able to pickup words from his environment and speak on his own .
Start Homeopathy for Autism -.
The sad part in my years of hard work with autism , is that most of the parents do not provide any kind of testimonial once their kids have recovered from autism . Although they are not obliged to do so , yet it is something that I feel that they owe it back to the society . It is very frustrating and humiliating when you are refused a testimonial . I have explained the parents that it is not for me that they should do this but for those thousands of parents who are hopeless about their kids recovery from autism. Most of my request go in vain. Yet ,Some brave ones have given video testimonials of recovery which are available on my you tube channel. Homeopathic medicines have a big role to play in the field of Autism . Data analysis from my Thesis ( My Masters in Homeopathy has been in the Autism and the research on The role of homeopathic medicines in the field of Autism) has clearly indicated strong efficacy of certain homeopathic medicines in Treating autism spectrum disorders. There are plenty of features in this website that I have written on how homeopathy can be helpful in treating autism. Try the search facility in the site and read them.Briefly I will explain the modalities – Autism Recovery with homeopathy has certain factors attached to it. Age of the child , Hyperactivity and last the verbal development has a lot to do with the overall outcome in the case .Homeopathy can in some kids ,can be a big boon ( I am clearly stating that only some kids recover dramatically with homeopathy… not all ) .
My son is ~ 6 yrs old and suffering from moderate level of autism. We came to know tis fact when he was about 2.5 yrs old. For some time we have gone for homeopathy medicines for about 6 month and then left. We have engaged at therapist for 1 hour every day since then and give our time also. But we have been sending him to Play School also. Bur we are not observing much improvement. Please suggest, if you have some cure in homeopathy.
Four months son not responding for sounds. He smiles. And sometimes he says poo,MMA,ba,awoe. When he sees my face ,he watching keenly. Otherwise he doesn’t see my face. When he sees he smiles. Eye coordination is good. But pblm is not responding sound. And most of the time he ie watches left and right direction. Pls help me.
Sir, my son is 9 year old and is suffering from mild Autism and Adhd. Sir we are giving him lot of other therapies..we have never tried giving with any medicine to child yet . sir we are Navi mumbai based and want to meet you. Thanks.
my son is 8 years old suufering from mild autism and adhd. he is very hyper and can’t able to speak. i have already giving homeopathy medicine.please suggest me medicine.
My child having mild autism and MR. He has no speech. He is now six yrs old. Pls suggest some homeo medicine
Hi there,
My name is Teresa and I have a daughter with autism. She is now 16 and we started various alternative treatments when she was 2 and 1/2. We noticed all this started after she got vaccines. we have done HBOT, various detox methods, vitamins, detox foot baths, homeopathy, and different dan protocols. Everything has helped but she is not back yet all the way. She has ssome language but no conversational language and she still has stimming. She got rid of it at one point but after homeopath gave her something it came back so we are looking for new homeopath-my daughter responds very strongly to the pills-I still think she may have yeast overgrowth in her gut-maybe known as leaky guy syndrome. Not sure if vaccines have all cleared-tell me how we can get started?
Respected Sir,
I kindly request you to read this letter from your busy schedule.Sir i have already informed you about my Autistic brother.Sir please provide some link so that i can contact you easily,please treat my brother,i want him to live happy and normal life.I am resident of Indira Nagar,Lucknow.Waiting for your positive response.
Dear Dr,
My son Aviraj is 17 yrs age & is 6′ 2″ tall 85 Kg well built normal looks , good motoring skills but has following problems:-
– poor comn skills & earlier used to spk sentence but has come down to one word verbal comn.
– Improper social behaviour
– Hyper active
-learning disability.
In last six months has seizers 6 times. he is on medication for loc epilepsy & hyper activity.
– In past few years his comprehension has improved & IQ is -65.
pl advise
regards
Col RS Bhanwala (father)
Dear Dr Sharma,
I did not see your reply to any parents,It would be greate you can post your reply or openion about all parents queries which will help all us to better understanding.
Thanks you very much.
Rajveer Singh
Dr. Sharmaji my sincere thanks to you for the concern and care you have
for children with autism.for the past one year i had several times tried in vain to get my daughter’s autism treated by you. but on contacting over telephone i was informed by your clinic that as my daughter was 20 years old there was not much to help. i was crestfallen. now your mail has given me the hope that you can certainly help my daughter with your vast and rich experience and dedication. kindly respond to my mail i promise to give full testimony for your curative powers if my daughter shows improvement in any aspect.
regards
girija lakshmi
My 16 year old daughter Meenu is autistic. She communicates in single words and small sentences to communicate her needs and has good self help skills. Also has basic reading and academic skills. she also rides a honda activa confidently. Her problem areas are she still has bursts of hyperactivity and for the last couple of years she has sleep disorders. Kindly advise if homeopathy can help her. Thanks Rekha Balakrishnan
Sir,
I have a son who is 11 years old with autism spectrum disorder. He speaks for his needs and he answers to the questions raised and listen to my commands. His speech is not in an ellobrate way and not able to narrate the things in very descriptive way, His mental age is not age appropriate. Can u suggest me whether your homeopathic medicine will help me ? Await for yr reply.
Pramila.
It is really an excellent article. It is an eye opening for the parents. This article has given me hope and I am 100% sure that we can come out of this problem very soon, if we follow the tips. I am writting this out of my own experience.
Thank you.
I have son aged 24years old diagnosed as suffering from Asperger Syndrome & Behavoral Issues(NOS) since childhood. Will your medication work in this case as the ward is a 25 years old adult?
I have 6+ year old daughter diagnosed with Autism, main problem for now is speech, please advise the medicine, What should be the course of action ? and treatment cost ? Please suggest in detail.
How to arrest the tantrums and heavy melt downs in Autistic kids?
Sir,
My son shivam 12 years old suffering from autism .he did not speak & he always like to eat. Sir we are giving him lot of other treatments but i not found good result so pl advice me
Sir,
My son Arup 12 years old suffering from autism .he did not speak & he always like to eat. Sir we are giving him lot of other treatments but i not found good result so pl advice me
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I am a Neuro-cognitive developmental therapist working in my own clinic in Vizag. I constantly see young parents faced with several questions and doubts about how to plan and proceed with the intervention for the child. The article is very comprehensive and addresses all the important areas to keep in mind.
1. School should be introduced in small packets of hours only when the child shows “readiness”- e.g has started to sit & play meaningfully with some activities. has stated to follow some instructions in a “paired session at the therapist’s. This can be achieved only with intensive one on one intervention. once the child is ready the parent can introduce the child for some specific time at school, say, for circle time, snacks time, …then eventually increasing the hours depending on how the child responds to a shorter program. The schools should be understanding & encouraging for such programs. Kids vary in the time they take and their ability to adjust to an integrated approach.
2.I would like to add that keeping a daily account at the end of the day in a dairy with a timetable with the child’s activities during the day, diet, and general response before going to bed helps to be organised & keep things in perspective.
pl give us your address.
Hi doctor, My niece is 8 years old. she has speech and developmental delays. but all doctors so far said that she is not autistic. we are so worried about her and want to help her. could you please let us know where you are located. My sister is in visakhapatnam. She would be very glad to come and see you in person. Please let me know your address and phone number. Thank you.
Dr. Sharma, this is a nice article. Thank you
my 5 year old child has beginning to interact saying between 4 to 6 words. he could tell you things like, mummy Jay hits me. I want yugort or anything he wants. i can send him to call the sibling and he will go and do so. he can ask you for help. he play a lot with his siblings and he also plays on his own. he do lots of repetition, like if you ask him what he does not understand, he will repit the question or say yeah or yes. It is so frustrating when you are telling him something and he will not understand. he seems to be learning things on his own. he knows his alphabets a to z. he can write his name. he can write 1 to 20 , he like ipad, iPhone, and not really so bothered with the telly.
I am a Neuro-cognitive developmental therapist working in my own clinic in Vizag. I constantly see young parents faced with several questions and doubts about how to plan and proceed with the intervention for the child. The article is very comprehensive and addresses all the important areas to keep in mind.
1. School should be introduced in small packets of hours only when the child shows “readiness”- e.g has started to sit & play meaningfully with some activities. has stated to follow some instructions in a “paired session at the therapist’s. This can be achieved only with intensive one on one intervention. once the child is ready the parent can introduce the child for some specific time at school, say, for circle time, snacks time, …then eventually increasing the hours depending on how the child responds to a shorter program. The schools should be understanding & encouraging for such programs. Kids vary in the time they take and their ability to adjust to an integrated approach.
2.I would like to add that keeping a daily account at the end of the day inr a dairy with a timetable with the child’s activities during the day, diet, and general response before going to bed helps to be organised & keep things in perspective.
I am a Neuro-cognitive developmental therapist working in my own clinic in Vizag. I constantly see young parents faced with several questions and doubts about how to plan and proceed with the intervention for the child. The article is very comprehensive and addresses all the important areas to keep in mind.
1. School should be introduced in small packets of hours only when the child shows “readiness”- e.g has started to sit & play meaningfully with some activities. has stated to follow some instructions in a “paired session at the therapist’s. This can be achieved only with intensive one on one intervention. once the child is ready the parent can introduce the child for some specific time at school, say, for circle time, snacks time, …then eventually increasing the hours depending on how the child responds to a shorter program. The schools should be understanding & encouraging for such programs. Kids vary in the time they take and thier ability to adjust to an integrated approach.
2.I would like to add that keeping a daily account at the end of the day inr a dairy with a timetable with the child’s activities during the day, diet, and general response before going to bed helps to be organised & keep things in perspective.
My son, Anay Anand , 2 yrs 8 month old is showing some symptoms of PDD( as Pshycologist termed in last assesment on 2nd Jan 13), although Dr. said it is very early to say ….
A history – after 1st year he pronounced few words like Papa..mama..nana..buwa very clearly but since 2yrs of age his speech is not progressed. When we consulted our pediatrician he suggested that dont worry … if he spoke once he will surely speak again. But at the age of 2 n 4 months we observed some more activities like … no eye contact, playing with his fingers, sleep disturb- very late at night, laughing without any reason, fear of strangers , no toilet sense etc…4 months back we get him addmited in a play group.Thankfuly now he is a bit of social and not showing fear of strangers. but rest of the problem remain same even further detoriated….
Hence, we went to speech therepist but after two sessions she suggested to meet a clinical pshycologist to determine the therepy need for my son. As I shared earlier that pshycologist will take IQ n Autism test minimum after 3 n half year of age, and suggested to continue schooling and speech therepy.
Now , I want to request you to suggest the best ways through homeopathy to overcome the challenge of getting my son out of suspected autism…
Thanks !
Anand M.Mallick
Mob – 9369691123