Homeopathic treatment of children with autism with a method that ...

The following is an excerpt from a retrospective and statistical study conducted and written by Farah Gron in 2011 on the Homeopathic treatment of children with autism

The method in this study that I formulated is based on recognizing and addressing the event or intervention that occurred just before the onset of symptoms of autism. Once this layer is isolated, it can be addressed with homeopathic remedies. This layer has to be removed before addressing other layers such as a layer that could have been created in-utero. The goal of this study is to see if children who have this diagnosis improve in any areas of development such as social, communication and behavior when homeopathic remedies are selected based on my method. It is important to keep in mind that each child is evaluated individually and remedies are selected based on their unique way of presenting symptoms of Autism.

Inspiration for This Method Several years ago, in my part-time practice, I had two cases that responded well to treating the layer that was created before developmental regression set in: 

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A child in 2007 that had speech and lost it. His speech was restored after he was given the remedy for the environmental intervention that happened to him prior to losing his speech. A child with ADHD that was cured with one remedy in the summer of 1998. Her mother reported that her daughter’s teachers could not believe this was the same child after she went back to school in the fall because she had gained her focus and concentration back and was performing well again as a student.

In the summer of 2009 I took over a large homeopathy practice which had a high percentage of children with autism. In that practice, the remedies for children on the spectrum were selected based on the approach that the presenting symptoms of the child were related to the particular emotional stressors experienced by the mother during pregnancy. This choice of remedy also included the consideration of the child’s constitution and other mental and emotional symptoms. These well-chosen remedies brought some relief of symptoms and some increased cognition in most cases, and the beginnings of speech in some cases. Initially, I persisted with this method in my practice. However, as the work on those cases continued I started to see that after a certain point it seemed as though there was a block and the remedies that covered the emotional symptoms alone were not as effective and did not produce the expected results. I remembered the cases from my part-time practice and wondered if the technique of removing the environmental burden first would unblock the progress toward health in these children. In 1

October of 2009 I began using a different method for children on the autism spectrum based on this theory. I decided to do a study to see if the new method would be successful when it was applied to a larger group of children; and if there was improvement, what was the level of change in various areas of development. I have detailed the results in the following study.

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Statement of the problem What follows is a discussion that suggests autism is prevalent at an epidemic level in the US and other countries. What is autism? According to the Center for Disease Control: “Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. There are three different types of ASDs : 

Autistic Disorder (also called “classic” autism) This is what most people think of when hearing the word “autism.” People with autistic disorder usually have significant language delays, social and communication challenges, and unusual behaviors and interests. Many people with autistic disorder also have intellectual disability.

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Asperger Syndrome People with Asperger syndrome usually have some milder symptoms of autistic disorder. They might have social challenges and unusual behaviors and interests. However, they typically do not have problems with language or intellectual disability.

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Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS; also called “atypical autism”) People who meet some of the criteria for autistic disorder or Asperger syndrome, but not all, may be diagnosed with PDD-NOS. People with PDD-NOS usually have fewer and milder symptoms than those with autistic disorder. The symptoms might cause only social and communication challenges. “

What are some of the visible symptoms of ASD?            

Not respond to their name by 12 months Not point at objects to show interest (point at an airplane flying over) by 14 months Not play "pretend" games (pretend to "feed" a doll) by 18 months Avoid eye contact and want to be alone Have trouble understanding other people's feelings or talking about their own feelings Have delayed speech and language skills Repeat words or phrases over and over (echolalia) Give unrelated answers to questions Get upset by minor changes Have obsessive interests Flap their hands, rock their body, or spin in circles Have unusual reactions to the way things sound, smell, taste, look, or feel.”

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“ASDs occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, but are four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls. CDC estimates that between about 1 in 80 and 1 in 240, with an average of 1 in 110, children in the United States have an ASD. “ What are the causes of autism? It is not the purpose of this paper to discuss all the possible factors that contribute to making children vulnerable to this disease. However, the general medical system’s opinion of what causes autism is shifting from genetic to environmental. “Researchers from Stanford University identified 192 pairs of twins from a statewide California registry of children who receive services for developmental disabilities. At least one twin was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, which researchers confirmed by examining and testing each child. The study included 54 pairs of identical twins (meaning they share all of the same genes) and 138 pairs of fraternal twins (who share half of their genes).” The study found that environmental factors play a much larger role than previously thought. 55 percent shared environmental causes, 7 percent other environmental and unknown causes, 38 percent genetic causes. Prior to this study, the cause of autism was commonly explained by genetic factors: 90 percent genetic factors and 10 percent environmental factors.

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The following are the 24 cases in detail. Please note that remedy names have been changed to alphabetical letters. Remedy A in one case is not the same as Remedy A in another case. The duration of discussion for each case may vary. The starting time is when the first dose of the remedy chosen based on the new method was given. The end time is an arbitrary date of 7/31/2012. In most cases the children had already received other remedies not based on the new method.

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Case Number: 1 DOB: 4/27/03 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 4/28/08 Diagnosis: In 2005 at age 2 diagnosed with PDD/NOS and Expressive Language Disorder.

Remedy A B

Date 10/29/09 11/4/09

A B

11/12/09 11/25/09 - 1/30/10

C

2/6/10 – 6/27/10

D

6/28/10 – 8/31/10

E

9/7/10 – 10/28/10

F

11/2/10 – 1/20/11

G

2/4/11 – 5/7/11

H

5/8/11 – 7/31/11 and continuing.

Result No significant changes. No significant improvements. Demanding attention as usual. Got sick with flu after 3 days. See significant changes noted. More obedient and compliant, not talking loudly. New symptom of nightmares. Behavior is more manageable at school. Less frequent meltdowns. Reading is improving. More compliant at home. Doing homework with better focus. Mom says at her play dates she has “completely age appropriate behavior.” The second dose of remedy, she was “OUTSTANDING!” The teachers say “she looks like a different child now.” Behavior is stable. Doing well socially. Talkative, sweet, happy. Play dates no longer need supervision. Reading at grade level. She got a yellow card at school because she had talked too much at school. “When she was 4 or 5 years old, I could not even dream about it [referring to gains in language].” Doing great. Crying at camp and does not want to go home. Dyslexia test was passed with high marks. She no longer has dyslexia. Good behavior, good attitude, no complaints from school. She likes school and is edgy and cranky more often. She can read easily for 20 minutes. Last year after 5 minutes of reading she would have a meltdown. Responding well academically and socially. “When she takes her dose, she is exactly typical.” “She loves to read. She is reading a lot for pleasure. What a change from the same time last year!” Doing great. Mental capacity growing. Conscious of changes in her body. Her topics of choice for conversations have become “sophisticated” as well as her manners in discussing them. Mom forgets to give remedy because she acts just like her older typical sister. She understands social studies and history and is 6

interested in and good at those subjects. Mom says “her mental capacity is definitely continues to growing/changing… I was impressed how she described what she was learning there.” Her report card at the end of the year said that she is above grade level in reading. Her math level is average and needs improvement. Mom says “we are so happy.” Teachers have seen a huge progress from the beginning of the year with her maturity and how she handles herself.

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Case 1 Child Developmental Evaluation Form Form completed by mother on 8/9/11.

Before start of Remedy A on 10/29/09

Current 7/31/11

Comments

Cognition Ability to understand what is read

5

8

Faster grasp

Ability to read

3

9

Ability to understand new concepts

5

8

She was behind age group and now she is above grade level Math concepts are generally more difficult for her but if stories or history, she is much improved.

Eye contact with family members

8

8

Eye contact with strangers

7

7

Capable of joint attention –child looks at an object that you point to Relatedness

8

8

4

7

Awareness of surroundings

8

8

Responding to name when called

9

9

Social understanding

8

Ability to engage in pretend and imaginative play

7

9

Ability to initiate play

6

9

Appropriate use of toys

High

High

Receptive language: Level of understanding what others say Number of words child uses meaningfully

7

9

Before there were a lot of focus issues at school.

8

9

Sentences are more complex now.

Ability to use words in context

9

9

Ability to use words to label known items

9

9

Ability to use words to express needs or emotions

6

8

Ability to hold a twoway conversation

7

9

Average number of words used to create a sentence

3-4 words

5-6 words

9

9

0

0

Communication

Ability to point, wave, and use other gestures to communicate General Frequency of selfinflicting or injuring others

9

Frequency of Repetitive and self-stimulating behavior

0

0

Level of hyperactivity

0

0

Low

Low

Levels of fear and anxiety

Comments by mother: “She used to be aggressive but no longer. Overall, her maturity improved and like her whole being improved. I think she is pretty much “normal.” The only difference she has is in the range of normal behaviors of children of her age. Her brain is working differently and the way she is learning is different than other kids but she is learning. She is at grade level and so far so good.”

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Case Number: 2 DOB: 12/4/04 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 11/27/07 Diagnosis: PDD-NOS and Sensory Integration Deficit in 11/20/07. Social interaction and Motor skill problems.

Remedy A

Date 10/5/09 – 11/28/09

B

11/29/09 – 3/7/10

C

3/8/10 – 5/28/10

D

5/29/10 – 8/7/10

E

8/8/10 – 8/21/10

F

8/22/10 – 9/29/10

G

9/30/10 – 3/30/11

H

3/31/11 – 5/21/11

Result Calm and happy. He was in a daze for 2 days after the first dose and then developed a fever. More aware of people and his surroundings. He is maintaining good eye contact. Better appetite, better sleep. Needy for attentions. Mouths objects less. Very affectionate. Appetite is up. Focus is still poor. Hyper. Had one urinary accident. Doing new physical things. Has sustained eye contact. Showed a lot of affection. More independent behaviors. Some good focus days. Less aggressive. More controlled and able to sit to eat and do more tasks. Writing is better. Did well on stage playing a role. More assertive with others. Following directions better. Completed Lego steps on his own. Clearer thinking. Much better emotionally. Talking more about deeper emotions such as fears. Needs more affection. Engaging more with peers. Able to maintain eye contact. Writing is better. Worse focus and less coordination. He is obsessed with computer and is playing less with kids. Very emotional. All pointing to aggravation on this potency. More calm and controlled. Started coughing again. Attention and focus are not good. Tantrum and aggression toward sister. Received a written acknowledgement from teachers for good behavior. Happy and engaged with family. More controlled behavior. Tried new foods. Doing great overall. Better at school, sleeping well. Positive changes are sustained. “We for sure see progression now and it is continuing.” “He has been more engaged, wakes up happy, and plays well…. Getting better at independent activities like dressing and eating. Getting better at school, still gets distracted but completes work and tests well.” Distracted, lack of focus, loose stools, and bad breath. He has better muscle control and more range of emotions. 11

I

5/22/11 – 6/22/11

J

6/23/11 – 7/31/11 and continuing.

Parents have seen a great shift since the start of treatment with 4 remedies.. Very engaged. High fever and pneumonia. Was put on antibiotics. He tried new things like rock climbing. Showed more confidence. More eye contact. He gets distracted sometimes and hard to control. Calmer, good week at camp. Tied his own shoes! Got the “Most Improved at Camp” award. Eye contact continues to improve. Following instructions better. He did 10 pushups and 10 sit-ups showing that he is building strength. He is attentive and focus is good.

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Case 2 Child Developmental Evaluation Form Form completed by mother on 7/15/11. Before Start of Remedy A on 10/5/09

Current 7/31/11

Comments


9

High

Ability to read

6

9


8

8


4

7-8

He will sustain with family but not others


3

6-7

Getting better but needs improvement

7-8

7-8

He will not look if he does not have full attention to the task

6

8


4

6


2

5


4

7

He could read harry potter earlier but he could never sit still, now he is better



13


4

8


6

8

Receptive language: Level of understanding what others say

5

7

Number of words child uses meaningfully

5

6


5

7


4

5


5

8


5

7-9


7

9

Ability to point, wave, and use other gestures to communicate

8

8

Frequency of selfinflicting or injuring others

9

7

Frequency of Repetitive

8

7

Communication He understood but would not follow through so one was never sure if he did or just did not want to do something

Depends on his interest level

General

14

He would not too often hurt his sister but that is SO MUCH reduced from before

and self-stimulating behavior Level of hyperactivity

6

4


6

3

He is still hyperactive but is learning to control it better

Comments by parents: “[He] is become so much better after the regimen for cleaning his system of environmental causes. We are at a loss for your help as words could never express our gratitude!”

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Case Number: 3 DOB: 2/12/01 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 4/1/08 Diagnosis: Autism diagnosed at age 33 months.

Remedy A B

Date 10/10/09 10/22/09 – 12/14/09

C B

12/15/09 – 12/31/09 1/1/10 - 1/6/10

D

1/7/10 – 2/2/10

E

2/3/10 – 5/5/10

F

5/6/10 – 6/29/10

G

6/30/10 – 7/30/10

H

7/31/10 – 9/22/10

J K

9/23/10 – 11/6/10 11/7/10 – 11/26/10

L

11/27/10 – 1/25/11

M N O

1/26/11 – 3/23/11 3/24/11 3/30/11 – 5/21/11

Result Signs of calming. She tries harder to make sentences. She has calmed down. Talks to herself more. Better interaction with peers. More frequent bed-wetting. Last dose shows worse attention. Calmer. No other changes noted. Still calm. She can better explain what she wants. No other changes noted. Calmer and much better attention. Low emotional tolerance, quick to anger. This has gotten worse. “Her condition looks better.” Tolerance is higher. Using a lot of words. She can make 5 word sentences: “Can I have a cookie?” Still has difficulty answering questions. Better social interactions independently. Showing signs of jealousy with sister. Behavior, focus and interaction are better. Less bossy. Comprehension is a little better. Reduced jealousy. Some comprehension progress. Increased verbal stims. Not much change noted. Tries to interact with more kids. Plays tag. Increased independence. More aware of her surroundings. More alert. Eyes are more focused. Spontaneous and natural talking. Good mood. Not much more change noted. Calmer. Better eye contact. More confident socially. Attention declines. Better attention, awareness and social behavior. Test showed that her receptive and expressive language have not progressed. Her language skills are at the 2-4 year old. Initiates interaction more frequently. Not much change noted. Calm. No change in comprehension. Improved reading and listening comprehension. More expressive about preferences. Increased awareness. She is alert, lively. There is no academic progress. The usual lack of focus continues. 16

P Q R

5/22/11 6/3/11 –6/20/11 6/21/11 – 7/31 and continuing

Worse interaction with peers since this remedy. Good mood. Attention and listening are still difficult. This remedy is given for suppressed pneumonia at age 6 months. It is also a remedy that is given for any possible side effects of one of the environmental interventions. She received one at age 2, 4 and 10 months. Behavior, reading comprehension, listening and attention are all improving. She has more relevant speech. She is much calmer and she expresses a lot more emotions when she speaks. She seeks mom’s affection when she gets hurt. She is more able to understand new concepts that mom explains to her. Receptive language is better too. She is good at expressing what she wants.

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Before the start of Remedy A on 10/10/09

Current 7/31/11


2

5

Ability to read

2

5.5


1

6


2

6


1

5


3

7

3

8


2

6


2

7


18

Comments


Low

5


Low

5


2

7

Receptive language: Level of understanding what others say

3

6.5

Number of words child uses meaningfully

3

7


2

5


3

8


3

7


2

5


Low

4

2

6

7

2

Communication


19

In the classroom she is now at a 5 but at home she is at an 8 level. The average is 6.5. Her vocabulary has increased a lot


7

3


6

3


7

2

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Case Number: 4 DOB: 4/6/04 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 10/6/08 Diagnosis: Autism

Remedy A B

Date 10/30/09 12/4/09 – 3/4/10

C

3/5/10 – 4/2/10

D

4/3/10 – 5/8/10

E F G

5/9/10 – 5/24/10 5/25/10 6/22/10 – 7/29/10

H

7/30/10 – 9/24/10

I

9/25/10

J

10/14/10 – 12/9/10

K

12/10/10 – 1/7/11

L M N O

1/8/11 – 1/23/11 1/24/11 2/22/11 3/27/11 – 7/12/11

Result He got sick, was more tired and slept longer. Continued to sleep better. Stools are much more regular. Plays with younger (neurotypical brother). He has better relatedness. Mom says “he is more real lately.” Continues to have good sleep. Shows interest in new things. He is starting to be stubborn and noncompliant because he is showing that he has preferences. New and better language. He is exteriorizing by having large amounts of mucus in his stool. He is stubborn. More aware, more talking, more engaged and playful. He is getting good reports from school. He is showing more independent behaviors. Licking increased. Good reports from school. He wanted to be held like a baby. Very emotional. Good eye contact. Emotional. He has new sentences. Mom says “he is more talking, food, feisty, eye contact, and independent.” Happy and engaging. Wants mom more. Increased fear of brother. Some good eye contact and words. More confident, more imaginative play and more aware of surroundings. Good eye contact, more sentences. Still licks shampoo bottles. Still runs off. Defiant. He is listening well. Clear words. Good eye contact. Spontaneous speech. Mucus in stool. Improvements in speech and cognition. He is coloring better which shows his fine motor skills are better. Large movements are great showing that his gross motor skills are better. Good eye contact. He gets a cold sore. No further improvement noted. No change. He is hyper. Giddy. Shows some exteriorization. Lower appetite. Sleeping well. Some weeping. He thanked dad for taking 21

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7/13/11 – 7/31/11 and continuing

him swimming. Good eye contact. Good independent talking. He is getting over some of his fears. He is moving up in school. Less urinating on things. Continued behavioral improvements. He is playing T-Ball. Less pinching. More awareness. He has had a nice boost in words. He is asking questions. He has better eye contact. He is very fussy as usual and is afraid he will be hurt by his older brother who also has autism. “He has had some really good phrases and answering recently.”

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Before Remedy A on 7/30/10

Current 7/31/11

Comments


6

6

Ability to read

5

9


5

9


3

6


3

3


3

5

3

7


3

6.5


3

5

Ability to engage in pretend and imaginative

2

7

Definitely improved.


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He relates to his brother much better and to his boy cousins.

Improved a lot recently.

play Ability to initiate play

2

5.5


2

6


3

8

4

8


2

8


3

7


2

7


2

2


2

5


2

4

Low

Low

6

6

Communication

General Frequency of selfinflicting or injuring others Frequency of Repetitive and self-stimulating

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behavior Level of hyperactivity

3

3


6

8

He is very afraid of his brother [who is also on the spectrum] and is very aggressive.

Comments by mother: “Overall awareness has been better. Two of the remedies have been genius for him.”

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Case Number: 5 DOB: 2/8/02 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 8/9/10 Diagnosis: Slightly diminished right side of the brain and think corpus callosum. Valtrex and chelation treatments. IVIG at age 7 produced improvement in handwriting and visual perception but were not sustained.

Remedy A

Date 10/12/10 – 11/4/10

B C D

11/5/10 12/25/10 1/20/11 – 2/1/11

E

2/2/11 – 3/14/11

F

3/15/11 – 4/13/11

G

4/14/11 – 5/30/11

H

5/31/11 – 7/13/11

I

7/14/11 – 7/31/11

Result Good days at school, compliant, motivated, listening to conversations, faster response time when his name is called, more physical self-control, no silliness, better listening, better independent work, less distracted. Shakes his head like he has a tic right after dose. Maybe calmer. Parents away on vacation for 1 month. Doing better. Every other day doses. More observant and compliant, calm, composed, focused, clever speech. Puts away his clothing. More teachable. “Natural” two-way conversations. Understands reciprocation. Even when remedy wears off and he is irritable, his other cognitive gains are sustained. Doing great. Personality coming out. Aware of his body. More regulated with his body. Mom says “school wants to remove his aid services by ½.” He did very well with LM1 and LM2. Slightly calmer. Inability to concentrate, low appetite, low motivation, slow and inflexible. Sustaining increased independence. Increased relatedness. Faster reactions. Good transitions. More aware. Good attention and intelligence. Good grades in school and with last doses no more new improvements are noted. Great memory, new vocabulary, increased energy. More compliant and independence. Mom says “everything is better.” He did exceptionally well in Jan and Feb of 2011 on her remedy in LM potency. He does better on them vs. the C scale. Overall he has clearer speech and uses words that he hears others use. When he needs another dose, he doesn’t care to respond to demands. He is beginning to have awareness that he is different than his peers.

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and continuing

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Current 7/31/11

Comments


5

7.5

Ability to read

4

7.5


4

6.5


7

7


7

8


7

8

8.5

9

5.5

7

7

8.5

Definitely went up.




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Better. Because he is intrigued and interested.

More compliant.


8

9


6

6


9

9


6

8

5

7.5


5

8


9

9


6

8


5

7.5


5.5

7.5


6.5

7

7.5

5

Communication

General Frequency of selfinflicting or injuring others

29

This is growing.

Most definitely gone up.

His introspection has improved.

Improved if group is small. He remembers events that mom had no idea he would remember.


7

9


7

5

7.5

6


30

He is better able to control it.

Case Number: 6 DOB: 5/10/01 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 8/15/07 Diagnosis: Autism at 15 months.

Remedy A

Date 4/2/10 – 5/2/10

B

5/3/10 - 6/15/10

C

6/16/10 – 7/23/10

D

7/24/10 – 9/7/10

E

9/8/10 – 10/24/10

F

10/25/10 – 3/4/11

G

3/5/11 – 5/19/11

H


Result Great attention, focus, and mood. Good days at school. Gets all of his work done at school. On a particularly good day at school, played with another child. Fantastic day at school and got all his work done. Getting better at language. More self directed. More helpful around the house. Then no other changes noted. Aggravation symptoms included higher anxiety. No emotional improvements noted. More interest in dogs, babies and small things. Decrease in appetite (positive change), decrease in carrying around his sticks. No social improvements. He is sweet, agreeable, less anxious, less argumentative. Focusing well. He stood up to a teacher in defense of his brother. Less focused on playing with video games. “It was like a cloud lifted.” Less violent, less sound sensitivity. More anxious and was not able to sleep at first. He started to do well after that. Getting work done. He made a friend. Able to focus. No more stuttering. More self aware. He is maturing. “My husband and I are continually surprised at how well we can see the effects of this particular remedy.” He plays with children at school. When mom went to pick him up he asked to stay longer. Mom said “this never happened before [where he wanted to stay at school longer].” He is doing so well that father asks mom “Damn, is this our kid?” Doing chores at home for mom. He felt secure to leave his sticks at home. Spontaneously told father “I guess I will leave my metal sticks at home. I can get them the minute I get home.” More affectionate and calmer. He had his first sleep-over. Speech therapist says “he is taking his conversations to a new level.” This remedy has pulled him out. He is doing very well at camp. Normally he would not have been happy at Scout camp. He reached over and rubbed mom’s back. This is 31

new to show affection. “Generally, he is easier to get along with.”

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Current - 7/31/11

Comments


6

6

Unchanged

Ability to read

9

9

Unchanged


6

7

Seems improved


4

4

Still sub-optimal


4

4

Still sub-optimal


4

7

Improved

4

8


3

8

Up and down. Currently down. Relatedness is specially improved with little brother. Improved. Commenting on a lot of things.


7

7


2

2


5

5


33

Unchanged. He is the same as any typical child.

Anxiety seems to hinder this

2

2


9

9

9

9


9

9


9

9


3

7


Ability to hold a two-way conversation

3

6

Improving a lot


9

9


3

4

N/A

N/A


5

2


2

2


8

5


Communication


34

He no longer has any verbal stims. His other stims are much lower.

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Case Number: 7 DOB: 01/25/03 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 7/31/08 Diagnosis: High functioning Autism. Diagnosed at age 3.

Remedy A

B

C

D E

F

G

Date 3/2/10 – 3/24/10

Result He seems more engaging and less upset and angry. He played well with kids at a party and he petted a small dog. Seems mellower. Saw some kids playing outside and he went to play with them. Upon his return he said “I went to them, we raced and I won.” There was a dog there and it was not an issue for him. 3/25/10 – 4/29/10 Better speech. More laid back than normal. More eye contact. Better at playing soccer. He has been pleasant and plays more cooperatively with other children. 4/30/10 – 8/4/10 Better eye contact. More descriptive when talking about his day at school. Overly affectionate. School give him “improvement cards” to indicate that he is behaving better. Started to express hurt feelings. Confident enough to swim in the deep end of pool. Getting better at recalling stories that he has read. He sang a solo at church. Did not want to leave camp. Received “green” cards at school for the entire month of May indicating his impulsivity is improving. 8/5/10 – 9/28/10 Talking too loudly at camp. Was not cooperative. Blames himself. Lack of stamina during sports. Insatiable appetite. 9/29/10 – 11/2/10 Good weeks. Sweet mood. Helpful with cleaning. Not complaining. Doing well at school – wrote a good book report. More coherent. Better focused during soccer practice. More confident. Eats more slowly. Starts doing pretend play by asking mom to bring his toy to a restaurant because his toy is hungry too. Teacher described him as “confident in the classroom.” His chronic diarrhea stopped with the first dose of this remedy. Compared to kindergarten and first grade, his second grade teacher does not see any behavioral challenges. 11/3/10 – Improved confidence and focus. He is concerned about 3/16/11 doing well in school. Still no diarrhea or stomach pains. Playing well with others. Better eye contact. More engaged and responsive. He is becoming more self-aware. Blames himself for bad situations with friends. Doing great socially. More spontaneous and fun. 3/17/11 – 4/13/11 Easy going. Diarrhea starts to come back since 4/6/11. Still 36

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I

has challenges answering simple questions. More engaging with friends. “He is doing better about knowing what makes his classmates upset.” He asks self-reflecting questions “How come things are hard for me?” “How come I don’t understand everything?” 4/14/11 – 7/11/11 Mellow, fun, singing. Engaging with peers. Less critical of himself. More “with it.” He is more present and in the moment. Mom says he still could use more eye contact. He is playing baseball and actually hitting homeruns. He is engaging with his teammates. Improving socially. Still somewhat afraid of dogs but he can ride his bike past houses in his neighborhood that he knows have dogs. “He is doing great.” He wants to play handball. He is spending time with new friend. 7/12/11 He was very excited to tell mom about his day at camp. “He has never, EVER, been that excited to discuss his day.” He is showing more empathy. Mom is seeing improvements. He no longer has tantrums when disappointed. Mom is able to explain what she reads to him and he understands them better.

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Cognition Jacob’s ability to answer “why” and “how” questions is improving, although this is still challenging for him. Jacob has always been a good reader.

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This is okay, but at times, Jacob is still “off topic”. He’s getting better at recognizing this. Jacob can still be unaware at times, but is generally pretty good.


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Especially with his preferred activities.


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Sometimes, he processes requests slowly (in slow motion). Improving


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Jacob is improving with this


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This is easy for him – concrete language is easy.


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ago. No incidents since then. I think he takes too much pushing from other kids, though, including his sister Still an issue, but not as bad as before. Lately, likes to twirl necklaces and watch them spin. He’s not very hyper. Although his attention can be scattered This is improving. Still doesn’t like to take walks because of barking dogs. Doing better with church bell fear, but still worries about them ringing and hurting his ears.

Case Number: 8 DOB: 8/24/97 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 3/18/08 Diagnosis: Asperger Syndrome

Remedy A

Date 3/12/10 – 7/21/10

B

7/22/10 – 9/9/10

C

9/10/10 – 11/12/10

D

11/13/10 – 1/22/11

E F G

1/23/11 2/1/11 2/26/11 – 04/20/11

H

4/21/11 – 6/25/11

I

6/26/11 – 7/31/11

Result More present, quickly doing homework, math concepts coming in easier for him. When aggravated he is more hyper, argumentative, and is more absorbed in video games. Better memory and has an easier time with friends and learning. Better focus. After one of the doses mom says “Monday through Thursday were excellent, I mean, really excellent.” Some good days and mostly irritable, yelling, wants to be alone, more ADD traits and getting distracted. Markedly improved after the first dose but then slight aggravation after second dose and no further improvement noted. Less sullen behavior, increase in creativity, writing, reading and less yelling. Other symptoms are not relieved. Difficulty with focus and stims are not improved Not much change noted Able to focus, full of energy, asking to receive remedy, great days at school. Less random thoughts, getting along with brother, great listening, compliance, creative with making youtube videos with friend, good personal hygiene, good focus. He said “whatever this remedy is, it is MY remedy.” Dad said “wow, oh my G-D, he is like a different kid.” Some days he is in his own fantasy world. Did not make the honor roll last semester because he decided he did not need to study based on his new found confidence. Focus is getting better. He is loud and wants to play loud music. No further improvements are noted.

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Comments by mother: “What is Better: he sleeps all night. He can ask for a remedy. He started to know when he needs help. The two way conversation is better. He wants to be social and he was not the annoying kid at his party. He is aware of his feelings. Sometimes he tries too hard to be liked.”

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Case Number: 9 DOB: 8/29/02 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 1/20/09 Diagnosis: Autism, diagnosed in December of 2004.

Remedy A

Date 1/18/11 – 2/27/11

B

2/28/11 – 4/13/11

A

4/14/11 – 6/6/11

C

6/7/11 – 7/18/11

A

7/19/11

Result Visual tracking improved slightly. Better sleep pattern and no bed wetting. More alert. Reduced aimless wandering. Sleepy, has pimples, starts to wet bed again. Receptive language is better. Decrease in appetite (positive change). Not as much crying. Sleeping better. Continues to wet the bed. Mom finds out a bruise on child’s arm when she was forced to use the bathroom at school by a teacher. Child displayed symptoms of urinary tract infection and the bed wetting is related to this incident. Calmer than usual. No more bed wetting. Awareness is better. She is following directions. Receptive language is better. Wants to interact more. Pays more attention to the person speaking to her. Started stringing more words and phrases together. She is repeating what siblings are saying. She is interacting more with siblings. She is using the word “no” more appropriately. She is completing tasks faster. More aware of her surroundings.

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She only plays with a sock, making it a puppet. She kisses her own cheek with it. Has been doing this for 3 years. Requests tickles, jumping on trampoline and swing Doesn’t play with too many toys. Bowl and spoon sometimes or makes a car go, ball bounce.

Communication

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“Take a shower”, “ok lets go”, “see you later” all came within the last year and a half. Names objects mostly

Expresses anger by echoing what was last said to her. “No [her name]!”

Uses the same phrases as above only. Take a shower etc.

inflicting or injuring others Frequency of Repetitive and self-stimulating behavior

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Hand flapping frequency went down a little bit but her eye gazing is rarely seen now.

She seems anxious sometimes. Hand flapping is seen when she is anxious.

Case Number: 10 DOB: 6/10/2000 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 4/2/08 Diagnosis: ASD at age 2.5 years.

Remedy A

Date 3/2/10 – 3/30/10

B

3/31/10 – 7/5/10

C

7/6/10 – 10/21/10

D

10/22/10 – 2/28/11

E F

3/1/11 – 3/8/11 3/15/11 – 5/07/11

Result Good days at school, did well on a test, teacher reported he was more compliant. Made a friend on his initiative and picked out a book on his own to read. Tried some new foods. Generally more social. Squealing a lot. Dad says his language is getting better slowly but surely. He is also progressing noticeably with his home school studies. With the last dose, his sleep got worse and he became more possessive and jealous. Aggravation on first dose, low attention span, imitating teachers. Then he has great days at school, great attention, compliant. Cognition slowly improving. Grasping subjects faster. Learning Karate routine faster. Attention and focus are better. Conversation skills are improving: providing more details about events and he is becoming more interested in father read him stories. Recalling old incidences and mentioning dreams. Vocabulary is improving. Language continues to improve. Carrying on conversations better. Teachers report cognition is good. More OCD behaviors noted. Slow and steady progress with home schooling. Catching on to new concepts faster. Calmer after getting a dose. Plays nicely with neighbor. Falling sleep later. Continues to improve cognitively and with language. More fearful. Has been taken off Adderall as of 2/12/11 and shows symptoms of mild aggression and increased self stimulating behaviors. No further improvement from this potency. Tutor was amazed at how compliant and cooperative he was. Got over an incident that was causing emotional pain. Mom says “it was amazing, the difference in his attitude.” He is not pulling his hair out. This is a big plus as this behavior was problematic. Slowly improving in his reading skills, his language and conversation continue to improve. Did beautifully when traveled to see grandparents. Grasped a new math concept after only a 49

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5/08/11 – 7/26/11 and continuing.

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7/26/11 – 7/31/11 and continuing.

few examples. Loves social studies and learned the 50 states. Fluency in reading is still a challenge. He has to sound out 3 letter words. Mom says “He is coming out of his fog.” He is becoming more independent. He appears to be more aware of his surroundings than his peers with Autism. In the last dose, he started to pull his again. Playing well. Dramatic improvement of vocabulary. Further improvement in cognition. Reading by himself books with 3-4 letter words. He says things that surprise mom in their appropriateness, or a term he will use. Mom said to dad: “wow, can you believe he said that?” He is now more easily memorizing words. He was off Adderall for 5-6 months. He has improved socially and plays consistently well with his neighbor. Mom was concerned that his attention span was not improving so in June began him on a medication and he has been calmer on it. He continues to improve cognitively and mom says “he thinks more analytically. He is coming out of his fog. He blows my husband and me away. Remedy is helping him with his intelligence.” He has anticipation anxiety and gets concerned when mom is away. In the last two weeks of July, mom had to be away and he handled that great.

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We can only read a few sentences to [him] and ask “WH” questions. He still struggles with “when” and comprehension because of his language deficit and processing issues. Introducing Strattera in June ’11 has helped a lot with attention and focus. He stills struggles with reading but is starting to memorize words faster instead of sounding out everything (C-V-C words). He is definitely catching on faster. His Speech Therapist indicated that 4 mos. ago he was labeling pictures (she uses flashcards) at the rate of 10 labels per 30 sec. and yesterday he was doing 30 labels in 40 sec. so she was very pleased with his progress (50% increase).


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Good at spatial mapping.

This has been pretty good for a while as he plays with a neighbor boy that likes to do this.

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His vocabulary is improving so he is definitely getting better in this area.

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Plays with his hair…pulls it out. Have to keep his hair short (buzz cut). Does a lot of touching objects. A lot of TV talk and repetitive phrases. His hyperactivity has gone down since introducing medication Strattera in June. It has a calming effect. Fearful of death, parents leaving to go places, being left with his older brothers.

Average number of words used to create a sentence Ability to point, wave, and use other gestures to communicate General Frequency of selfinflicting or injuring others

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Case Number: 11 DOB: 11/8/97 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 8/17/07 Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder – he was at the top 3% of the spectrum. Diagnosed in January 2001.

Remedy A

Date 10/18/09 – 11/28/09

B A C

11/29/09 – 1/7/10 1/8/10 – 1/19/10 1/20/10 – 4/11/10

D E

04/12/10 – 5/27/10 5/28/10 – 12/27/10

F B G

12/28/10 – 1/9/11 1/10/11 – 3/14/11 3/15/11 – 4/21/11

H

4/22/11 – 5/31/11

I

6/1/11 – 7/13/11

J

7/14/11 – 7/31/11 and continuing.

Result More talkative, better mood, gets grouchy toward the end of the remedy. More aware of his surroundings and told mom of a conversation he overheard. This was unusual for him. Wanted to go to a haunted house. This was very different as he is very afraid of the sight of blood. Said “I can handle it, mom.” Not much change. Good mood. Quite pleasant. Mom wants to remove Valtrex. Good for a while but too emotional toward the end. Very successful remedy for his allergies. Fine spirit, cheerful, helpful, talkative, neat, doing well overall, less grumpy, high functioning. Off all his medications except for Vyvanse (ADD). No change Doing well but no huge difference. He immediately got a cold with lots of coughing in the chest. This was a first time. Getting good grades. Every teacher has good things to say. Mom says “it has been such a great year at school for him. He has had straight A’s and keeps feeling confident.” Needs less aid time. He is no longer on Vyvanse. He was invited to join the National Honors Society. Tolerates eggs well now. The second day after dose, he is more emotionally sensitive and no further improvements are noted after that. Wants to avoid school when anxious. He got over his reluctance to start fencing classes. He answers questions when asked whether he wants to do an activity or not instead of saying he would think about it. Mom thinks he should be a bit more interested in spending more time with peers.

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Current 7/31/11

Comments

My notes that with one of the remedies, [he] had general improvement, but when we increased the dose, he became emotional

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Case Number: 12 DOB: 5/24/01 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 5/20/09 Diagnosis: ASD at age 3.

Remedy A

Date 11/3/09 – 1/19/10

B C

1/20/10 1/29/10 – 3/3/10

D

3/4/10 – 3/24/10

E

3/25/10 – 6/10/10

F

6/11/10 – 10/3/10

G

10/4/10 – 11/27/10

Result Good behavior. Less hyper. Spontaneous speech. No tantrums. Minimal eye contact. Played and talked with the puppy. Pleasant mood. More eye contact. Mom says “within one hour of taking the remedy, the stimming noises and thumb sucking stopped. He was social, speech was increasing and eye contact was present. It was so great to see this.” Verbal stims are higher. Seems to have cold symptoms. Mood is pleasant. Speaking in sentences. Good speech sessions. Small behavioral improvements. Interactive. Clearer speech. Impulsive behavior. More socially aware. He achieved a new baseline on 3/10/10. Mother evaluates his progress from this new baseline of more consistent eye contact and periods of spontaneous speech and more engaged interactions with family members. “He is so much better within less than 1 hour. It is amazing!” Relaxed. Some new expressions. Acting mischievous. Continues with spontaneous speech. Continues some of his old behaviors of dancing to fast music, controlling, dominating. Making consistent progress. He has surpassed the baseline achieved on 3/10/10. Mom says “[he] has made consistent progress in the past two weeks and surpassed the newer baseline level… this newer baseline level consists of more spontaneous language, new verbal expressions, improved and sustained eye contact, and more social relatedness.” He is more affectionate with siblings than mom. “7/22/10 he achieved the newer baseline regarding speech and eye contact.” Improvements reached a plateau. No improvements noted at first. Excellent speech sessions follow. He is very related and relaxed. Improved eye contact. More pretend play. Significant improvement over baseline level 2 (achieved on 58

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11/28/10 – 12/29/10

I

12/30/10 – 1/15/11

J I

1/16/11 1/20/11 – 2/9/11

K

2/10/11 – 2/27/11

L

2/28/11 – 4/11/11

M

4/12/11 – 5/4/11

N

5/11/11 – 6/1/11

O

6/2/11 – 6/20/11

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7/22/10). Better speech quality. Good behavior. He felt affectionate toward mom and says “my mom” and gives her a hug. Mood and speech are good. He is trying to relate. Physical therapist tells mom “keep doing what you are doing. He is not as autistic.” He gave a tour of his house to a guest. He speaks consistently. Tries new foods. Plays with siblings and sometimes with mom. Old symptoms come back. Speech is better. Relatedness has improved. Mom says he is displaying symptoms of Asperger’s vs. ASD. No reaction to this remedy. He still has ADHD but he is no longer doing autistic selfstimulating behaviors. He kissed mom! His behavior is more controlled and he is more understanding. He understands the concept of fast, slow, and normal speed in speaking. No more improvements are noted. Increased speech and relatedness. His fear of going to the bathroom has subsided. Improved eye contact. Very verbal. Sleeping well. He is using language to express emotion. Improved eye contact and relatedness. No more changes were noted. Sociable. Affectionate. Relatedness is above baseline. Better eye contact. Better speech. Less stimming. Tolerating frustration better. He says “today is [his name in third person]’s birthday. Let’s get started.” He wanted to open presents but was told he had to wait until dad got home. He was OK with waiting. Good impulse control. Pleasant, sociable. Some eye contact. He is not biting his fingers but still sucking his thumb. Significant improvement over baseline level 2 (achieved on 7/22/10). Mom says “playing and making eye contact with toy dog, singing, putting on a show for us, spontaneous speech and spontaneously making up songs, original sentences, very exciting, dancing, bursts of speech, smiling.” His stims have decreased.

Case 12 Child Developmental Evaluation Form 59

Form completed by mother on 8/11/11.


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Also impulsivity, rigid, and compulsive behaviors are still problematic. Fears are very specific – e.g. insects, dark, thunder and lightning, and using toilet.

Case Number: 13 DOB: 12/12/02 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 11/23/10 Diagnosis: Autism diagnosed at age 4

Remedy A B C

Date 12/02/10 12/20/10 12/24/10 – 2/13/11

D

2/14/11 – 3/31/11

E

4/1/11 – 5/7/11

F

5/8/11 – 6/18/11

G


Result Low grade fever and generally better mood. Calm and fewer tantrums. Stools are getting better. Rash is developed and he is constipated and has tantrums when dose is given too frequently. Attention span and cognition show improvement. ABA and speech therapists at school commented that they have “observed that he is more attentive and engaged now.” Less stimming. His vocabulary has increased and his rate of learning is higher. He is learning to build sentences and add emotions using speech devices at school. He is mimicking other people on youtube videos, puckering and making sounds. He has new words: juice and chips. Still attentive and calm but he is stimming. Hyper. Happier and better mood. Using the bathroom more regularly. He has reached a plateau in improvement and he is being aggressive again. Doing well. Progressing in school. High stims. Regular and soft stool. No further changes are noted. Good mood, less hyper. Rash on his face. Stims are high. Decreased anger and tantrums. Receptive language continues to improve. There are behavioral improvements noted. “Behaviorally, he is definitely improving.” He learned how to ride a bike by himself. He watched his brother and learned. He has his training wheels and he learned to pedal. Generally, he is much happier after this remedy. He has regular bowel movements. Good mood and calm. “We notice he started to play with his toys and playing with his little brother… not a lot but he started [playing] more than he ever did previously.” “We noticed him answering questions with head gestures for yes and no.” He played with his truck two times. This is new. He wants to be around the other members of the family more. He spends a lot more time in the kitchen where mom cooks or in the living room where the family gathers to spend time together. He used to only want to be in his 63

room alone. Summer school teacher was pleased with him because he successfully completed 3 out of the 4 tests that he was given. Receptive language is definitely improving. He will do what he is asked to do like put his bowl in the sink, etc. He will put his shoes on when he wants to communicate to parents that he wants them to go outside to play with him. He has sticky and foul smelling bowel movements. He is showing more awareness about his body. He is noticing when he has had a bowel movement in his diaper and wants to be changed – he signals this by going to the bathroom door and wait.

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Case 13 Child Developmental Evaluation Form Form completed by parents on 7/16/11. Before the start of Remedy A on 12/2/10

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Case Number: 14 DOB: 9/30/01 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 6/25/09 Diagnosis: PDD diagnosed at age 2 years and 8 months. At the time treatment started, his diagnosis was ADHD and was taking Focalin. He displays autistic behaviors of stimming and socialization issues as well as tantrums and lack of focus and comprehension.

Remedy A

Date 10/8/09 – 10/21/09

B C

10/22/09 – 11/23/09 11/24/09 – 9/9/10

D

9/10/10 – 11/10/10

E

11/11/10 – 3/24/11

F

3/25/11 – 4/26/11

Result Good behavior. Improvements in sleep, attention at school. Less fearful. Subsequent dose does not bring back improved state. Significant improvement in focus. Sore appeared on tongue. Maintains good focus. Very active. Acting more maturely. Very talkative. Blossoming socially. Less anxiety at summer camp. Able to deal with hot weather better. Aggravating on remedy makes him hyper. Talks to get attention. Becoming more defiant and argumentative. Better behavior at school. More controllable. Maturity level is increased. Does not like to travel away from home. His constitutional remedy works for travel anxiety. Speech matured. Hyperactive. Attention span decreased. More observant. Standing up more for himself. He understands abstract concepts such as divorce. “He is analyzing and connecting the dots more.” He remembers everything well. No more wheezing or asthmatic cough after this remedy. Parents stop giving medications, inhalers and nebulizer. Sleeps well. Speaks more in a more mature manner. Focus declined. Remains argumentative and confrontational. 2 doses of 30C and 2 doses of 6C to break aggravation were given. Burst of anger at parents. Arguing with strangers when aggravated. Awareness has definitely increased and because of this awareness, he shows more sensitivity when criticized by mom for making mistakes. He has realized that he is different than peers. If he gets a lower grade than his friends, he is very angry about it. Parents agree that his awareness has certainly increased on this remedy even though he shows more irritability. 68

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5/7/11

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5/13/11 – 5/18/11

I

5/19/11 – 7/10/11

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Coughing and asthmatic breathing returned due to allergy season – Allergy prevention remedy was given with good results. Nice behavior. No anxiety. Mom says “I didn’t have to yell at him.” Severely angered when hungry. Nice and pleasant to mom for the first two doses but then continued to be defiant and argumentative. Talkative and self-blaming when he does not perform at the level of parents’ expectations. Hyper. He is calmer and more loving to mom. He is complaining less and making new friends at camp. He is learning a lot about social interactions and is able to understand mom’s guidance in social situation. According to neurologist seen this month, his new diagnosis is more like ADHD with some stimming behaviors.

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Case Number: 15 DOB: 1/05/05 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 10/27/08 Diagnosis: Cerebral palsy ataxia and Autism.

Remedy A

Date 2/13/10 – 4/2/10

B

4/3/10 – 5/27/10

C

5/28/10 – 6/30/10

D

7/1/10 – 9/30/10

E

10/1/10 – 10/11/10

F

10/12/10 – 2/5/11

G

2/5/11 – 5/23/11

Result Much more mental clarity. Daily bowel movements. More body awareness. More complex language. Expressing himself more easily. Interested in playing with other kids. More verbally expressive of his affection. Aware of linguistic mistakes. Seems more sexual. “Now he is pretty attentive and interactive compared to how he had been.” Using more sentences. Socially more willing to interact with strangers. Better motor skills. Better eye contact. More coherent language. Happier. Less scripting. Making greater attempt to socialize with other kids. More pretend play. Less scripting. Expressing emotions more easily. Skin rashes. More loving. Physical coordination is better. Much more mature play. He can dress himself if his clothes are laid out. Better eye contact. Better analytical thinking. Continued interest in socializing. Language is more complex. Anxiety is less. More cuddly. Great language. Slowly coming out of his shell. He says “[sister’s name], come play with me!” He says to mom “Hi, my name is [name] and I am going to be a writer. I am going to write all the music that is in my head.” “I am working on making friends.” Better communication. Better motor skills. Age appropriate play. Very chatty. Increased energy. More assertive. More aggressive with sister. Amazing results. More playful and talkative. Desires social interaction. Reality-based language (not scripting). Better eye contact. Less hand biting. Improved mental clarity. Improved overall functioning. Speech is good and he is exploring his surroundings. For the first time, he was able to verbally express that he was physically hurt. The school commented on improved overall functioning. Candida improved. He can have whole conversations and he can reply with 2 or 3 sentences. Increase in language and attention. Doing better 73

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academically. Is able to focus better in noisy environment. Mom says “Wow! We have been seeing such great things from this. Nate has improved across the board. Quicker response times (reduced processing lag), better gross and fine motor skills. His speech is less non-sensical, he is asking for playdates, he started T ball… he is independently working on his hand writing and cutting.” He became spacey with the last dose. Aggravates initially. Has clear language. Calmer and less biting, less aggression toward sister. Happier and better school reports. He is more present. Doing better in larger social groups. Playing well and longer with sister. Much more articulate about things. He still bites himself first but when we ask what is wrong he’s better able to communicate his frustration by saying “I don’t want to go to therapy.”

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Current 7/31/11

Comments


7

8.5

Ability to read

9

9


6

8


6

8


3

4


6

7

8

9


6

7


6

7


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He is asking for information now.


6

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7


9

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5

7


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6

7.5


6

6.5

He does not do that much.

6

6

It went away on one of the remedies but returned.

Much better. More flexibility with imaginative play. He makes up new games now.

Communication

Definitely higher now.

Improved significantly.


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7

5


Low

Low


6.5

5


One of the remedies helped with that. Improved overall.

Comments by mother: “There is more inter-relatedness. He is coming out of himself more. The onion skin layers are coming off. There is more complexity in his language.“

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Case Number: 16 DOB: 11/25/02 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 8/4/08 Diagnosis: Autism diagnosed on 9/18/06 (3 years, 9 months)

Remedy A

Date 10/19/09 – 12/5/09

B

12/6/09 – 2/8/10

C D

2/9/10 – 4/8/10 4/9/10 – 5/14/10

E

5/15/10 – 6/7/10

F

6/8/10 – 7/10/10

G F

7/11/10 – 7/29/10 7/30/10 – 10/9/10

H I J

10/10/10 – 12/10/10 12/11/10 12/16/10 – 2/26/11

K

2/27/11 – 3/15/11

L

3/16/11 – 4/23/11

M

4/24/11 – 5/22/11

Result Showed more frustration after his awareness was increased. Otherwise, not many changes noted. Happy, laughing, increased attention, calmer. Bouncing stims are still present. Better sleep. More hyperactive, irritable, not sleeping as well. Better eye contact, listening, and attention when reading . Less hyper. Worked very well with the OT. More responsive in speech therapy. Energetic in the morning. Able to focus longer with academics, decrease in hyperactivity. Increase in spontaneous verbal expressions. Seemed very confident to talk – speaks louder. High academic independence. More able to focus. Language is improving. Calmer. He is still very shy. “He is more playful and mischievous and it is good.” No improvements noted. Calmer. Decreased verbal stims. Verbalization of words increased. More confident. Less eloping. Highly focused. “It is just awesome.” Family went to Disneyland. Parents were amazed that he was just walking with them and he did not try to escape. More focused but stims are higher. Lower stims, and did not wet his bed. After aggravation wears off, he is calmer, in control, fewer stims, and more talkative. Writing, reading and math are great. Mom says “It is amazing. I get so happy.” “We are so impressed with him.” Happy. Energetic in the morning. Singing, playful, focused. One bathroom accident. Did well in speech. “Magical week.” Doing great across the board. Good focus. “His hyperactivity decreased at least by 50% compared to how he was before.” Doing very well. Observing his sister and other children and mimics their words and behaviors. The results with 78

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this remedy 30C were better. Showing some aggressive behavior when he is aggravated on remedy. Mom says “my son is doing great!” Awareness is improved. Moderate to high on tasks “He did awesome at school.” High level of focus. Decreased verbal stims, hyperactivity, and movement. Did very well in therapy. He is so much calmer and is less impulsive. “It is really nice to see.” He does less teeth grinding, less verbal stimming. “I don’t hear him anymore. It is not loud in the house anymore.” When I walk with him, I don’t have to hold him anymore.” He is forming new words and talking a lot more. He says appropriate things. When mom woke up from nap he said “are you awake?”

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Before the start of Remedy A 10/19/09

Current 7/31/11


5

7

Ability to read

5

8


5

7


3

5


3

5


5

8

7

8


3

5


5

7


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Comments


3

5


3

5


5

5


5

7

3

4


3

4


7

8


2

4


0

1


2

3


3

5

0

0

Communication


81


8

7


9

6


9

7

Comments by mother: “Since April of 2011 he has been taking Gaba which only helped with hyperactivity. He has also been getting alignment and readjusting by chiropractor for the past few months but we don’t know what the effects are. Generally, his reading has improved. He would blow me away with reading. There are a lot of positive changes. I can relax because he is not going to run away. Before, I could not take my focus off of him for 1 second. I can now let go of him and he is playing with office toys and he is doing really well. I have seen a lot of changes and I am really happy.”

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Case Number: 17 DOB: 3/14/02 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 3/18/08 Diagnosis: ASD diagnosed in July of 2005.

Remedy A B A C

Date 10/15/09 10/21/09 – 12/29/09 12/30/09 – 2/2/10 2/3/10 – 2/22/10

D

5/6/10 – 5/31/10

E

6/1/10 – 7/22/10

F

7/23/10 – 10/2/10

G

10/3/10 – 10/27/10

H I

10/28/10 – 3/3/11 3/4/11

J

3/7/11 – 4/13/11

K

4/14/11 – 6/12/11

L

6/13/11 – 7/11/11

Result A little sweeter then gets hyper Better interactions with others, stims are up, speech not as good. Sweet for a few days but then gets irritable More talkative, sweeter. Some conversational skills regressed. Sweeter than normal, giving and asking for hugs. Spontaneously apologized to mom for something he had done. Communicating more. He is getting more invitations from friends to play. Expressing true feelings, eating better, engaging with friends at school. Deals with frustrations better. Fever. More communicative, clowns around more. More loving, plays with sister better. Started talking a lot more. Willing to participate in activities more. Less nervous about being in new places or trying new activities. Sense of humor emerging. No longer needs an aid at school. More compliant, not bossy, better self-correcting, trying new foods, more talkative, good temperament. More eager to play with kids. Weepy. Improving overall. Playing with other kids. Controlling behavior came back. Rode his bike on the street for the first time. At first no changes were noted except 3 bloody noses. Will say “I love you too” to mom when mom says she loves him. He had not responded like this for a long time. Bullied every day in class. Class size is bigger. Has mellowed out quite a bit. Attempts to start conversations more. Definitely more affectionate. Still has no empathy and still has social issues. He said “mom, do you remember you forgot to pick me up from school in February, 2009?” Mom recalls the incident and he is right! Mom says “we feel like we live with a regular child [these days] and we forget to be more sensitive.” “It has been fabulous.” There have been a few nosebleeds. More engaged and happy. Quick to 83

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apologize. Handles being corrected with poise. Talks much more and is more expressive. Less communication lag compared to a few months ago. He wrote Thank You notes to all of his teachers – this was a first. He is showing some defiance which mom says it is like when his typical sister was growing up. “He is now expressing actual feelings.” He talks a lot more and is more communicative of his feelings. Plays with sister more and does pretend play. He understands emotional concepts better. Mom is more relaxed because he has progressed so much. Reading comprehension is a challenge. No more improvement is noted after last dose. He seems to understand better when he hurts mom’s feelings and is more apologetic. He also makes the effort to repair the problem by saying that he will not repeat the behavior that mom did not like. He approaches mom and talks to her more.

Case 17 Child Developmental Evaluation Form 84

Form completed by mother on 8/2/11.


Current 7/31/11

Comments

Cognition 7

8

High

High

2

5


7

7


4

6


6

7

5

7


7

8


7

9


1

6

Ability to understand what is read Ability to read



85

Before he did not know how to play at all. Recently he built a paper bridge for

his Lego city. Ability to initiate play

4

7


5

8


6

8

3

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3

6


8

8


5

7


5

8


5-6 words

6-9 words

6

7


1

1

Frequency of Repetitive

8

2

Before he played inappropriately with toys 80% of the time and now he plays inappropriately about 20% of the time

Communication


86

His vocabulary increased a lot.

and self-stimulating behavior Level of hyperactivity

2

1


8

5

“He has matured and acts a lot more grown up.”

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Case Number: 18 DOB: 12/28/05 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 2/10/10 Diagnosis: Autism. Sever speech delay, sensory seeking behavior, no eye contact. Severe Apraxia.

Remedy A

B

C

A B

Date 2/19/10 – 5/2/10

Result More emotional, PICA (eating pieces of wall) at first when aggravating. Direct eye contact with his brother (a first). He sang a song with motions and eye contact with brother (a first). More savvy regarding how to get what he wants. Great day at school. He is more “with it”. He was mad because he couldn’t have another child’s corn at lunch (a first). “We were in shock. This was a BIG DEAL to sing with brother and have his first EVER eye contact.” Had a great time at a bounce party. “He absolutely exhibited a new level of independence.” He anxiously waited for his friend to come down a slide. When the friend came down, he made eye contact with him. “It was the first time ever that I felt that he really know what it was to have a friend and care about another child.” “He is attempting to communicate more and more and has a lot of new sounds since this remedy was given. He is trying hard and there has been a little breakthrough in language.” “Huge amount of progress in potty training. Only 1 pee accident a day instead of 5-6.” He is also more jumpy and hyper and is chewing things more than before this remedy. “His personality is coming through: when his teacher turned her head away when he was performing a song, he went over and turned the teacher’s head toward him as if to say “look when I am performing.”” He is able to quiet his body. 5/3/10 – 5/14/10 He said “I love you” to brother and father and felt proud of himself. He is learning faster. Participating in class and his “sneaky personality” is coming out. 5/15/10 – 8/7/10 Sleeps longer. More verbal. He is enjoying and wants to be with family more. “He is more part of our world.” Improving skills playing with Wii. Displays compassion and empathy. Playing appropriately with playground equipment and has a great time. Toward the end of this potency, his stimming increased. 8/8/10 – 9/12/10 Doing well and is showing persistence. 9/13/10 – 12/6/10 More independent. He is proud of himself. His language is 88

C

12/7/10 – 2/16/11

D

2/17/11 – 3/26/11

E

3/27/11 – 6/22/11

F


improving strongly. Walks to other kids playing and wants to do what they do. He learned how to start Wii all by himself. Therapist commented “that his understanding is very strong and he has made great improvement.” Calm and more independent. “Stronger eye contact.” Making new sounds. Mom says “something clicked today” and he is potty trained. He can say “I want…” spontaneously. He wants to involve people in his world and he wants to be in charge. Speech therapist says “He is making great progress.” So many stories. Independent, loving, good digestions, transitioned well to new class. His confidence and strength are growing. Language continues to improve. Aunt who had not seen him for several months comments that he has changed dramatically and she felt she had a relationship with him. “Most clear speech we have ever heard.” Mom’s friend who had not seen him recently said that he is “engaged, completely aware, and understood everything you [mom] said to him immediately. I saw a calm in him too.” Mom can explain anxiety producing situations for him and he understands and goes through with what he has to do calmly. Biting is almost non-existent. Speech therapist is “amazed. I have never heard him talk so much.” “Everyone around him is noticing a boost in language.” He is saying Water and “I want that…” Before homeopathy he was not able to stick his tongue out or lick a lollipop but now he is fully using his mouth and tongue. In his IEP, it was reported that he played with another child. “This is huge for him.” He is widening the circle of people he shows affection to from just parents to grandmother. He is able to use an ipad application to communicate. Teachers “were blown away by his progress in learning this tool.” June 9, 2011 IEP shows that he is no longer behind academically. On 6/20/2011 he received a stem cell treatment. Calmer on the first dose. Then he is extra active, walking in circles when aggravated. He is saying more. He told mom “I am all done” very clearly twice unprompted in appropriate situations. He also played with grandma for 30 minutes and she reported that “he was saying a lot and really trying hard to talk.” Speech teacher was very complementary and said he his language was “GREAT.” He screamed angrily “DADDY” when he was sad and angry that his dad was away. “It was probably the most clear I have ever heard him talk.” He 89

was really excited to see him back. Mom says “he PLAYED... he made up his own game with a ball …” He also brought a board game to mom and brother and sat down to play with them.

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Before Remedy A on 2/19/10

Current 7/31/11


4

7

Ability to read

0

0


4

8-9


3

8


1

5


4

9

2

6


2

9


3

9

Low

4


Ability to engage in pretend and imaginative

91

Comments

play Ability to initiate play

Low

6


3

7

3

8

Low

5


Low

Low


Low

7-8


3

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Low

Low


Low

3

3

7

Low

Low

5

Low



Utterances or ipad programs

Without verbal ability but he can point

Can now put 3 words together

General Frequency of selfinflicting or injuring others Frequency of Repetitive and self-stimulating

92

He used to bite and NEVER does that anymore. He still bites his nails.

behavior Level of hyperactivity


3

3

Low

5

93

Now he seems scared of the dark and being alone which I think is good.

Case Number: 19 DOB: 11/21/03 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 12/3/08 Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder at age 3.

Remedy A, B C D E

F B E F

B F

G H

I

Date Result 11/25/09 - 1/19/10 More calm, less stimming, more aware of surroundings, more intellectual 1/30/10 - 3/15/10 Responding to name more quickly, communicating better, more open to new foods, 3/15/10 - 4/4/10 Stimming decreased, zoning out less, self talking decreased, doing better 4/12/10 - 5/1/10 Overall doing well, self talk slightly up, had some dreams, more aware of surroundings, imitating peers and younger brother, higher functioning, stimming is up and more whiney. 6/11/10 Not much change 6/13/10 – 6/19/10 After second dose, he was using more language. 6/25/10 Became very assertive. 6/26/10 – 8/27/10 Having two-way communication with dad. More teachable, learned how to swim, stimming a lot less. “It is literally like having another kid” and “we never thought he could do this.” Now he will make eye contact with someone and says to mom: “see, mama, I made eye contact.” Last dose did not provide further change. 9/3/10 – 9/9/10 Not much change was noted 9/16/10 – No change observed initially. With later doses did well with 12/10/10 therapist, more mature, maintaining current baseline of improvements. Told dad a knock-knock joke. Compliant, wants to please others. Dad said: “I saw a good response… he acted like a different kid.” Receptive language is great. 12/10/10 – Great conversation, awareness, appropriate behavior. Last 3/10/11 dose showed no new improvement. 3/17/11 No change noted. Maintained gains from before. IQ test results from 3/17/11: 109. Previous test done on 1/1/09 was: 99. The actual difference in IQ level is 20 points because a higher level test was used for the second test. Working memory IQ: 138. Pure reading is at the 3rd grade level. Math is great. 3/25/11 Aggravated and became oppositional the first day. Oppositional behavior was reduced on day 3 but no further improvement was seen. Developed sensitivity to light, became visually distracted. This happened periodically and 94

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4/24/11 – 6/17/11

K


when not on one of the remedies Stimming is down, more awareness. His vocabulary is improving. He is saying things that makes dad say “Wow! Did he just say that?” His little brother told a joke and no one laughed. He said “this is a rough crowd.” He was driving with dad and told dad to take a different road because it would be shorter. Dad said no. He said “dad, trust me, this is a shorter road.” On the last day of school, he is going to do the opening of rap line. He talks much more than before. After the first dose, he talked back and forth more. He follows through with conversations. He is using words more appropriately and uses more vocabulary in general. Will play with other children when asked.

Discussion: significant, measurable improvements have been made during the environmental layer treatment. After the 50M he will be treated with his constitutional remedy.

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Case 19 Child Developmental Evaluation Form File completed by father on 8/11/11.


Current 7/31/11


6

8

Ability to read

8

8


7

8


6

7.5


6

7.5


9

9

8

8


6

8


8

9


96

Comments


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8


5

6


6

7


7

8

7

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6

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8

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6

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6

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8

8

Low

Low

Communication


97

Definitely increased vocabulary.


7

5


5

5


7

5

This has gone down overall.

Comments by father: “His social interaction has increased with peers. Generally, he has improved on social and cognitive levels.”

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Case Number: 20 DOB: 01/15/02 – twin. His brother is also on the spectrum. Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 10/23/08 Diagnosis: ASD – diagnosed at age 3.5

Remedy A

Date 10/15/09 – 12/27/09

B

12/28/09 – 2/20/10

C

2/21/10 - 4/27/10

D

4/28/10 – 5/22/10

E

5/23/10 – 7/21/10

F

7/22/10 – 8/29/10

G H

8/30/10 – 10/7/10 10/8/10 – 12/9/10

I

12/10/10 – 02/14/11

Result More loving, happier, decreased pinching, more spontaneous language, communicates more, more interactive, more hyper, increased bed-wetting, showed interest in playing with Legos. Worked well with speech therapist and did well with writing. With the last dose, showed bursts of anger when frustrated. Aggravated on this dose: moody, upset, pinching, kicking. Good feedback from Occupational Therapist. Handwriting improved, happier and more loving. Improved eye contact. Doing better in school. Says “hi” spontaneously. Pinching has gone down. Awareness improving. He and his brother now recognize each other. They sit together side-by-side for 5 minutes. This is unusual and new. School teachers say “He seems like a new person since March.” Good progress in speech sounds and imitating mouth movements. More social at school. Recognizing brother more. Not as whiney and pinches less. Good speech and OT. More communicative and loving with mom. No unusual aggression. More alert. Receptive language is better. Mom says “he is coming out of his shell.” Meeting a neurotypical child, put his arm around him, and went to the classroom with him. More aware of peers. Mom says “This remedy opened up his life, brightened him up.” Sustaining attained cognition levels. Fewer urinary accidents. Not much improvement. Doing very well with speech. Spontaneous language. He is wearing underwear and is mostly potty trained. He taps mom and says “eat” or asks to use the bathroom. He will repeat a word when prompted. Very compliant on a family trip. No tantrums, and did what was asked of him. Continued with progress in speech. Excellent speech. 99

J

2/15/11 – 4/3/11

K L

4/4/11 – 4/26/11 4/27/11 – 5/9/11

M


He is affectionate, happy and fewer stims. Occupational Therapist said he is definitely improving and has not seen this prior to this remedy. Not major changes are noted. Slow and steady improvement. Not much improvement is noted. He had his best speech session ever. More focused, less complaining. “He actually had dialog with speech therapist about a task they normally do.” With the last dose he became defiant with teacher. Mom says “he has made some great gains.” Awesome speech, very happy. “My husband and I were amazed that he could recite this [ABC’s].” “He has speech!” He also has “scanning” which means he can look at his options for choice of breakfast or activities and choose one of the possibilities. Private occupational and speech therapists both said he has matured. He is more loving with mom. When he wants something, he gives more eye contact. He wants to be more engaged. Overall very good improvement with his speech. Using a computer program, he can form and write long sentences such as “[brother] and I are riding the cups at Disneyland.”

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Current 7/31/11

Cognition 2

8

Ability to read

Low

7


Low

6


4

10


4

8


5

7

5

8


5

9


3

8



101

Comments


2

6


3

3


2

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2

7

2

7


Low

6


Low

6


Low

4


Low

3


Low

Low

3

8

5

5

Communication


102


9

6


5

5


5

5

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Case Number: 21 DOB: 5/03/03 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 8/8/08 Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosed at 2 years and 2 months. Hyperlexia.

Remedy A B C

Date 9/23/09 – 10/5/09 10/6/09 – 11/15/09 11/16/09 – 1/24/10

D E F G

1/25/11 1/29/10 – 2/26/10 2/27/10 – 3/14/10 3/15/10 – 6/20/10

H

6/21/10 – 8/31/10

I

9/1/10 – 9/10/10

J

9/11/10 – 9/23/10

K

9/24/10 – 10/12/10

L

10/13/10 – 2/28/11

M

3/1/11

N

3/5/11 – 5/14/11

O

5/15/11 – 6/13/11

P Q

6/14/11 – 6/28/11 6/29/11 – 7/16/11

Result Calm. More cooperative with parents, focus improved. General improvement with attention and better mood. Was given for acute but general improvements were noted. Father stated “he was like a normal child for 2 days” after a dose. Less whining and oppositional behavior. Improved eye contact and increase in visual stims. Increase in hyperactivity but it was manageable. Frequent urination. No change No change No change Crying and oppositional behavior reduced. “He is workable.” Less constipated. Growing taller. Continues to have fears of unknown. Significant reduction in crying and oppositional behavior. Attention and awareness are better. No doses were given between 7/25/10 and 8/17/10 while family was on vacation. Improvement plateaus. No change followed by some improvement in awareness, attention and speech. He is somewhat teachable. Attention improved. Impulsive behavior increased. Talking to himself and stimming. Attention improved. Stimming, whining, and hand flapping increased. Improved awareness and attention, reduced oppositional behavior, crying reduced, slight loose stools. Calm, no oppositional behavior, dose lasted 1 day. No improvements in cognition. More teachable and aware of surroundings. Attention is a little better. Improvements are not sustained or accumulative. Oppositional behavior is getting reduced. Got a rash on his cheeks. Observation increased. Became calm and mood is good. He processes the information told to him by parents and 104

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7/17/11

teachers is improved for 1 day after dose. No changes noted.

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Case 21 Child Developmental Evaluation Form Form completed by parents on 7/24/11.


Current 7/31/11

Comments


3

3

Ability to read

7

7


3

2


5

7


4

4


4

4

4

5


5

6


6

6


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Awareness slightly improved, but [he] did not retain the improvements with some of the remedies.


2

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4

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Communication


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6

The fears increased more around the time of one of the remedies.

Comments by parents: “Remedy A note: With this remedy there is some improvement in focus, became calm, [he] did not retain these changes over time. Remedy B note: [He] did not have any improvements with this remedy. Remedy C note: Initially (first two times of remedy) with this remedy [he] had improvements in Awareness of surroundings. But after a few times [he] did not have any improvements with this remedy. Remedy D note: With this remedy [he] had improvements such as attention, happiness, reduced oppositional behavior. But he did not retain the improvements. When this remedy was used, selfstimulating behavior increased a lot. Remedy E note: After using this remedy, [he] became calm, happy, increase in awareness, reduced repetitive self stimulating behavior. However, ability to understand decreased slightly and fears increased. [He] seems to retain the improvements so far. Remedy F note: the improvements with this remedy started on 07/05/2011 is that [he] is happier, pleasant boy.”

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Case Number: 22 DOB: 4/6/00 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 3/17/08 Diagnosis: ASD

Remedy A

Date 10/29/10 – 11/2/09

B C

11/3/09 – 11/10/09 11/11/09 – 12/7/09

D

12/8/09 – 2/15/10

E F G

2/16/10 3/3/10 3/15/10 – 4/4/10

H

4/5/10 – 4/25/10

I J H

4/26/10 – 5/3/10 5/4/10 5/14/10

Result Did well in school. He was much calmer and responsive at home. Sleeping better. Great language. Happy. Continues to thinks about movies 99% of the day. Spacey. Non-compliant. Spacey and tired. Got a rash on his bottom. “Turned a corner.” Responsive, happy, affectionate, talkative, going to the bathroom for bowel movements. Will’s teacher said “we have never seen him interact and completely enjoy PE like he did today. Improvement stops and he is given another dose. “He is a mess after the second dose.” Not many improvements at first. New language, starting to ask more questions. He is more engaged. He is growing physically. Teacher says “I don’t know if he has had a remedy or what is going on, but he is unbelievably clear in his thoughts and speaking. He is asking appropriate questions about real life topics...” Inconsistent results with this remedy. He develops a new behavior where he starts undressing when he gets angry. No good results. No change. At first he has great language, he is more present, his reasoning is better. Improvements are not sustained with future dosing. He is more compliant when doing homework. Wakes up with a bloody nose for 1 week. He is sleeping better. Continues to use the bathroom for bowel movements. He is more physical when showing affection. Better language. Regains himself more quickly after angry outbursts. Not as scared to go up to the second floor by himself. Comments better on his surroundings. Spontaneous language. More in-tune and not so in his world all the time. Less scripting. Calmer. Inconsistent results. He has started to touch his genitals. “He is just not on.” More obsessive. No change. 109

K

5/18/10 – 6/14/10

M

6/15/10 – 7/19/10

N

7/20/10

M

8/3/10 – 9/17/10

O

9/18/10 – 11/4/10

M P

M T U

11/5/10 11/12/10 – 11/22/10 11/23/10 11/26/10 – 12/21/10 12/22/10 – 1/4/11 1/5/11 1/13/11 – 2/8/11

V

2/9/11 – 2/26/11

W

2/27/11 – 4/25/11

R S

He tantrums and is more tired. There is less scripting and he is calmer. He becomes quick to anger and spacey. Broke out with white spots on his arms. Out of control crying, hair pulling, tries to take his clothes off. 6C was given. After the next 30C dose, he slept a lot, had a fever of 105, and vomited. He was calmer, better listening, happier. True relatedness and spontaneous intentional speech that was not from his movies. He is more interactive. He seems more aware and answering questions a little better. He seems happier too. We are out of pull-ups finally. He has been going to the bathroom for bowel movements for the past 3 months. “Since this remedy amazing things have been happening.” When mom sneezed, he said “God bless you” spontaneously. He also said “I have no friend. I want a friend.” Went to 200C too soon. Angry and uptight. Hearing becomes more sensitive. Food aversions return. Scripting returns. Frustrated. More defiant. Calmer. Tried new food. Scripting excessively again. Tantrums. Answers more appropriately, longer sentences. Doing school work well. Asking more questions. More tuned in. Very creative. More independent. Teachers report that he is improving and his scripting is down. Once he gets more robotic, remedy is changed. No difference is noted. Easily angered. Spacey. Angry, hitting Impatient, scripting. He has a meltdown. Fear of spiders. Continues scripting and acting out his movies. Continues scripting, is impatient and frightened. Teacher says he is using language appropriately and initiating conversation. He is itchy. Great day at school. More aware of surroundings. He is interactive. Interactive, calmer. Using peers’ names. Has some appropriate speech. He dose imaginary play. Mom says “he is working better independently. He is much more polite, more relaxed, less agitated, great awareness.” He is not watching DVDs obsessively. The OT could not believe his interaction and his language. 110

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4/26/11 – 6/8/11

Y Z

6/9/11 – 6/20/11 6/21/11 – 7/7/11

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7/8/11 –7/18/10

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7/19/11 – 7/24/11 7/25/11

Good day at school. Engages his parents in play. He shows good manners. Great awareness and language. Improved listening comprehension, more independent. He had a “wow” day at school. He has good memory recall. Still afraid of being alone. During standardized testing at school, the teacher said “he actually read the whole thing. He didn’t do that last year.” His grandmother passes away and he travels to be with the family. After return from trip, he no longer responds to his current chronic remedy even after acute grief remedy is given. Defiant, obsessive behavior. No improvements are noted. More engaged. Doing better at engaging others. Clearer language. Very sweet with grandma. Aware. He now wipes himself. Intense salt cravings. No longer constipated. He is expressing himself more. He is still hyper and defiant. He is loud and continues to be obsessive about movies and playing on his computer. He is making movies with his own camera. He said “everybody else is happy and I am so miserable.” He seems to be noticing more that he is different. He has an awful meltdown. He has been in a “Listening Therapy” program and one of the side effects is frequent tantrums. Mom had not shared this information so it was assumed that the tantrums were the result of the remedy and the remedy was stopped. He has a very bad tantrum when family has visitors staying with them. No other changes noted. He is calmer after guests leave. He continues his obsessive behaviors and being defiant. Calm and better sleep for one day. Has been lying to parents about whether he as finished cleaning his room. He understands what he is not supposed to do and says “leave mom” before he does things he has been told not to do.

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Current 7/31/11

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Definitely better


3

7

Really better


3

7

Definitely better

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7


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8.5


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6


High

High


2

4

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3

6

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6-9

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6

He can do that now. He lost pointing at age 2.

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7

Worse. He is more frustrated.


Communication


He has gotten better and more aware Better

Much better


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Comment by mother: “He has improved with each of the remedies.”

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Scripting is worse. Maybe because he has more language.

Comes and goes.

Case Number: 23 DOB: 09/14/98 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 11/8/07 Diagnosis: ASD

Remedy A

Date 3/3/10 -3/30/10

B

4/1/10 – 5/17/10

C

5/18/10 – 10/3/10

D

10/4/10 – 5/16/11

E

5/17/11 – 6/20/11

F

6/21/11 – 7/31/11 and continuing.

Result Mostly aggravation symptoms with no apparent improvement. Slept more hours. More compliant in therapy. He caught a cold. Therapist said he was aware, had good language and talked a lot. He asked questions. He was infracted but the period of time that he would be aggressive from that was reduced. He is more aware and talkative. He is singing a lot more. Very intolerant of noise. Phenomenal day at school, initiated social interaction. He is talking so much – mom says “he won’t shut up.” He has started to do imaginative play. “He had never said I love you to me.” Less obsessive behavior. Did not have a tantrum when he was refused a request. Increased eye contact. He plays with toys. Lower stims. More spontaneous language. Improved awareness. He is completely off the antiviral medication. Grew ½ inch in one month. Language is great. Mom says “he is on the road to recovery.” Focused. Aware. Low stims. Responsive. He is rebelling which is new for him and a sign that he is developing his own ego. Dietary infractions are having very little effect on him even though he is off all his supplements and medications that would help with this issue. “Awareness has gone up a lot” and mom says “for the first time I feel quite hopeful for him.” He is making a lot of effort to be more social. He ate a Snicker’s bar which would have caused a very bad reaction but it didn’t. Mom says “my life would have been hell [if not for this remedy] if he had eaten this before.” Potency is very strong for him and when aggravated he is tensing his body. Then he fewer verbal stims, less body tensing, and more relaxed. After third dose he did not aggravate. Mom reports “stims disappeared” and said “Homeopathy works!” He sat down and watched TV for 1.5 hours. He has never done that before. Mom was “shocked.” He talked to mom about normal topics of 115

conversation and he sat on uncle’s lap during a family visit. These are both new developments.

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Case 23 Child Developmental Evaluation Form Form completed on 8/4/11 by mother. Before start of Remedy A on 3/3/10

Current 7/31/11

Comments


3

5

Ability to read

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3

5

Definitely see improvement


3

6

Improved


3

5

Capable of joint attention – child looks at an object that you point to Relatedness

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6

Frequency of self-inflicting or injuring others

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4


Communication

This is what has really improved in his language. Before his speech was stupid talk and now as soon as he gets his dose he talks about normal things. It is like night and day. He talks about real things.


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Oh, my god! He is so much better and he can have days with no stims at all.


8

6

Comments by mother: “Everything has improved on these remedies. He is just more here.”

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Case Number: 24 DOB: 5/4/05 Starting date of homeopathic treatment: 9/8/08 Diagnosis: Diagnosed with Autism or possibly PDD-NOS on 3/21/07 by neurologist.

Remedy A

Date 5/12/10 – 6/14/10

B

6/15/10 – 7/22/10

A C

7/23/10 – 10/2/10 10/3/10 – 11/23/10

D

11/24/10 – 12/8/10

E

12/9/10 – 12/16/10

C A F

12/17/10 12/21/10 -12/30/10 12/31/10 – 3/24/11

G H I

3/25/11 – 4/8/11 4/16/11 – 5/22/11 5/23/11 – 7/31/11 and continuing.

Result Immediately had normal looking bowel movements. Less stimmy. Seemed calmer. Definitely nicer and less angry. Allergies got better. Clearer speech. More complex thought patterns. Better memory retention. More ideas. Improved behaviors. Loving. Aggravates on this dose and when 6C is given no new changes are noted. No new improvements. Language and cognition are better. Immediate positive response. Less aggressive, more cooperative, less constipated, fewer allergy symptoms. Loving and affectionate. Language and cognition improvements noted. Second dose of this remedy did not bring more changes. Great reaction. Less hyper, less defiant. No further improvements noted. Hyper and does not feel well. Calm and relaxed. Then more hyper. Big improvements in behavior and language. Mom says “we loveeeeeeee this remedy.” More spontaneous language, more inquisitive. “What an instantaneous difference in behaviors, stimulatory behaviors, attitude, language, mood, everything!!!!!!!” He has allergy symptoms when in his bedroom. No benefit is noted. No effect. Has had an acute sinus infection and allergies. “What a difference as far as behavior, less aggressive and calmer.” He is more social. Great mood, very loving and sweet. Improvements in cognition. He loves space camp. He learned how to swim at camp this summer even though mom had been trying to teach him for the past 5 years without any success. His sleep and appetite have been great. IEP (Individualized Education Program) professionals evaluated him as typical: “he no longer needs supportive services: he appears like a typical child.” He is no longer considered to be on the spectrum. 120



Current 7/31/11

Comments

Cognition Ability to understand what is read Ability to read


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6

2

9

4

7

3

6

3

5

4

5

His writing seemed to improve. He seemed to be able to have more complex thought patterns, more ideas, better memory retention

Social understanding Eye contact with family members Eye contact with strangers


Unsure what this request is asking for…relatedness to what? Awareness of surroundings


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His level of independent play seemed to increase.



His speaking seemed clearer, he spoke with more intention


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These things all improved; however, the remedy dose he was taking regularly

didn’t seem to have lasting effects for him. For example, his stimulatory behaviors returned quite quickly compared to other remedies. Frequency of Repetitive and self-stimulating behavior

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Conclusion 24 cases were selected randomly out of 35 active cases with this diagnosis. The treatment summary in each case showed the remedies that were administered and their results during this protocol. Parents were asked to complete a form describing the effects of this method on their child. Based on the scoring system of the evaluation form, improvement was noted in every category and every child experienced improvement. Three of the 24 children (cases 1, 19, 24) had their diagnosis changed and are no longer on the Autism Spectrum.

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