HOW I POTTY TRAINED MY AUTISTIC SON

CAN YOU POTTY TRAIN YOUR CHILD WITH AUTISM? YES, YOU CAN! One of the questions I get asked often by parents of autistic children is how to potty train them or sometimes parents tell me they haven’t even tried yet, because they don’t think their child would understand/be able to potty train. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE […]

IS AUTISM TREATABLE? YOU BET!

Can you treat autism? Yes you can! Perhaps your child has just been diagnosed with autism: now what? The pediatricians will tell you about speech and language therapy, OT or ABA. When my son was diagnosed he was four years old and barely verbal. He only had a handful of words, I wasn’t even sure […]

HOMEOPATHY FOR TINNITUS

CAN HOMEOPATHY HELP WITH TINNITUS? First of all: what is tinnitus? It is the name for hearing noises that are not caused by sounds coming from the outside world. Symptoms include: -ringing -buzzing -whooshing sound -music Conventional medicine has very little to offer, besides counseling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, to help you cope and live […]

GLYPHOSATE AND AUTOIMMUNE CONDITIONS

CAN GLYPHOSATE AFFECT YOUR HEALTH AND WHAT CAN HOMEOPATHY DO ABOUT IT? I have been seeing patients with “weird” auto-immune conditions lately. When I say “weird”, I mean chronic physical symptoms that doctors cannot explain, no matter how many tests, scans and medication, nobody can make head or tail of it. Symptoms like: sudden skin […]

TWO COMMON MISTAKES PARENTS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN MAKE

TWO COMMON MISTAKES PARENTS MAKE (AND HOW TO AVOID THEM!) As mother of an eleven year old child with  (recovering) and homeopath, I have been on this road for a while. That’s why it can be frustrating for me to see parents make the mistakes that I made years ago: I wish I could save […]

ADDRESSING LEAKY GUT IN AUTISM

How homeopathy addresses the issue of gut dysbiosis and why you don’t need to force your child to change diet Many childre with autism present with GI issues, like: diarrhea, constipation, bloatedness, gas, intolerance to certain foods and very picky with food. Typically the main food type preferred by these children is carbohydrates: bread, biscuits, […]

HOMEOPATHY FOR ASD

WHY SUPPLEMENTS AND BIOMEDICAL PROTOCOL DON’T ALWAYS WORK For most parents of children on the autistic spectrum homeopathy is the last throw of the dice. They have tried pretty much everything else: biomedical protocols, vitamins, supplements, plus endless expensive tests. Until somebody at some point drops the word “homeopathy”, they decide to try and discover […]

HOMEOPATHY FOR AUTISM, THE EVIDENCE

Homeopathy for autism, what evidence is there? This article is for education purposes only, it is not meant to diagnose or treat any medical condition. While there is yet no known cause or cure for autism spectrum disorder, homeopathy has been used to improve the symptoms of and help many children and their families. As […]

ELIMINATION DIET: IS IT REALLY NECESSARY?

ARE ELIMINATION DIETS REALLY NECESSARY? Disclaimer: this article is for information purposes only. It is not meant to diagnose or treat any medical condition. In my practice I see many patients with issues related to food intolerance: eczema, IBS and many other auto-immune conditions. Most of those conditions are aggravated by certain types of food: […]