International Homeopaths for Autism - Meet the Team!
As I approach my two year anniversary as a member of the amazing organization International Homeopaths for Autism (IH4A), this is my testimonial to the power of working alongside talented, compassionate, and like-minded homeopaths with a common purpose.
International Homeopaths for Autism is a team of dedicated homeopathic specialists from across the globe working with families and children with neurological and developmental issues: Autism, PANS/PANDAS, GDD, ODD, ADHD, and more.
Here’s a recap of just some of the amazing discussion from our most recent team meeting:
A quick audit of the team shows we tend to specialize in working with Level 1, 2 and 3 autism. Some are more focused on Level 1, others more focused on Levels 2 and 3.
When we see multiple elevated heavy metals on labs, it’s a sign there is likely fungi (mold) in the picture. It’s often most beneficial to start with the biggest outlier heavy metal, work that down, then focus on reducing fungi, then do the full heavy metal clear. Going straight to detoxing all of the heavy metals without dealing with fungi first can cause an aggravation.
The body likes to tuck heavy metals away, thus a clearing process often involves the body pulling the heavy metals out of deeper tissue - like bones. That means blood and hair levels can rise in the short term while it’s being excreted. This is to be expected and a sign of improvement, not a worsening of the heavy metal issue - although if you’re only looking at values on labs it will look like that.
There’s an overlap in mercury and other heavy metal toxicity symptoms and autism symptoms. Sensory processing issues, motor coordination issues, mood issues, and memory issues are common to both.
Many in the group - myself included - believe many cases of what presents like autism can actually be a case of toxicity. Get various types of toxicity down and symptoms can lift.
We discussed using cytokine remedies for PANS/PANDAS and post-viral symptoms. One case was discussed with early indications of reducing tics and congestion in a client.
One client was discussed that had had a strong aggravation response to a remedy. The arc of the remedy response indicated a strong sensitivity to remedies, a re-dose was probably too soon administered, and the overall response indicated possibly needing a different remedy.
Recent successes: A few updates were shared including a strep clear that lifted stool smearing and bedtime multi-hour crying cycles symptoms. A client showed a notable increased cognition and self-care after starting a new remedy. A child that was non-verbal begin repeating words, said "mama" and grabbed her mom’s hand. She started using a spoon for the first time in over two years. A father reported his an increase in being present and engaged by his child.
If you’re interested in learning more about IH4A, click here.
*not pictured: Cate M, Ally M, Satish M, Fardousa, Joanna
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