Autism: More Treatable Than Thought?
Expert: It Is, Along With ADHD, Asthma, Allergies
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Play CBS Video Video Healing The 4 'A' Disorders Dr. Kenneth Bock discusses the four "A" disorders with Harry Smith and offers treatment advice covered in his book, "Healing The New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies."
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Dr. Kenneth Bock on The Early Show Monday. (CBS/EARLY SHOW)
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He and writer Cameron Stauth contend that environmental factors and nutritional deficiencies trigger the conditions in kids who are genetically predisposed to them, and intervention can be effective in treating those youngsters, intervention involving "detoxifying" them and changing their diets, among other things.
They've penned a book called "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders," in which they describe Bock's approach, and the results he's been getting at a facility he heads, results some consider quite impressive.
Bock is co-founder and co-director of the Rhinebeck Health Center and the Center for Progressive Medicine, and a clinical instructor in family medicine at the Albany Medical College.
Bock notes that he may be the first doctor to put the four conditions together.
On The Early Show Monday, Bock and co-anchor Harry Smith focused on Bock's work with autistic kids.
To see the segment, click here.
To read an excerpt of "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics,"click here.
There's a 36-minute documentary on Bock's work with autistic children, and it is available by clicking here. The documentary was done by an independent party.
For much more on autism, go to the Web site of the Autism Society of America, by clicking here.
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Momof3b
The GF/CF diet is the cornerstone of BIOMED treatment. if your autistic child has persistent gut problems it will help.. just type autism diet into google and you will see the extent of just this one treatment.
you don't need a DAN doctor the information and support is out there you just need to look for it.
well done to all the parents.
What is scary is that these problems have doubled every year for the last 50 yrs, since we added pesticides and hormones to our food and started vaccinations with ingredients that were banned for animals and eyedrops.
We need to protect our children from this abuse and provide them with a safe envirnment.
A concerned mother
I am the mother of 3 sons that fall within the spectrum of autism disorders. I just want to urge parents to use caution when deciding on a plan for treatment. Children are precious no matter what issues they may be living with. Some compassion, patience and acceptence of differences can go a long way.
Peace be with you.
All through out history we have had epidemics they come and they go, people die, and some dont..
Try looking at "The pharmaceutical drug racket", or drs against immunisation, and many others..
TheOrigProbe, I cant for the life of me see what the anti immunisation groups have to gain from trying to warn the world as to the poisons that are pumped into our children, they do NOT get any money from anywhere... on the other hand the drug companies get trillions when they immunise, and then more trillions from the drugs in trying to undo the damage that some of the toxins do to the babies either just after immunisations or at later stages... when I was nursing, we did not have the hundreds of children dying from cancers, asthma, etc...
I knew all the positives that we are taught from the pharmaceutical companies, and I also pushed Immunisation, but I took a real interest in the ingredients in immunisations after my granddaughter stopped breathing in my arms some hrs after her immunisation, and again a few times over the next couple of weeks, luckily as a nurse I knew what to do... If she had of been in her bed when she stopped breathing she would just have been counted as yet another cot death..
I am thrilled that you have been able to obtain your status, congratulations,, you can be very proud of yourself.. you must be an incredible man... My husband specialised in bright children and many of them are just not understood, so he used to teach them and their parents to understand their children... and I do feel that some children are diagnosed with different problems which are not problems at all,,, it is just kids being normal kids...
I am tired of the so called experts denying an autism, adhd epidemic--the epidemic is here!!Lets talk more about treatment. Good job, we want more!
foxhairdo
Lab tests looking individual components ARE the gold standard for finding deficiencies in the immune system that averages mask. Even the USDA food pyramid comes with a notation that EVERYONE should take a general vitamin supplement. It is reasonable, professional and responsible to supplement when a diet (using the gold standard of trial and error elimination) is restricted to non-allergenic foods.
Miners, welders and occupationally exposed individuals, not on the autism spectrum, routinely undergo chelation therapy when hair, blood and urine tests come up with the same readings as kids on the spectrum. Standard treatment for one segment of the population, does not require to be studied...it only needs to be determined the reason for application of the therapy exists. I have witnessed the medical healing Dr Bock's methods can bring to an autistic child (my grandson). Advised to be institutionalized at the age of 18 months, he is now 4 1/2, and talking, reading, playing, makes eye contact, attends school. %u201CProfessionals" who claimed he would never this are incredulous.
Hooray for Dr Bock and those who spend hours with our children rather than write them off.His credentials:http://www.4ahealing.com/aboutkb.html
Doctors tend to forget that we only have one body, not seperate parts linked together.
As to ADHD, I have a question...
What about Adult ADHD?
I belong to the Manhattan Adult ADD Support Group. We've been meeting regularly since 1992.
We have meetings every month, and enough people attend the meetings to sustain the group.
In case Doctors forget.. children to grow into adults:)
Doctors tend to forget that we only have one body, not seperate parts linked together.
As to ADHD, I have a question...
What about Adult ADHD?
I belong to the Manhattan Adult ADD Support Group. We've been meeting regularly since 1992.
We have meetings every month, and enough people attend the meetings to sustain the group.
In case Doctors forget.. children to grow into adults:)
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