Autism and Alternative Medicine: Getting Real About the Benefits and Risks

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Autism and Alternative Medicine: Getting Real About the Benefits and Risks

With no approved medications to treat autism, more parents are turning to alternative therapies  to help their kids. A new study published in the Journal of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics found that among parents of 600 children between ages two and five with autism (453) and developmental delays (125), 40% reported using homeopathic remedies, mind-body medicine, melatonin and probiotics in an attempt to relieve some of their children’s symptoms and even prevent some of the condition’s behavioral problems from progressing. Such use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) was 10% greater than that among non-autistic kids. About 7% of autistic kids were on a special diet such as gluten-free or casein-free, which parents believed could reduce inflammation that may aggravate autism symptoms.

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