The treatments described in these pages may vary greatly and some may be controversial. It is important to remember that each child is very different. A treatment that works wonders for many children may not affect your child. On the other hand, treatments that have helped only a few children may be what your child needs. We encourage you to seek out anything you feel may help.
All children can improve and be helped.
We feel the answer to this question lies in the premise that autism has more than one cause. This thinking is the general consensus of most researchers. At least half of all autistic children have, or did have, severe gastrointestinal problems. Diarrhea and constipation are a common occurrence. Another common factor seems to be a history of recurring ear infections during infancy, resulting in frequent antibiotic treatment.