http://www.ei-resource.org/ 1080-346 http://www.ei-resource.org/environmental-illness-books/autism/children-with-starving-brains:-a-medical-treatment-guide-for-autism-spectrum-disorder/ I have read this book, but do not want to comment on it directly. But can I add the thought that the US model of extensive and expensive testing - frequently in areas that are either controversial or little understood - often seems to result in little more than bankrupt parents. Could I offer the suggestion of this book, which is along similar lines? "Gut and Psychology Syndrome" by Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride MD Dr Campbell-McBride is a Russian-born medical doctor who now has a nutritional practice in the UK that deals largely - but not exclusively - with autism. Her son developed autism over a decade ago. This prompted her to study other treatment approaches, as her medical training indicated that there was very little hope for her child. He is now apparently a normal teenager, who attends a mainstream school, has friends, plays football etc. Dr Campbell-McBride sees autism as part of a wider spectrum of the many "new" - and now almost epidemic - illnesses that affect children, such as ADHD. These links are a useful guide to her work: Curing her son of Autism http://www.scribd.com/doc/3664908/ Does MMR cause autism? by Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride MD http://www.scribd.com/doc/3664800/ Healing The Mind http://www.scribd.com/doc/2520415/ Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment For: Autism, ADD, ADHD Depression, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia & Schizophrenia By Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. http://www.scribd.com/doc/12842657/ ]]> Sun, 31 May 2009 22:11:17 +0100 1080-9 http://www.ei-resource.org/environmental-illness-books/autism/children-with-starving-brains:-a-medical-treatment-guide-for-autism-spectrum-disorder/ The author of this title is an experienced medical doctor with specialist training in the area of psychiarty and neurology. She now runs an alternative medical practice and came to research the actual causes of autism after her grandchild was diagnosed. This is a very technical book, sometimes reading like a textbook, but the amount of important information it contains means it is worth the effort. Drawing on the latest research findings Dr. McCandless finds that Autism Spectrum Disorders are most likely the result of genetic susceptibility combined with various environmental triggers like heavy metals and gut dysfunction. The reader is then presented with guidelines for a "broad spectrum approach" to treatment. An invaluable source of the latest information. ]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:10:41 +0100