Autism has been increasing worldwide and the data show that one in a thousand to one in five hundred children get affected but no one knows why it is increasing day by day. Yet the old theory of vaccines and theories encompassing viruses, antibiotics, nutrition and environmental pollution wax and wane causing problem has been discounted.
Autism is a mysterious disease and not easy to treat so many parents are turning to alternative therapies to help their children. The western orthodox approach to treating children with autism has ranged placing them in care to working on improving their social and communication skills. There is no permanent cure for Autism and parents try others therapies to improve the condition of their children. The new approach is acupuncture even if it is not recognized by Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Anecdotal and preliminary medical data show that autism children can get benefit from acupuncture. Yet it not a total cure but it give symptomatic relief to children.
For the child and the parent it may be a challenging experience and you will see its results in long run. For traditional acupuncture patients have to lay for long time and insertion of needles may be difficult for a child specially one on the severe end of the autistic spectrum. Paediatric acupuncture can solve some of these problems. Like the adults the children do not need to lay for long time and needles are rapidly inserted at pressure points. Those who like a less invasive treatment, acupressure is an alternate for them.
In the US the survey sees the effect of acupuncture on the brains of children with autism. The acupuncture treatment was given once every other day, for four months. Amazing improvement was seen in 20 cases out of 22 and 2 had significant in cerebral blood flow. The major differences in blood flow between the left and right cerebrum before the treatment is not seen after the treatment.
A new treatment method that is thought to have been very effective for children on the autistic spectrum has been conducted in Hong Kong to establish the effectiveness of tongue acupuncture. For over 5000 years, traditional Chinese acupuncture is being used and tongue acupuncture is being used for the last 20 years.
According to the traditional Chinese acupuncture, tongue and heart are connected through meridians that spread to all the organs of the body and points on the tongue affect the position of body and it provides relief of autism's symptoms.
Together diet and alternative therapies can help to give relief to autism suffers and improve the mood and communication skills in children but it can improve the condition rather than cure. |
