Treating Autism is disappointed in the verdict of the General Medical Council in regard to Professor Murch, Professor Walker-Smith, and Dr Wakefield. The verdict—all three doctors guilty on all charges—seems to rest on a misrepresentation of the facts. Treating Autism is grateful to all medical professionals who choose to listen to parents like us, investigate and treat to the best of their abilities the medical conditions children may suffer from, and make these efforts in a political climate that seems to punish those people who have taken the suffering of our children seriously. We offer our heartfelt thank to these men for supporting our children, and we continue to support them. Treating Autism invites you to read more about these three doctors and the GMC hearing and outcome at www.AgeofAutism.com
31 March 2010, London £25 The lecture will focus on how functional laboratory evaluation can elucidate the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of a given individuals ASD, and in doing so, provide the insight needed to create powerful, individualized treatment programs. Click here to visit Nutrition Geeks website to find out more and to book your place.
Sunday, March 21st, London
The Weston A Price Foundation campaigns for wise traditions in food, farming and the healing arts, challenging the diet dictocrats and politically correct nutrition.
Speakers: SALLY FALLON MORELL, MA, president and founder of the Weston A. Price Foundation, author of the bestselling book Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats, and an internationally acclaimed nutrition educator. SIR JULIAN ROSE, pioneering organic farmer, and renowned countryside and raw milk campaigner. Julian is chairing the event. Julian and Jadwiga Lopata will discuss campaign issues in Britain and across Europe. Jadwiga is Poland's top countryside campaigner. Jadwiga and Julian have campaigned successfully, amongst other things, for GMO-free Poland. NATASHA CAMPBELL-MCBRIDE, MD, founder of the Cambridge Nutrition Clinic, and author of Gut & Psychology Syndrome (GAPS), her revolutionary nutrition program for mental and digestive wellness and the treatment of depression, autism, ADD, ADHD, and schizophrenia. BARRY GROVES, PhD, author of Trick and Treat, the explosive book on why conventional "healthy diets" are ruining people's lives and making food manufacturers and healthcare providers rich.
Stalls with books, delicious food and drink and a real ale and raw milk bar. Parents with children who suffer from autism or similar who have trouble with large audiences can contact the organizer about using a video linkup room. For further information visit www.westonaprice.org
Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report link
Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment of Common Gastrointestinal Problems in Children with ASDs link
A consensus report was published in January 2010 in Pediatrics, with experts in the field acknowledging that certain behavioral manifestations of patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders, such as self- injury, aggression, irritability and sleep disturbances, might have a gastrointestinal basis. The experts recommend that parents and health care providers should be on the lookout for such behavioural manifestations of stomach pain, and fully investigate and treat the most common GI symptoms reported in people with ASD: chronic constipation, abdominal pain with or without diarrhea, reflux, and abdominal bloating.
Dr. Stephen Edelson, director of Autism Research Institute, which co-sponsored the study, commented: “This is truly a human rights issue; every child deserves proper medical attention--whether or not they have autism. This published report brings much-needed focus to gastrointestinal problems that are commonly associated with the autism spectrum. The conclusions of the report are clear: physicians need to be alert and responsive to such problems when treating these patients; additional research on prevalence, cause, and appropriate treatment is imperative.”