I chose to read and discuss the article pertaining to autism, because many people are poorly informed about the disease and no one knows exactly how to treat this medical illness. Unfortunately the diagnosis of Autism has been increasing over the last couple of years. Many parents in today society are dealing with the trials of raising a child with autism. An example of a family facing this unfortunate situation is the Laidlers and their oldest son Benjamin who was diagnosed with autism. The Laidler family had gone from physician to physician looking for something to cure their son’s autism. Jim Laidler and his wife looked for help but the neurologists were telling them that they didn’t know what the cause was and they didn’t know what the outcome would be for Benjamin. They searched the web and found dozens of biomedical treatments that promised to improve or even cure Benjamin’s inability to talk, interact socially, and control his movements. They tried everything including the vitamin B6¸ digestive hormone secretions and chelation. Benjamin also had a younger brother who was diagnosed with autism. None of the treatments worked except for dieting. From this post I learned that there are currently no prescription medications that help with symptom of autism. There are certain vitamins and diets that show promise in weakening the symptoms of autism but research continues to try and find a real cure. Scientist are currently searching for the cause of this devastating disease that effects hundreds of families every year. Currently about seventy five percent of autistic children are receiving alternative treatments not developed by a conventional medicine. Autism has affected the lives of millions over the year and is becoming increasing more common. I think that this disease deserves more attention from the national media so that we can find a cure immediately.
-Danesha Walton
I think this post is great. I have a 22 year old autistic brother. It is a very hard disease to deal with, for him and our family. We have been struggling for years to try and find the right medications and balance for him. It is funny that in this you talk about changing their diets. When my brother was younger we already knew that he could not have caffeine like pop and chocolate, but we later found out that he could not have dairy products as well. I didn’t really think this would work, but once we took a lot of dairy out of his diet, his behavior surprisingly changed drastically for the better. It just goes to show you what a strange, unpredictable disease Autism is. –Chris Wolfe
ReplyDeleteHave scientist found out any information on how kids are getting this disease? You mention that they are working on a cause for curing it, things to cure it meaning medicines or treatment? I do believe that this disease should be taken more seriously just as any other disease, a disease is a disease that should use attention!!
ReplyDelete-Shelbie Hall