BIOMEDICAL APPROACH TO MANAGING AUTISM

Last updated 8th January, 2016 Click here to return to Main Map Page

BACKGROUND

How can you treat a Genetic Disorder?


In the same way you can overcome genetic eye power defect with specs, and high blood sugar in diabetes with antidiabetic drugs, high BP with anti-hypertensives and high blood cholesterol with lipid lowering drugs.
Leave the genes alone. We will bother about them another day.
Today, we assess the child clinically, see what abnormal manifestations are present, use our experience and knowledge to figure out why they are happening or what physiology went wrong, and then TREAT THAT CONDITION WITH AVAILABLE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE DRUGS, FOOD, LIFE-STYLE, PHYSICAL / COGNITIVE THERAPIES, ETC.

WHO IS GUIDING US ?

The USA based Medical Academy of Pediatric Special-Needs (MAPS), with its website at www.medmaps.org, was set up recently by a batch of pioneering frontline research oriented biomedical practitioner Physicians, to organise therapies, standardise treatment protocols, and train interested physicians who would herald an era of scientific evidence based management of the pathologies that go wrong in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
This group is currently lead by Dr. Dan Rossignol, Dr. Sydney Baker, Dr. Richard Frye, Dr. Jane Usman and other Fellows of the Academy
From India, currently 1 doctor has completed the Module 1 and 2 Training to become a Member of MAPS, 1 has completed the Module 3 and 4 and Mentorship Training, and only 1 has become a Fellow after completing all six modules and Mentorship in preparation for the Fellowship. He is Dr. Arun Mukherjee, MBBS, MD, Founder Trustee and Technical Director of UDAAN , who is also Asia's first Faculty member.

MAJOR CONCERNS ADDRESSED BY BIOMEDICAL APPROACH

This is just a brief write-up. Much more can be done to help children with Autism or allied disorders with metabolic or genetic or pollution aggravated NDDs.

TREATMENT OPTION

Contact Dr. Mukherjee. Also, SKYPE consultation available for international and outstation parents of children with autism spectrum and other NDDs, by prior appointment through E-mail and transfer of consultation charges to designated bank account as will be informed on E-mail.

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