Mending Autism

Dr. Jerry Kartzinel, MD to present not only the co-morbid conditions that many of our children live with from day to day but also many of the medical treatments that are available but so often overlooked by the medical community.

Some of the topics reviewed;

• GUT ISSUES
• SLEEP ISSUES
• ALLERGIC ISSUES
• IMMUNE ISSUES
• NEUROLOGIC and PSYCHIATRIC ISSUES
• ENDOCRINE ISSUES
• INFLAMMATORY AND OXIDATIVE ISSUES
• TOXIC ISSUES

To go along with these issues, here is a partial list of many biological conditions that can attribute to all these issues:

• Gut Problems
– Inflammatory Bowel Disease
– Reflux Esophagitis
– Gastritis
– Dysbiosis
– Leaky gut
– Malabsorption
• Immunologic
– Persistent Viral/bacterial Infection
– Food allergy
– Recurring illnesses
– Auto immune
– Inflammation
• Neurologic
– Seizures/Sensory Issues
– Low muscle tone- especially trunk
– Perfusion Defects- SPECT
– Opiate effect
• Metabolic/Detoxification Pathway Disruption
– Purine disorders
– Elevated ammonia
– Omega 3 deficits
– Sulfation defect
– Methylation disorders
– Serotonin/Melatonin deficit
– Dopamine defect
– Heavy metal burden
• Chromosomal issues