| Opinions about the effect of secretin when | | | | was short lived, for others this was a touch from |
| fighting autism are very mixed. While some say it | | | | God. A particular patient had such a remarkable |
| has absolutely no effect on patients, other | | | | response to the drug that in only one month was |
| fervently sustain that the effects are dramatic if | | | | able to talk and act as normal as a child his age |
| not curing the whole disease. Major studies have | | | | would do; improvements continued afterwards |
| yet to be done and show any conclusive proof | | | | with the child being in normal regular education |
| that this treatment either works or is a complete | | | | system. It seems that for other patients the |
| failure. Still, the general opinion is that the truth is | | | | secretin effect is only short lived, the |
| somewhere in the middle. | | | | administration of the drug being this way |
| We will follow up now on a doctor's own little | | | | continuous if effects are to be the same as in |
| study on a number of patients with autism. | | | | other cases. Results in these patients were |
| Respecting protocols and rules he injected some | | | | noticed even by other people that had no idea of |
| 70 patients with secretin and observed the long | | | | the injection schedulethe child patient had. Still |
| term action and affects that this drug has both | | | | minor rashes were present in the child's behavior |
| on the body and the disease. Families where also | | | | but only mild in action. |
| involved in observing the slightest of changes, | | | | Seeing this results we must understand that |
| being the fact that they were the people that | | | | further studies must be done if we are truly to |
| stood near the patient most of the time. | | | | understand the benefits of secretin on so many |
| Results didn't take long to appear. Some 7 out of | | | | troubled autistic children. The actual way in witch |
| 10 parents said that improvements could be seen | | | | the drug works on patients must be understood |
| in their child's behavior but not anything significant. | | | | and tested against placebo effects. With the help |
| Out of the whole study group only a near 1 out | | | | of technology, modern medical science and good |
| of 10 kids should dramatic signs the results being | | | | doctors results should be found. |
| difficult to argue with. Another troubling fact in the | | | | Usage of the drug is still not recommended until |
| research is the duration of effect that the | | | | the whole effects and side effects are fully |
| secretin had in the children that had a good | | | | known. |
| response to the drug. While for some the effect | | | | |