| Part 2: Vitamins and Supplements that Treat the | | | | that this is why some people report worse |
| Nervous System and Boost Immunity | | | | symptoms while supplementing B vitamins. |
| Certain vitamins and supplements have proven to | | | | Besides dosage, autistic children, particularly with |
| be beneficial in treating certain symptoms and | | | | food sensitivities or allergies, can have a negative |
| behaviors prevalent in autistic children. We are | | | | reaction to synthetic forms of B vitamins. Look |
| increasingly encouraged by the recovery and | | | | for B vitamins that are not synthetically derived, |
| progression of autistic children treated with | | | | or try to get the right dosage through natural |
| vitamins and supplements. These therapies can be | | | | food sources. Additionally, if you see no changes, |
| very safe when used in the correct doses and | | | | you may want to check for yeast overgrowth in |
| under a physician's supervision. Here we will | | | | the gut. Yeast can keep B vitamins from |
| discuss a few of the most commonly used | | | | absorbing into the system while it uses them to |
| vitamins and supplements that target the nervous | | | | help itself grow. Yeast overgrowth is associated |
| and immune systems of autistic individuals. | | | | with antibiotic use and can live in the body for |
| Nervous System: B vitamins directly contribute to | | | | decades. You can treat yeast overgrowth with |
| the health and development of the nervous | | | | probiotics or, if need be, with prescription |
| system. Combined with magnesium, vitamin B6, in | | | | medications. |
| particular, shows a great reduction in stemming | | | | Immune System: In studies, di-methyl-glycine |
| behaviors for a lot of autistic individuals. | | | | (DMG) has shown significant improvement in |
| Furthermore, studies and parents report more | | | | about half of autistic children. DMG significantly |
| eye contact as well as a noticeable increase in | | | | decreases the severity and frequency of seizures |
| language cognition and speech. This combination of | | | | while supporting and boosting function in the |
| vitamin B6 and magnesium works, in part, | | | | malfunctioning immune system that is so often |
| because it has a calming effect on the brain and | | | | seen in autistic individuals. Drastic improvement in |
| nervous system, which helps relieve | | | | undesirable behaviors has been documented for |
| hypersensitivity to light, sound and touch. | | | | many study participants and children |
| Magnesium helps with enzymatic pathway | | | | supplemented with DMG. |
| deficiencies seen in many autistic children and it | | | | Combining DMG with folic acid is recommended to |
| helps neurotransmitters function properly. | | | | improve the effectiveness of the treatment and |
| Magnesium is deficient in a lot of U.S. farm soil due | | | | also helps to avoid agitation or hyperactivity. Zinc |
| to overuse and there may not be a high enough | | | | and Selenium also help contribute to immune |
| concentration of magnesium in the vegetables | | | | system health and are often combined with DMG |
| that you purchase. Therefore, magnesium should | | | | and folic acid. |
| be given in supplement form whenever possible | | | | "Part 3" of this series addresses preventing and |
| and under a physician's advice. | | | | treating the oxidative stress that most autistic |
| You should be aware that B vitamins need to be | | | | children endure. Through the use of vitamin C, |
| given in balanced doses. Getting too much of one | | | | children can show drastic improvement in health, |
| B vitamin may cause a deficit in another, causing | | | | cognition, language, speech and behavior. As a |
| the nervous system to become more sensitive | | | | precaution, you should always talk to a doctor |
| or agitated. Correct doses of B vitamins can | | | | about a vitamins and supplements regiment |
| make a neurological problem much better, while | | | | before you begin. |
| high doses can make it much worse. It is believed | | | | |