Biomedical Treatment for Autism

‘Biomedical’ is a very loose term that means different things to different people. In practice, most people use the term to refer to a group of interventions which are designed to stop, or at least reduce, the effect of biomedical problems – such as gastrointestinal abnormalities, immune dysfunctions, detoxification abnormalities, and/or nutritional deficiencies or imbalances.
 
The supporters of biomedical interventions believe that these biomedical problems act as ‘triggers’ which cause, or at least exacerbate, many of the problems faced by people with autism. They believe that those problems can be solved, or at least reduced, by following one or more biomedical interventions.
 
There is a vast range of biomedical interventions, many of which are considered to be forms of complementary or alternative medicine by most traditional healthcare practitioners. Biomedical interventions include diets, nutritional supplements and hormones, the ‘off-label’ use of some medications, as well as practices such as chelation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

This information is reproduced with the kind permission of Research Autism. Research Autism is the only UK charity exclusively dedicated to research into interventions in autism. For further information please visit: www.researchautism.net

‘Biomedical’ is a very loose term that means different things to different people. In practice, most people use the term to refer to a group of interventions which are designed to stop, or at least reduce, the effect of biomedical problems – such as gastrointestinal abnormalities, immune dysfunctions, detoxification abnormalities, and/or nutritional deficiencies or imbalances.
 
The supporters of biomedical interventions believe that these biomedical problems act as ‘triggers’ which cause, or at least exacerbate, many of the problems faced by people with autism. They believe that those problems can be solved, or at least reduced, by following one or more biomedical interventions.
 
There is a vast range of biomedical interventions, many of which are considered to be forms of complementary or alternative medicine by most traditional healthcare practitioners. Biomedical interventions include diets, nutritional supplements and hormones, the ‘off-label’ use of some medications, as well as practices such as chelation and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

This information is reproduced with the kind permission of Research Autism. Research Autism is the only UK charity exclusively dedicated to research into interventions in autism. For further information please visit: www.researchautism.net