This morning I came across again a post on healing autism to
the point you can’t even tell the child had a diagnosis. First of all I hate
these articles for lack of classier way to describe my feeling towards this.
Second of all there was no description to the approach taken to “fix” this
child’s autism and so many times I come across this kind of thing. A shout out
that autism can be cured and there is hope for your children and every time
details fail to appear. This time I just simply had to ask, what is the answer?
If someone is going to spend so much time trying to convince the world that an
answer is there then why not share it so we can all get in on this plan of
action to “save” our children. The answer was vague as I expected and simple.
Holistic and that would be treating the mind and body as a system naturally.
Something we should all practice in our daily lives because we know it’s connected
one way or another. Even without a diagnosis in hand for anything holistic is a
good way to live.
Whenever
I see this holistic declaration I think about all the physical problems people
are enduring with an autistic child and yes it makes sense. Some of these never
ending problems are no doubt caused by something in the system that needs to be
addressed if possible. Then I look at my son and I get a bit baffled. You see
Phillip is extremely healthy. When I say extremely I mean it and even I am a
bit blown away by his ability to heal and stay healthy. He falls down hits his
head, rarely by the way because his balance is impeccable, and he heals from it
faster than I have ever seen. He actually has not one physical side affect of
autism, if that is what all of these ailments truly are. I have two kids in
school and they bring home illness. Phillip never catches it and I can say only
one time has he had a fever that raised concern. A stomach flu that caused him
to vomit one time and dehydrated him so no he isn’t bionic but aside from
autism his is perfectly healthy. That’s if you see autism as a health issue
instead of a neurological difference.
Are all
of these holistic claims of treatment really curing autism? Or are they
addressing things within a child’s system that are causing physical problems
and sometimes extreme physical problems. Could it be once these things are
addressed the autism is still there but the relief opens doors to progress for
a child. I know when my son is uncomfortable with his bowels he seems to be
much more in his own world. Difficult to get through to and his focus is
clearly on his discomfort. Once he has found relief we get him back so to speak
but he still autistic. Being free of pain gives him the ability to focus more
and communicate easier with the people around him.
It
seems like in the medical community the autism is the main focus. Address the
autism and just assume the discomforts come from that. I tend to think and my
opinion means nothing, this is a backwards approach. It is proven autism is genetic even going as
far as being able to tell if your child has this genetic factor. For me
personally I would never put my faith in a cure or treatment for this difference.
Telling parents they can eradicate autism creates a big black cloud over a
parents head and causes them to think they just aren’t doing enough. Most parents
of an autistic child already feel this way from the day they receive a
diagnosis so convincing them if they do more they can fix it, is just a toxic message
to send. Guidance for sure, belief that you’re doing everything you already can
also for sure. Holistic is a great thing for anyone if you are disciplined
enough to do it but acceptance is one very healthy step towards understanding.
If anyone ever tells you autism can be “fixed”
hand them a pen and paper and ask them to please write down step by step
instructions for this plan of action. Or you could probably get online and buy
a rash of eBooks with the same claim for one hundred dollars or more. Make sure
you ask for a money back guarantee because you’re going to need it.
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