Biomedical Treatment of Autism
The Skowron Solution
What do you want for your child?
We all want the same things for our children. As the father of a 7 year old, I can relate to
the parents that come into my office for help. We want our children happy, we want them
healthy, we want them to enjoy life, and we want them to grow up and be successful. That
success can be a career, a profession, children of their own, or whatever version of
happiness they create. Most importantly, we know they need to take care of themselves.
With our children on the spectrum, we have struggles that others don’t have. Maybe your
child has trouble communicating. Are they happy? Are they sad? Are they in pain? Maybe
your child isn’t comfortable in their own body. Are they head banging? Do they have
stomach pain? Are they overly sensory, and the world is too much for them? They may hate
loud noises, or not want to make eye contact, or can’t tolerate the feeling of their clothes.
For over 17 years, Spectrum Awakening has been helping families get their children back.
Why is this happening?
Autism is a very complicated condition. It is medical. It is not behavioral. It is not bad
parenting. Your child is not choosing to feel this way or act this way. It is a medical
condition that involves many parts of the body, and is a challenge to treat. While some with
an autism diagnosis are high-functioning and can take care of themselves, many aren’t.
Our goal at Spectrum Awakening is to help those who want to improve and be the best
they can be.
The picture above is The Skowron Solution Autism Flower. It represents the 7 medical
issues that can be involved with autism. Since this condition is a ‘spectrum’, some children
have some issues, some have others, and some have all. The Skowron Solution will help
you identify which medical issues to treat!
The 7 medical concerns are Autoimmunity, Brain Chemistry, Detoxification, Genetics, Gut/
Digestion, Hormones, and Mitochondria. Spectrum Awakening will guide you through all
of them.
Genetics
Let’s start at our foundation. Genetics are the recipe of who we are. Are there people in
your family with autism? Siblings, cousins, nieces, nephews? This is a sign that there may
be a genetic influence for your child’s autism.
Now, please don’t assume that something genetic cannot be treated! Advances in science
and our understanding of genes has created great treatments for many genetic problems.
Testing your child’s genetics are essential to understand why this is happening. First, let’s
understand the different genetic tests you should have performed.
A CMA (Chromosomal Microarry) and WES/WGS (Whole Exome/Genome Sequence) can
identify a diagnosable genetic condition that mimics autism, such as Fragile X, Phelan-
McDermid, microdeletion/duplication syndromes, and a myriad of others. This testing is
important if your child was slow to develop from the beginning.
SNP Polymorphism testing (MTHFR, COMT, etc) can identify a predisposition for regressive
autism, along with highlighting treatment potentials. Both tests should be performed.
Brain Chemistry
OK, here we go. Do you want to know the fastest way to help your child? Do you want
more language? Better behavior? Better focus and attention? Better sleep? Those all
revolve around a good balance of brain chemistry.
Serotonin, Dopamine, and Adrenaline are a few of the many chemicals that control our
brain’s electricity, speed, and function. If serotonin is low, we’re depressed, sleep deprived,
and lack desire to be social. If adrenaline is high, we have a quick temper, quick fuse, and
react so quickly that the entire house is walking on egg shells.
Did you know you can run a simple urine test to analyze these in your child? Within a few
days you can have answers and an effective treatment plan to bring your child’s brain
chemistry back on track. This will support normal language and behavior!
Treatments such as Amino Acids, Folinic Acid, B12 are at the core of easy, natural
supplements that can help your child quickly.
Treating the Gut (and Diet)
You’ve probably heard most online about gut treatments. These include different diets
(such as Gluten/Dairy Free and others), treatments for candida, along with gut
supplements, including probiotics, probiotics (inulin and others), digestive enzymes, and
tricks to get you pooping.
You are what you eat and due to our children’s sensory issues, diet choices can be limited.
That being said, you don’t get to make excuses for not trying elimination diets. We need to
suck it up, put on our grown-up pants and try these diets for a few months. It doesn’t
matter which one, pick something and try it. Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Low Oxalate, GAPS,
Blood Type, just to name a few. Pick something and TRY IT!
Infections are also a problem. Due to problems in our children’s immune systems, they
seem to be predisposed to get yeast (candida), bacterial, or parasite infections in their
intestines. On top of that an imbalance or deficiency in digestion, probiotics, or simply that
ability to poop on a regular basis, will make gut inflammation and autism symptoms worse.
Detoxification
Our world is toxic, and getting more toxic by the day. Air pollution, heavy metals, and
pesticides are just a few of the toxins that have been scientifically proven to contribute to
autism!
One of the reasons autism has become the childhood health epidemic of the 21st century
is because of the increase in toxins that our children are exposed to. While we can’t live in
a bubble or take the next SpaceX flight to Mars, we can try to remove any poisons that are
currently affecting our children’s brains.
One of my favorite research studies was an autopsy that calculated the amount of
neurotoxic aluminum in the brain of a person with autism. The brain of the person with
autism had 21 times the amount of aluminum compared to an average person’s brain, and
7 times the amount of aluminum compared to a brain of someone with Alzheimer’s!
Neurotoxins, substances that kill brain cells, are in our children at the most essential time
for development. These poisons need to be removed!
Safe and effective detoxification is an essential treatment for recovery.
Mitochondria
Is your child chronically constipated? Do they have low muscle tone (hypotonia)? Do they
have seizures? Do they complain of headaches or do they headbang?
These are common autism symptoms that are from problems in the mitochondria. If these
symptoms sound familiar, have your child’s mitochondria function tested, and start on ATP
and other mitochondrial vitamin cocktails that can create quick relief for them.
Hormones
Most of the time when you hear the word ‘hormone’, we think about estrogen,
progesterone, and testosterone. Obviously, our kids who haven’t entered puberty yet
aren’t dealing with those on a regular basis. However, hormones that our children have
from birth that can be affected in autism are thyroid hormone, and adrenal stress
hormones, such as cortisol.
Cortisol, your stress hormone, is often abnormal in our kids with temper tantrums and
short fuses. I like to describe cortisol like a dynamite fuse. If the fuse is long, it takes a while
before the dynamite explodes. If the fuse is short, one little flame and BOOM! Your child
goes into meltdown mode.
We test cortisol levels in most of our children with autism and often see abnormalities.
Luckily, these are easily treated naturally and help get your family calm down.
Thyroid problems are often overlooked in children. Has your child had their thyroid blood
tests by their pediatrician? Simple thyroid treatment makes a huge improvement to your
child’s development, when it’s necessary.
Autoimmunity
How does your child behave after a cold? Do they have severe allergies or eczema? Do
they never get a cold? Does your child improve behaviorally with anti-inflammatories?
Most young children get a few colds every year and recover from them within a week
without any problems. If your child differs from that norm, then there may be an immune
system imbalance.
Many children with autism may also have a condition called PANDAS or PANS. This is an
autoimmune condition that attacks the brain after attacking either the strep bacteria or a
virus. If your child has behavioral problems for weeks to months after a cold, you should
have them be evaluated. Severe cases can have seizures after a cold.
Children with autism also commonly have antibodies to different parts of the brain or the
nervous system. These can include antibodies that destroy the Folate Receptor, the
Acetylcholine Receptor, and a myriad of others. This autoimmune attack needs to be
stopped in order for our children to truly heal.
Summary
Wow! There’s a lot going on with our kids! It can be confusing where to start or how many
of these medical issues are occurring inside your child. So, what do you do?!?!
First, and most importantly, there is hope. Children with autism can recover and be
wonderful, happy, and live the life you want for them. However, it’s a long journey, and you
need the best team of doctors and therapists you can find.
Second, find an excellent MAPS doctor or biomedical physician that specializes in autism
and has lots of experience. Working with someone who is a ‘jack of all trades’ will not
provide you the complete medical workup you need. Your pediatrician has never been
educated or trained on this. Find a specialist. Build your team. Heal your child.
Here at Spectrum Awakening, our focus is helping children with Autism and ADHD. We
have the MAPS doctors, education, testing, and the highest quality natural supplements to
help your child. We want to help you. We want to help your child. That’s our mission.
Where to Start Checklist:
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