Research - Autism
Effectiveness of homoeopathic therapeutics in the management of childhood autism disorder
Praful M Barvalia1, Piyush M Oza1, Amit H Daftary1, Vijaya S Patil1, Vinita S Agarwal2, Ashish R Mehta3
1 Department of Homoeopathy, Spandan Holistic Institute of Applied Homoeopathy, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Spandan Holistic Institute of Applied Homoeopathy, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Neurosurgery, Spandan Holistic Institute of Applied Homoeopathy, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Abstract
Background and Objectives: Childhood autism is severe and a serious disorder. A study was conducted by Spandan holistic institute of applied Homoeopathy, Mumbai, with the objective of demonstrating the usefulness of homeopathic management in autism.
Materials and Methods: Sixty autistic children of both sexes, ≤12 years were selected for this study. It was nonrandomized, self-controlled, pre and post-intervention study, wherein the initial 6 months of observation period was used as the control period and the same patients were thereafter treated for 1 year and compared with post-intervention findings.
Results: The study demonstrated significant improvement of autistic features with mean change in ATEC score (ATEC 1 -pre-treatment with ATEC 5 -post-treatment) was 15.12 and ATEC mean percent change was 19.03. Statistically significant changes in ATEC scores were observed in all the quarters analyzed through repeated measures ANOVA, with F-value 135.952, P = 0.0001. An impact was observed on all core autistic features, which included communication, 12.61%, socialization, 17%, sensory awareness, 18.82%, and health and behavior, 29% (P = 0.0001). Significant improvement was observed in behavior by Autistic Hyperactivity Scale, AHS 1 36 to AHS 5 14.30 with F-value 210.599 (P = 0.0001). Outcome assessment was carried out using MANOVA, which showed statistically significant changes in post-treatment scores, P < 0.005. Total 88.34% cases showed improvement, 8.33% showed status quo, and 3.33% cases worsened. Nine out of 60 cases showed a reversal of CARS putting them into non-autistic zone, P = 0.0001. A sharp decrease (34%) in ATEC scores, in the first quarter implied positive effect of homoeopathic medicines, prescribed, as per the homoeopathic principles.
Conclusion: The study has demonstrated usefulness of homoeopathic treatment in management of neuropsychological dysfunction in childhood autism disorder, which is reflected in significant reduction of hyperactivity, behavioral dysfunction, sensory impairment as well as communication difficulty. This was demonstrated well in psychosocial adaptation of autistic children.
Source : Indian Journal of Research in Homeopathy
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Effect of homeopathic medication on the cognitive and motor performance of autistic children (Pilot study)
Geórgia Regina Macedo de Menezes Fonseca1; Fábio de Almeida Bolognani1; Fabiane Ferreira Durão1; Krishna Maio Souza1; Mônica de Castro e Costa Accioly2; Maria Fernanda Bagarollo3
1 Brazilian Federation of Homeopathy, Outpatient Clinic of Neurological and Development Diseases, RJ, Brazil; 2 “Mão Amiga” Association for Support of Autistic Individuals, RJ, Brazil;
3 Children and Adolescent Health Program, State University of Campinas – UNICAMP, SP, Brazil.
ABSTRACT
Autism is an infantile disorder of development characterized by deficits in social interaction, communication and unusual and repetitive behavior. Diagnosis is essentially grounded on behavioral tests and there is no pharmacological specific treatment, treatment is merely symptomatic. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the effect of homeopathic remedies on the cognitive and motor development in children with infantile autism. It is presented the evolution of 7 out of 30 children that already were evaluated twice with Psychoeducational Profile Revised (PEP-R), the first was performed before and the second 4-10 months after the onset of homeopathic treatment. Remedies were selected according to similarity between pathogenetic and repertory data and the general symptoms of autism, as well as specific individualization of symptoms in each case, and included organotherapics chosen according to studies related to the brain areas affected by autism. Results showed a positive interference of homeopathic treatment on development and behavior. These results encourage us to continue the study with a larger
Source : Int J High Dilution Res 2008; 7(23); 63-71 via audesapere.in
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