Autism and Laboratory Testing

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Autism and Laboratory Testing

31. March 2010 by Richard S. Lord, PhD 4 Comments

April is the month where many organizations focus on raising awareness of Autism, and Metametrix would like to contribute by generating awareness of the laboratory tests that can help to uncover metabolic factors that may be treated in each individual with this complex disease. Practitioners who enter this field need a guide to treating the underlying problems that prevent patients with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from returning to normal behavior and metabolic function.

In these informative video clips, Dr. Todd LePine and I discuss:

Laboratory testing
Gastrointestinal disturbances
Inflammatory stress
Mercury toxicity
Food allergies
Immune systems fortifications
Vitamin insufficiencies
Genetic factors

Take a few moments to view these videos and see how specific laboratory tests can give you valuable information on moving forward with ASD treatment protocols.

Resources:

For more information on the laboratory tests discussed by Dr. Lord and Dr. LePine, view the links listed below.

GI Effects Stool Profile – gastrointestinal issues
Neopterin/Biopterin Profile – inflammatory stress
Organix Profile – inflammatory and oxidative stress, vitamin B12 and folic acid status
Toxic Metals Profile – heavy metal analysis
ION Profile – combination profile
Porphyrins Profile – heme pathway and building of red blood cells
Allergix Profile – IgG food reactions
Fat-Soluble Vitamins Profile – absorption of vitamins

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Garry Webster

5/28/2011 7:06:05 AM #

I had a client recently who suffered with aspergers, the most beneficial thing he came out of therapy with was not to label himself as such. This was a massive change in his thinking thereby reducing his overall anxiety and stress levels, which in turn mediated his obsessive ruminations

Garry

alex work

6/3/2011 5:07:51 PM #

Self-labelling is a huge problem not only with autism, but with people who deal with alcoholism, cancer and other diseases. We are programmed to act towards what we think. If we think ourselves to be autistic, then we unconciously act towards being such. As Garry mentioned above, simply changing the way we think about things can have a massive effect on recovery.

Richard Lord

6/7/2011 2:48:08 PM #

Such auto-suggestion effects impact all of us. For example, have you ever disciplined yourself to pause before meals and take a deep, soft-belly breath while letting your mind dwell on how much of a healing, restorative effect the food before you can have on your body? Such a mental/spiritual moment, followed by keeping an attitude of gratitude throughout the meal while you relish the taste of each morsel can guarantee realization of the full health potential of the food. The corollary is a habit of eating in a rush while keeping an anxious or angry attitude, and the outcome, all too frequently, is maldigestion, malabsorption and a chronic downward spiral toward essential nutrient insufficiencies and degenerative disease.

So, we might alter “You are what you eat.” to say “You are what you think eating will make you.”