Autism Spectrum Disorders have become the silent epidemic in our children in this age. In the mid-1960s, the autism rate in the United States was 1 in 10,000. In 2008, 1 in 150 children were diagnosed in the United States. By 2012, it had risen to 1 in 88, then 1 in 68 as of 2016. On December 3 of 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest prevalence estimates for autism, finding 1 in 44 or 2.27% of American 8-year-olds have an autism spectrum disorder. As of 2021, in New Jersey specifically it was 1 in 14 children.

 

This epidemic disproportionately affects our young boys, with current projections estimating 100% of boys born in 2032 with be diagnosed with Autism unless we change the course we are on.

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In our approach, Autism is primarily caused by a combination of environmental toxicities, pathogens, electromagnetic radiation and coinciding with impaired biodetoxifcation. These primary issues are often what underly the common sequelae seen in Autism; brain inflammation/ hypoperfusion, mitochondrial dysfunction, intestinal dysbiosis, allergies, and neurodivergent behaviors.

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Once we have attended to the underlying causes and improved the detoxification pathways we work to improve brain health via several mechanisms including; 

• improving the biological terrain

• improving fluid dynamics and lymphatic drainage

• improving the energetic field in which the brain develops

• modifying the sensory input to the developing brain

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