Symptoms:
Symptoms are very obvious before the age of three: A marked unresponsiveness to other people and surroundings, indifferent to affection, and withdrawn into themselves.

Sometimes strange actions, such as pounding feet while sitting, continual rocking back and forth, silent sitting for long periods of time, bursts of hyperactivity while they bite, or pound, on their bodies.

Cause:
There are about 100,000 autistic children in America. They look normal in appearance; but, in addition to the above symptoms, they have learning disabilities and are often mentally disabled. A rare few have astounding abilities in mathematics or music.

Nutritional improvement appears to be the best route for natural treatment.

In some instances, autistic children have recovered, usually during adolescence. Some progress well, and later lose what was gained.

If you have an autistic child, give him a high B-complex supplementation, plus other nutritional factors.

Treatment:
• Dr. Bernard Rimland, a research psychologist in San Diego, found that 50% of his patients improved when placed on a megavitamin therapy.

• The vitamins which especially helped were niacin (use as niacinamide), pantothenic acid, B6 and C. When improvement did not occur, additional B6 was given, along with magnesium, to offset the B6, and then improvement was seen.

• As soon as the vitamin therapy ceased, the symptoms returned.

• As a result of vitamin therapy, there was a reduction in tantrums, improved speech, better sleep patterns, increased alertness, and greater sociability.

• Allan Cott, M.D., a New York psychiatrist, gave 200 mg of pangamic acid to autistic children, and decided improvement frequently occurred.

• Give a nourishing diet high in vitamins and minerals.

• The diet should be high fiber, of 50-75% raw fruits and vegetables.

• No junk, processed, sugar, dairy, wheat, or white-flour foods of any kind should be given. Avoid fried and fatty foods and most meats.

• Regular, moderate, exercise is important.