Nutritional Therapy is the discipline that is of prime focus however certain other therapies and additional tools are used to enhance the benefits from Nutritional Therapy.
Autism, we are led to believe by orthodox medicine is a mental disorder. The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is proving time and time again that Autism is a medical condition and needs to be addressed. In fact it is the integration of the sciences that is vital in treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
The Nutritional intervention in Autism is crucial since the digestive tract in the vehicle by which nutrient assimilation takes place. Maria has attended the DAN (Defeat Autism Now) training in the USA and is deeply committed to the elevation of suffering experienced not only by Autistic children but also their families.
Evaluation of the diet, the monitoring of toxic metals in the body and the rate of detoxification as well as rebalancing the gut flora and re-establishing proper gut function of the child is the way forward.