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Autism Biomedical tests and assessments
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- Assessment for Metabolic Disorders in Autism
- If a metabolic disorder is suspected in Autism, aspects of the DAN (Defeat
Autism Now!) and Pfeiffer protocols may be used to pinpoint it. Tests for possible
metabolic deficits are outlined in the DAN report entitled Clinical
Assessment Options For Children With Autism And Related Disorders.
This report originally emanated from a conference of Autism
professionals (the Defeat Autism Now! conference) in January 1995.
This report was originally written as a guide for doctors and
parents seeking to narrow down the specific metabolic errors in
their autistic children. Since then the Autism Research Institute
in San Diego, California has improved on the protocols. Clinicians
in the clinic are DAN trained.
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- At the behavioural Neurotherapy Clinic we use selected aspects
of these more recent recommendations, coupled with those of Dr. Paul
Shattock from the University of Sutherland and we have added others
based on our experience in treating patients with Irritable Bowel
Syndrome. The following is a list of tests that we use at the
Clinic. The choice of tests is based on the results of individual
clinical evaluation based on a specially designed comprehensive
Autism: health and behavioural questionnaire.
- Red Blood Cell fatty acid profile test
- Urinary amino acids Analysis
- Urinary Organic Acids test
- 93 food IgG mediated sensitivities (including Gluten, Wheat and
dairy)
- Extended faecal microbiology examination from
Bioscreen Medical
- Intestinal Permeability test
- Salivary lgA
- Functional liver detoxification profile
- Serum Homocysteine
- Urinary Kryptopyrolles
- Blood test for Zinc, Cu, Folic Acid, B12, B6 and Magnesium
- Hair Mineral analysis to screen for nutritional and heavy metals
- Erythrocyte Glutathione Peroxidase Activity
- RAST test for IgE and IgA mediated Food Allergies
- Celiac serology
- Streptococcus serology for autoimmune antibodies
to Strep. bacteria
- Genetic Tests e.g. Fragile X.
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