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prevalent. So are mold biotoxins, which Ka r He wasn’t even able to turn in bed. We were
affect the gut and the brain, stirring up a being told it was bone marrow infections
dh
chronic inflammatory response.” foundthat and sent to cancer specialists.
Dr Jodie Dashore, PhD (Integrative Eventually we found out he had 11
Medicine), OTD (Neurology), MSc comorbid infections, many of which had
(Neurology), a leading global naturopathic mostdoctors crossed the blood brain barrier, including
practitioner in biotoxin illness, ASD and strep, mycoplasma (mold), Lyme, Babesia,
Lyme disease, agrees that dealing with workingwith intestinal parasites and yeasts.”
coinfections is a huge part of autism After Dashore treated Brian for
recovery. mycoplasma, his two and half years of
“Research shows that infections like autisticpatients severe asthma disappeared. “Once all of
mycoplasma pneumonia and Lyme disease the coinfections were cleared, his autism
can suppress the immunoglobulin part of couldn’thandle went away,” she says.
the immune system—the antibodies the Because his condition was life-
body creates to fight infection—because coinfections threatening, Dashore used a combination
their job is to suppress the host’s defenses of antibiotics along with natural
so they can grow,” says Dashore. “That’s detoxification as needed until the
what they do.” properly infections cleared sufficiently that she
Dashore, who lives and works in New could switch the protocol and
Jersey and is a close friend and consulting associate of rely more heavily on natural
Karen’s, also has a fully recovered autistic son, Brian, products, using antibiotics
who had 10 false-negative tests for Lyme before finally only if necessary until his
being properly diagnosed. immune system got better.
“It was a nightmare,” recalls Dashore. “He was Like Jacob, today Brian
barely verbal, low IQ, in a wheelchair, not growing, is fully independent and
head shaking, with vocal tics. I had to carry him on my away at college, where he
back up and down the stairs and into the bathroom. is a straight A student. Not
surprisingly, he is following

Testimonialsfrom some of which he had d c c c c clot thing.He will not wear
a bad reaction to,” h s s s sh s o es for long and bolts/
AutismMoms says Owen.“I swore un s from class at any
MentoringProgram to myself he wouldn’t t ive n chance.
spend another night
“Since we started
again in a hospital.”
ChamberlineOwen His next step was Karen and Jacob in Dublin, Ireland ar en’s program,we have
noticed
Karen says that most of the contacting Karen.Two were concerned,they could see noticed that he has become so
wo
time she works with moms.But years later,he has dropped out nothing wrong with him,that he calm.It’s truly amazing when
the very first member to join of the program because Pierce you do not have to lock up all
her program was Chamberline is doing so well.“I am glad to behaved like a normal four-year- doors.I can leave him alone in
old who was just slow to speech
Owen from Nigeria,a father report that Pierce no longer a room for five to 10 minutes
desperate to help his son. stims,no hand flap,his sleep and would outgrow it.” without him destroying and
Two-year-old Pierce had time has reduced,and he now A.A.
just gotten home after a two- says words like shoes,chocolate, breaking stuff like before.
week hospital stay treating etc. “My son is six,and he was “His constipation issues have
autoimmune reaction,Candida “Now we can tell him to go do mostly nonverbal and reduced,he’s slowly learning
overgrowth,rheumatoid something or run some limited had major digestive issues his numbers,alphabet,colors,
arthritis and a very severe strep errand,and he does it.He will (constipation) since he was a shapes,etc.He’s not completely
infection. walk to a stranger and hug them baby.He has been hyperactive, verbal,but he can now answer
He was nonverbal,with in greeting,saying‘Hi.’The destructive,noisy,has learning some questions and repeat
no eye contact,antisocial, other day he saw his Barney problems,obsessive-compulsive whatever you say.He has
“stimming”(self-stimulating stuffed doll and said‘Look at disorder,repetitive clapping repetitive speech and even
through repetitive behaviors, Barney!’I was overwhelmed.” and inappropriate noises.
movements or sounds), When two friends,both “He was also recently though it’s not perfectly clear,
and hyperactive,with poor physicians,visited from the UK, diagnosed with both Lyme it’s progress to us.
sleep patterns and severe Owen says they were surprised and strep (PANDAS).He has “We are hoping and praying
gastrointestinal issues. to see the level of interaction Candida and heavy metals.He that we can see more positive
“In the hospital he went Pierce had with their kids.“They has sensory issues especially changes as we continue on with
through all kinds of antibiotics, commented that as far as they when it comes to some types of the program.”

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