Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
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To improve the quality of life of sufferers and their families/carers.
Our standard course of treatment over five or more weekly sessions, using reflexology, then massage to acupuncture meridians, with or without aromatherapy oils. This is further explained in our standard brochure and supplementary leaflet. A sample of around 12 will have had at least one course of treatment. These are mostly children under 10 years but, hopefully, some articulate adults will have been treated by December, which will give direct feedback, rather than through parents or carers. Clients recruited through the Stroud Autistic Support Group’s newsletters and private distribution of leaflets. Treatment carried out at home and at a heavily subsidised rate. All clients paid so they retained control of their treatment.
Results are very encouraging so far. All but one client has continued with treatment and all have shown improvement. One girl aged 8 years has apparently completely lost all her Asperger’s symptoms. Another girl aged 5 years is now talking again.
Treatment is found to be successfully rebalancing the system and at very low cost (roughly the same as physiotherapy) and at one point of delivery. It is worthy of further research, ideally starting with massage of new born babies, especially those with low output at birth, and following them through to adulthood with (or without) regular corrective/preventative treatments.
