autism _ Asperger's syndrome

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Does anyone here have experience treating the autism _ Asperger's

syndrome spectrum by TCM's diagnosis patterns useing the 8 Principles?

 

and how would those Priciples integrate with the 5 Element/Pathway

theory?

 

Was there any abatement of the adventure through therapy?

 

Thanks in advance,

Penel

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I have worked indirectly with an Asperger's patient.

I have referred the question to the primary

practitioner - his reply follows. I will add that

craniosacral therapy has enhanced acupuncture

treatments with this client. I have used the

& #34;still point induction & #34; as the client rested

with needles and found that this increased his sense

of well being and relaxation both during and after the

treatments.

 

- Rebecca

 

 

 

 

I have successfully treated one 33 year old male

diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

 

Although my client suffers with Asperger's, I find his

situation to of course be unique. He had layered many

syndromes on top of his root condition. At the onset

of treatment, the patient had created a very excess

situation in his body through the use of caffeine and

alcohol in attempts to deal with the high levels of

anxiety seen in conjunction with Asperger's. This

excess condition had advanced to Liver Heat with

exhausted Yin, giving him a quick temper as well as

extreme constipation - not always associated with

Asperger's.

 

After cooling the Liver and purging with a modified Da

Cheng Qi Tang, the patient's root manifestations

presented more clearly. This patient was textbook

Asperger's syndrome after this initial phase of

treatment. Although it is a western diagnosis and

therefore will not be confined to a single

manifestation in terms of TCM, my patient resembles

deficiency of Heart and Gallbladder Qi. He presents a

malfunctioning Heart that quickly exhausts Heart and

Kidney Yin.

 

While nourishing the yin of the Kidneys with Da Bu

Yin, I also added Gan Mai Da Zao Tang and Tian Wang Bu

Xin Dang. These two were choosen as they are easily

accessible in granular form; hence, increasing the

likelihood of compliance. Had Ding Zhi Wan been

available in granular form, it may have been more

suitable. Regardless, the results have been

phenomenal.

 

As for acupuncture, I typically use HT 7, KI 3, P 6,

KI 1, and SP 6 (excellent for the excessive sex

drive). In extremely anxious situations, I added P 8.

 

 

The patient has also had to comply with a series of

lifestyle changes. He has had to eliminate

masturbation (which had become excessive due to the

extreme deficiency of Kidney Yin), heavy aerobic

exercise and caffeine (which were exasperating his

Heart Yin deficiency), salt (which would induce Liver

Yang rising in his already extreme yin deficient

state) and alcohol (which increased his Liver Heat).

In addition, he has improved his diet and tries to

stay clear of artificial colorings, flavorings and

overly processed foods.

 

Lastly, the patient has on recommendation sought out

traditional counseling to help establish new ways of

handling everyday life situations.

 

The client's obsessive compulsive behaviors and rigid

speech patterns have improved vastly. He has been

able to become a more flexible individual in his every

day schedule and interactions with others. He can now

relax or sit quietly. I continue to treat him on a

weekly basis and hope to continue to see him grow.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Cullen

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Redecca,

Thank you for the input on your's and your associate's experience

with a

person with Asperger's syndrome.

The craniosacral people on a regular bodywork e list as well as web

sites for CS make big claims for CS being able to abate many problems

with autism.

 

It might be an answer.

btw, an acupuncturist teacher of mine had a patient who wore a device

in her mouth while she slept so she wouldn't wear her teeth down while

she slept. With the first couple teatments with him she had to get a

new device each time because her teeth had moved around so much on

their own and the device no longer fit her mouth as a result of his

acupuncture to her until at last she didn't need one.

I also wear one when I sleep. I've been waiting <sigh>

Any way, perhaps moving the cranium can happen through methods other

than physical manipulation.

 

The letter from your associate I found confusing and not because I

still have a difficult time with 8 Principle theory.

 

> giving him a quick temper as well as

> extreme constipation - not always associated with

> Asperger's.

 

I don't know about " not always " part but appearently it happens enough

that tantrums and bowel problems in their children seem to be a major

thing many parents of people on the autism spectrum will mention

having to deal with.

 

For those on list unfamiliar with the autism spectrum,

now mind you I'm no authority here,

its been postulated that the coping strategies stem from having too

much sensory overload.

In Donna William's books on her own experiences inside HFA she

mentions self " tapping " on her body to distract herself from the mass

attact happening towards her senses.

I'm not trying to make excuses for the fellow but perhaps the

exersizing and masturbation were his way of " tapping " . Being touched

by others seems to be something that causes autistics a lot of

anxiety.

Temple Grandin writes in her book " Thinking in Pictures " that she uses

a " Squeeze Machine " to quiet her HFA influenced nervous system down. A

man she mentions wears a wet suit under his clothing for the

comforting pressure.

But they both find it painful to be hugged by others...

 

In the 5 Element/pathway theory on the subject the attention I've seen

so far has been toward the Metal.

Metal jitsu but I've been wondering about the kyo.

Tell your friend I'm going to keep a record of what he wrote.

I've had a gut feeling Heart, or at least something Fire, and perhaps

something Wood, as he said, play a very big part in the adventure.

 

Thank you again,

Penel

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Penel, I hope you and Rebecca will post more as you find out more.

Autism is not an uncommon problem.

 

Thanks,

Victoria

 

> In the 5 Element/pathway theory on the subject the attention I've

seen

> so far has been toward the Metal.

> Metal jitsu but I've been wondering about the kyo.

> Tell your friend I'm going to keep a record of what he wrote.

> I've had a gut feeling Heart, or at least something Fire, and

perhaps

> something Wood, as he said, play a very big part in the adventure.

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> I'm not trying to make excuses for the fellow but

> perhaps the

> exersizing and masturbation were his way of

> " tapping " .

 

Granted, the compulsive masturbation and excercise

were probably a part of his way of coping. As is often

the case with self medicating behaviors, these habits

aggrevated his condition as both were consuming what

little yin he had. He was unable to even produce

enough saliva to spit. Once the Kidney Yin has become

this deficient, excessive sexual desire arises. The

situation becomes a vicious cycle when one acts on

these desires. It seems as if the exercise was

similar in that his heart would race due to the Heart

Yin deficiency and he would feel compelled to run.

Running would dry him out as he would lose a lot of

body fluids. Again a vicious cycle.

 

 

It has been an interesting case to observe, and I am

amazed at the changes I have seen in such a short

time. The patient continues to become better able to

function in a variety of situations and is about to

live on his own for the first time!!!

 

I would love to learn any thing you discover in your

research!!!

 

R

 

 

 

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