20 Helpful Home and School Tips on Dealing with Irlen Syndrome
People with Irlen Syndrome perceive and interpret their world differently, whether while reading or observing their environment. It is as if they are wired differently. Because they have no other point of reference, most children […]
Is Sulphite Sensitivity Affecting Your Health?
Justine Bold Sensitivity to sulphites in foods is sometimes reported to cause an increase in hyperactive behavior or other central nervous system reactions. Food regulations on sulphites differ from country to country. In the UK, […]
Tips on Finding Solutions for ADHD and Learning Disorders through Irlen Techniques
Everyone loves reading or viewing a good mystery — the intrigue, the surprise of the unsuspected, and the satisfaction of finding out who did it. But imagine the frustration if you are left hanging with […]
Autoimmunity and its Relation to Neurological Disorders
Vijendra K. Singh, Ph.D., was a research associate professor at Utah State University when he contributed this article. He has over 20 years of experience in neurobiology and immunology research, beginning at the Children’s Hospital […]
Another Piece of the Puzzle in Resistant Tic Disorders
By Sherry Rogers, MD A reader contacted us, saying a few months of allergy neutralization injections had not yet helped his Tourette symptoms. He wondered whether his high sugar intake could be a factor, adding […]
The Asperger Journey of Seeking Help for your Child
LISA PYLES We asked Lise Pyles, author of Hitchhiking through Asperger Syndrome to advise ACN Latitudes readers who are seeking help for their child’s Asperger-like symptoms. When parents first suspect their child may have Asperger Syndrome […]
OCD: Non-Autoimmune versus Autoimmune (PANDAS) Versions
Aristo Vojdani, PhD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the Differentiation between Non-Autoimmune OCD and the Autoimmune Version of the Disease Called PANDAS Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a collection of thoughts and actions that come into your mind without […]
Edward is Doing Great: Making Medical History with Tourette Syndrome
It was more than twenty years ago that Dr. Doris Rapp, shown here, first published accounts of Edward, a highly allergic youngster whose severe Tourette syndrome (TS) had responded positively to environmental medicine treatment. Edward’s […]
Lyme Disease in Tourette’s and Autism
At times, patients have gone to physicians with symptoms similar to Tourette syndrome, when the underlying cause of the symptoms was Lyme disease. Lyme has also been linked to some cases of autism (see below). […]
Dr. David Perlmutter on Glutathione Therapy for Tourette Syndrome
Dr. David Perlmutter Interview by the editor, Sheila Rogers DeMare, MS We have received numerous requests for information related to glutathione supplementation. We asked Dr. David Perlmutter for information on this as well as other […]