AUTISM & HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY

THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM WITH HYPERBARIC OYGEN THEREAPY AT SOUTH FLORIDA CENTER FOR H.O.P.E. - DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33442

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• HYPERBARIC
• OXYGEN
• THEREAPY
• AUTISM
• CERCBRAL
• PALSY

[asperger15]

so, wait, if they're saying this only works if done in conjunction with traditional therapies (and I'm going to assume 'traditional' is regular speech and occupational therapy [which worked for me without this new treatment]) then how the hell do they know it really works? this little contradiction makes me think these people are just trying to make a profit by tricking parents

[bluebanshee3]

ps: sorry--unclear. by "does this for a living," i mean Dr. Rossignol makes a profit from HBOT (specifically as a treatment for autism.). there's a conflict of interest in his research. also, it was published in a pay-to-publish journal. it was not peer-reviewed.

[bluebanshee3]

@CENTERFORHOPE again: i have come across the Rossignol study. Dr. Rossignol makes his living doing this--it's not an independent study and is subject to biases. (also: it isn't peer reviewed.)

apologies for the error re: FDA approval. but decompression sickness is still a far cry from autism. (also--isn't this treatment done in the hard HBOT chambers at much higher atmospheric pressure? the soft chambers don't seem to do much.)

[CENTERFORHOPE]

actually, HBOT is FDA approved for decompression sickness (the bends) in a hard chamber not altitude sickness.

You may want to look up the studies completed by Dr. Harch and another by Dr. Rossignol on the effectiveness of HBOT

[bluebanshee3]

ps: i'm AS/NLD--in other words, mildly autistic.

[bluebanshee3]

i have a feeling that by "discovered causes" of autism, you mean environmental toxins. there's a whole industry growing up around this theory--but there isn't a whole of evidence to indicate it's true.

i hear there's some pretty interesting genetic research, though.

challenges can be addressed--and strengths nurtured, built upon using realistic resources. (please don't waste $ on this when realistic resources exist.)

[bluebanshee3]

true, isn't it? people once swore by snake-oil as well. (hope is an easy sell--people see what they expect to see, IMO.) i've been looking for independent research that might indicate HBOT is effective for "treating" various components of autism. there just doesn't seem to be any.

HBOT is FDA-approved for treating altitude sickness. that's about it. (and i think the hard chamber is used, at a higher atmospheric pressure. soft chambers at low atmospheric pressure--they don't do much.

[CENTERFORHOPE]

good answer

[bluebanshee3]

@CENTERFORHOPE  thank you for the third biggest laugh i've had all day. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

how about focusing on reasonable, reliable treatments for challenges? how about nurturing strengths? the notion that all i need is a little O2 seems a little quackish to me. sorry. but i would like to see some independent research.

[CENTERFORHOPE]

you sound so angry.....maybe you should redirect some of that anger, spend a couple of weeks at a hyperbaric oxygen therapy center that delivers 100% O2 to these kids and witness these "anectodes" for yourself.