Complementary and Alternative medical (CAM)
Biomedical Intervention, also called complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments, are commonly used by individuals with autism. Recent surveys reveal the prevalence of CAM use in children with autism to be between 30% and 95%. Although this variability is likely related to the substantial differences in survey design and the populations studied (Goin -Kochel et al., 2006 ; Green et al., 2006 ; Wong and Smith, 2006). Examples of CAM treatments include hyperbaric oxygen therapy (Rossignol et al., 2007) and omega-3 fatty acids to target an inflammatory process, methyl B12 (James et al., 2004) and GSH to target oxidative stress, and chelation
Biomedical Intervention, also called complementary and alternative medical (CAM) treatments, are commonly used by individuals with autism. Recent surveys reveal the prevalence of CAM use in children with autism to be between 30% and 95%. Although this variability is likely related to the substantial differences in survey design and the populations studied (Goin -Kochel et al., 2006 ; Green et al., 2006 ; Wong and Smith, 2006). Examples of CAM treatments include hyperbaric oxygen therapy (Rossignol et al., 2007) and omega-3 fatty acids to target an inflammatory process, methyl B12 (James et al., 2004) and GSH to target oxidative stress, and chelation