Case Review: Autism, Apraxia, and Epilepsy

History & Diagnosis

An 18-year-old woman presented to NYCIM with her mother and caregivers. She had been diagnosed with autism, apraxia, and epilepsy. She was non-verbal and was able to use spelling to communicate. She had a recent 10lb weight loss and also complained of stomach pain. She had been diagnosed with heavy metal toxicity, multiple pathogens, and gut dysbiosis. She was bed-wetting and/or soiling almost nightly and was exhibiting frequent self-injurious behaviors. These symptoms caused distress for the patient and the entire family. She had seen multiple specialists, including neurology and infectious disease specialists. She was taking multiple prescription and non-prescription medications. She and her mother came to NYCIM to look for help in addressing the root causes of her worsening symptoms and to help with the regulation of her nervous system so that she could feel more peaceful in her body.

Evaluation

A comprehensive analysis of the patient revealed the following:

• High tissue toxicity – 17 on Dr. Schimmel’s scale
  • Dr. Schimmel’s scale involves a toxicity score ranging from 0-21. As a reference, a normal range for a healthy individual is considered 1-8.
• Heavy metal toxicity, which impacts the nervous system and can increase fungal growth 
• High tissue acidity, which is a disruption in the healthy environment of the body  
• Disturbance of her autonomic nervous system regulation, which significantly impacts the body’s innate ability to heal
• Multiple mineral, vitamin, and nutrient deficiencies 
• Multiple pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites 
• Decreased functioning of her immune system, digestive system, and endocrine system
• Dysbiosis (disturbance in the gut microbiome) 
• Significant emotional stress, energetic and spiritual imbalances

Improving the quality of life for our patients and their families is the most rewarding part of my job. Every person deserves to feel at ease in their body.

-Dr. Marie Lee

Treatment

She received a personalized treatment plan, which consisted of both oral supplements and in-office treatments to address the many disturbances that were found on her initial evaluation. Her supplements included homeopathics, minerals, vitamins, and nutrients. She started with nine visits to address reducing the toxic burden, restoring a healthy terrain, and improving her autonomic nervous system regulation. At these visits, she received a combination of many treatments, including IV infusions (with homeopathics), along with UVBI therapy (in which 40-60cc of the patient’s blood is exposed to UVBI light and then given back to them in a closed-tubing, sterile procedure. This targets unwanted infections while also stimulating the body’s immune system). Her sleep improved throughout these initial nine visits, and she began to have fewer behavioral outbursts and bed-wetting/soiling accidents. 

Next, she had five appointments for IV chelation therapy. Chelation is the removal of heavy metals from the body. There are multiple oral and IV chelating agents. In her case, Calcium EDTA was used for chelation. She also continued to receive UVBI and NanoVi (A form of oxygen therapy that helps against free radicals. The patient wears a nasal cannula to receive this treatment while getting the IV infusion).  

Throughout her treatments, she also received emotional treatments with NET (Neuro-Emotional Technique), which helps to release subconsciously trapped emotions. She also received multiple ACMOS Method energy-balancing treatments and spiritual healing throughout her treatments. 

She was then placed on oral stem cell supplements, which focused on assisting the body in regeneration.

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Results

After her treatments, her toxicity score improved to 9, heavy metals decreased, pathogens were cleared or significantly decreased, and the autonomic nervous system was regulating itself well. Her mother reports that she seemed significantly more regulated, and her behavioral outbursts were improved. After treatments, she was starting to notice some discharging of emotions, as sometimes the healing journey can cause one to begin facing prior emotions that were suppressed. She was also now sleeping well most nights and had almost no bed-wetting and soiling episodes. This was huge for the family, enabling everyone to sleep restfully throughout the night. On the last day of treatment, the patient spelled “Thank you for everything” on her spelling board as she left the center.

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