Baby H, 2.10 yrs female was brought for consultation in May 2013. She was already diagnosed as having mild ASD (autism spectrum disorder) by a developmental paediatrician.
Following are the details of the case.
Baby was born out of a full term C section as her weight was 3.6 kg and labour pains were poor. She cried immediately after birth. Apart from social mile stones and speech, which did not develop age appropriate, all other mile stones were normal like. Head holding at 3 months, Crawling at 5-6 months, teething at 8 months and sitting/walking all before 12 months.
Babbling started at 4 month, bisyllabus at 1.6 yrs but only few words and still there is no meaningful speech. She identifies familiar people but not in context of relation. She speaks only 3 words mama, papa, and kaka but not in real context. She communicates non verbally and indicates her needs with gestures. Full time she is babbling and words are unclear. She indicates her toilet needs and has good control over bowel bladder. Mother reported that she will never go to outside toilets and can control.
Social smile, responding to name, understanding simple instruction and following command is occasional. Eye contact is fleeting. She does not mix with children and plays alone. She is always active, restless and has difficulty remaining seated. She has Craze for small bottles and will collect them all the time. She is sensitive to loud noise and closes her ear on hearing sound of a band and will scream. She has mild fear of dark, doctors, injections, At present she goes to play group.
P/H/O MALARIA and typhoid at around 2 yrs of age 1½ month duration hospitalised.
F/H/O
Uncle – Slow Learner
Distant Cousin – Speech Delay
INVESTIGATION
BERA – N, EEG-N
18/5/2013-PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
CARS-33 (Childhood autism rating scale)—mild to moderate autism
ATEC-67(Autism treatment evaluation checklist)—scores are mildly affected
VSMS (Vinland social maturity scale)-SQ-85. — (Social quotient)—Dull normal social functioning
She was also advised occupational therapy and speech therapy. At native place no therapy was available and mother used to teach her at home only. I have written this in bold because without any proper therapy, she showed miraculous results with only homoeopathy.
WE STARTED TREATMENT FROM
MAY 2013 – Wt 12 kg
| Date | Hyper/obstinacy | Fears/Bottles | Speech Communication | Eye contact/ Mixing with peers Relations | Following instruction/ responding to name | Academic | CARS-33 ATEC 67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12/2013 | Better but still + Anger + | >> | VOCABULARY INCREASING | Relation does not identify | >> | Identify objects | 14 kg |
| 1/12/2013 | Hyper is better moody | total more than 50 words, tries to SHARES WITH MOTHER what happens at school (nursery) | Eye contact normal Relations can identify | follows 80 % instruction Responds to name all the time | poems with action ,but words not clear Memory very good Scribbling | ||
| 21/10/14 | better | Repeats what we say, answer whatever is taught Makes small Sentences | Normal Mixing with children | Sits in school, follows instruction Identifies color | A to z writes 1-30 identifies Memory good | Wt 17 kg | |
| 8/11/14 | Can sit and completes her work | answers all questions | Follows all instructions. Occ complex instruction slow to respond. | Overall doing good but Less interest in Writing and poor self initiation | Cold cough | ||
| 24/11/14 | Can sit and completes her work | Fears better No monomania | answers all questions from her memory as well as experiences | Mixing with children | CARS-28,5 ATEC-42 |
After this they became irregular and medicine was going irregularly. From Dec 2014 to Dec 2015 – treatment was going irregularly.
2018 – She is progressing well and doing well in the school. She is in 3rd std. In this case parents are the sole therapists and with their assistance the results are miraculous with homeopathy.
I HAVE GIVEN THIS CASE IN DETAIL WITH DETAILED FOLLOW UP TO STRESS ON THE FACT THAT NO SHORT CUTS CAN GIVE LONG TERM FRUITFUL RESULTS. FOLLOWING FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES of homeopathy, PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE ARE THE KEY TO MIRACLES IN HOMEOPATHY.
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