Hello, Yes, unfortunately, most children on the spectrum have this disease. Have you tried essential oils? I have recently been able to wean my son off of a blood pressure medication, which was used for helping with sleep, by using Lavendar oil instead. I also am in the process of weaning him off of a medication for behaviors and replacing with a blended oil. Then I am on to an oil that helps with this disease. I WISH I would have found these oils years ago!!

You can get more information about the oils on my website. I am not trying to sell you on them, but trying to share a very good resource. www.mydoterra.com/autismhelp If you have any questions my number is (Phone number can only be seen by the question and answer creators) or I would be more than happy to teach you a class on line (no costs involved) We have spent soooo much money in the past with all of these other treatments and these oils are so economical compared to all of those. These oils are also good for many other ailments besides Autism. Thanks and God Bless you and your family! Anna

My son does. He is currently being treated with what appear to be astounding results. He started pointing, laughing again, great eye contact, babbling, clapping, and waving, shortly after beginning treatment for mitochondrial dysfunction. His sleep has even improved somewhat. His Dr. said that many, many children on the spectrum have mitochondrial dysfunction.

You can try checking out www.mitoaction.org for more info on mito disease and specific testing. I believe the prevalence in ASD in an old meta review was like 5% or so. However a lot more ASD kids have mito dysfunction (which doesn't necessarily amount to a diasese or diagnosis) and the prevalence for that can be as high as 30%.

Thank you! I will definetly be looking into it!