Keeping up with cutting-edge science and research in relation to autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders can be overwhelming and exhausting – there are so many different researchers doing great work and publishing in a variety of journals; it is a lot to keep up with. However, one of our newest guest bloggers, Nicole Wallace, has a gift for following the newest autism/biomedical news, breaking it down into understandable pieces and sharing it with us! Nicole writes below about CCSVI or “chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency” as it relates to children with ASD. Her last post about Stem Cell Treatment for Autism was also an interesting and detailed post worth reading. We’d love to hear if you’ve considered or utilized stem cell or CCSVI therapies for your child in the comments section below. Enjoy!
Chronic Cerebro-Spinal Venous Insufficiency & Autism
By Nicole Wallace
The hypothesis of vascular abnormalities in multiple sclerosis has been around for years but only recently has a doctor in Italy begun taking the research to a new level of actually testing and treating MS patients. Paulo Zamboni M.D., a vascular surgeon from Sardinia, Italy, coined the term "chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency" or CCSVI in MS patients. CCSVI is a narrowing of the jugular or vertebral veins that restricts the normal outflow of deoxygenated blood from the brain and spinal cord to the heart. CCSVI can result in iron deposits in the brain which can lead to autoimmunity.
To date the majority of the studies and information about CCSVI are linked to multiple sclerosis. But Dietrich Klinghardt M.D. PhD, and others have suggested that CCSVI is likely an issue in most children with autism as well.

This month, the US Senate will vote on critical legislation that will affect the safety of the food supply in our nation. Recently here on AutismSpot I’ve posted about the dangers of BPA to our kids. In the past I’ve posted about the dangers of BPA on the Dallas Moms Blog part of the Dallas Morning News website, too. I repeatedly encourage families to eliminate as much BPA from our homes and lives as possible, but what can we do about the BPA that comes into our homes via something as seemingly harmless as the containers in which our babies’ formula or food is packaged?

It may almost sound to good to be true to some people. However after years of research and the development of an online, holistic, brain stimulating program, children are overcoming many characteristics and learning difficulties of someone who has autism. New research proves the theory this program is built from. By brain stimulation in a real world environment, rewiring of the brain can correct learning deficits. Creating new neuron pathways prior towards the completion of the pruning process can help a child to overcome learning difficulties.