How Acupuncture Can Treating Autism | Autism Awereness

How Acupuncture Can Treating Autism


Reports demonstrate that there are a growth in the number of youngsters which have been identified as having autism. So far, physicians have not yet discovered a remedy to this disease which explains why some parents wish to try out alternative types of remedy and one instance is acupuncture.


Acupuncture is a alternative method in dealing with and protecting against selected illnesses. Its primary tool are extremely thin needles which are inserted to specific points in the body. The body has about 400 of them connected through a system referred to as meridians or pathways. As soon as these are activated, these are designed to produce stability in the body.

Autism on the flip side is a brain disorder that is long-term. This illness is seen as a deficits in language, social communication and knowledge. Kids who are diagnosed with this disease might also are afflicted by extra difficulties such as aggression, irritability, stereotypes, hyperactivity, negativism, unstable emotions, temper tantrums, short attention span and obsessive-compulsive behavior.

Initial research have demostrated that acupuncture might offer systematic alleviation to children struggling with autism. Even though difficult in the beginning, it is thought that it is satisfying in the long term. It is because while conventional treatment and therapy demands that the kid stay still, acupuncture doesn’t. Some say it’s a quick prick at the vital points in the body.
A group of children in the US participated in a test to see how effective acupuncture is among children. There are 22 respondents and each of them was given the treatment once every other day for four months.

After the treatment 20 out of the 22 respondents showed remarkable improvement. In fact 2 of them has cerebral blood flow.  The only thing that did not change prior to treatment and after was the blood flow between the left and right cerebrum as it showed no differences.

Aside from traditional acupuncture to help children with autism, a preliminary study in Hong Kong is trying to see if tongue acupuncture can produce better results.

Results have showed that of 30 respondents in the test, majority showed functional improvement of various degrees depending on the age and severity of their disabilities. Some improvement was noticeable within a few TAC sessions, especially for drooling, spasticity (scissoring or tiptoeing), ataxia, and poor balance in walking. Functional improvement was noted after one to two courses of TAC. Most children tolerated TAC well, with only occasional pain and minor bleeding in some patients.

The reason why tongue acupuncture is being experimented with is because there is a connection between the tongue and the heart through the meridians that spread to all the organs in the body. It is believed that the points on the tongue can influence the state of the other body organs thus giving relief to the one suffering from autism.

But many believe that acupuncture alone cannot help autism sufferers. It has to be combined with other things like maintaining a certain diet to help improve one’s mood and communication schools. Although it is only short term, it is better than nothing until a cure is found. 

When will the cure be found? Only time can tell as there are many other questions that have to be answered in order for doctors to further understand neurological disabilities. Doctors who are conducting research believe that an interdisciplinary approach is needed given that acupuncture has shown positive results in helping children with autism.