I’ve been reading a lot the past few days about Hannah Poling and the court case which is going to make it very difficult for the government to claim that there is ‘no link between vaccines and autism’. Check out these two articles for more info:

The Huffington Post

ajc.com (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

While we don’t know what causes autism, we do know that 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with autism. According to Autism Speaks:

67 children are diagnosed per day
A new case is diagnosed almost every 20 minutes

I do believe it is very important and necessary to continue research into the cause. But, I also strongly believe that we need to help those who are already living with autism to lead the best lives possibly. I believe CranioSacral Therapy can help.

Can CranioSacral Therapy ‘cure’ autism? Probably not. (I say ‘probably’ here because I have learned to not say ‘never’ when talking about the body’s healing potential. I am learning, through this amazing work, that anything is possible.) But what CranioSacral can do, is to help relieve the symptoms associated with this disorder.

From the Upledger Institute’s website:

On April 6, 2000, Dr. Upledger testified on the topic of autism before the Government Reform Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, 106th Congress (1999-2000). The day-long session featured testimonies from leaders in autism research and treatment, as well as from the parents of autistic children.

Click here to read the transcript of Dr. Upledger’s presentation. 

In the transcript he talks about how CranioSacral Therapy helps to stop the self hurting behaviors often associated with autism: head banging, wrist biting, and severe thumb sucking. He also mentions how post treatment, children show signs of love and affection and increased interaction with other children and adults.

No matter where on the autism ’scale’ a child is placed, CranioSacral Therapy can help improve the quality of life for the child and the parents. It continues to amaze me that so few people know about this life changing work.