Definition of autism

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Definition of autism

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Often I'm asked what my definition of autism is and, of course, there is the standard definition: children who have problems with communicating, repetitive motion, abnormal toy play, social skills, are delayed. But really what I look at in a child is how many responses to stimuli the child responds to abnormally. So the more abnormal response to stimuli, the worse that child is. For example, a child who doesn't understand mom saying, "I love you," or dad saying, "Go get your shoes," or doesn't understand the internal cues like, "I'm hungry," "I'm thirsty," "I have to use the bathroom." Things don't make sense to the child. With my son, he could walk on hot gravel in bare feet in the middle of summertime. Well, he wasn't responding to the hot gravel – the stimuli – in a normal way, he was just walking on it. Some kids would just put their hands on the stove and burn themselves and then they'll do it again. So the more abnormal responses to everyday stimuli, the more challenged we are to help that child to see and perceive our world in a normal way.

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Jerry Kartzinel, MD

Pediatrician

Dr. Jerry Kartzinel is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He specializes in the recovery of neurodevelopmental, chronic neuro-inflammatory diseases, and hormonal dysfunctions. After receiving his medical degree at St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his residency in pediatric medicine in the Air Force. Following Desert Storm, Dr. Kartzinel practiced general pediatrics in private practice for 10 years until his fourth boy was diagnosed with Autism.

A nationally recognized speaker and New York Times Best Selling Author, Dr. Kartzinel has presented medical interventions that work to improve the lives of his patients who suffer from many types of medical conditions that include: autism, allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic constipation, chronic diarrhea, sleep cycle disruptions, and hormonal imbalances. He regularly teaches Continuing Medical Educations courses on children's health issues to physicians and other health professionals.

His clinical approach is to treat the whole patient by carefully obtaining a full and complete history and based on this history, obtaining very detailed laboratory evaluations. Individualized plans are implemented integrating the very latest medical interventions that include both traditional and complimentary medicine approaches.

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