Research Chelation Therapy

ASU Prof. James Adams, Ph.D. is currently conducting research at on the effectiveness of Chelation Therapy and Autism in children. His research group is dedicated to finding the causes of autism, how to prevent autism, and how to best help people with autism. Below are guidlines from his Summary of Biomedical Treatments for Autism to help guide parents through this information and treatment options. For an uncondensed version of this article visit www.awakennutrition.com/asu.html

A condensed version of the DAN! guidelines by James Adams, Ph.D

Follow in this order:

1. Improve quality of diet. Eliminate junk food. Increase intake of vegetables, whole fruit, and protein, while limiting sugar/starch intake.

2. Minimum 3-month trial of total avoidance of casein and gluten.

3. Add digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals.

4. Test thyroid function and iodine level – consider thyroid hormones and/or iodine.

5. Test for food allergy, using blood.

6. Test gut function: Comprehensive Digestive Stool Analysis and urinary organic acids, using both tests to check for intestinal yeast/bacteria. If necessary, treat with antifungals, probiotics, and possibly antibiotics. Try low sugar/starch diet, and consider Specific Carbohydrate Diet to starve yeast/bacteria.

7. Test for amino acids, and add if necessary.

8. Test plasma sulfate and glutathione; supplement if low.

9. Assess heavy metal toxicity by chelation challenge, and treat if high.

10. Try additional nutrients (Essential fatty acids, DMG/TMG, methyl-B12)

11. Try mega-B6 with Magnesium (8 mg of B6 per pound bodyweight, and 4 mg/pound bodyweight of Magnesium), especially if kryptopyrole test high.

12. Test for viral infections, and treat if necessary.

Behavioral therapy is also strongly recommended, and should be done simultaneously. Applied Behavior Analysis, Relationship Development Intervention, and other methods are available.