Autism/ADHD
During Casie’s journey through special needs parenting she has had to learn the hard way that the options for Autism, ADHD, and general pediatric brain conditions are unfortunately very limited. She had to personally seek out alternative care for her son leading her to functional medicine and eventually to seeking specialized education in treating the above conditions holistically. Viewing the body as a whole is always the first step in a functional assessment and even the simplest of things can make enormous changes in a child’s life.
The most recent statistics into pediatric brain conditions are astonishing:
The most recent statistics into pediatric brain conditions are astonishing:
9.4% of children aged 2-17 years (approximately 6.1M)
have received an ADHD diagnosis
7.4% of children aged 3-17 years (approximately 4.5M)
have a diagnosed behavioral disorder
have a diagnosed behavioral disorder
7.1% of children aged 3-17 years (approximately 4.4M)
have been diagnosed with anxiety
have been diagnosed with anxiety
3.2 % of children aged 3-17 years (approximately 1.9M)
have been diagnosed with depression
have been diagnosed with depression
1 in 44 children have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder & this has increased 178% since 2000
