Latest on NAET autism protocol
Posted By Phyllis on January 26, 2010
“Shannon” has been doing NAET more or less weekly for more than six months, I believe. A reader has asked for an update.
I am amazed at how this technique helps Shannon (daughter with Asperger’s). The practitioner is an RN, Becca Skrainka, who has been working with NAET for at least 10 years and goes to conferences and workshops all the time. I believe she is one of the prime practitioners in the country, but certainly in St. Louis.
The reader asked whether we started with an allergy test. We did not start with an allergy test, but dived right into the protocol. I think the reason is that NAET can benefit anyone–we all have glitches in our immune system. That’s what allergy is, a malfunction of the immune system. In particular, there is an autism protocol, which Becca has recently begun for Shannon. Before that, Becca was working on neutralizing previously undetected allergies to yeast and other miscellaneous items in Shannon’s diet. Shannon’s acne, present since puberty (she is 22), is now gone. I am REALLY happy about that! Shannon is also off the large dose of zoloft, 100 mg per day (she weighs 120 lb), that she had been on for at least 8 years, for anxiety.
Without the zoloft, she did have some trouble with anxiety last week–she was in a stressful situation with a new job, new evening class, and a second job too. Becca was able to address that with an NAET treatment, something that works on irregularities in the brain chemicals like serotonin. That’s part of the autism protocol I am sure. Shannon came back from Becca’s all smiles.
So, how does NAET work? It uses Chinese medicine theory, which is a bit mind boggling for us western linear thinkers. Somehow harnesses the body’s energy at meridians and nodes, or something or other. It works similarly to acupuncture. The important thing to me is that it does work, and it’s an answer to many years of prayer.
We just got our daughter off Zoloft after being on it 12 years. Her acne magically cleared up, too. I recently checked Zoloft side-effects online, and several sources noted acne as a “rare” side effect. Doesn’t sound so rare to me, if both of our daughters had it. Also, now that she is off of Zoloft, our DAN doc said we could start her on SAMe, which we have, and she is getting the emotional help she needs in supplement form. We’ve also started supplementing with 5-HTP, which is taken with one of her doses of Vitamin C. It’s helping alot.
Always interested in how Shannon and Mike are progressing. We’re moving right along in our recovery, too. Thanks for your insightful posts.
Helen
My 11-year-old son with Asperger’s has been doing NAET for six months, and is at least half-way through the ADHD / autism protocol after preliminary treatments for allergies and imbalances. So far, we have not seen a change in symptoms, and he was on the SCD during most of the treatments also (the last month he has been on GFCF / low phenol). I’m wondering if the behaviors always change when the allergies and imbalances are corrected. Could he be biologically better / balanced, but not changing his behavior for some reason? Or, do you think there is something “obstructing” the NAET, and if so, what could it be? I know the NAET can work because it made my hives from salicylate intolerance go away, though now I’m having new allergy symptoms that I think are due to other phenols and oxalates, and they haven’t gone away with additional treatments. In my case, I wonder if my hypothyroidism and auto-immune disorder are preventing the NAET treatments from being effective. I would appreciate any insights you can share. Thanks.