Procedure for Autism - Stem Cell Treatment

Autism

Autism is a neuro-developmental disease affecting approximately 1 in 166 children. It is a serious developmental disorder with impairment in the communication and interaction.

Autism Symptoms

It typically exhibits the following characteristics. These characteristics are usually noticed by parents in the first 2 years of their child:

• Weakened social interaction
• Weak verbal/non-verbal communication
• Behavioral abnormalities (restricted and repetitive)

Type of Characteristics	Symptoms
Weakened social interaction	Problems with nonverbal communication skills like: Eye-to-eye gazing facial expressions body posture Problems in building friendships with children of the same age. Lack of interest in sharing enjoyment/interests/achievements with others. Lack of empathy. Difficulty in understanding someone else’s feelings
Weak verbal/non-verbal communication	Delay in, or lack of, learning to talk. Approximately 40% of people with autism never speak. Problems in starting/difficulty continuing a conversation Stereotyped and repetitive use of language. Echolalia: Repeating phrases over and over. Difficulty in interpreting word for word communication and failing to understand the implied meaning
Behavioral abnormalities (restricted and repetitive)	Autistic children usually focus on parts of toys rather than playing with the entire toy. Older children/adults could be transfixed by things like video games. Follow the same things/routines. Stereotyped behaviors like: body rocking/hand flapping

Can Autism Be Cured?

Timely and effective autism treatments can at a great extent decrease its effects. Autism is a genetic neuro-developmental disease which indicates abnormalities in numerous areas of the brain.

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Autism Spectrum Disorders include social, communication, and behavioral challenges. These conditions could have mild or severe symptoms.

How to Treat Autism?

An early diagnosis and timely autism treatment helps in the development of the autistic children completely. The primary objective of autism treatment is to improve the overall ability of the children.

Stem Cell Therapy for Autism

As per a clinical research the stem cell therapy for autism is the new promise for curing this condition. The stem cells used for treating autism are taken from the mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in the umbilical cord. Intravenous (IV) administration of umbilical cord MSC have proven to decrease the inflammation. Decreasing inflammation in the autistic patient may ease the autism symptoms.

What Is Stem Cell Therapy?

Stem cell therapy in which the stem cells are used to treat or prevent a disease. Usually a bone marrow transplant is the most used stem-cell therapy; however, in some conditions the stem cells from umbilical cord blood are also used.