Next month, Dr. Blythe Corbett of the University of California Davis is going to present his research findings on the connection between the hormone cortisol and stress in children with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and Tourette syndrome. Several years ago I began publishing and speaking at physician conferences on the connection between stress, cortisol and mental health disorders. In clinical practice I am seeing tremendous improvement in patients with autism, bipolar disorder, and clinical depression when I test for and treat Sickness Syndrome (Inflammation in the Brain connected to stress and the hormone cortisol).
Dr. Corbet will be presenting his research on Thursday, July 17, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute auditorium, 2825 50th St., Sacramento.
-Dr. Gina
My son has severe autism. Interestingly, when I was pregnant with him, I was under extreme, prolonged stress. For example, I was taking a full load at college. Second, I had just broken up with my boyfriend and had to go on welfare. Third, my mother and I were fighting. Forth, I was living in a hostile, violent neighborhood. Consequently, I was always on edge. Always stressed out. Always nervous. I remember one day having a panic attack, though I didn’t realize what it was at the time. I wonder how many other mothers of autistic children were under pervasive or unusal stress while pregnant with their children who would later be diagnosed with autism.
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Autism is a spectrum disorder, however, more and more, Severe autism is not being shown to the public. There is a great video on you tube called “severe autism when there is no answer” The video is made by a man with Aspergers (a fellow aspie) who also has an autistic son. Very enlightening. Youll be surprised.
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