Globally there is an increase in the prevalence of children on the autism spectrum. This is pushing a call for more autism research studies. The fairly standard therapies available worldwide include speech therapy, sensory integration, occupational therapy and special education. Individualised sessions are offered by speech therapists for communication difficulties, occupational therapists for sensory issues […]
Autism: How much can homeopathy help?
How much can homeopathy help autism? A hard question with a simple answer: always a little, sometimes a lot. This extraordinary case shows what has been achieved in the short space of seven months and illustrates the scope of homeopathy. Ms K. is a ten-year-old girl on the autism spectrum with severe problems. She has […]
Can homeopathy help Social Anxiety Disorder in children?
A mother contacted me about her child who was 9-years-old at the time. He was so anxious that to go out of the house he needed to carry a bucket in case he vomited. There would always have to be a bucket left in the car. The mother was exasperated as his behavior has been […]
I love Sleeping Beauty says the Pulsatilla girl: Jungian toys, homeopathy and bedwetting
An achingly shy young girl weeps about the story of Sleeping Beauty so much that it becomes a useful clue in prescribing Pulsatilla (which as a matter of course banishes her bedwetting and growing pains). This is the case of eight year old Prisha* who came to see me with the complaint of severe growing […]
Childhood sleepwalking and homeopathy
The mother asks “Why do people sleepwalk?” She reports that her son suddenly started having trouble sleeping and he started sleepwalking. He asks his mother for help during the sleepwalking and she is worried because he appears agitated but does not scream. This homeopathy case history is of a twelve year old boy whose primary […]