Mushrooms on the Menu: Nutritional, Medicinal, and Behavioral Effects Relative to ASD
The Fabulous Four Fungi - Reishi, Shiitake, Maitake and Cordyceps - offer powerful support for the immune system. These and other fungi with healing properties specific to autism can be served on the plate or taken as supplements. Certain mushrooms affect emotions, behavior, personality and creative expression. Explore the world of 'shrooms, learn their Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine uses and how they can improve function and well being for those on the autism spectrum.
Sandra D. Williams, PhD
Sandra (pronounced Sondra) grows shiitake mushrooms at Lost Creek Mushroom Farm and directs Mushrooms in Ghana Project. After 25 years extolling the gastronomic, nutritional, and medicinal values of shiitakes, she now promotes the healing benefits of other mushrooms. She is a healer and a channeler. An award-winning writer, she edited Saving Ben: A Father’s Story of Autism, by Dan E. Burns, Ph.D., now Director of AutismTrustUSA. She is on the editorial board of Autism Science Digest.
