Nature's Therapy: Using Herbs to Treat Seizures in Autism
Seizures affect as many as 50% of children on the autism spectrum, with many more showing abnormal activity on EEG. Many of these children do not respond to medication or cannot tolerate side effects. For thousands of years, practitioners have used herbal medicine to effectively treat seizure disorder. Now scientific evidence is finally catching up with long-known traditional knowledge. This session will cover the unique benefits of herbs for seizures and their healing mechanisms.
Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD
Dr. Shetreat-Klein is an integrative pediatric neurologist board-certified in adult & child neurology as well as pediatrics. She has gained international recognition by successfully treating thousands of children with intractable neurological & psychiatric issues using diet, herbs, & other therapies in her NY practice. She also lectures extensively & teaches Integrative Neurology as faculty at several NY academic institutions as well as University of Arizona’s Integrative Medicine Program.
