A combination of omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin E may
lead to speech improvements in autistic children with verbal disorders,
suggests a new study.
Verbal apraxia is a speech disorder common in autism, and an
estimated 50 per cent of children with autism have apraxia.
Furthermore, many thousands more are reported to have apraxia but are
not autistic.
According to new research published in the journal
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, daily supplements of
omega-3 and vitamin E were associated with improvements in speech,
imitation, eye contact, and behaviour. Claudia
Morris from the Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland (CHRCO)
and Marilyn Agin from the Saint Vincent Medical Center in New York
recruited families with experiences of omega-3 fatty acid and vitamin E
supplementation.
“The study represents the largest summary of children with apraxia to date,” she added.»Antidotal
evidence had previously shown that omega-3 can help children with
apraxia and those known as ‘late talkers’. The researchers discovered
that they symptoms presented by children with apraxia mirror those of
vitamin E deficiency,” said Bolton. The addition of high dose vitamin E
with omega-3 fatty acids is the breakthrough.
By Stephen Daniells, 19-Aug-2009
Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
July/August 2009, Volume 15, Number 4, Pages 34-43
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