Learn practical approaches to helping individuals with autism at Treating Autism events in October, November and December.
LONDON event for parents
An Osteopathic Approach to Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Autism
Wednesday 18 October 10.30am – 1.30pm, Waterloo, Central London
Presented by Dr Iona Bramati-Castellari, an experienced cranial osteopath with a busy practice in Central London.
Iona has completed a PhD research project on how a tummy massage can help autistic children relieve inflammatory processes in the gut, constipation, diarrhoea and bloating, and how this in turn ameliorates some of the behavioural symptoms associated with autism.
Come and join us for tea, coffee, chat and presentation all FREE for members and £5 for non-members (payable on the door). Please email us at to book your place. For more details, visit our website.
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LEEDS event for parents
Nutrition and Sensory Processing for Autism
Friday 3 November, 10am-2pm, Leeds
Learn from experienced professionals how to improve the quality of life of children and adults with autism.
Meet parents who have been on the same journey as you in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.
- Nutrition and Biomedical Intervention for Autism – Anne Pemberton, MSc, PGCE(Autism)
- Understanding and Improving the Sensory Aspects of Autism – Alan Heath, BSc. (Hons) Psych
- Treating Autism is a Journey – One Family’s Story – Sharron Farrell
Only £10 including lunch (FREE to TA members or those who join on the day).
For more details and to book a place, visit our website.
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LONDON event for parents and professionals
Brain Fire: Immune system and medical disorders in autism – current knowledge, testing and treatments
Friday 1 December, 10am-1pm, Russel Square, Central London.
A half-day event for parents and professionals with two fantastic speakers, exploring the role of the immune system and medical disorders possibly underlying or contributing to some of the symptoms and behaviours in autism: current knowledge, testing and treatments.
‘Brain Fires in Autism: Mast Cells, Microglia and Brain Inflammation’ –
Dr. Theoharides, BA, MS, MPhil, PhD, MD, FAAAAI
In addition to the typical symptoms of autism, many children have allergic problems, especially food intolerance, which involves activation of mast cells.
Recent epidemiological studies have shown a correlation between the risk for autism and either maternal or infantile atopic diseases, such as asthma, eczema, food allergies and food intolerance, all of which involve activation of mast cells. Rates autism are ten times higher in mastocytosis, a disorder characterized by increased number of hyperactive mast cells, than in the general population.
Mast cells could contribute to focal brain inflammation and autism through different ways and their regulation could have important therapeutic benefit in autism.
‘Evidence-based Medical Diagnostics in Autism – How it can help your child’
A.Wroczyńska MD PhD
Recent scientific evidence shows that many medical conditions are not only highly prevalent in individuals autism and contribute to lower quality of life, high mortality and early deaths, but can often contribute to overall severity of autism symptoms.
Many of those conditions can both be ruled out and, when identified, can be treated with existing evidence-based treatments.
This talk will focus on identifying possible underlying or comorbid medical conditions in autism, such as inborn errors of metabolism, mitochondrial dysfunction, epilepsy and subclinical epileptiform discharges; gastrointestinal disorders with high prevalence in autism such as celiac disease, reflux disorders and eosinophilic esophagitis; immune dysfunction and allergies, mast cell activation disorders, autoimmune encephalitis, PANDAS/PANS and others.
£15 (free for Treating Autism members, it is possible to join on the day)
We have a number of free tickets available for parents who are not members, but are unable to afford the fee.
For more details and to book a place, visit our website.
