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Gut And Psychology

Syndrome

The GAPS in our Medical Knowledge

By Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD

Natasha hirty years ago, the majority of doctors never saw an
Campbell- autistic child. It was a rare disorder that most peo-

McBride is Tple had never heard of, afflicting about one child in
a physician 10,000. Today, on average in this country, one child in 150
trained in
Russia with a is diagnosed with autism. With a 40-fold increase in newly
private practice diagnosed cases of autism, we have an absolute epidemic.
in the UK. She Autism is a devastating disorder. It not only ruins the

is the author of life of the child, it ruins the life of the family. The siblings
Gut And have to carry this cross for the rest of their lives, so do the
Psychology parents and grandparents.
Syndrome: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperac-
Natural tivity Disorder (ADHD) are another epidemic. One child in three in every

Treatment for classroom in this country, in Britain, in Australia and in Canada and many
Autism, other countries is diagnosed with this condition.
Dyspraxia, If there is a hyperactive child in the classroom, about 80 percent of
ADD, Dyslexia, the teacher’s time is spent on that child, meaning the instruction of the other
ADHD, students is seriously undermined. These children are disruptive and fidgety;
Depression and their attention span is short and their memory is poor. Teaching such a child
Schizophrenia. is very difficult.

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