Department of Clinical Psychology, Aulixo® Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, India

*Corresponding Author: Aashna Khosla, Department of Clinical Psychology, Aulixo® Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, India.

Received: April 09, 2025; Published: April 30, 2025

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this retrospective pilot study was to analyze whether there was improvement in symptoms, and hence reduction in the diagnostic score and severity level, of elementary aged-children diagnosed with Autism, and, Delayed milestones, through the use of Autscape® homeopathy medication (patent applied), in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Using this paper as a base, we will be doing a Human Clinical Trial, so content from this paper will later be used. Alternative hypothesis (H1): There will be an improvement in symptoms of Autism and Developmental Milestones through the use of our homeopathy medication. Participants: 4 males, being respectively - 9.5, 12.11, 7, and, 8.7 years of age, who previously were exhibiting symptoms of (based on ISAA score) Moderate Autism (110), Moderate Autism (109) with Borderline Intelligence, Mild Autism (85), and, Moderate Autism, respectively. Methodology: Informed consent was taken from all participants, The testing process was from 16^th September 2023 to 25^th November 2023, Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) and Vineland Social Maturity Scale (VSMS) were the two psychological tests that were conducted on these children. Results: They had a respective ISAA score of – 92 (Mild Autism), 75 (Mild Autism), 78 (Mild Autism), and, 76 (Mild Autism), respectively. The VSMS results were as follows: Case 1 – Mild Intellectual Disability (developmental gap of 3 years 9 months), Case 3 – Borderline Intelligence (developmental gap of 1 year 4 months), and, Case 4 – Average Intelligence, in social and adaptive skills. These results are post, respectively, 2 years, 5 years, 3 years, and, 6 years, of homeopathic treatment. This addressed the misconception about homeopathy not being useful to improve symptoms of Autism. The homeopathic medications given have been applied to be patented, making the medication reliable and valid. Homeopathy medication for these children will be continued until all the predisposing factors, that when mixed with environmental triggers, induce symptoms of Autism, can be corrected – the expression of it and not the gene by itself.

Conclusion: Each child transitioned from being a child with Moderate Autism, to, a child with Mild Autism. Further research: Clinical trials are needed to prove our effectiveness on a larger scale.

 Keywords: Autism; Homeopathy; Retrospective Pilot Study; ISAA; VSMS; India

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Citation

Citation: Pravin Dhole and Aashna Khosla. “Retrospective, Pilot Study, of Elementary-Aged Children, Transitioning to Lower Intensity of Autism Levels, and Improvement in Developmental Milestones”. Acta Scientific Neurology 8.5 (2025): 43-59.

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