So hyperbaric oxygen therapy is one therapy that can help not only increase oxygen carrying capacity into the brain which helps metabolic function of the brain but also there is another effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, it seems to help reduce inflammation, particularly neurological inflammation. We know that hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been used for many, many years with all different types of health conditions. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy was primarily used in medicine in individuals with skin infections or burns or whatnot, things that are affecting their skin.

But we know from other medical uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy is now being used in things like autoimmune disorders, neurological conditions like multiple sclerosis, it is being used for patients with diabetes and sometimes even heart disease. But hyperbaric oxygen therapy’s primary use in the Autism community is to help very much with kids improve their cognitive ability, help with their speech, help decrease inflammation, help oxygen carrying capacity through their body, help their over all metabolism as well as decrease the chemical mediators that seem to increase inflammation.

So there is a lot to learn about hyperbaric oxygen therapy. There are a lot of wonderful places that provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy. There are freestanding clinics or you can get hyperbaric oxygen therapy in your home. You can bring a rentable chamber into your home. I have a lot of information on my biomedical website regarding the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Autism at www.autismactionplan.org.  I have a whole video series as well as biomedical protocols on the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy so check it out. It is called HBOT and I think it can be a useful thing to consider for you child as a part of their overall biomedical treatment program.