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Master. V.D (Patient Ref. No. S-4685) A three year old male child was brought
to the clinic by his parents in the year 2002. He had been
diagnosed as an autistic child. His parents reported that he
had restricted interaction with the people around him. He
could not understand simple commands and he had poor eye
contact with others. He would not have any interest in
playing games and did not even mingle much with other kids.
In general he had very restricted interaction with others
around him. He had great difficulty in adjusting to strange
atmosphere and had aversion to any strange place except
temples. He would recognize the hospital atmosphere
immediately and would fear the same. His parents also
reported that he had no reaction to pain, falling down, etc
previously but recently he had started showing some reaction
to painful stimuli. He would not allow strangers to touch
him at all. His parents had got him admission in the school
but he felt sick immediately after and kept getting fever so
they stopped sending him there. He was very sensitive to
dirt and would ask for it to be cleaned up whenever he would
see dirt around. He feared strange places and people,
doctors and clinics.
He was born by caesarian section and was the first child in
the family. His mother had lot of stress during the
pregnancy. His grandmother (who had Obsessive compulsive
neurosis) would not allow his mother to see TV or read news
or move out of the house. His mother had lot of restrictions
on foods as well and she would end up feeling as if she was
in a tunnel waiting for it to be finished. His mother would
feel intensely angry but she would not be able to express
it, she would not even be able to talk about this with
anyone. Her anger would be intense with clenching of teeth
and fists but she had the tendency to suppress it
completely.
His appetite was average and he was fond of sweets, salted
foods, milk, curd and chicken. He disliked spicy food and
sour things. He would sleep on his abdomen. His parents
reported that he had very less sleep for the first three
months of his life and he barely sleep at all. Gradually
this complaint reduced and his sleep improved over a period
of time. He would be comfortable in the warm atmosphere and
would like to be covered up warmly.
He had suffered from recurrent loose motions in the past
along with episodes of mucus colitis. He also had viral
infection and malaria for 8 times in the past. His maternal
grandmother had obsessive compulsive neurosis and paternal
grandmother was schizophrenic. His paternal aunt also had
obsessive compulsive neurosis with hypothyroidism. His
grandfather was a diabetic.
Based on the above history the patient was prescribed
Carcinosin in the 200th potency and later in ascending
potencies. His parents reported that after starting the
treatment he had become more friendly with the people around
him and would be more responsive to what he was told. He had
started speaking some words and would make efforts to speak
more. His restlessness had increased initially after
beginning the treatment. He would now understand simple
commands better than before. He had become more interactive
with kids of his age and would play more meaningful games
now. At the end of about 8 months of treatment he was able
to recognize all alphabets. His eye contact was poor though
it had improved than before. His restlessness had now come
down and his actions were better coordinated. His fear of
new places had significantly reduced. Overall he did very
well with the treatment in many aspects.
Remark: The remedy
prescribed in this case is patient-specific i.e. it has been
prescribed based on the symptoms specific to the patient at
that point of time. It is advisable that the patient does
not indulge in any self-medication. |
