3-432.15.15
Case by Tomáš Výboch.
Boy, 8 years old, autism.The main problem is his speech. He doesn't talk, or he only talks when he wants to. He usually only answers "yes" and "no" to questions. He only asks questions if he wants something. He does not initiate a conversation; maintaining a conversation is also a problem. He lives in his own world. He has a problem with socialisation. He does not reject children, he plays next to them, but not with them. He does not interact with them, preferring to play alone.
PregnancyThe mother had a good pregnancy. He had a natural birth, on time, with good bonding. Mother was under stress because she was going to various speech therapies for her older son, and she was afraid that she would have to do the same with the younger one. The boy was breastfed for 6 months.
His parents noticed that something was wrong when he was 3.5 years old. He did not play like other children. He was playing alone and didn't make good eye contact. They think it is related to vaccination. His speech was very weak. It's better now, but he can't converse or act properly. The only child he talks to is his older brother.
His teacher says he must push him to finish things at school. He has a poor attention span. He is constantly moving, running up and down the stairs for no reason.
He does not perceive danger. If he sees something on the other side of the street, he runs there without looking to see if a car is coming.
Sometimes he becomes obsessive. Once, for example, he puts all the cleaning products all over the bathroom, and the family couldn't go in there for a month. Now he is obsessed with ringing doorbells. When he leaves the house, he rings every doorbell on the street. There are 60 houses around there. He knows exactly which house everyone lives in. He constantly draws a map of the streets in his surroundings. Another obsession is tearing stickers off everything, from boxes, books. Wherever there is a sticker, he will take it off. He can watch one episode of a fairy tale a thousand times. If he is angry, he repeats certain phrases over and over.
He has a hard time falling asleep. He needs to have the light on and someone with him. He is sensitive to light and noise. The light in the supermarket is too strong for him, he covers his eyes there and clings to his mother.
His mother thinks that he concentrates better at school because there are rules.
Apart from his family, he has no contact at all. He tried to play with other children, but he couldn't.
He likes to play hide and seek, and to climb to high places. He is constantly on the move, that's why he can't concentrate.
He is never aggressive; he does not hit anyone. He has a very good relationship with his father.
Compared to other autistic children, mother says that he does not avoid being touched. He does not isolate himself. He does not reject other children, he is among them, but he has no contact with them.
He used to be afraid of spiders. He is afraid of mosquitoes and flies.
AnalysisPteridophyta, 3-400.00.00:
Autism, speech problems, obsessions.
Equisetopsida, 3-430.00.00: Contact only with the family members.
Equisetidae, 3-432.00.00: Afraid of the dark, he needs someone to sleep with.
Marratiaceae, 3-432.15.00: Child looks very phosphoric, big shiny eyes and always smiling, wants to be among children.
Prescription: 3-432.15.15,
Angiopteris madagascariensis.
Follow upAfter three months his mother says: “He is starting to talk a lot more, he listens to us, his concentration and eye contact have improved. He started asking questions an using more complex sentences. He started playing with the children on the playground and talking to them. Previously he didn't want to work and cooperate at school, now there is no problem. In the past he didn't answer questions at all if he didn't want to, but he always answers now. In the past he never talked about his feelings, but now he started to. He says he is tired, hungry, or cold. He uses more words. In the past he used sentences without a verb, now he speaks with a verb. He talks about what he did at school.
He has already started to open the conversation himself. His hyperactivity has improved slightly, and his obsessions also diminished. When I tell him not to ring the doorbells, he can control himself.
The speech therapist was surprised by his progress.
He still needs to sleep with someone. The mother is very satisfied with the remedy.