Autism treated by Vitamin D - 150,000 monthly for 3 months – Jan 2016

Clinical improvement following vitamin D3 supplementation in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Nutr Neurosci. 2016 Jan 18. [Epub ahead of print]
Feng J, Shan L, Du L, Wang B, Li H, Wang W, Wang T, Dong H, Yue X, Xu Z, Staal WG, Jia F.

Objective High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was previously reported in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but little is known about the efficacy of vitamin D3 treatment in ASD, although data from pilot studies seem promising. We hypothesized that serum vitamin D levels are reduced in ASD and correlate with the severity of disease. Also, we hypothesized that vitamin D3 treatment may be beneficial for a considerable portion of children with ASD.

Methods In total, 215 children with ASD and 285 healthy control children were recruited in our study. Thirty seven of 215 ASD children received vitamin D3 treatment. The Autism Behaviour Checklist (ABC) and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) were used to assess autism symptoms. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to assess the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) D] level. Evaluations of ABC, CARS, and serum 25(OH) D levels were performed before and after 3 months of treatment.

Results Serum levels of 25(OH) D were significantly lower in ASD children than typically developing children. Levels of serum 25(OH) D were negatively correlated with ABC total scores and language subscale scores. __After vitamin D3 supplementation, symptom scores were significantly reduced on the CARS and ABC)). In addition, the data also suggest that treatment effects were more pronounced in younger children with ASD.

Conclusion Vitamin D deficiency might contribute to the aetiology of ASD. Supplementation of vitamin D3, which is a safe and cost-effective form of treatment, may significantly improve the outcome of some children with ASD, especially younger children (identifier ChiCTR-CCC-13004498). Clinical Trial Registration The trial 'Association of Polymorphisms of Vitamin D Metabolism-Related Genes With Autism and the Treatment of Autism with Vitamin D' has been registered at www.chictr.org/cn/proj/show.aspx ?proj=6135 (identifier ChiCTR-CCC-13004498).

PMID: 26783092

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Vitamin D: 150,000 IU injection monthly + 400 IU daily: only 3 months

Note: Would have had even better results if:

1. Trial had lastest longer - useful level of vitamin D would not occur until after the 3rd injection
2. Used larger vitamin D dose
3. Had used half the Vitamin D dose every two weeks (about 20% more effective)
4. Had used a dose which increased with weight of the child (2X weight should get 2X dose )

Note: Injection of vitamin D has shown to be little different than oral

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See also VitaminDWiki

• Overview Autism and vitamin D
• Autistic measure 5X more likely if low vitamin D in second trimester – Oct 2012
• Autism is associated with low vitamin D – meta-analysis Oct 2015
• Rickets – 26 percent had autism: no rickets, no autism (both associated with low vitamin D) – June 2015
• Autism decreased in 8 out of 10 children supplemented with vitamin D – April 2015
• 20 X more Parkinson's and 100X more Autism with GMO soy in China

Autism treated by Vitamin D: Dr. Cannell - video June 2013
    many reasons why he believes Autism is related to Vitamin D

1. Both have strong inheritance features – Vitamin D about 60%
2. Both have gotten substantially worse in last 30 years
3. Vitamin D is known to be involved in brain development
4. All autistic children are VitD deficient, but not all children who are deficient are autistic: genes are involved
5. When giving vitamin D to cure children of rickets “mental dullness” decreases as well
6. Children with genes which give them too much (Williams Syndrome) have to reverse of autism – too sociable
7. Mothers having lots of fish (and thus more vitamin D) give birth to kids with less autistic symptoms
8. Both associated with weak bones
9. Both worse around the age of weaning
10. Autism is more common in rich families – more likely to apply sun screen and stay indoors
11. Autism increases with drugs which lower levels of vitamin D
12. Seizures are common with Autism - Vitamin D has been shown to reduce seizures
13. Fewer autistic symptoms (such as sleep problems) during summer: when child gets more vitamin D from the sun
14. Both worse with latitude
15. Both vary with Ultraviolet light
16. Both vary with time of year (more birth of autistics in March in Northern hemisphere)
17. 2X more urban autism – less UVB in urban environments
18. Both worse with pollution
19. Both worse with increased clouds and rain
20. Both worse with closely spaced pregnancies
21. Autistics have abnormal immune response – similar to that of vitamin D deficiency
22. Low levels of vitamin D in mother animals reduces brain function in offspring
23. Vitamin deficient rat pups have similar brain abnormalities to that of human autistic children
24. Autistic children get less vitamin D in their blood for the same amount of sun exposure
25. The 4 males/1 female ratio - Note estrogen increases vitamin D in the brain (testosterone does not)
26. Both worse in African Americans (A-A 2-3 increased autism rate)
27. Both worse in Dark-skinned immigrants in Europe

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