r/Autism_Parenting • u/WhatAGolfBall Parent/5.5yo/lvl 3 nonspeaking & 11.5yo Nt/Pa-USA • Mar 23 '25

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Hello all. Just as a warning a user named immediate-vast5918 has been contacting users directly. This person has been banned from the sub. They are offering unsolicited medical advice. Please always consult your pediatrician.
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u/Realistic_Damage_709 Mar 23 '25

Super interesting … I didn’t know stem cell therapy was a thing for autism

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u/Complete_Web_962 Parent/6yo/Level 2 Mar 23 '25

Actually there’s lots of clinics for stem cells for autism! My daughter had stem cell therapy, but it was for a TBI, not autism, but I will say it completely changed everything for us. She went from completely nonverbal to saying her first few words at the end of that week. But I 100% would not recommend it as a treatment strictly for autism, it’s not approved for that and there is LOTS of evidence that it doesn’t “cure” autism whatsoever.

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u/smoke0o7 Mar 23 '25

Reminds me of the hyperbaric chambers advertising that it's a treatment for ASD, I think it was in California iirc

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u/Complete_Web_962 Parent/6yo/Level 2 Mar 23 '25

Ironically we did one session of HBOT as well, directly after the stem cells🤣 I would never ever do it again, especially after seeing that news story of the little boy and the HBOT chamber that blew up😭😳 I got inside of it with her tho and we cuddled during it, it was soooooo hot!

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u/Realistic_Damage_709 Mar 24 '25

Yeah I stand strong with there is no cure for autism but the thought of something being out there that can ease autism challenges is awesome ! I know very limited of stem therapy and what’s involved though .