Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Looking Beyond Your Child’s Diagnosis
At the Brain & Performance Centre, we don’t stop at an ASD diagnosis. We believe in taking additional steps to evaluate the root causes of your child’s symptoms. We help families move beyond labels toward lasting healing and a better quality of life with personalised testing, compassionate care and leading-edge autism treatment.
Gain a Clearer Picture (Because There’s Often More to the Story)
Many families are told their child has ASD based on behaviour alone—without having a deeper look into what might be causing those behaviours. Autism Spectrum Disorder is a behavioural disorder that requires evaluating the root causes behind each symptom.
By conducting a full brain and body assessment, we can often uncover treatable conditions that may significantly improve your child’s quality of life.
What Can Cause or Contribute to Autism Symptoms?
Children develop autism symptoms for many different reasons. While certain behaviours might look similar on the outside, the root causes or contributing factors can vary across individuals.
In some cases, conditions like: encephalopathies, meningitis or cerebral palsy can cause ASD-like symptoms, contribute to a child’s developmental challenges or occur alongside ASD as comorbidities (when two or more diagnoses are present at the same time).
Our medical team looks closely at specific symptoms to understand whether these conditions may be playing a role. Explore the influential factors of child development.
Our Comprehensive Diagnostic Approach
Every child is unique, and at The Brain & Performance Centre, we keep this in mind as we personalise the best treatment plan for your child’s autism-like symptoms. We start by looking at the whole brain and body to identify root causes.
Our advanced autism assessment includes:
The Brain & Performance Programme: Offering a Holistic Treatment Plan
After your child’s autism assessment process is complete and a diagnosis is made, we explore autism therapy and treatment options that will most benefit your child’s needs.
If our evaluation may uncover a specific root cause, whether genetic, hypoxia/birth trauma or autoimmune conditions, we pursue treatments targeted to that issue. Interventions may include:
The world’s most advanced hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT): This enhances brain function by increasing oxygen supply and reducing inflammation.
Sensory integration therapy: This therapy helps children regulate sensory input, reducing stress and enhancing comfort in their environment.
Cognitive training: This assists in developing executive functions such as attention, problem-solving and memory, which are essential for learning and daily interactions.
Nutritional support: A balanced diet rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants may enhance brain function and reduce inflammation, improving behavior and cognition.
Physical activity & movement therapy: Their intention is to enhance motor coordination and focus, and reduce anxiety and stress through structured activities (e.g., balance exercises, yoga, and sensory-based movement therapy).
What Improvements Can Families Expect?
Every child is different, but many families report meaningful improvements after treatment, including:
- Better Communication: Improved speech and clearer thought articulation
- Improved Learning and Focus: Better memory, comprehension and attention
- Behavioural Regulation: Reduced hyperactivity and better emotional regulation
- Stronger Social Engagement: More eye contact, play and social engagement
- Neurological Shifts: Improvements in imaging and lab results after treatment
A Multidisciplinary Team Under One Roof
Our thorough autism test process is managed seamlessly under one roof to set a solid foundation for effective treatment.
Let’s Uncover Answers Together
ASD is more complex than it seems. If your child has been diagnosed with autism—or is showing signs like regression, speech loss, or behavioural changes—we maybe able to help.
Autism and HBOT
The effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on oxidative stress, inflammation, and symptoms in children with autism: an open-label pilot study
Daniel A Rossignol, Lanier W Rossignol, S Jill James, Stepan Melnyk, Elizabeth Mumper
- BMC Pediatrics
- volume 7, Article number: 36 (2007)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Alleviates Social Behavior Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation in a Mouse Model for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Inbar Fischer, Sophie Shohat, Gilad Levy, Ela Bar, Sari Schokoroy Trangle, Shai Efrati, Boaz Barak
- IJMS
- Volume 23 Issue 19, September 2022
The Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment on Verbal Scores in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Retrospective Trial
Tami Peterson, Robert Sherwin, Tiffany Hosey, Nicole Close, Frederick Strale Jr
- Cureus
- 2024. 16(1): p. e51654.