“Childhood Developmental Disorders Clinical Strategies and Treatment Applications”
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We are experiencing an explosion of childhood developmental disorders…
…and don’t have enough practitioners who know how to treat them
Current statistics show that that up to 10 percent of children suffer from some type of developmental disorder.
Common disorders include processing issues, dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, autism, PANDAS, PANS, OCD, anxiety disorders, learning disorders, tics, autoimmune disease, hyper immune reactivity, and more.
Multiple factors impact how a child’s brain develops.
What are the mechanisms behind childhood developmental disorders, when do they start, and how do variables such a child’s diet and lifestyle impact them?
It’s important to understand basic concepts about the developing brain in order to effectively treat childhood developmental disorders.
When you’re looking at neurological development, it’s important to understand your best windows of opportunity.
Around ages six to eight, gray matter in the brain fully develops. This means you lose the potential for significant changes to the brain after this period.
Between ages 18 to 20, the brain’s white matter fully develops, signifying the end of another time period to make significant impact.
As a clinician working with a child who has developmental disorders, your goal is to improve the variables that impact brain development during the optimal time frames — before gray matter and white matter fully develop.
Failing to address childhood developmental disorders during critical periods of brain develop can result in permanent issues and conditions such as ADHD or processing disorders.
We are all faced with a growing population of children who have developmental disorders.
The incidences of these disorders are growing due to factors in the environment that prevent children’s brains from obtaining what they need to be healthy. These factors can begin in utero due to maternal health risks and parental epigenetics.
In this course, I’m going to share with you the research and the mechanisms behind ADD, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, OCD, pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders, PANDAS, PANS, etc.
Why do these disorders happen and what can we do about them?
Questions you should ask when you see pediatric patients with developmental disorders
What is the mechanism behind dyslexia? What is the mechanism behind different processing disorders? How do you identify those?
What kind of variables in a child’s lifestyle and diet can make a positive impact? How do you look for milestones? What do you look for in a neurological exam when a child’s brain is not developing appropriately?
We’re going to go over all of these concepts and make sure you understand the pathophysiology and mechanisms behind these conditions.
Then we will talk about how to develop treatment applications for them, how to reduce risk for developmental disorders in children, and maternal risk factors.
When you understand these principles, you can make a big difference in the pediatric patient population you serve.
Neurological developmental disorders indicate a child has not been reaching proper milestones
In healthy brain development, children should reach various milestones.
If they fail to do so, signs and symptoms vary and can include:
These things happen because the brain is not developing appropriately.
We’re going to go through these concepts and I’ll teach you how to evaluate patients with developmental disorders.
I will share the most current research and show you how to personalize protocols and plans to optimize your patients’ brains.
ADD and ADHD: What are they and what causes them?
Many children today are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
What exactly are these disorders and and what causes them?
In the world of neurology, it’s pretty simple. ADD and ADHD are due to frontal lobe developmental delays. The frontal lobe is involved in focus, attention, and concentration. When a child’s frontal lobe is not developing appropriately, they don’t have the neurological endurance to focus and are easily distracted.
Hyperactivity occurs in some of these children because the frontal striatal projection, which activates an area of the brain that allows you to dampen impulses, is not functioning properly. As a result, it’s very difficult for them to sit still and focus in class.
In the standard health care model, the current treatment for ADHD is to prescribe very addictive stimulants. For a short period time, this works.
But studies show that in the long run, these children become addicted to the medication. By the fourth or fifth year of treatment their symptoms are not any better than unmedicated youth with ADHD.
The only way to effectively treat these patients is to address the frontal lobe. Treatment strategies can involve lifestyle, metabolic, and nutritional factors, as well as various things to stimulate and activate their frontal lobe — things I will teach you in this course.
What are the underlying causes of autism?
Research shows very clear and distinctive features of autistic brains compared to neurotypical brains.
Brain inflammation
Children with autism have brains in a heightened state of inflammation. The brain’s immune cells, or microglia, are overactive in autistic brains, making these children more prone to inflammatory triggers. These inflammatory responses impact neurodevelopment, synaptic activity, synaptic pruning, and other aspects of brain development.
Brain autoimmunity
Studies show many children with autism produce antibodies to their cerebellum and myelin tissue.
Abnormal brain development
We also know that their brain white and gray matter do not develop properly.
At the end of the day, it is a vicious cycle of abnormal neuroendocrine immune responses perpetuating improper brain development.
As a clinician, you need to understand the various mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of autism and be able to develop clinical strategies to reduce inflammatory and autoimmune expression.
We’re going to cover these mechanisms and treatment strategies in great detail in this course.
Understanding the role of infection…
…the rates of PANDAS and PANS are actually much greater than the rates of autism!
One of the most common causes of immediate onset of neuropsychiatric disorders and developmental delays in children is infection.
These mechanisms are known as PANDAS and PANS. PANDAS stands for pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome associated with streptococcus, and PANS for pediatric acute-onset of neuropsychiatric syndrome.
This happens when antibodies produced in response to an infection cross react with brain tissue. Specifically, they’ve been found to react to D1 and D2 dopamine receptors.
Symptoms can include severe fear, hallucinations, movement disorders, tics, doing dangerous things such as jumping from a moving car, and other symptoms that are deeply frightening and stressful for parents.
The rates of PANDAS and PANS are actually much greater than the rates of autism. While there appears to be greater focus on treatment for ADD and ADHD, many children suffering from PANDAS or PANS are overlooked in the healthcare system.
In this course we will go into great depth to understand the mechanisms involved with PANDAS and PANS and how to develop treatment applications.
The role of maternal health in childhood developmental disorders
Poor maternal health, prenatal health, and preconception health are significant risk factors for childhood developmental disorders such as autism, dyslexia, ADD, or ADHD.
Good maternal and prenatal health goes far beyond just taking folic acid and B12.
The health of the mother’s immune system during fetal development is critical when looking at developmental disorders. It’s common to see a family in which multiple siblings all suffer from the same childhood development disorder.
One of the possibilities is a heightened and unmanaged state of maternal inflammation or autoimmunity during pregnancy.
In fact, numerous studies have found fetal brain antibodies during pregnancy as a predictive factor in identifying autism.
In this course, we will look at the research around the maternal health variables in relation to the risk of childhood developmental disorders.
Dr. Kharrazian is a leading expert in diagnosing and treating childhood development disorders
Datis Kharrazian, PhD, DHSc, DC, MS, MMSc, FACN, is a Harvard Medical School trained researcher, clinical research scientist, academic professor, and a functional medicine health care provider. Dr. Kharrazian earned a Master of Medical Science degree (MMSc) in Clinical Investigation from Harvard Medical School, and is a member of the Harvard Medical Alumni Association and the American Association of Immunologists.
Today, Dr. Kharrazian’s clinical models of functional medicine are used by several academic institutions, and thousands of health care clinics and practices providers throughout the world.
Dr. Kharrazian consults with patients from all over the world who are seeking non-pharmaceutical alternatives. His practice is focused on developing a personalized medical approach using diet, nutrition, and lifestyle approaches.
After decades of analyzing thousands of studies and working with patients in the United States and Europe, Dr. Kharrazian developed never-taught-before clinical strategies to successfully manage childhood development disorders.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do any materials come with this course?
You receive access to all the recorded live videos, presentation slides, published papers, Q&A’s, assessment forms, supplement information, protocols, and all other supporting material for one year after the livestream. This means you can rewatch the recorded lectures as many times as you’d like during this period.
Do I receive continuing education credits for this class?
12 hours of CEs are available for licensed health care practitioners. Please see the bottom of this page for more particulars.
What if I can’t digest all the information at once?
First, you are given pre-class reading material to begin familiarizing yourself with the material. Then, you have access to the recorded lectures and supporting materials for up to three years (depending on when you purchase). This means you can rewatch lectures as many times as you need.
What if I have questions after the class?
When you register you are invited to join a Members Only Kharrazian Institute Facebook group where you can ask questions and discuss cases with other practitioners.
How can patients in my area learn about me and the fact that I have taken this class?
We have created an online practitioner referral page. Licensed practitioners who have completed all of the Kharrazian Institute courses will be added to the list. Patients can search the list to look for practitioners in their area.
What if parts of the class are unfamiliar to me?
All of the Kharrazian Institute classes are designed to complement one another. As you take all the courses over time you will receive an extraordinarily comprehensive functional medicine education. Different pieces of human physiology, neurology, immunology, and endocrinology all fit together like pieces of a puzzle for one comprehensive understanding of patient evaluation and care.
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I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Kharrazian for more than a decade and observing his professional growth and impact as a key opinion leader in the field of Functional Neurology. He is voracious in his pursuit of learning and skill development. His pursuit of post-graduate studies at Harvard in research methods has embellished his already significant expertise in systems medicine and its application to Functional Medicine. He has a unique skill in making complex information accessible to his students and patients alike, which is a measure of an individual who is a master of his field. Dr. Kharrazian is a humble, quietly competent leader who leads by example and his presence. The Functional Medicine field is rapidly evolving, and it is through the work and leadership of a select group of professionals, of which Dr. Kharrazian is a recognized leader, that it is growing in both its adoption and successful application to the treatment of complex chronic diseases. It is truly a pleasure to call Dr. Kharrazian both a colleague and friend in our mutual advocacy in the development and application of Functional Medicine.
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Why is Dr. Kharrazian’s childhood development disorders course different?
Dr. Kharrazian is an actual clinician who has been successfully treating chronic fatigue and pain syndromes in the United States and Europe for more than 20 years.
Dr. Kharrazian has witnessed countless real-life patient scenarios and developed proven strategies to address commonly overlooked issues.
Dr. Kharrazian is both a scientist and an educator.
Dr. Kharrazian has been an innovator in the field of functional medicine since its inception.
Dr. Kharrazian stays continually up-to-date with the latest scientific and medical research.
Dr. Kharrazian was trained as a clinical investigator (Master of Medical Science in Clinical Investigation) at Harvard Medical School and can effectively share with you the most relevant research.
Dr. Kharrazian has published a number of immunology studies in the most respected medical journals in the world.
DAVE PERLMUTTER, MD, FACN, ABIHM
Dr. Kharrazian’s work represents the vanguard in our understanding of the role of lifestyle choices in charting the brain’s destiny. His highly effective educational outreach has opened the door for countless healthcare providers, allowing them to dramatically increase their effectiveness in treating and indeed preventing so many of the pernicious conditions that plague our modern society.
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KELLY BROGAN, MD, ABIHM
Dr. Datis Kharrazian is one of the most powerful clinicians of our time. From the lab to the clinic, he has studied, vetted, and applied his cutting-edge science to heal patients all over the world. I consider him to be a foremost authority in a systems approach to recovery and wellness.
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TERRY WAHLS, MD, IFMCP
Dr. Kharrazian is a brilliant clinician educator who has inspired many, myself included. He is superb at teaching clinicians the power of using functional medicine-oriented history and physical examination to understand and address the root causes of disease and health. Integrating the latest research and years of clinical experience, Dr. Kharrazian, is an international leader in Functional Medicine.
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