A Shot in the Dark - Vaccines, Drugs, Toxins and Developmental Disorders is a presentation on this important topic from the clinical perspective of naturopathic physician Dr. Anke Zimmermann, ND

1. A Shot in the Dark – Vaccines, Drugs, Toxins and
Developmental Disorders

2. Learning Objectives
 Understanding the scope
of the problem
 The many clinical signs of
gross and subtle vaccine
and medication injuries
 Identifying the culprits
 Effective treatment

3. The Scope of the Problem
 Developmental and behavioural disorders are on the rise
worldwide
 1 in 6 children diagnosed
 1 in 68 now diagnosed with autism in US (CDC 2014)
 1 in 20 suffer from ‘Sensory Processing Disorder’ *
 8-9 % of young children have speech and language
disorders **
 11% diagnosed with ADD/ADHD (CDC 2011)
 40% of children are diagnosed with allergies
*Dr. Lucy Jane Miller
** National Institutes on Deafness and other Communication Disorders

4. Autism Video

5. Autism Videos

8. One in two by 2025?

9. Disabilities, US Public School year 2011–12

10. The Impact
 A person with autism will incur a lifetime cost of over 3
million dollars
 In the UK autism is already more costly than cancer,
heart disease and strokes combined
 Only 10% of person with autism will ever hold down a
job
 Only 3% expected to live independently
 90% will live with their parents
 And only 49% of children with autism will ever
have even one friend

12. Economic Impact
 In Canada - child under age 6 $22,000 a year in funding for
ABA, speech therapy and OT
 Over age 6-18 - $6000/year
 There are over 10,000 recipients this year in BC alone
 Vancouver Island - wait list of one year for autism
assessments now, a private organization is offering
assessments for $5000 per child
 One family under my care spends $6000 a month on their
child
 Youths and adults in care homes - $6-7000/month/child

13. Family Financial Impact

14. Family Impact
Autism Speaks Image

15. Dr. Tinus Smits
 Dr. Smits treated children
who had been vaccine
injured
 He noticed that many
behavioural and
neurological disorders
improved from
detoxification of
vacccines and
medications they had
received.

16. Dr. Tinus Smits
 Tinus Smits felt that 70%
of children with autism
had primarily been
affected by vaccines
 The other 30% by
medications,
environmental toxins
and other stresses
 Usually a combination of
factors
 I can confirm this!

17. Dr. Tinus Smits
 Developed an integrated
treatment system designed
to help autism and other
developmental disorders
 He called it CEASE
Therapy
 Includes classical
homeopathy, isotherapy,
inspiring homeopathy and
orthomolecular nutrition
 Complete
 Elimination
 Autism
 Spectrum
 Expression

18. Similar Systems
 Sequential Therapy
 Heilkunst (Verspoors)
 Houston Homeopathic
Method

19. And it dawned on me!
The best years ever after 20 years of practice
Consistent, predictable results, grateful families
AND: Identification of the causes of these disorders!

20. Case 1, Freddie
 Seen Feb 1, 2014
 12-month shots on Nov 19, 2013
 Within one month developed red spots around the
Varicella and MMR injection sites
 Then the eruptions started to spread to his whole body

21. Freddie, Dec 28/13

22. Freddie, Dec 24/13

23. Freddie, January 8/14

24. Freddie, Jan 9/14

25. Jan 20/14

26. Freddie, January 22/14

27. Freddie
 Now needs to be picked up constantly
 Diarrhea daily last 2 weeks
 Stools are green and black
 Some foods totally undigested, ie grapes
 Not babbling anymore
 Eating has changed, only wants milk and meat
 Now sweats a lot when running, soaked, out of
breath easily, feet sweat, too
 In office no interaction with me, one small smile,
banged head against parents

28. Freddie
 Rocking hard
 Bumping and banging head against floor, walls
and parents
 Hitting everything and everyone
 Very impatient now, easily frustrated, throwing
things
 Yesterday: Toe-walked (Jan 31)
 Yesterday: Started crawling again after already
walking for two months

29. Freddie
 Previous history of antibiotics for mom after birth and
for him at six months. He developed rash for 24 hours.
 Immunization took place in Dec – Vit D?
 Eruption was treated with cortisone – suppression?
 Mother has history of lung problems and is a smoker

30. Freddie
 Plan:
 Vitamin C, 500 mg/d
 Ascorbyl palmitate, 500mg/d
 Zinc, 10-15 mg/d
 Sisu Children’s Multi, 2/d
 Probiotic, Natren Life Start
 Evening Primrose oil, 2000 mg/d
 Saccharum off 6D, 2 pellets/d
 Tuberculinum 30CH, 2 pellets on Saturdays
 Varicella 30CH, 2 pellets Mon and Thurs 2 weeks
 Varicella 200CH same

31. Freddie
 Mom, Feb 3:
 “Yesterday we noticed that Freddie was happier and
more interested in playing. He bumped his head only 3
times. His stool was still loose, however, he ate all his
meals without any problems.”

32. Freddie
 Email Feb 7:
 “Yesterday we gave Freddie the very first dose of Sacc
and Varic 30. At night he couldn’t sleep, he scratched
his body, esp tummy and back. When I tried to carry
him he strained his body. He screamed a lot. Are these
symptoms normal? Is it possible that his behaviour
changed after taking just one dose?”

33. Freddie
 Email, Feb 24:
 “ Freddie is doing very well. We can see a huge
improvement in his behaviour and he is eating without
any problems. His stool is still loose, however, the
colour has changed from greenish and black to
brownish.”

34. Freddie
 March 1, office visit:
 Freddie is very happy, with lots of big smiles for me, great
eye contact.
 “It is like a miracle to us. Such a big change. We are very
impressed.”
 Now he is repeating words again and learning new words
 No more head banging until last few days
 Still hitting, but now smiling with it
 Eczema getting better
 Points at fruits and veg in fridge, eats everything
 No more teeth grinding, since day after Tub.

35. Freddie
 Mom’s younger brother born 1990 in Poland, had TB
vaccine at 1 m old.
 Broke out in eruptions on face, cried a lot, cured by a
homeopath!!
 Mom also had TB vaccine as baby

36. Freddie
 Feb 7: Saw big dermatology specialist in Vancouver
 Rec: Very strong systemic antibiotics and steroids and
very strong hydrocortisone cream!
 Plan: Continue Varicella clearing, BCG 30CH on
Saturdays, continue supplements
 Continued Varic clearing with 200CH, 1M
 Had powerful aggr on Varic 1M,

37. Freddie, April 14/14

38. Freddie
 FU June 7/14
 Still some toe walking sometimes in mornings
 Perspiration better
 Can play by himself with toys for an hour
 Wants to feed himself
 P: Varicella 10M once or twice a week, watch closely
 Sat: BCG 1M

39. Freddie
 FU July 22:
 Finished Varic 10M
 Speech much improved, calls people by their names
now, before everyone was ‘Atta’
 Still some toe-walking
 P: MMR clearing, each potency for 2 weeks, BCG 10M
as needed for headbanging

40. Freddie

41. Freddie
 FU September 10/14
 “Before the MMR clearing he was full of drama in the
mornings with crying, now he is full of joy and playing
nicely.”
 With MMR 10M had an aggravation with increased
perspiration, thirst and strong desire for milk.
 Mom noticed that the day before he is supposed to get
the next higher dose he starts to act strangely, then
when he gets the remedy is totally fine again.
 P: Repeat MMR 10M

42. Freddie
 FU Sept 20:
 Not responding to MMR any more, drama again
 Knows his colours now, recognized letters
 P: Repeat Varicella clearing, each potency for one week
each
 This made him more nervous so we decided to stop the
clearing within two weeks and to wait. Give BCG 10 M
as needed

43. Freddie
FU Oct 24/14
Main concern is clinginess now, doing great otherwise
P: Lac-Mat 200CH once a week
FU Nov 26/14
“Freddie is doing extremely well. He is listening to us
way better. His speech has improved a lot, re vocabulary
and pronunciation. He loves to sing “Twinkle twinkle
little star”.
(Video)
P: Wait

44. Freddie
 FU Jan 13/15
 Toe walking again and sleep disturbed last few nights
with drama waking at 4 am.
 Lost appetite again, wants only milk
 Wanting to be held constantly again
 Grinding teeth again
 Hitting Mom
 Got runny nose, Dad gave Coryzalia, nose stopped
running but got eruptions between fingers

45. Freddie
 P: Meningococcal-c clearing, each potency for two
weeks, Varicella 10M as back-up
 FU Feb 2/15: He is doing very well, sleeping all night,
listening well. Learned to count to 12
 Still tippy-toes sometimes, often the day before he is
supposed to get his remedy.
 Now scratching left arm quite often where the
injection site was.
 On Mening-c 1M had aggravation again

46. Vaccine schedule
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47. Freddie
 Be aware of time lag
between the
vaccination and
increasingly systemic
reactions!!
 90% of cases of autism
are regressive, symptoms
are noted by 15-18
months
Small % from birth – be
alert, suspect pregnancy
issues, incl US (girls)

48. Case 2, Travis
 12-year-old boy, Mar 1/14
 CC: Poor focus and
attention
 Distracted easily
 Averse to busy places,
including bd parties
 Anxiety trying new things
 Sleepwalks twice a week
 Nightmares
 Chronic night sweats
 Bed-wet until age 9
 Slight built

49. Travis
 Plan: Varicella 30CH,
Mon and Thurs for two
weeks, then Varicella
200CH in same way.
 FU April 17/14 (6 wks)
 “He has not had one
single episode since he
started the treatment, no
sleepwalking or night
sweats at all. Not even
talking at night!
 “Also, he used to wake up
at 5:30 – 6:00 am and
now he can sleep longer,
until 7 am.”

50. Travis
 Plan: Varicella 1M twice a
week for two weeks, then
10M the same, FU May 17:
 “He has become much
more open artistically and
is drawing continuously.
 “We’ve never seen
something from him that
was really him, he didn’t
have real passions.
 “He is catching himself now
and processing things
differently, not just lying
about things.
 “Now his self-confidence
has sky-rocketed. “

51. Travis
 Plan: Wait
 Follow up June 4/14:
 One night sweat last
week and again two
nights ago
 Plan: Varicella 10M twice
a week for three weeks
 FU August 12/14:
 “Travis has had no more
episodes since his last
remedy and has had quite
a growth spurt in the last
month and a half.
 “Thank you for doing
what you do so well!”

52. Travis
 Sister also developed
nightmares and night-
terrors past two months
 Very high need from
birth
 Stress before pregnancy
 Cleared with two doses
of Stramonium
 Father lost family
members in car crash as
child
Predisposition
 With CEASE Therapy
and homeopathy it’s
more than just
detoxification

53. Angelina

54. Changes with Treatment
 More expression of love,
joy and affection (Ben,
Brandon, Fisher, Logan)
 More spontaneity
 More creativity (Tom)
 More interest in others
 Reduced fears (Luke)

55. “He has
become so
passionate
towards us, he
tells us he
loves us all the
time!”
“He hugs and
hugs us and
gives us little
notes and
cards with
hearts on
them!”

56. Miasms
 Tubercular – often!
 Watch out for BCG vaccines
 Two other kids with BCG issues from China
 One whose mother had Mantoux test 30 times
 Illnesses in parents and grandparents, esp TB
 Vaccines in parents and grandparents
 Meds and rec drugs, alcohol in parents and grandparents
 Emotional traumas, multi-generational (Epigentics,
Inspiring homeopathy, matridonal remedies)

57. Hairy Back, tub, med, carc

58. Paul Herscu
 Awesome descriptions of
 Tuberculinum
 Medorrhinum
 Super helpful book

59. Autism Videos

60. Vaccine and Medication Injuries
ASD Kids Other diagnoses, issues
 Speech and language disorders,
non-verbal, echolalia
 Scripted and repetitive
 Poor or no social contact and
interaction, poor eye contact
 Repetitive and ritualistic
behaviours
 Stimming
 Behavioural problems,
aggression, hyperactivity,
tantrums
 Awkward gait , toe-walking
 Poor grip, hand control
 Speech and language disorders,
dyspraxia, apraxia
 Repetitive use of language,
Tourette’s, verbal tics
 Difficulty understanding social
norms, low confidence, shyness
 OCD, rigidity, ritualistic (Fisher)
 Anxiety, tics
 Behavioural problems, aggression,
obstinacy, hyperactivity, tantrums
 Toe-walking, stumbling
 Dysgraphia

61. Vaccine and Medication Injuries
ASD Kids Other Diagnosis/Issues
 Abnormal reactions to sensory
stimuli, noise, light, brushing
teeth
 Sleep disturbances
 Abnormal eating patterns
 GI problems
 Allergies!
 Candida
 Learning disabilities
 Lack of creativity
 Lack of spontaneity, rigidity
 Lack of affection
 Sensory processing disorders,
light, noise, touch, brushing teeth
 Sleep issues, nightmares, terrors
 Eating issues of every stripe!
 GI problems
 Allergies!
 Candida
 Learning disabilities
 Lack of creativity
 Lack of spontaneity
 Aversion to changes
 Lack of affection (Brandon,
Fisher)
 Low energy

62. Sensory Processing Disorder

63. Case 3, Lena
 Case of Lena: 10 yr-old girl
 Very quiet, shy, introverted, too careful, does not say
anything in class. Scared of high energy classmates.
 Slow to do anything, nicknamed ‘Little snail’
 Tired a lot, low energy, looks unwell, ashen appearance

64. Case 3, Lena
 Immunized with TDaP-
P-HiB at 7 months.
 Bad skin reaction, no
vaccines since
 Pentacel clearing:
 Dramatic change
 Lively
 Talkative
 Speaking out in class
 More confident
 No longer slow
 Easy to get up and going in am
 Much more alert
 Now interested in kitchen,
cooking

65. Appearance
Robin Charon, son vaccine-injured, severe allergies, ashen, far-away eyes

66. Appearance

67. Appearance

68. 17-yr old with ADD + Autism

69. Allergies
Most kids with autism have allergies
Gluten, casein, soy, fruits, others
They will improve with CEASE Therapy
Gut issues – Saccharum off 6D (6X)
Tinus discovered

70. Allergies
 “He used to go crazy
when eating bananas,
spinning and giggling all
over the place for an
hour. Now he can eat
them without problems.”
 Owen, age 3

71. Dyslexia, Case 4, Carl
 10-year-old boy, seen March 10, 2012
 Chronic sinusitis for five years
 Dylexic, “words move and wriggle on the page”
 Spaces out in class, cannot hear teacher properly
 Very artistic and expressive
 Very interested in nature, communicates with trees
 Slow to answer questions in office
 Dreams of floating and of being in a world of shapes
and colours
 Cannbis use in parents

72. Plan: Cannabis indica 10M
FU 5 weeks later:
The words don’t move on the page
any more
Can read much more easily
Teachers have commented on how
much better he is doing

73. Provings
 Experiment on yourself
 Try a few doses of DPT or Polio etc and note
symptoms and dreams
 Personal experience:
 DPT: Disoriented, could not hear people
properly, getting lost, feeling thick-headed
 Polio: Great feeling of persecution

74. Identifying Culprits
 Careful history taking
 Be on the alert for vaccines and meds for every child
 If none given, check what parents had
 Look at kids, watch them, interact with them
 Watch for articulation issues, toe walking, awkwardness
 Get baby pictures, look for change in their eyes and
expression over time, hair patterns
 Get samples of handwriting, drawings
 Have them use a pen, watch their grip
 Physical exam, check for hair, moles, café-au-lait spots,
perspiration, nail biting

75. Identifying Culprits
 Ask about emotional histories of parents and
grandparents!! Esp abuse and abandonment
 Get proper training, CEASE was best training
investment I made in 20 years
 Use checklists if necessary (CEASE training)
 Anything parents were exposed to before conception
 Anything during pregnancy (U/S, meds, vax, anti-
nausea meds, nasal spray, L&D intervention, stress)
 Anything since birth (Vax, Abs, Tylenol, plastic
softeners, emotional traumas)

76. Complex Cases
 Vaccines
 Pharmaceuticals
 Pesticides and
herbicides
 Processed food
 Electromagnetic
radiation
 Increased intervention
in preg, L&D
 Decrease in family and
community structures

77. Stephanie
Seneff
MIT CSAIL
June 5, 2014

78. Vitamin D

79. Owen
 Case of Owen
 3 ½, first seen Feb 12, 2013, diagnosed autistic
 Born healthy and strong, youngest of three
 9 weeks old: UTI and IV antibiotics
 15 months: Fluorosis, dental treatment
 Conscious sedation and more antibiotics
 He began toe-walking, started banging his head on the
floor when angry, lost all eye contact
 Lost the ten words he already had one by one until he
couldn’t even say ‘uh-oh’ anymore.
 Never vaccinated!

80. Owen
 Already been on a gluten, casein and soy-free diet
from 24 months
 Diet helped him to sleep through the night and
reduced hyperactive behaviour.
 He had been given numerous supplements
 Courses of Fluconazole, Nystatin and Valacyclovir
which helped temporarily.
 The family had recently switched to the GAPS
diet which somewhat improved his sleep, eye
contact and behaviour.

81. Owen
 Intensive ABA for past five months, esp for eye contact,
12 hours a week, $40/hr (10K)
 Eye contact went from none to 1 sec 30% of the time
when called
 Plan: Polyantibioticum 30CH, 2 pellets twice a week
 Ascorbyl palmitate 500 mg/day
 Vitamin C, 500 mg/day
 Fish oil 500 mg bid
 Zinc, 15 mg/day

83. Owen
 FU April 10:
 "Owen's eye contact has
gone from one second to
several minutes at times!
I’m actually almost a bit
uncomfortable with the
intensity of his gaze
now."
Change started two weeks after beginning poly

84. Owen
 FU May 7:
 "Owen is now making eye contact 100% of the time. The
ABA therapists have even stopped doing eye contact
trials!
 “And he has also started to play with toys for the first
time! “
 His sleep is much better and he can eat a greater
variety of food without problems
 He is really trying to speak
 Plan: Polyantibioticum 200 CH twice a week

85. Owen
 FU May 27:
 Continuing to improve, now using toilet for first time
 FU June 17:
 Aggravation from Poly 200 CH
 Now waving good-bye consistently, babbling lots and
using gestures, stimming behaviour (spinning) almost
cleared
 P: Poly 1M and 10M for two weeks each

86. Owen
 FU June 9:
 "No more toe walking or spinning over the last three
weeks at all! We are so happy about this!"
 Much calmer and more engaged
 He used to get huge welts from mosquito bites since
birth. Last two weeks had bites and they just went
away.
 "He turned around spontaneously and waved good-bye
- huge success, we've been trying to teach him this for
a year!"

87. Antibiotics
 Children from birth to
age 18 in industrialized
world: 10-20 courses of
antibiotics!!
 Pregnant women
casually prescribed
antibiotics, strep-B

89. Tylenol, other substances
 14-yr-old girl, autistic since ate bottle of Tylenol age 3
 Several cases where Tylenol is suspected factor
 Recent research on 20,000 kids in Italy: Tylenol linked
to asthma and allergies, glutathione depletion
 CEASE organization has identified over 300
substances contributing to autism and other
developmental disorders so far

90. Effective Treatment
 CEASE Therapy: Combined naturopathic and
homeopathic protocols, ideal for NDs
 Fish oil, zinc, ascorbyl palmitate, Vit C, cal mag, fresh
organic food
 Constitutional or inspiring homeopathy – 50% all that
is needed, incl miasmatic remedies
 Isotherapy, organotherapy, drainage
 Not too focused on diet changes, heal the traumas and
strengthen the constitution
 Cost effective and manageable treatment for parents

91. Question and what I have learned
 What does it mean to be human?
 How do we become human beings?
 Slow maturation, very social beings
 Love and connection are vital to health and
survival
 Creativity and spontaneity are natural and vital
 This is being damaged by modern society
 Homeopathy can show us the way back!

92. The End, Thank you!