Oct 15, 2019
Dr. Sonya Doherty is a naturopathic doctor who focuses on biomedical treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, PANDAS, anxiety, depression, and rare genetic disorders. Her passion and expertise is inspiring, and her devoted work in helping families looking for answers is just beyond words.
Dr. Sonya is extremely passionate about biomedical treatment. She has been practicing for over 14 years and has treated thousands of children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders. As the mother of 3 young children, she is dedicated to bringing the most current research and advanced treatments to her multidisciplinary wellness clinic located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Doherty is an international speaker and lectures extensively on biomedical treatment and the prevention of autism and other developmental disorders. As a member of the Treat Autism faculty, she trains other health care professionals in biomedical treatment.
Key Takeaways:
[6:42] How Dr. Doherty decided to focus on her area of expertise.
[9:55] Naturopathic medicine vs. traditional medicine approaches to neurodevelopmental disorders.
[12:26] Educating other physicians.
[14:53] Diet will change your child’s life with autism.
[16:03] Removing dairy and grains.
[18:05] First encounter with desperate families with children with autism.
[19:46] The aggravation process.
[20:43] Steps towards recovery.
[23:43] The proper evaluation to a non-verbal child.
[25:32] Getting a bowel x-ray.
[26:37] Unclogging the gut and starting a diet.
[27:38] The problem with the grains we eat.
[30:02] SNPs: Single nucleotide polymorphisms= bridges.
[32:05] Toxicity as a cause of the increase in children with autism.
[37:15] Healing families.
[38:28] All regression is mitochondrial.
[41:59] Addicted response to food requires a drastic change in diet.
[42:55] Prevention.
[45:10] The dangers of Tylenol.
[46:27] How heavy metals are affecting our health.
[47:52] The transformations that Dr. Doherty sees every day.
[52:15] What is PANDAS?
[59:07] What makes Dr. Doherty rebellious?
[1:01:15] Rapid fire questions.
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