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Some notes from TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) view on the patterns seen in children and adults with Autism, ADD, and ADHD. You may have to zoom in to enlarge images below.

Autism	Symptoms	Treatment
Kidney Essence Deficiency	weak body, fatigue organs, pale and thin, insufficient nutrition and language development	Du20, sishencong, du24, gb13, Kd3
	delayed growth, small stature, late fontelle closure, reduced intelligence, slow movement	Liu wei Di huang tang
	mental weariness, forgetful, insomnia, clear urination, bed wetting, dizziness, expressionless,	Ba zhen tang.
	hearing impairment, weakness, sore low back
	pale tongue, deep thin or wiry pulse
	Nourish yin, tonify kidney, replish essence and marrow
Phlegm clouding the heart orifices	Drooling, unclear speech, repetitive language, expressionless, unable to follw instructions	Du20, sishencong, Du24, GB13, St40, PC7
	mental dullness,	Jia Wei Wen Dan Tang
	swollen tongue w/white greasy coating, slippery pulse.
	Tonify kidney and strengthen spleen, resolve phlegm, transform turbidity
Heart and Spleen Deficiency	Unsociable, slow reaction, expressionless, dislikes socializing, appears to not hear	Du20, sishencong, Du24, GB13, St36, Sp6 Gui Pi Tang
	slow speech, repetitive speech and behaviors, narrow interests, pale complexion	Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
	cold limbs, spontaneous sweat, nighttime anxiety/fear, delayed development, mental and physical
	fatigue, dreaminess when waking, nightmares, taciturn/reserved speech, poor appetite
	pale tongue w/thin coat, think and weak pulse.
	Strengthen spleen, benefit the Qi, nourish heart, calm shen
Liver Fire Flaming Upward	Impatient, easily angered, stubborn, emotionally unstable, shouting, red face, dry mouth, delirium	Du20, Sishencong, Du24, GB13, Ht8, Liv2 Chai Hu Jia Long gu Mu li tang
	incoherent speech, restlessness at night, constipation, yellow urine, difficult to manage,	Yi Gan San
	appears not to hear, erratic running and jumping
	Red tongue tip, yellow coat, wiry and rapid pulse.
	Clear heat, pacify liver, calm shen, settle the mind
Liver Qi stagnation	Poor emotional regulation with frequent mood changes, hyperactivity,	Du20, sishencong, du24, GB13, Liv3, Gb34
	reduced sleep w/sleep disorders, avoids conversations, difficult communicating,	Xiao yao san
	stiff joints and ligaments with reduced flexibility and motor skills,
	pale tongue w/thin coat and wiry pulse
	Smooth the Liver, Regulate Qi
Tui-Na for kids
Open heavens gate	using both thumbs rub from Yintang to Du24
Push the water palace	use both thumbs, push from BL2 to TB23
Massage Taiyang	Rotate tai yang point using both middle fingers.
ADHD	Liver Qi stagnation turning to Fire (19.8%)
DSM 5 and ICD 10	Phlegm-fire Disturbing the Heart (15.5%)
Neurodevelopmental Disorders	Deficiency of heart and Spleen (15.4%)
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder	Exhuberant Heart and Liver fire (15%)
F90.2, F90.0, F90.1	Kidney Deficiency with Liver Hyperactivity (13.6%)	BOLD is issue
Questions:	1. how often do you have trouble wrapping up final details of a project once challenging parts are done?	Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often
	2. how often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization?	Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often
	3. How often do you have problems remembering appointments or obligations?	Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often
	4. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started?	Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often
	5. How often do you fidget or squirm with your hands and feet when you have to sit down for a long time?	Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often
	6.How often do you feel overly active and compelled to do things, like you were driven by a motor?	Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, Very often
	Symptoms	Treatments
Deficiency of Heart and Spleen Blood	ADD, poor memory and concentration, difficult sticking to the job at hand, difficult keeping time,	HT7, Ren15, SP6, Ren12, BL20, Du20
	tendency to day dream, lack of attention, tiredness, insomnia, anxiety, poor appetite, loose stools palpitations	Gui Pi Tang
	Pale tongue, choppy or fine pulse
	Noursih heart and spleen blood, strengthen the mind.
Kidney and Liver Yin deficiency with Liver Yang Rising	Hyperactive child or adult suffering from ADHD, night sweating, dry mouth, tinnitus, irritability,	SP6, Liv8,KD3, Ren4, HT7, Liv3, GB13, Du24
	Propensity to outbursts of anger,	Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
	no coating on the tongue, floating-empty and slightly wiry pulse.
	Nourish the liver and kidney yin, subdue liver yang
Heart and Spleen Qi Deficiency	Chlld or Adult with ADD, the child is in his world, lack of concentration, daydreaming, quiet, slow movement,	HT5, BL15, Ren15, Du20, Ren12, ST36, BL20, BL49
	light sleeper, spontaneous sweating, picky eater,	Gui Pi tang and Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
	Pale tongue, Weak pulse
Liver and Heart Fire	Child or adult with ADD, restless and irritable child, propensity to outbursts of anger, lack of concentration.	Liv2, liv3, GV24, GB13, Ren15
	inability to focus on a task, dry mouth, insomnia, unpleasant dreams, headaches, bitter taste. Artistic child.	Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
	Red tongue with dry-yellow coating. Wiry-rapid pulse.
ADHD frequent TX.	herbal formulas	Points
	Wen Dn Tang	Pc6, Du20, Li4, Liv3, HT7
	Yi Gan San: calm liver, relieve spasm, dispel heat, strengthen spleen
	Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang- harmonize and release shao yang, nourish blood, alleviates pain.
	Gui Pi Tang
	Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
	Jia Wei Xiao yao San
	Liu Wei di huang Wan