Dr Louise Lindenberg, Cape Town

Integrative Medicine is based on a partnership of patient and practitioner, within which conventional and alternative modalities may be used to stimulate the body’s healing response. It shifts the orientation of medicine from one of disease to one of healing; engages the mind, spirit, body, as well as the community;
The incidence of diagnosis seems to be increasing. Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) typically includes Classic Autism (or low functioning autism), Asperger syndrome (or high functioning autism), Pervasive Developmental Disorder, which includes speech/language disorder, sensory integration disorder and other mixed symptomology. Attention Deficit (and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity) disorder, as well as Conduct Disorder can also be classed as ASDs.