Autism: Benefit From Sessions in the Hyperbaric Chamber?

Thanks to Patrick who sent this with the comment, "Talk about your shots in the dark." I'd be interested to hear other people's thoughts and/or experiences with this:

Boston (HealthKnowItAll) - Results of a new study published in the journal BMC suggest that treating autistic children with sessions in a hyperbaric chamber may have numerous benefits.

The study was performed by researchers from the US, and lends hope to a possible new approach when it comes to treating children diagnosed with the social disorder.

In the small study, children with autism who spent time in a hyperbaric chamber exhibited fewer symptoms associated with the condition, than other autistic children who did not receive the treatment.

The children treated in the hyperbaric chamber, were subjected to 40 1-hour sessions over a 4 week period.

Hyperbaric therapy involves breathing in 100% oxygen at a pressure greater than 1 atmosphere in a pressurized environment.

Currently there is no cure for autism which is said to effect as many as 1 in every 150 US children.

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