Mental health in children is an area that has given me possibly the greatest satisfaction to treat. Children respond faster and more fully to homeopathy, as they are more emotionally open and in a state of continuous transformation. In other words, they are not yet stuck in life-long emotional patterns.

A homeopathic remedy tunes in to subtle nuances of emotional disturbances and shifts emotional patterns on a subconscious level. Subtle impulses can bring about big shifts. A transformation at this age is likely to have an impact on the whole of the child’s future life.

A significant proportion of my paediatric practice revolves around autism and ADHD. In my experience, homeopathic treatments have been effective in shifting disruptive behaviour traits in children with a developmental disorder. Although homeopathy is not a cure for autism, I have witnessed transformations in children with autism in the following areas: their ‘awakeness’, their capacity for interpersonal connection, their capacity to apply themselves to a task, their sleep, and their overall behaviour.