A Biomedical Approach Via Telemedicine in the Treatment of a Child With Sensory Processing Disorder Using Diet and High-dose Biotin Intervention: A Case Report.

backgroundWe present the case of a 6-y-old boy who was diagnosed with sensory processing disorder with developmental language and learning delay. He was treated successfully with diet and high-dose biotin along with other nutrient support that resulted in resolution of abnormal sensory behaviors and improvement in language and learning. CASE/

interventionThe child was diagnosed with a presumed biotin deficiency from organic acids testing which revealed markers that reflected biotin deficiency despite supplementation with 300 mcg daily (AI = 12 mcg/d). Stool markers were also noted for low beneficial biotin producing microbiota. In the course of several months of high-dose biotin supplementation with herbal treatment for dysbiosis, he was able to subsequently transition from special needs classes requiring sensory support into mainstream classes as a neurotypical child with age appropriate language and learning skills and resolution of abnormal sensory behaviors.

conclusionThis case illustrates the importance of using functional nutrition labs to rule out nutrient imbalances that could be a cause of improper signaling in the brain, which can translate into delayed language, learning, and behavior disorders. Organic acids may reveal a much higher level of need of nutrients, especially when polymorphisms of enzymes are present that may be responsive, as this case demonstrates, to targeted high-dose nutrient therapy.