ABOUT ME

Maria Rickert HongI’m a Certified Holistic Health Counselor who helps parents heal their children from symptoms of:

  • Almost autism
  • Sensory Processing Disorder
  • Autism
  • ADHD
  • PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome)
  • PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)
  • OCD
  • Lyme disease

I have healed my sons’ health with dietary changes, therapies and a biomedical approach. My sons had:

  • Sensory Processing Disorder (I call it “almost autism”)
  • Asthma
  • Allergies
  • Eczema
  • Low muscle tone
  • Developmental delays
  • Failure to thrive
  • Lyme disease
  • PANS
  • PANDAS
  • Acid reflux

Before my sons were born, I was an equity research analyst working at Wall Street investment banks.

Because I had learned how to research an issue, I discovered that the roots of my sons’ illnesses are:

  • Toxicity from heavy metals, endocrine disruptors and other toxins
  • Gut dysbiosis
  • Immune dysregulation
  • Nutritional deficiencies
  • Hormonal imbalances, especially adrenal and thyroid hormones
  • Chronic inflammation

I am the author of the best-selling book, Almost Autism: Recovering Children from Sensory Processing Disorder, A Reference for Parents and Practitioners. In addition, I am a co-author of the best-selling book, Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis.

I am a Co-Founder of and the Education and Media Director for Documenting Hope, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that offers research, resources and results for a root-cause approach to healing kids from chronic health conditions. As part of Documenting Hope, I am a co-author of Reversal of Autism Symptoms among Dizygotic Twins through a Personalized Lifestyle and Environmental Modification Approach: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. J Pers Med. 2024, 14(6), 641.

During your consultation with me, you’ll find that I often refer to the work that I have created for the Documenting Hope website, including the monthly webinars that I host as well as numerous articles that I and others have written to educate parents.

Could one conversation change your life? Schedule an initial consultation with me today!