Article: Has this father found a cure for his son's autism? How one man's devotion, and a home-made concoction of oil and herbs, pose a tantalising question.

Byline: DANNY PENMAN

ROB NIJSSEN sits hunched over a set of scales in his homebuilt laboratory. He's weighing out herbs, oils and powders, and combining them with the skills of a practised craftsman. With the determined look in his eye, he could be a gifted academic or an alchemist. He is, in fact, a man trying to save his son from a lifetime of pain and suffering. And Rob believes he's done just that.

Five years ago his three-year-old son, Frederick, was diagnosed with autism.

The doctors told Rob and his wife Anita there was no cure and warned them to prepare for many years of struggle. But Rob refused to give up.

As a fervent ...

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