The latest big autism story is a new study by University of Connecticut psychology professor Deborah Fein that claims some children with autism can not only lose their diagnosis as they get older, but become indistinguishable from typical peers. Fein assessed 34 adults who had been given an autism diagnosis as children, many of whom [...]
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April 1st ushers in Autism Awareness Month and there is an excellent conference that kicks off in Dartmouth, Massachusetts to start the month. “When the Belly is the Beast: How Intestinal Health Impacts Brain and Behavior,” is a symposium dedicated to exploring nutritional and biomedical approaches to treating autism. In addition to speakers on gastrointestinal [...]
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The US Supreme Court’s decision earlier this week protecting vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits highlights an even larger problem for many children with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Well-intended parents are out campaigning and spending precious time, money and resources, all while home therapies needed to treat their child’s autism are being neglected. However meaningful [...]
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Despite greater awareness and a better understanding of the disorder, autism rates continue to climb at an alarming rate, with more parents than ever before receiving the devastating news of an autism diagnosis. However, while the maze of a loved one’s diagnosis can be quite overwhelming, there is some potentially great news. As the first [...]
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The University of Rochester Medical School recently published a report entitled, ¨Popular Autism Diet Does Not Demonstrate Behavioral Improvement." The small, tightly controlled study on the effects of a gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet found that it made no appreciable difference in the behavior, sleeping, or digestive habits of twenty-two children aged two-and-a-half to five-years-old. Results [...]
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Below is the audio to an interview we recorded with Raun Kaufman a few years ago. Raun is the CEO of the Autism Treatment Center of America. Raun’s story is quite remarkable. At an early age, he was diagnosed with severe autism, along with a tested IQ of 30. Despite a bleak prognosis, Raun’s parents [...]
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Jenny McCarthy was thrust into the national autism debate soon after her son, Evan, was diagnosed with autism in 2005. Experiencing endless frustration in attempting to find help and treatment for her son, Jenny became an autism advocate for hundreds of thousands of families nationwide and around the world. However, her aggressive campaigning style and [...]
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DAN! (Defeat Autism Now) doctors are physicians who follow the "DAN Protocol,", which involves various forms of biomedical treatments, which may include Methyl B-12 injections, nutritional supplements, chelation, IVIG, and implementation of the GFCF diet. Many parents have claimed tremendous success in treating their children with autism using DAN doctors. However, many DAN! physicians are [...]
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A good number of children on the autism spectrum also suffer from various allergies and food sensitivities. One of the more common issues related to allergies and autism can be linked to milk, or more specifically, the casein protein. Casein is naturally produced in the milk of lactose-producing mammals, which include cows, goats and humans. [...]
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