Posted by Susan Moffitt on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Lately, there’s been much conflicting news about autism rates. A recent study from Britain contends that there is no epidemic, there’s just a great many undiagnosed adults walking around. Yet after conducting a study in South Korea, The American Journal of Psychiatry subsequently found 1 out of 38 kids to have autism, much higher than [...]
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Posted by Michelle Gonzalez on Thursday, April 28th, 2011
The Journal of Pediatrics has just released the results of a study that implemented a screening questionnaire for over 10,000 infants and reportedly was able to identify early signs of autism and other developmental disorders in children as young as 12-months old. The CSBS DP Infant-Toddler questionnaire, which takes only 5 minutes to complete, asks [...]
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Sunday, April 10th, 2011
It’s all over the news that a Massachusetts woman has been charged with attempted murder, child endangerment and assault and battery for withholding cancer treatment from her son who also suffered from autism. She admitted that she did not give him in-home chemotherapy prescriptions for five months because the side effects made her son so [...]
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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Saturday, March 26th, 2011
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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Posted by Susan Moffitt on Friday, February 18th, 2011
In the Spring of 2004, an Australian group known as The Vines quickly became one of the hottest bands in the world, topping charts and mentioned in the same breath as bands such as Nirvana. Lead singer/songwriter Craig Nicholls was well-known for his unpredictable behavior and marijuana smoking, as well as his unhealthy burger-only diet. Rude [...]
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Posted by C.A. Curie on Thursday, February 17th, 2011
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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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Saturday, January 15th, 2011
One of the most harmful things a parent can do when they suspect their child has autism or any other developmental disability is to ignore the problem. Studies and supporting evidence have consistently shown that early intervention is a critical factor in a child’s ability to mainstream themselves into schools and society later in life. [...]
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Posted by Gregory Stevens on Monday, January 10th, 2011
Every so often, a new "study" will be conducted, with results claiming to establish a new potential link to autism. The latest installment of these never ending theories comes from a California study claiming that spacing babies too closely causes autism. Although the findings are admitted to be preliminary by the researchers, this is just [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
The Autism Spectrum Quotient Test or AQ Test for short, is a self diagnostic tool for adults to determine if they are on the autism spectrum or are classified as having Asperger’s Syndrome. The Autism Quotient Test consists of fifty questions, which help individuals evaluate their own autistic traits, if any exist. Questions are geared [...]
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