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Autism Treament
Hospital Preparedness Lacking for Children with Autism
Residents of the United States will be facing the peak of flu season (which
runs from October through May) in the coming few weeks and it's likely that a
portion of children who get sick will require hospitalization during that time.…
Autism and the Diet Connection
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…
The Autism Medication Maze
Parents of children with autism will invariably face difficult decisions regarding their
children's best course of treatment. Among the most agonizing of these, is the decision to use prescription
drugs to treat their condition. Against…
Shock Treatment for Children with Autism?
According
to the Washington Post, Electroconvulsive
Therapy Machines (ECT) will soon be required to undergo the same rigorous
testing as other medical equipment currently on the market.
A 1974 law mandating the
close…
Consequences of Autism Denial Can Be Far Reaching
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…
How to Apply for the Wisconsin Early Autism Project (WEAP)
The Wisconsin Early Autism Project, or WEAP for short, is a great resource
for residents of Wisconsin and surrounding areas that have children with an
autism spectrum disorder. Under the Wisconsin Early Autism Project,
children…
Raun Kaufman’s Autism Recovery Story
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…