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The New Autism

The New Autism

There were lots of media stories this week announcing that, because the criteria for the diagnosis of autism are changing in the new Diagnostic Manual (DSM V), there could be a decrease in the number of documented cases. This finding was based on a study by Dr. Fred...

Autism & Moneyball

Autism & Moneyball

I'll indulge myself a bit here and compare my medical practice that helps ASD patients to the story in the movie Moneyball. It's about Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's, who changed the way that baseball evaluated, paid for, and used players to win...

Apples, Arsenic & Autism

Apples, Arsenic & Autism

Just this past Fall, Dr. Oz featured an episode about several brands of apple juice that contained up to 3-1/2 times the amount of arsenic that is considered safe in our drinking water. The Department of Health and Human Services sent investigators from the Food and...

Top Ten Autism Plans for 2012

Top Ten Autism Plans for 2012

The New Year has inspired me to think about practice goals for  the coming year; personally, professionally and more: 10. CAM practitioners will gain more respect by the conventional (and failing) medical community. 9. More institutional research which has been...

Asperger’s and Autism

Asperger’s and Autism

I don’t have a problem with the proposed DSM V inclusion under the ‘Spectrum’ umbrella. Heck, utilizing psychiatric diagnostic criteria for autism is wrong in the first place. Also, if it gets services for affected individuals, that is ultimately the goal, anyway.

Autism Review 2011

Autism Review 2011

It's the time of year to review what I think are the important events that have made the news regarding child developmental issues, especially regarding ASD. The Environmental Protection Agency has finally issued the first U.S. standards to cut mercury and other toxic...

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