Not even a hint of relationship in large Danish study by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 04, 2019 Children in Denmark receiving the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine had no extra risk of developing autism, even among those considered especially vulnerable to the neurodevelopmental condition, researchers said. In a nationwide cohort of 657,461 children, some […]
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2018 Jun 29. doi: 10.1007/5584_2018_234. [Epub ahead of print] Leisman G1,2,3, Machado C4, Machado Y4, Chinchilla-Acosta M4. Abstract The study examined the efficacy of low-level laser therapy, a form of photobiomodulation, for the treatment of irritability associated with autistic spectrum disorder in children and adolescents aged 5-17 years. Twenty-one of the […]
BY J.B. HANDLEY April 2, 2018 Five clear, replicable, and related discoveries explaining how autism is triggered have formed an undeniably clear picture of autism’s causation, and possibly ways to alleviate the symptoms, too. Most of the research that has created this understanding has been published in the last 36 months, and largely from international […]
Metab Brain Dis. 2017; 32(5): 1335–1355. Published online 2017 Jul 27. doi: 10.1007/s11011-017-0077-2 PMCID: PMC5596046 PMID: 28752219 Gerwyn Morris Abstract The conceptualisation of autistic spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease has undergone something of a paradigm shift in recent years and rather than being viewed as single illnesses with a unitary pathogenesis and pathophysiology they are […]
Mawson AR, Ray BD, Bhuiyan AR, Jacob B (2017) Pilot comparative study on the health of vaccinated and unvaccinated 6- to 12-year-old U.S. children. J Transl Sci 3: DOI: 10.15761/JTS.1000186 Abstract Vaccinations have prevented millions of infectious illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths among U.S. children, yet the long-term health outcomes of the vaccination schedule remain uncertain. […]
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 12/01/2016 Saad K, et al. – A double–blinded, randomized clinical trial (RCT) was conducted to survey the impacts of vitamin D supplementation on the core symptoms of autism in children. The results of this study suggest that oral vitamin D supplementation may safely improve signs and symptoms of autism […]
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies July 2016 Volume 20, Issue 3, Pages 461–470 Ioná Bramati-Castellarin, PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med, D.O, N.D Summary This study investigated the influence of visceral osteopathic technique (VOT) on the behaviour and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms of children with autism using a validated questionnaire to measure outcome. Methods The 49 […]
Date: January 28, 2016 Source: Texas A&M University Summary: Folic acid has long been touted as an important supplement for women of childbearing age for its ability to prevent defects in the baby’s developing brain and spinal cord. In fact, folic acid is considered so important that it is added as a supplement to breads, […]
Ioná Bramati-Castellarin, PhD, BSc (Hons) Ost Med, D.O, N.D Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Published Online: January 13, 2016 Summary This study investigated the influence of visceral osteopathic technique (VOT) on the behaviour and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms of children with autism using a validated questionnaire to measure outcome. Methods The 49 recruited autistic children […]
December 14, 2015 Health Impact News The last report issued in 2013 by the Department of Justice (Vaccine Court), for compensation made by the Health and Human Services for people injured or killed by vaccines, was released in December 2013, covering the period of 8/16/2013 through 11/15/2013. The report is available as a Power Point presentation […]
Neuroscience. 2015 Oct 29;307:273-80. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.08.040. Epub 2015 Aug 24. Morris SL Abstract BACKGROUND: People with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) also have poorer fundamental motor skills. The development of postural control underlies both social and motor skills. All three elements are facilitated by the active use of visual information. This study compares how adults with […]
From: Autism Spectrum Disorders – From Genes to Environment Chapter 6 1. Introduction The objective of this chapter is to evaluate the research pertinent to the use of dietary interventions to treat autism. A brief description, rationale, any evidence of efficacy and validity of methodology employed for most frequently used inventions in autism follows. Full […]
April 27, 2015 JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this large retrospective longitudinal cohort study assessed the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) associated with intrauterine exposure to type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes mellitus. The risk of ASD in offspring was not significantly elevated with preexisting […]
Expert Opinion / Interview · April 21, 2015 Interview with Terisa P Gabrielsen PhD, NCSP Interview by Tony Nimeh MD Terisa P. Gabrielsen, PhD, Assistant Professor of School Psychology at Brigham Young University, specializes in autism spectrum disorder. She talked to Dr. Tony Nimeh of PracticeUpdate Primary Care about the benefits of early diagnosis and […]
Expert Opinion / Interview · April 14, 2015 Identifying Early Signs of Autism—Part 2 Interview with Terisa P Gabrielsen PhD, NCSP Interview by Tony Nimeh MD Terisa P. Gabrielsen, PhD, Assistant Professor of School Psychology at Brigham Young University, specializes in autism spectrum disorder. She talked to Dr. Tony Nimeh of PracticeUpdate Primary Care about […]
Expert Opinion / Interview · April 08, 2015 Identifying Early Signs of Autism—Part 1 Interview with Terisa P Gabrielsen PhD, NCSP Interview by Tony Nimeh MD Terisa P. Gabrielsen, PhD, Assistant Professor of School Psychology at Brigham Young University, specializes in autism spectrum disorder. She talked to Dr. Tony Nimeh of PracticeUpdate Primary Care about […]
03.25.2015 by Molly Walker Contributing Writer Action Points Note that this observational study demonstrated an association between autism spectrum disorder and maternally reported gastrointestinal symptoms. Be aware that the study’s reliance on maternal report could significantly bias the results. Children who were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were more likely to have maternally reported […]
1.13.2015 Mark Hyman, M.D. Why Current Thinking about Autism is Completely Wrong Autism rates have skyrocketed. Today an estimated one in 150 kids today has been diagnosed. Over the past 10 to 20 years, dramatic scientific discoveries have turned conventional thinking about autism on its head. For example, Martha Herbert, MD, a pediatric neurologist from […]