Autism rates have not increased
Amanda Baxter (Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research in Australia) and her colleagues have put together a study entitled “The epidemiology and global burden of autism spectrum disorders”. You...
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It’s natural to fear a connection between vaccines and autism
When my twins were about 6 months old, we went for their 6th month checkups, and then to the immunization clinic in the same building for their shots. Shortly after that, my son, Corwin*, broke out in...
View ArticleHow Blue Cross Blue Shield and a handful of Senators are blocking autism...
Autism Spectrum Disorder is more common than childhood cancer, cystic fibrosis, and multiple sclerosis combined. In the US, autism affects 1 out of every 68 children, while in North Carolina, that...
View ArticleDid better mothering defeat the Neanderthals?
More and more research shows that Neanderthals were as inferior in cognition as originally thought. A five-year project out of Kochi University of Technology in Japan examines factors that contributed...
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Stop telling worried parents that Einstein didn’t talk until 4 and start...
On parenting message boards, facebook groups, and elsewhere online, I see posts by parents concerned about the development of their children and, at one time, I was making those posts. Even in groups...
View ArticleFemale bonobos observed helping mother give birth.
” During the birth event, which occurred at the Luikotale Bonobo Project field site, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the researchers discovered that wild bonobos do not give birth alone. The...
View ArticleStop the hyperbole when it comes to breastfeeding
This excellent article, Stop The Hyperbole When It Comes To Breastfeeding encompasses many of my beliefs in regards to breastfeeding. My son, Alden, was born unable to suckle, even from a bottle, and I...
View ArticleThe problem with articles on autism risks and how to evaluate studies. Or why...
It seems like every month, articles pop up all over the internet blaming something else for causing autism. To the average person, it looks as though scientists have no idea what they are doing and are...
View ArticleThe connections in autistic brains are idiosyncratic and individualized —...
You’ll often hear, those of us involved with autism say, “If you’ve met one child with autism, you’ve met one child with autism,” but never before have I seen a study that so accurately captures what...
View ArticleNew Research Suggests Autism has Multiple Causes
A new study published in the journal Neuron have found a test that can reliably predict autism, even in young infants. The new research demonstrates that even in sleep — and at an age when even some...
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