Lead found in 20% of baby food samples
The following blog makes reference to a recent study published on June 15, 2017 by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) entitled: “Lead in Food: A Hidden Health Threat”. The original […]
Category Archives: autism
Paramount Pictures: Do not Produce “Neurotribes”, which is a book about Autism by Steve Silberman, as a Movie
The following post was written by a regular contributor Yuval Levental. Please go to the following url and sign your name: https://www.change.org/p/paramount-pictures-do-not-produce-neurotribes-which-is-a-book-about-autism-by-steve-silberman-as-a-movie?source_location=minibar Steve Silberman is an autism writer that trivializes […]
Moving Forward in Our Understanding of Autism
Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Autism Research Institute Fifty years ago, when Dr. Bernard Rimland founded the Autism Research Institute (ARI), he challenged virtually every accepted belief about autism. At a […]
Auditory Integration Therapy and Autism
Many treatments and interventions in autism have focused on methods to reduce maladaptive behaviors and symptoms of related comorbidities such as seizures. By way of contrast there has been little […]
Neurofeedback and Autism
The ability of the brain to process information, similar to modern communication devices, is conveyed by voltage frequencies. These frequencies are characterized by the total number of up- and down-swings […]
“Autism Rehabilitation” in China
A couple of weeks ago I went to Beijing to provide a keynote lecture at an autism congress. I had made previous commitments for the time frame of the congress […]
Free app of The Vaccine Handbook available from the Immunization Action Coalition
A new app of The Vaccine Handbook is now available from the Immunization Action Coalition. The free app, which is available for Apple iPhones and iPads only, contains the complete 2017 (6th) edition […]
Forty eight Cases of Measles Reported in Minnesota Children
Minnesota’s Hennepin County is currently experiencing an outbreak of measles cases. Most of the cases (46 out of 48) are 10 years of age or younger and 41 are Somali-American […]
NIH to limit the amount of grant money a scientist can receive
US agency creates point system to address imbalance in distribution of research funds The following is the introduction from an article written by Sara Reardon on Nature. The whole article […]
General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization
On April 20, 2017, CDC released the General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization(https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs/general-recs/index.html). The General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization replace the 2011 General Recommendations on Immunization. According to ACIP Executive Secretary Amanda […]
