tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89348672403966853152011-11-27T19:14:31.758-06:00I started this blog to provide information to open-minded individuals about the causes and treatments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). I also hope to be able to provide information about how to receive services for people with new diagnoses. I have twin daughters, one of which was diagnosed with mild/moderate autism shortly before her second birthday.Mother of Autistic Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437481784169790173noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934867240396685315.post-22476941719763606582008-07-29T21:46:00.002-05:002008-07-29T21:49:29.956-05:00

Check out my blog about autism and leave me a comment. Also, I am getting back into making beaded jewelry to try and raise some money to publish an eBook about Biomedical Autism Interventions. Anyone who purchases jewelry from me will receive a free copy when it is complete. Thanks!http://www.freewebs.com/twinsmominmn

Mother of Autistic Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06437481784169790173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934867240396685315.post-54703574070425096792008-07-14T18:49:00.004-05:002008-07-14T23:15:34.120-05:00

I was going to do entries on Chelation Therapy, and GFCF (Gluten-Free Casein-Free) Diet separately, but I think I will combine them instead since most of the information I have found combines both treatments. I personally feel very strongly against using any of these methods mainly because there are no studies or scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness in treating autism. The reason

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The problems and issues addressed by vitamin and mineral supplements include malabsorption (intestinal disorders and chronic gastrointestinal inflammation may reduce the absorption of essential nutrients and cause disruptions in immune and general metabolic functions that are dependent upon these essential vitamins) problems and nutritional deficiencies;low levels of vitamins A, B1, B3, and B5,

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I would like to start by stating that I personally am against using medication to treat autism unless the person is so severe that he/she cannot function without it (unable to care for self by eating, bathing, etc.).The Autism Society of America lists several drugs that have been used to treat autism. The behaviors being addressed by medication includehyperactivity, impulsivity, attention

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So, alot of people think that autism is a bad thing to be diagnosed with and that somehow the people affected by it need to be cured. Autism is not deadly. The Autism Society of America states that "Autism is treatable. Children do not "outgrow" autism, but studies show that early diagnosis and intervention lead to significantly improved outcomes". There is no "cure" for autism. People diagnosed

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I have been wanting to provide people with information about autism spectrum disorder for a long time now, and I finally decided to try this method. My wonderful, beautiful daughter was diagnosed a month before she turned 2. She does not fit the typical stereotypes of autism and what people think autistic people are supposed to look or act like. I have heard and read about several different

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