Autism

Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Learning Disabilities

2013-09-07T00:24:33+00:00

A number of months ago, the Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center (CEHC) released a list of the top ten toxic chemicals suspected to cause autism and learning disabilities. This list can't come soon enough, as earlier this year the CDC reported that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) now affects 1 of every 88 American children - [...]

Top 10 Chemicals Most Likely to Cause Autism and Learning Disabilities2013-09-07T00:24:33+00:00

November Autism Articles

2012-11-15T00:38:02+00:00

Genetic tests for autism debut amid concerns about validity Autism: Environmental factors neglected in search for a cause A Generation in Jeopardy: How pesticides are undermining our children's health &intelligence    

November Autism Articles2012-11-15T00:38:02+00:00

Free Conference Presentation on Environmental Factors and Autism

2012-07-19T00:41:55+00:00

Martha Herbert's Free Conference Presentation on Environmental Factors and Autism This Seminar offers an overview about environmental factors and autism presented by Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D. and is provided free of charge. The presentation was recorded April 28, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. Part 1 is below - click here to view Part 2 (optional - [...]

Free Conference Presentation on Environmental Factors and Autism2012-07-19T00:41:55+00:00

Autism Linked to Industrial Food or Environment

2012-04-30T00:50:54+00:00

Autism Linked To Industrial Food Or Environment A new study in Clinical Epigenetics, suggests that the epidemic of autism amongst children in the U.S. may be associated with the typical American diet. The study by Renee Dufault and his team explores how mineral deficiencies, affected by dietary factors, such as high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), [...]

Autism Linked to Industrial Food or Environment2012-04-30T00:50:54+00:00

Signs of Autism at 6 Months of Age

2012-03-01T01:05:48+00:00

Signs of Autism Show Up on MRI at 6 Months of Age Children who develop autism have pervasive abnormalities of brain white matter and altered neural developmental trajectories even before symptoms appear, researchers demonstrated on imaging studies. At 6 months of age, at-risk infants who later showed typical symptoms of autism had higher fractional anisotropy [...]

Signs of Autism at 6 Months of Age2012-03-01T01:05:48+00:00

The Autism Enigma

2012-03-01T01:04:52+00:00

If you missed "The Autism Enigma" it is available on the CBC website at the link below for viewing in Canada only. Please click here to watch this video online. There are also able to view some really great interviews that didn't make the documentary on the producer's site. Please click here to view interviews [...]

The Autism Enigma2012-03-01T01:04:52+00:00

Effect of Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Autism

2011-12-18T01:11:18+00:00

Effect of a vitamin/mineral supplement on children and adults with autism.
 BMC Pediatr. 2011 Dec 12;11(1):111. [Epub ahead of print]

 Adams JB, Audhya T, McDonough-Means S, Rubin RA, Quig D, Geis E, Gehn E, Loresto M, Mitchell J, Atwood S, Barnhouse S, Lee W.
 
BACKGROUND:
 Vitamin/mineral supplements are among the most commonly used treatments for [...]

Effect of Vitamin/Mineral Supplement for Autism2011-12-18T01:11:18+00:00

Autism and Antibiotic Use: Early Research

2011-09-14T01:14:59+00:00

OTTAWA - David Patchell-Evans says he felt powerless as he watched his daughter, Kilee, turn "literally overnight" from a sweet, friendly toddler into a three-year-old who would bite her little sister till she bled, who would wake up every night screaming, and who had suddenly lost all her vocabulary.

"You don't know what to do - [...]

Autism and Antibiotic Use: Early Research2011-09-14T01:14:59+00:00