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In reply to the discussion: Autism in US more common than previously thought; wider screening, better diagnosis cited [View all]proverbialwisdom
(4,959 posts)41. Previous links.
http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/2009/07/maine-cdc-autism-conference-genes-and.html
VIDEO: Maine CDC Autism Conference: Genes and Environment, Developmental and Chronic: An Inclusive Approach to Autism Science
Martha Herbert, MD, PhD
Pediatric Neurologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
VIDEO: Maine CDC Autism Conference: Genes and Environment, Developmental and Chronic: An Inclusive Approach to Autism Science
Martha Herbert, MD, PhD
Pediatric Neurologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
http://adventuresinautism.blogspot.com/2009/05/sun-rises-first-in-maine-or-maine-way.html
May 14, 2009
The Sun Rises First in Maine Or Maine, The Way Life Should Be
On Tuesday, May 12th in Augusta Maine, the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Department of Health & Human Services, the American Academy of Pediatrics - Maine Chapter, the Maine Medical Association, the Maine Osteopathic Association, the Maine Emergency Medical Services, the Autism Society of Maine, the Downeast Association of Physician Assistants, national figures in autism research, causation and treatment, state developmental pediatricians, state DAN physicians, biomed parents, non biomed parents, and autism treatment and therapy providers of all kinds met to do something that has never been done before in this country.
Listen to one another...
Full conference video available; excerpt above.
May 14, 2009
The Sun Rises First in Maine Or Maine, The Way Life Should Be
On Tuesday, May 12th in Augusta Maine, the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Department of Health & Human Services, the American Academy of Pediatrics - Maine Chapter, the Maine Medical Association, the Maine Osteopathic Association, the Maine Emergency Medical Services, the Autism Society of Maine, the Downeast Association of Physician Assistants, national figures in autism research, causation and treatment, state developmental pediatricians, state DAN physicians, biomed parents, non biomed parents, and autism treatment and therapy providers of all kinds met to do something that has never been done before in this country.
Listen to one another...
Full conference video available; excerpt above.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/18567384/index.html
POSTED: 4:10 pm EDT January 26, 2009
Martha Herbert MD PhD, "It frustrates me that we are not focusing a massive quantity of energy like a Manhattan Project type of energy on what is going on in an entire generation." Herbert, a child neurologist at Mass General Hospital, says nothing in her training prepared her for the number of kids coming in with autism, ADD, ADHD and other developmental disorders..." (part 1, minute 54)
Excerpt from ABC's Chronicle: Toxic Kids (4 parts)
What is making American children sick? Cancer rates are climbing. Cases of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and asthma are through the roof. Is the answer all around us " in the food our kids eat, the air they breathe, and the clothes they wear?" Tonight, Chronicle investigates a provocative thesis about the American lifestyle and its effects on children's health.
POSTED: 4:10 pm EDT January 26, 2009
Martha Herbert MD PhD, "It frustrates me that we are not focusing a massive quantity of energy like a Manhattan Project type of energy on what is going on in an entire generation." Herbert, a child neurologist at Mass General Hospital, says nothing in her training prepared her for the number of kids coming in with autism, ADD, ADHD and other developmental disorders..." (part 1, minute 54)
Excerpt from ABC's Chronicle: Toxic Kids (4 parts)
What is making American children sick? Cancer rates are climbing. Cases of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and asthma are through the roof. Is the answer all around us " in the food our kids eat, the air they breathe, and the clothes they wear?" Tonight, Chronicle investigates a provocative thesis about the American lifestyle and its effects on children's health.
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Autism in US more common than previously thought; wider screening, better diagnosis cited [View all]
Julian Englis
Mar 2012
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It's now being considered that ADHD is a possible sign of later onset of bipolar. I know
GreenPartyVoter
Mar 2012
#20
Higher rates in Utah? Didn't someone just post an apology letter from a grandparent
midnight
Mar 2012
#16
In the old days, the low-functioning autistic kids would have simply been labeled
Lydia Leftcoast
Mar 2012
#19
OFFICIAL DATA: the autism rate for boys born in NJ in 2000 is 1 in 29 reports Mark Blaxill (@ 4:09).
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#25
"Living in Utah... baby boy will have a 1 in 32 chance of being autistic, the highest risk in US."
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#27
ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS: Occupy EPA Action, 3/30/12,"If the EPA were occupied with sound science..."
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#28
Of mice & children: does this happen in infants & should it comprise a contraindication, like fever?
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#29
Wrong, sorry. The stats are from ADDM, a project of the CDC and its parent agency, DHHS.
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#48
You MUST read this even if a more nuanced explanation is ultimately more accurate (eg post #26).
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#32
HHS Press Release naming new public members of Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee:
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#33
Ouch, PUSHBACK. The devastating grievances detailed here warrant attention.
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#35
Harvard Health Publications: The Autism Revolution by Martha Herbert, MD, PhD, with Karen Weintraub.
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#40
Physicians for Social Responsibility: Impending Vote on Safe Chemicals Act!
proverbialwisdom
May 2012
#58
"Not 1 newborn American baby has been tested without finding 100's of chemicals in umbilical cord."
proverbialwisdom
May 2012
#61