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If your child is between 5 and 17 years old and has autistic disorder, he or she may be eligible for a study investigating an FDA approved medication for the treatment of severe irritable, aggressive, self-injurious...
Many people want to know more about what is going on in the Florida legislature regarding treatment of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. It is hard to keep up and the information is not easy to find. I have included a number of...
This week the American Heart Association (AHA) published guidelines recommending a screening EKG (electrocardiogram) before any child starts stimulant medication. This bold sweeping recommendation affects many children. However, this is not a new...
Austim: The Musical which recently aired on HBO as a short documentary serves as both a call to action as well as community acceptance for those afflicted by autism. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that...
What if I told you to drink three glasses of gasoline a day, would you do it? Even at today’s prices it would still be cheaper than drinking milk and even though I am not advocating the consumption of gasoline, it serves to show that before we...
We all know how much we spend on therapy services each month. Unless of course you are like me, you just know how many hours of speech therapy your son is receiving and hope that they forget to send the bill. That has not happened yet, but I keep...
A very common problem for many families with toddlers is biting. For typical children, this behavior occurs most often during the toddler years, while for children with developmental delays, especially language delays, this behavior can...
There is now very good evidence linking asthma, cancer, allergies, Alzeimer's disease and Heart Disease with low levels of inflammation in the body.
By altering the food that we eat we can tip the body towards a state of inflammation or...
In the February Edition of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent medicine there is a wonderful article by Researchers at Penn State University. The study compared Honey , no treatment and Dextromethorphan ( OTC cough medication) for cough. The...
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By Health Sciences America on May 8If your child is between 5 and 17 years old and has autistic disorder, he or she may be eligible for a study investigating an FDA approved medication for the treatment of severe irritable, aggressive, self-injurious...
By Richard Probert on May 1Many people want to know more about what is going on in the Florida legislature regarding treatment of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. It is hard to keep up and the information is not easy to find. I have included a number of...
By Judith Aronson-Ramos on Apr 28This week the American Heart Association (AHA) published guidelines recommending a screening EKG (electrocardiogram) before any child starts stimulant medication. This bold sweeping recommendation affects many children. However, this is not a new...
By Charlotte Fudge on Mar 27Austim: The Musical which recently aired on HBO as a short documentary serves as both a call to action as well as community acceptance for those afflicted by autism. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that...
By Charlotte Fudge on Mar 27What if I told you to drink three glasses of gasoline a day, would you do it? Even at today’s prices it would still be cheaper than drinking milk and even though I am not advocating the consumption of gasoline, it serves to show that before we...
By Charlotte Fudge on Mar 27We all know how much we spend on therapy services each month. Unless of course you are like me, you just know how many hours of speech therapy your son is receiving and hope that they forget to send the bill. That has not happened yet, but I keep...
By Jill Pignatiello on Mar 13A very common problem for many families with toddlers is biting. For typical children, this behavior occurs most often during the toddler years, while for children with developmental delays, especially language delays, this behavior can...
By Xavier Sevilla on Mar 6There is now very good evidence linking asthma, cancer, allergies, Alzeimer's disease and Heart Disease with low levels of inflammation in the body. By altering the food that we eat we can tip the body towards a state of inflammation or...
By Xavier Sevilla on Mar 6In the February Edition of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent medicine there is a wonderful article by Researchers at Penn State University. The study compared Honey , no treatment and Dextromethorphan ( OTC cough medication) for cough. The...