Marking Improvement in Your Toddler’s Autism

Marking Improvement in Your Toddler’s Autism

In typically-developing children, the second year of life ushers in socialization and mobility. Eye contact becomes more sustained. Babbling precedes talking. Motor skills lead to physical independence. That gives rise to play, and achieving the skills that will be...
Antibiotics and Autism, too

Antibiotics and Autism, too

One of my most re-tweeted essays is The Law, Antibiotics, and Autism, which is a discussion involving a recent Federal Court ruling. The final verdict was that, even though antibiotics in our food are admittedly harmful, the LAW’s hands are tied, and the...
An Autism Prevention

An Autism Prevention

Since there are multiple proposed factors that could lead to autism, some of them, at least, ought to be preventable. Proven associations due to environmental pollution or toxic foodstuffs are under little personal control, however. Research that recently appeared in...
Top Autism Stories of 2015

Top Autism Stories of 2015

An end-of-the-year GoogleScholar.com search for publications using the term AUTISM returned ~ 58,000 entries: √ Treatment = 32,000 results √ Diagnosis = 19,000 items √ Cause = 19,000 records √ Prevention = 10,000 entries Here are the stories that represent this...
An Autism Christmas Story: If It’s Good Enough For John-Boy

An Autism Christmas Story: If It’s Good Enough For John-Boy

by Karen Vossen Practice Administrator Child Development Center of America Today, I was wrapping my children’s presents. Maybe it was the 6 cups of coffee, maybe it’s the menopause, or maybe I am just a sentimental Mom. I got a little sad and shed some tears. I...
Get Your Child Off the Couch and Out of the House

Get Your Child Off the Couch and Out of the House

I watched a tv commercial recently, recommending that families should play outdoors for at least an hour a day. “The NFL PLAY 60 Challenge teaches educators and children to integrate health and fitness into daily classroom lessons.” What a great idea! It...