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Without a Local Program

Where do parents go when they know their child isn’t mastering the typical early childhood development stages?
Checking for Carnitine Deficiency

So to continue this journey, we had found a pediatrician who was much more qualified in dealing with chronic health issues. My son's bowels were never normal so we knew there were some digestive issues. He was unable to…
Doctors ponder the environmental causes of autism

Perri Klass, MD, wrote an article in today’s New York Times puzzling over the possible environmental causes of autism. “Parents of children with autism often ask pediatricians like me about the cause of th…
Sick Son + Girl Scout Cookies Equals Dead Battery

It has been a crazy weekend. My son did good recovering from his biopsy, but came down with a stomach bug. At first, I thought it was a complication from the procedure. He was vomiting. A lot. I called the Pediatric Sur…
Early Intervention: What is it?

I recently had a parent in desperation ask me what she should do. She had taken her daughter to the doctor several times. She knew in her heart that her daughter who was born at 32 weeks and was not developing as her p…
Parenting A Special Needs Child

* If a parent has concerns or questions about their young developing child first consult your trusted pediatrician. Many pediatricians have not had sufficient training in knowing the signs of early autism spectrum dis…
1 in 100

When Leechbabe offered to let me guest post on ‘something about autism’ I thought it wasn’t going to happen. My closest approach to autism is through the children of online friends, somehow I seem…
Dr. Paul Offit answered my question re: vaccines

Dr. Paul Offit did an interview with the fine folks over at the Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism this week-end. In preparation, they asked people on Twitter if they had any questions they’d like answere…
Welcome to the Madhouse

Our guest blogger this week is Fiona from Australia. Fiona says: Our family is amazing, funny, and full of many laughs, tears, craziness and fun. So come on in – Welcome to the madhouse!
The Best Thing? Really?

This news snipped caught my eye "Brain scan 'best thing so far" in detecting Autism." It seemed so cavalier that I clicked to the article. I do not agree. At most, it's an interesting future diagnostic tool. I see it…