The Earliest Earliest Signs of Autism

The Earliest Earliest Signs of Autism

There has been a lot of recent news coverage about a study demonstrating that young infants who display certain problems may be presenting with the earliest sign of autism. Not the first such research, not the last. Three months prior, an investigation into the number...
Really Scary Autism Treatments

Really Scary Autism Treatments

Emily Willingham, a Forbes blogger who frequently waxes less-than-sympathetic in her stories concerning autism, recently posted her Five Scariest ‘Treatments’. While I do not disagree with some of her picks, I take issue with the tone of the blog and the...
15 Things Not to Do to Help Your Autistic Child

15 Things Not to Do to Help Your Autistic Child

Applied Behavioral Analysis is the science of understanding and molding human behaviors. Dr. I. Lovaas utilized Skinner-era techniques in the latter half of the 20th century to produce proven results in selected ASD patients. Dr. D. Granpeesheh authored a...