Sleep and Autism

Sleep and Autism

Persistent, altered sleep is a common finding among young children who have signs and symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of ASD. This is a key difference from neuro-typical peers. And, like any person, changes in quantity and quality can result in further downstream...
Miracle Mineral Solution Treatment for Autism

Miracle Mineral Solution Treatment for Autism

I hadn’t really expected MMS to gain any traction as a viable autism treatment. It seems complicated and scary, and the FDA first issued a warning about it four years ago. Perhaps there is no measurable re-emergence, but it seemed so when I attended the Autism...
The Polarized World of Autism Diagnosis and Treatments

The Polarized World of Autism Diagnosis and Treatments

Last week, Forbes’ science writer, Emily Willingham, decided to spice up Halloween with one of her usual autism-themed stories. How timely. The 5 Scariest Autism ‘Treatments’ warned readers that there are money hungry snake oil salespeople posing as...
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Part III

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Part III

How it works: Until more is known about the cause(s) of autism, the holy grail of treatment is to create new neural connections to overcome the apparent lack of typically functioning network linkages in both sensory and motor pathways. Various areas of the brain have...