How A Specific Diet Can Reduce Autism Symtoms

October 3, 2008 · Filed Under Health Education · Comment 

Much has been written in the popular press about the dramatic behavioral improvement in children with autism when they are put on a special diet. This diet, devoid of gluten and casein, two major proteins in the Western food supply Read more

Is It Autism Or Aspergers Syndrome?

October 3, 2008 · Filed Under Health Education · Comment 

Autism and Aspergers syndrome are referred to as autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Not forms of mental illness, they are disorders with a bioneurological basis. Aspergers syndrome is sometimes called “more advanced” autism, inferring that the Aspergers patient Read more

Helping Your Family Cope With Autism

September 15, 2008 · Filed Under Disorders · Comment 

Being the parent of a child with autism can be extremely demanding. Meeting the demands of a child that is autistic can be very time consuming, especially if you have other children. Many parents find themselves struggling with the needs of an autistic child Read more

College Adds Online Master’s in Effective Autism Treatment

May 28, 2008 · Filed Under Mental Health · Comment 

Only a handful of colleges and universities in the United States offer master’s degrees in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), a treatment for autism identified by the United States Centers for Disease Control as being effective in the education and treatment of individuals with autism Read more