Welcome to the Autism eBrief published by Healing Thresholds.
Healing Thresholds spent part of the week in Dallas at the American Medical Writers Association Annual Conference. We co-presented a seminar on social networking and got to brag about our Facebook fans, Twitter followers, and fabulous Web site visitors. In addition, we presented a poster based on the survey earlier this year in which we asked how you used the Web site and with whom you share our autism therapy information. Thanks again!
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| Scientific Evidence |
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Catatonia and Autism: A Historical Review, with Implications for Electroconvulsive Therapy: Some people with autism also have catatonia, and electroconvulsive therapy may be helpful in some of those cases.
The Effectiveness of Direct Instruction for Teaching Language to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Identifying Materials: The Direct Instruction language program may be helpful for teaching spoken language to school children with autism.
Metabolic Approaches to the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Diet and vitamin therapy may help people who have metabolic problems and autism symptoms.
Commentary: Potential Neurobiologic Mechanisms through which Metabolic Disorders Could Relate to Autism: Scientists are beginning to understand how some gene defects and metabolic problems can lead to autism symptoms.
Etiological Explanation, Treatability, and Preventability of Childhood Autism: A Survey of Nigerian Healthcare Workers' Opinion: A survey of Nigerian health care workers showed that the workers may have some negative opinions or beliefs about autism and autism therapies.
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| News |
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Children with Autism and Religious Education
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Northern Alabama Parents with Autistic Children Have First Non-Profit Support Center
Architectural Changes Help Children with Autism Mainstream into Schools
Read more...Brunei Develops Early Bird Early Intervention for Children with Autism
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| Therapies |
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| Vitamin B6 and Magnesium Therapy for Children with Autism: Some parents
supplement a child's diet with a combination of vitamin B6 and magnesium.
Vitamin B6 is an essential vitamin necessary for many biological processes in a
healthy human body. Magnesium is an essential mineral necessary for cell
health, including the proper functioning of brain and muscle cells. Some
research suggests that children with autism may have too little magnesium. B6
and magnesium are often given together to eliminate potential side effects of
B6 alone.
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