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Autism and Child Safety

Autism and Child Safety

This story does not have a happy ending. It is about one of my young patients who drowned recently. The tragedy coincided with the National Autism Association's announcement that there were a bunch of Big Red Box safety kits available for families in need. Originally,...

Sensory Processing in Autism

Sensory Processing in Autism

I recently received my renewal notice for Fellowship in the American Academy of Pediatrics. Although continued membership is important for my credentials, it is really difficult for me to pony up the dues to an organization that gives so little attention to autism,...

Autism Statistics

Autism Statistics

What if autism is not an epidemic? What if the condition is just a new name for childhood conditions which were previously called 'retardation' or 'severely hyperactive'? That logic leads to the erroneous conclusion that, in a previous era, affected kids would have...

Autism, Apraxia and the Oboe

Autism, Apraxia and the Oboe

Many times, parents report that their child said some complex combination of words and ask, “Where did he/she learn that?” Well, they are apraxic, not deaf.

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