A Letter to Autism Researchers

A Letter to Autism Researchers

The title of a recent article in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition was Evaluation of Intestinal Function in Children with Autism and Gastrointestinal Symptoms. The headlines featured by most of the lay press, “Tests Show No Specific...
Evidence-Based Pediatric Special Needs Medicine

Evidence-Based Pediatric Special Needs Medicine

At an autism fundraiser lately, I took the opportunity to speak with one of the leaders in our local treatment community. I felt that his understanding of complementary and alternative protocols was limited at best, and looked upon with suspicion and even derision at...
High vs. Low Functioning Autism

High vs. Low Functioning Autism

After a thorough history and physical examination, if there is an autism diagnosis, parents frequently ask the question, “So, do you think that my child is high or low functioning? How much autism does my child have?” They are especially thinking,...
Helping Pediatricians Understand Autism

Helping Pediatricians Understand Autism

I publish these essays for 4 principle reasons. 1. To learn. This is the main purpose. In order to provide educated answers and advice, it is necessary to delve into all of the science surrounding this epidemic. Basically, the blog is homework, and this venue is often...
Reading, Texting, and Arithmetic for Special Needs Children

Reading, Texting, and Arithmetic for Special Needs Children

While on summer vacation as a child in the middle of the last century, I would pass booths along the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, where hucksters would proclaim their ability to accurately evaluate any personality by examining handwriting. Sloppy or tidy text,...
Americans with Autism Act

Americans with Autism Act

Our local Board of Education was sued in Federal Court this week for not providing proven services to children affected with autism here in Florida. The Sun-Sentinel declared, “The Broward County School District is once again under attack for its handling of...