Pediatricians and Autism

Pediatricians and Autism

“I think that your toddler may have some signs of autism. That’s a complicated subject. I’ll give you a referral for…” Sound familiar? Was that the first time that you heard what you (or your spouse) had suspected from a medical...
Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs – Fall 2016

Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs – Fall 2016

This week, the Medical Academy of Pediatric Special Needs held its semiannual conference in downtown Atlanta, GA. This is ‘Ground 0’ for practitioners, researchers and professors from all over the world to meet, learn, explore and discuss a myriad of...
Home Schooling Children with Autism Issues

Home Schooling Children with Autism Issues

ADHD, aggression, bullying and being bullied, meltdowns, oppositional, auditory, visual and other Sensory Processing Disorders, are among the many challenges of modern school-aged children who are recovering from the conditions that are categorized under Autism...
Top 10 Annoying Comments to Parents of Children with Autism

Top 10 Annoying Comments to Parents of Children with Autism

Parents of children with special needs are frequently challenged by friends, relatives, acquaintances, social and other media. Sometimes, it is well-meaning advice, but there are comments that can be especially thoughtless, or even unkind. Here are the most...
Acetaminophen And Autism

Acetaminophen And Autism

Evidence supporting another pharmaceutical connection to autism was recently presented in a study entitled, Acetaminophen use in pregnancy and neurodevelopment: attention function and autism spectrum symptoms, which appeared in The International Journal of...