More resources for pediatricians
"The Pediatrician's Role in the Diagnosis and Management of Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Children," Committee on Children With Disabilities, American Academy of Pediatrics [NEW LINKS 10/24/2003, Full text PDF]
- American Academy of Neurology Practice Parameter on Screening and Diagnosis [NEW LINKS 10/14/2003]
- Modified Checklist for Toddlers [NEW LINKS 10/14/2003]
No association between thimerosal-containing pertussis vaccine and autism [NEW 10/7/2003]
NEWSWEEK, September 8, 2003. Why there are more boys with autism than girls [NEW 10/2/2003]
The vaccine controversy and the "cherry picker conundrum" [NEW 10/2/2003]
An increase in autism occurred during years that thimerosal was not used! [NEW 10/1/2003]
RUPP Risperidone Study
[11/17/2001]
A report in the British Medical Journal fails to confirm a link between MMR vaccine and autism
[2/23/2001]
Is there an autism epidemic? [2/17/2001]
MMR vaccine surveillance in Finland [2/16/2001]
Secretin study by Dunn-Geier et al [2/17/2001]
Secretin study by Chez et al
[2/17/2001]
MMR vaccine, Wakefield, inflammatory bowel disease, and autism. [5/31/2000]
Lack of causal relationship between MMR vaccine and autism [7/1/99]
CDC reports a higher than expected prevalence of autism in Brick Township [5/3/2000]
A cameo
appearance for serotonin. Watch a nerve cell "see red" after serotonin
Does learning change the brain? [3/25/2000]
Alert! Factual error in CHILD magazine,
March 2000 issue, re sibling recurrence & prevalence [2/5/2000]
Research by Dr. Rodier points to early embryonic
origin of autism,Scientific American, February 2000, Summary and Commentary [1/23/2000] [SEE NEW LINK TO FULL TEXT, 10/24/2003]
Secretin: A treatment for autism? [2/25/99]
Questions to ask of a secretin-treatment provider [2/25/99]
- Two controlled studies show no benefit
of secretin treatment (see abstracts) [1/4/2000]
What is autism? A biomedical perspective... [2/8/99]
What is "good" information? [2/8/99]
What is "good" research and "good"
science? [2/10/99]
A list of some unproven treatments for autism.
What about "biological treatments"? [6/9/2000]
"What is wrong with trying a new treatment
if it can't hurt?" [6/3/2000]