'Autism Diet' May Not Improve Symptoms

Title: 'Autism Diet' May Not Improve Symptoms
Category: Health News
Created: 5/20/2010 10:59:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2010 10:59:25 AM

Autism Families: High Divorce Rate Is a Myth

Title: Autism Families: High Divorce Rate Is a Myth
Category: Health News
Created: 5/20/2010 11:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/20/2010 11:10:36 AM

Autism: Unlocking a generation

It has been surrounded by controversy for years, but have we been approaching autism all wrong, asks Ruth Walker

Two Fatal Technical Flaws in the DSM-5 Definition of Autism

Allen Frances

A poorly written DSM criteria set is useless. The essential prerequisite to an accurate diagnosis is that different clinicians can agree on whether it is present or absent in a given individual. If the definition lacks precision, different people will interpret it in their own different and idiosyncratic ways.

The DSM-5 definition of Autistic Spectrum Disorder has two fatal technical flaws that make it impossible to interpret and use reliably...

Helping a Child to Survive Sensory Overload

Who likes to drive during rush hour? No one! What is life like for a person with sensory processing disorder (SPD)? An overwhelmed individual with SPD likened his life as having a “traffic jam” in his brain. If your child has sensory issues that often come hand-in-hand with autism, Asperger’s syndrome, ADD/ADHD, Tourette syndrome, etc. have your child evaluated by a professional.

Often the child will be referred to an occupational therapist (OT) who will be able to help your child...

Is Asperger’s overdiagnosed because parents want free stuff?

Lucy Berrington

In any harsh political climate there’s much snarking about free stuff and those who are supposedly getting it. Takers versus makers. The 47%. There’s a free stuff theme in autism politics, too, and it goes like this: Why is Asperger’s overdiagnosed? Because parents want free stuff and an Asperger’s diagnosis is how they get it. read more