Autism is a real condition, and I’m certainly not questioning the fact that it exists and that it can be difficult for a person to live with, even debilitating.  That being said, I’m starting to wonder if maybe some are taking things a bit too far with their desperation for a “cure” for the condition.  For one thing, it seems like the current culture is to treat even mild cases as being tragic, insurmountable and disastrous.  I’ve seen several sites dedicated to a kid who has shown signs of an Autism Spectrum Disorder with titles like “Hope for Jimmy” or “Pray for Johnny’s Future” - as if these (often mild) cases are somehow equivalent to having an aggressively matastrosizing cancer of multiple organs.
More than this, lets not forget that this is a condition which is social in nature and is characterized by a child not being able to communicate well with others, having inappropriate emotions and difficulty...
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Conventional treatment is changing and alternative health therapies are being introduced and used. Integrated therapies are known to combine the mainstream medical treatments with many of the alternative or complementary therapies, for which some scientific evidence of efficacy and safety now exists. Alternative therapies make available services which are not offered in conventional medicine. There could be a whole lot of alternative therapies that you have access to like faith healing, tradi... more
Today, you'll find that there is a veering away from conventional medicine as more are exploring alternate means. When there is a combination or integrated medical system that is followed, how to blend both the alternative and the conventional needs expertise. Some healing techniques that conventional medicine does not have is present in alternative therapies. Some of the alternative therapies include: herbal medicine, folk medicine, and homeopathy, diet fads, new age healing, faith heali... more
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My Andrew: Day-to-Day Living with a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder Discovering that your child has a permanent pervasive developmental disorder is a shock to any parent. At first, it is hard to believe that the diagnosis is true. But quickly, you begin to immerse yourself in information to learn as much as you can, ... My Andrew: Day-to-Day Living with a Child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder Now!!! ... more
Off to the IACC From: feeds.b5media.com Post Date: 2008-11-21 03:37:24
I’m on the train to Washington D.C., to attend a meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee , which coordinates efforts concerning autism within the US Department of Health and Human Research . There’s a list of the federal and non-federal members of the IACC here ; the committee has been overseeing the writing of the Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Research. Over the past year, there have been numerous calls for input from “stakehol... more
This comes from our friend Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy. The WAMP ( Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe ) was launched by NASA in 2001 in order to take the most precise measurements to date of the variations in the microwave radiation of the universe. T his omnipresent microwave energy is actually an expression of the energy from the big bang itself and has been resonating ever since the birth of the universe. The WAMP has been cited numerous times before for providing cos... more
For some time, Depleted Cranium has been one of the relatively few websites which will just come out and say that solar energy is outrageously expensive and just about useless as a source of baseload energy or for that matter, infrastructure energy of any kind. This is not because of opposition to environmentally friendly energy but because we believe in math . Of course, this has lead to a lot of disagreement, because to the average citizen, solar energy is a technology “of the futur... more
I’ll be the first to admit that I do not have any medical training. I’m not a doctor a nurse or a nurse practitioner and my only medical certification is a CPR card which I’m almost certain has expired by now. That having been said, I’m still pretty confident that I can accurately answer the question “Is it a good idea to go sticking people with needles which have been used on other people?” The answer is obviously a big NO .
For this reason every cl... more
This isn’t really a science story directly, but it’s still worth mentioning. Apparently people in Brittan have been getting hurt on a fairly regular basis by walking while texting and running into things. The British government has decided to therefor pad the lamposts in certain areas where this has been a problem . What about the trash cans, utility poles, other people, cars, bike racks, signs, oncoming traffic? Perhaps they’ll pad that later.
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