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Brian Field is the co-founder of the Autism Support Network, a global community providing free guidance and support for families and individuals touched by autism spectrum disorder. He can be reached at brian@autismsupportnetwork.com.

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The pied-piper, autism cures and therapy

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Always beware the snake oil salesman, and anyone promising a “cure” for autism. While ABA therapy and changes in diet are the two of...
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Multi-year divide exists between possible and actual autism diagnoses

A key success factor for helping those with autism better cope and interact in the world is early identification, analysis of that child’s...
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Fever, autism and the basis for new research

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Two doctors from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have published a study, published in the March 2009 Brain Research Reviews,...
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“Mainstreaming” hyperbaric oxygen therapy for autism

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, also called (HBOT), involves breathing pure oxygen while in a sealed chamber that has been pressurized at 1.5 to 3 times...
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Autism and tactics for building eye contact

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Children with autism spectrum disorder typically make less eye contact than normally developing children and may not use their eyes to attract...
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Autism and classroom inclusion

Inclusion in the public-school classroom regularly becomes a heated topic of conversation between parents of children who need extra services and...
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Punishing autism in the elementary school

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Late last week there were two news items that ran in Florida concerning autism in public schools that continue to spotlight the enormous effort still...
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Autism 911 and missing gaps

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A piece running on CNN this week details the 13-year-old Marissa Bilson’s autism and the family’s “transformation” after...
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Not the Wii, but a video game for autism therapy

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Twelve-year-old Matt was making progress in school from a behavioral perspective, but was still unable to dress himself. For those individuals with...
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Occupational therapy, autism and tactics of self-regulation

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Occupational Therapy, or “OT,” is frequently incorporated into autism therapy regimens to help, among other things, stimulate a balance...
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