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• Autism Treatments - Keeping a Disciplined but Open Mind

  Published: August 8, 2007, 2:31 am

  Tags: Chelation, Neurodiversity, Autism Disorder, Usaaa, Stem Cell Therapy, Hbot, Evidence Based Treatment

  and HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment). There is also anecdotal evidence of parents who swear by chelation as an effective autism treatment. None of the evidence of these interventions rises to the level, in my mind, of evidence based effective interventions for autism - to date. I do not know what intervention will be the subject of the

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• Public invited to attend international autism conference

  Published: October 6, 2007, 12:02 pm

  Tags: Autism Disorder, Applied Behavior Analysis, Mary Beth Kenkle, Evidence Based Treatment

  ... There are a lot of treatments for autism out there that don't have empirical support, ... We will be using applied behavior analysis-one of the treatments shown to be most

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• A Questionable Autism Partnership, Has Autism Speaks Sold Its Voice?

  Published: May 22, 2008, 5:06 am

  Tags: Autism Treatment, Nutricia North America, Jenny Mccarthy, Casein Free, Aap, Autism Speaks, Evidence Based Treatment, Autism, Gluten Free

  there is disagreement about treatment choices, said co-author of the reports Scott M. Myers, MD, FAAP. At the same time, it's also important to critically evaluate the scientific evidence of effectiveness and risk of harm and convey this information to the families, just as one should for treatment with medication and for non-medical

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• Autism Society Canada Rejects Evidence Based Approach To Autism Treatment And Fails Autistic Children

  Published: July 11, 2008, 4:56 am

  Tags: Cihr, Us Surgeon General, Nysdoh, Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism Society Canada, Madsec Autism Task Force Report, Evidence Based Treatment, Autism, American Academy Of Pediatrics

  to the Wikipedia entry on Evidence Based-Medicine:Evidence-based medicine (EBM) aims to apply evidence gained from the scientific method to certain parts of medical practice. It seeks to assess the quality of evidence[1] relevant to the risks and benefits of treatments (including lack of treatment). According to the Centre for Evidence-Based

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• GFCF Diet and Autism Research

  Published: August 9, 2008, 4:24 am

  Tags: Autism Treatment, Double Blind Controlled Study, Gfcf Diet, Autism Research, Dr Katherine Loveland, Evidence Based Treatment, Autism

  were many purported autism treatments floating around as there still are today. Then, as now, only ABA was regarded as evidence based in terms of the quality and quantity of research supporting its effectiveness. For that reason I have been a strong supporter of government funding for ABA intervention for

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