Autism Articles
A case study of a five year old male with autism/pervasive development disorder who improved remarkably and quickly with chiropractic treatment
Potisk, T J Proceedings of the World Federation of Chiropractic Congress 2001May; 6: 313 ABSTRACT: Introduction: Autism and pervasive development disorder (PDD) are developmental disabilities that share many of the same characteristics. Usually evident by...
Transdermal Secretin for Autism-A Case Report
Lamson DW, Plaza, SM Alternative Medicine Review 2001 Jun; 6(3): 311-313 ABSTRACT: Secretin hormone given daily in transdermal cream was associated with marked and sustained developmental progress in an aphasic two-and-a-half year old child diagnosed with...
Brief report: improvements in the behavior of children with autism following massage therapy
Escalona A, Field T, Singer-Strunck R, Cullen C, Hartshorn K J Autism Dev Disord 2001 Oct;31(5):513-6 Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL 33101, USA. Twenty children with autism, ages 3 to 6 years, were randomly...
On Autism: Its Prevalence, Diagnosis, Causes, and Treatment
Gleberzon BJ, Rosenberg-Gleberzon AL Topics in Clinical Chiropractic 2001 Dec; 8(4): 42-57 ABSTRACT: Purpose: This article provides a general overview of the prevalence, diagnostic criteria, probable causes, and current treatments of autism. The authors...
Combined vitamin B6-magnesium treatment in autism spectrum disorder
Nye C, Brice A Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002;(4):CD003497 UCF Center for Autism & Related Disabilities, 12001 Science Dr, Suite 145, Orlando, Florida 32826, USA. cnye@mail.ucf.edu BACKGROUND: The use of mega-vitamin intervention began in the early...
Efficacy of Neurofeedback for Children in the Autistic Spectrum: A Pilot Study
Jarusiewicz B Journal of Neurotherapy 2002 Win; 6/4: 39-49 ABSTRACT: Background: The efficacy of neurofeedback training was evaluated in 12 children in the autistic spectrum with matched controls, based on established training protocols for other conditions...
Efficacy of Neurofeedback for Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Jarusiewicz B Journal of Neurotherapy 2002 Spr; 6/1: 76-77 ABSTRACT: Introduction: The purpose of this study was to characterize, quantify and document the efficacy of neurofeedback for individuals in the Autism spectrum. Conclusion: Before and after...
Autism, an extreme challenge to integrative medicine. Part: 1: The knowledge base
Kidd PM Alternative Medicine Review 2002 Aug; 7(4): 292-316 ABSTRACT: Autism, archetype of the autistic spectrum disorders (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by socially aloof behavior and impairment of language and social interaction. Its...
Commentary – Vaccinations: How About Some Facts for a Change?
Ferrance, R Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association 2002 Sep; 46(3): 167-172 ABSTRACT: The discussion of vaccines is one that, more often than not, evokes some rather spirited disagreements within the chiropractic community. Nearly every issue of...
Early intensive behavioral intervention for children with autism: parental therapeutic self-efficacy
Hastings RP, Symes MD Res Dev Disabil 2002 Sep-Oct;23(5):332-41 Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. Several authors have suggested that the quality of therapist performance accounts for some of the variability in...