Toxic Tots: 7 Essential Steps for Saving Children from a Chemical World
Sherry Rogers, MD Children are uniquely vulnerable — biologically and behaviorally — to the toxic risks in our environment. While everyone is exposed to chemicals via air, water, and food, children take in more of […]
Help for Sensory Hypersensitivity in Autism, ADHD, and Tourette’s
MARY DAMER Help for Sensory Hypersensitivity in Autism, ADHD, and Tourette Syndrome I have learned that no one treatment or intervention can be expected to “cure” an individual diagnosed with autism, Tourette syndrome (TS), or […]
What Can Be Done About Electrical Sensitivity?
Arthur Firstenberg and Susan Molloy The 750,000-watt Doppler weather radar at Fort Dix, New Jersey, overlooks the Township of Brick. Why is that of interest to anyone but meteorologists? It’s not, except that eight out […]
12 Indicators Leading to Developmental Optometry for Learning Disorders
Developmental (or behavioral) optometry is an expanded area of optometric practice. Specialists in this field test for specific visual skills that are often related to learning. Over the last century, our dependence on near-vision has […]
Functional Psychiatry for ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, and OCD
James Greenblatt, MD Interview by Sheila Rogers, MS, Director ACN Would you briefly describe your practice and clientele? I’m board certified in child and adult psychiatry, and have seen over 10,000 children with the conditions […]
Auditory Training for Autism
Autism Research Institute Summaries and Critiques of 28 Reports on Auditory Training by Stephen M. Edelson, PhD and Bernard Rimland, PhD Auditory integration training (AIT), as developed by French otolaryngologist Guy Bérard and based on […]
Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Proven Treatment for OCD and Anxiety
Tamar Chansky, PhD Interview by Sheila Rogers, editor I appreciate the opportunity to interview you, Dr. Chansky. I know your area of expertise in anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) will interest many of our […]
Shaken Baby Syndrome: False Concepts and Misdiagnoses
Harold Buttram, MD Editor: Shaken baby syndrome, a diagnostic term used to describe deadly injuries to an infant, has placed thousands of caretakers behind bars—some guilty, some innocent. The “syndrome” is based on a short list […]
The Truth about Lies – Misleading Health Information
A growing trend for health-related groups and institutions to distort or disregard the truth is causing the public to absorb dangerously misleading information. Let’s look at some events that occurred over just a 2-month period. […]
Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention for Autism and Other Disorders
Jeff Strong Director, REI Institute An Intervention for Autism and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders Rhythmic Entrainment Intervention (REI) is a music therapy program utilizing recorded hand drumming rhythms to stimulate the central nervous system and improve […]