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Autism rates have tripled. Is it now more common or are we just better at diagnosis? Study concludes the latter.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 3, 2023 Source:Autism rates have tripled. Is it now more common or are we just better at diagnosis? Reference:Prevalence and Disparities in the Detection of Autism Without Intellectual Disability
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Ontario girl with autism making ‘fantastic’ progress after deep brain stimulation treatment
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 9, 2023 Source:Ontario girl with autism making ‘fantastic’ progress after deep brain stimulation treatment
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Deep Brain Stimulation eliminated the self-harming behaviours of a child suffering from a rare severe form of self-harming autism, Pitt-Hopkins syndrome.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 21, 2022 Source:Canadian girl with autism in world-first test on how brain stimulation could stop severe self-harm
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Is autism being overdiagnosed in children? Study asks this question.
Health Headlines Commentary for August 22, 2019 Source:Canadian researcher says new study suggests autism overdiagnosed Reference:Temporal Changes in Effect Sizes of Studies Comparing Individuals With and Without Autism: A Meta-analysis
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New Ontario Autism program lays bare the realities of our health care system’s rationed care model.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 7, 2019 Source: Parents angered by changes to Ontario autism program aimed at cutting wait list
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Wednesday House Call, February 6, 2019: Autism treatment and changes to funding model in Ontario
Wednesday House Call, February 6, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: The Ontario Government releases new funding model for Autism management and treatment. We talk about the Measles outbreak in the Northwest US. Your calls about differentiating learning disabilities from autism spectrum disorder and…
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The antiscience of homeopathy in all its splendour on display with latest autism cure claim
Health Headlines Commentary for April 23, 2018 Source: ‘Outrageous claims’: Canadian homeopaths say diluted vaccines can ‘recover’ kids from autism
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Study result that herpes in pregnancy linked to autism is not reliable
Health Headlines Commentary for March 3, 2017 Source: Study Builds Argument That Infections May Cause Autism Link between herpes in pregnancy and autism is unconfirmed Reference: Mahic M, Mjaaland S, Bøvelstad HM, et al. Maternal Immunoreactivity to Herpes Simplex Virus 2 and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Male Offspring. mSphere. Published online February 22…
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Media reports to the contrary, study does not imply that autism can be treated with a simple pill
Health Headlines Commentary for October 20, 2016 Source: A pill to cure autism? Study identifies defect in sufferers’ cells – that could be treated by existing medication Reference: Impaired Mitochondrial Dynamics and Mitophagy in Neuronal Models of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex