The seven hundred families of Treating Autism have many goals, with the primary one being to improve quality of life for their children with autism, in large part by addressing their health problems. However, we also want to ensure that other parents and professionals have access to good information. Much of what people believe now is based on half-truths and misinformation and the outcome of this is that many children aren't getting the help they need and deserve. Even more sadly, the lack of accurate information is not restricted to just autism, but any number of skyrocketing diagnoses: asthma, allergies, depression, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, and virtually any acronym you can think of including ADHD, OCD, ODD, PDA, and LD. The number of children negatively affected is absolutely staggering.
Please take a few minutes to consider what passes for truth, and the evidence we present that shows a much different reality: view full Autism: Who is Fooling Who? document.
Who is Fooling Who?Recent study conducted by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that children with autism face an increased risk for many common health conditions. This detailed assessment demonstrates that children with autism had much higher than expected rates of all of the medical conditions studied:
Read full study here.
Read informative article by one of the authors here