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The effectiveness of the HowdaHUG seat in improving attending behaviors of preschool-aged children during circle time by Chris Alterio Occupational Therapist

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 8:57pm Christopher J. Alterio, DrOT, OTR Jennifer Welninski, OTS Danielle Green, OTS Lauren Martin, OTS Christopher J. Alterio, DrOT, OTR is owner of ABC Therapeutics in East Amherst, NY and directed the study. Jennifer Welninski was a student at D’Youville College and assisted in research design and proposal writing. Danielle Green was a st ... Read on »

1. Toxic Mercury – Evidenc ... by Phil Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:07pm 1. Toxic Mercury – Evidence of a Strong Poison 2. Dental Amalgams – Poisonous Teeth 3. Mercury Detox – Ridding the Body of Mercury NB: Boldfaced emphasis in the quotes is mine throughout this page… To Be Toxic or Not To Be Toxic…? If you are inclined to accept what the mainstream media is telling you as being the gospel truth, th ... Read on »

PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN OBESITY by charakadas Patient Expert

Posted Tue 09 Jun 2009 11:34pm There are ways in which to overcome the childhood obesity and overweight.the preventive measures has to be start as early in pregnancy.the following preventive measures are sub divided according to the stage of life PREGNANCY Normalize body mass index before pregnancy. Do not smoke. Maintain moderate exercise as t ... Read on »

MANAGEMENT OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY--PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN OBESITY by charakadas Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:01pm There are ways in which to overcome the childhood obesity and overweight.the preventive measures has to be start as early in pregnancy.the following preventive measures are sub divided according to the stage of life PREGNANCY Normalize body mass index before pregnancy. Do not smoke. Maintain moderate exercis ... Read on »

AutismPro - "Somewhat" Evidence Based Internet Autism Intervention or Not Evidence Based At All? by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:23pm Based upon a thorough examination of numerous methodologies considered as interventions for children with autism, the MADSECAutismTaskForce has characterized the interventions reviewed as follows: • Substantiated as effective, based upon the scope and quality of research: Applied behavior analysis. In addition, applied behavior ... Read on »

When professional decision making is compromised by policy: A study of preschool outcome measures in NY State by Chris Alterio Occupational Therapist

Posted Fri 10 Feb 2012 12:51pm Quality indicators are monitored when public monies are used, such as for Public Law 108-446, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004. The act mandates that states develop and submit a six year State Performance Plan (SPP) to the government. For each of the quality indicators that states report on there has to be improvement ... Read on »

Intervention Targeting Development of Socially Synchronous Engagement in Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized Co by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 16 Dec 2010 5:27pm Randomized Control Trials (RCT) are rare in research into autism interventions. One notable example was the Preschool Autism Communication Trial (PACT) which was published earlier this year and is discussed on the autismbc/autism vancouver blog as Intervention Fails to Reduce Autism Symptom. This past week another RCT was published. ... Read on »

ASD as a Developmental Disorder - A Suggested Neurological Underpinning by Ian P. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 16 Jun 2007 10:00pm (This post is available in MS Word. To request a copy, please e-mail me - see sidebar for address.) In a previous post – Autism, Genius, and Minicolumns – I wrote about a research paper by Dr Casanova et al comparing the brains of three prominent neuroscientists vs. controls. One of the findings in this paper was a similarity (and differences ... Read on »

The Gluten Free and Casein Free (GFCF) Diet: A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Challenge Study by Kev Leitch Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 19 May 2010 2:27pm This study has been a long time coming. I’ve been hearing about it for years: a study on the GFCF diet for autistics. The study, led by Dr. Susan Hyman of the University of Rochester , has been on clinicaltrials.gov since August 2004. The concept was fairly simple: get children on a GFCF diet. Monitor their di ... Read on »

SENIOR PETS, PT. 2.... by Helpful Buckeye Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Sun 19 Dec 2010 12:00am While the east coast is suffering through a prolonged and cold winter storm, and the Midwest is trying to rebound after their winter storm moved east, the southwest is still enjoying temperatures above normal. Granted, we have had some snow in Flagstaff this week...but it was measured in inches rather than in feet! Today and for the nex ... Read on »