The Role of Diet in Autism
A pilot study of autistic children studied the effects of removing gluten from their diet (Autism, 1999; 3: 45-69). In the study, once gluten containing foods were eliminated, a majority of children s ...
Faces Of Autism
I just came across this blog called Faces Of Autism, and thought I'd recommend it to you! She posts a photo of a child with autism, and a blurb about the kid, what he likes to do or whatever, each day ...
VOTE NATIONAL AUTISM ASSOCIATION ON FACEBOOK!!
Chase Community Giving is going to give $1mil to each of the top 5 charities that have the most votes on facebook. Out of 100 charities, the National Autism Association is #7!!!!!! The voting ends ton ...
Remarkable Before and After Video- Autism Recovery
Was sent this below, wanted to share. Inspiring!
The Autism Treatment Center of America is thrilled to support Autism Awareness month. To commemorate the event, they share this remarkable bef ...
Major Depressive Disorder
I am a person, a unique complex individual. My diagnosis does not define who I am. It only describes some of the things that I experience. Major depressive disorder is one way to describe how I feel ...
Parents in the Dark about Pro-Eating Disorder Websites
In this day and age, you’d think more people would be responsible about the kind of information they disperse about eating disorders. However, according to experts, there are tons of pro-eating disord ...
Line between overeating and binge disorder is a thin one
For Natalie, it started in high school. She had always been a hearty eater, but increasingly, when life got stressful, she turned to food for comfort.
At first it was relatively harmless, she says, b ...