Valproate During Pregnancy Linked to Autism
According to ScienceDaily, the epilepsy medication valproate, when taken during pregnancy, has been linked to autism. According to the article:
The children whose mothers were given valproate during pregnancy were...
Is Autism Toughest on Dads? Your Opinion Requested
An article in the Denver Post exploring "Autism's Terrible Toll" has been the subject of discussion on the blogosphere for a few days now. The focus of the article...
What Are the "Real" Costs of Autism?
An AP article in DisabilityScoop announces a new study on the financial impacts of various pediatric disabilities. According to the study, which will be published in the journal Pediatrics,...
Autism and the Happy Medium: Yes, It Is Possible!
Thanks to all who have commented on my most recent blog, Warrior Moms and Autism Revisited. Your thoughts have helped me to crystallize some ideas that have been floating...
Warrior Moms and Autism Revisited
I've never heard of the site Examiner.com before today, but my eye was caught by a blog written by Kathleen Byrne, who is billed as the New York Schools...
CDC, NIH Say Nothing New About Causes of Autism
The question of what causes autism is the source of a great deal of tension in the medical and autism communities. Journalist David Kirby has been a major voice...
Autism and Thanksgiving Travel
Thanksgiving is almost here, and with it all the angst and anxiety that comes along with holiday travel and family togetherness. Of course, all this is hugely complicated when...
