Links

ASSESSMENTS

Do-it-yourself: Early Screening Test

For screening toddlers between 16 and 30 months of age, to assess risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwpsy/faculty/M-CHAT.pdf

Do-it-youself: Urine Mercury Test

Autism Speaks is dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, to funding research into the causes, prevention and treatments for autism, and to advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. It was founded in February 2005 by Suzanne and Bob Wright, the grandparents of a child with autism. Bob Wright is Vice Chairman, General Electric, and served as chief executive officer of NBC for more than twenty years.

http://www.autismspeaks.org

ORGANISATIONS

Autism One

Autism One is a conference which provides education and information covering a variety of topics and concerns. The best treatment programs combine a number of components, ranging from the biomedical to the behavioral.

http://www.autismone.org

Autism Speaks

Autism Speaks is dedicated to increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders, to funding research into the causes, prevention and treatments for autism, and to advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. It was founded in February 2005 by Suzanne and Bob Wright, the grandparents of a child with autism. Bob Wright is Vice Chairman, General Electric, and served as chief executive officer of NBC for more than twenty years.

http://www.autismspeaks.org

The Autism Research Institute

ARI, a non-profit organization, was established in 1967. For more than 40 years, ARI has devoted its work to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the triggers of autism and on methods of diagnosing and treating autism. We provide research-based information to parents and professionals around the world. ARI are ogranizers of the Defeat Autism Now Confernce which aim to brings together doctors and researchers to devleop natural cures for the condition.

http://www.autism.com/index.asp

VIDEOS

The DAN! Approach (Made Simple)

Ms. McDonnell, a seasoned DAN! Clinician and the National Coordinator of the DAN! Conferences, explains in simple terms the basics of the biomedical approach to treating autism. The DAN! Philosophy, the importance of having a good rapport with a practitioner, appropriate testing and effective interventions are all discussed in this helpful overview. Although education interventions, behavioral approaches and other therapies are considered essential to treating children with autism, Ms. McDonnell shares that the consensus of those involved in the DAN! Movement believe that adding the nutritional biomedical component greatly enhances the effectiveness of these other therapies. .

http://www.talkautism.com/Components/Video/Video.aspx?v=42

Special Dietary Interventions

Donna Gates (Author, “The Body Ecology Diet”) and Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride MD (Author, “Gut and Psychology Syndrome”) discuss the healing concepts, including ancient Chinese medicine, macrobiotics, natural hygiene, raw foods and mega-supplement therapy. They believes that the link between learning disabilities, the food and drink that we take, and the condition of our digestive system is absolute, and the results of their work have supported their position on this subject.

http://www.autismmedia.org/media7.html

Autism Recovery Videos

Video clips featuring Stan Kutz and his son Ethan who was diagnosed with autism at three years old. Through countless hours learning to help his son, Stan also discovered how to recover his son. Today it is practically impossible to tell he was a child with autism.

http://www.recoveryvideos.com/autism/ethans-autism-recovery.html