Archive for the 'Treatments' Category

Canada is Lagging in Autism Treatment

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Critics are complaining about the lack of progress that Canada is making in treatments for children with autism. “New government figures show that 1,148 eligible children with autism are currently waiting for intensive behavioural intervention therapy, or IBI, up from 985 the year before.”The Education Minister Kathleen Wynne says the province is “working towards providing […]

Parents Of Children With ASD Seeing Success With Biomedical Intervention

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Autism, a puzzling disorder without a cause or treatment, has left many parents and doctors stumped in figuring out how to manage the symptoms of autism spectrum disorders.
Many parents are turning to biomedical interventions, in conjunction with other more typical therapies, experiencing varying degrees of  success and setbacks.
Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) doctors believe that science […]