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“The Power of Autism”

dmsachel — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:44:00 +0000

Sarah Boesveld Nov 6, 2011 – 10:31 AM ET | Last Updated: Nov 6, 2011 10:39 AM ET

Laurent Mottron knew he was going to ruffle some feathers when his commentary “The Power of Autism” was published in the prestigious journal Nature this week. In three short pages, the University of Montreal autism researcher conveyed a bold [...]

Valley doctor says moms can help prevent autism before and during pregnancy

dmsachel — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:55:25 +0000

PHOENIX – A Valley doctor is using her own experience to research autism solutions.

Dr. Cindy Schneider isn’t just a doctor.

She is also the mother of two children with autism.

“They were eventually diagnosed at age 2 ½ and 3 ½ and at that point we also had a 7-month-old baby,” said Dr. Schneider.

Their diagnosis and a [...]

DMSA and Autism Study

dmsachel — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:15:55 +0000

Below is a summary of a study from the Journal of Toxicology

Adams, JB, M Baral, E Geis, J Mitchell, J Ingram, A Hensley, I Zappia, S Newmark, E Gehn, RA Rubin, K Mitchell, J Bradstreet, and JM El-Dahr. 2009. The severity of autism is associated with toxic metal body burden and red blood cell glutathioine [...]