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Archive for the ‘Autistic Enterocolitis’ Category

With the facts against them Dr. Wakefield’s supporters appeal to emotion

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

I should stop being shocked and amazed at how little groups like the Age of Autism blog think of their readership. Sorry to put it so bluntly, but it is pretty clear that they expect us all to just read what they have to say and never go to the original sources and think [...]

How Anti-Vaccine ‘Science’ Holds Back Credible Research

Monday, January 4th, 2010

An expert panel says there’s no rigorous evidence that digestive problems are more common in children with autism compared to other children, or that special diets work, contrary to claims by celebrities and vaccine naysayers.

This is a totally non contentious piece of work. The panel examined all credible research into the subject and decided there [...]

Are kids with autism more likely to have gastro issues?

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Interesting new paper in Pediatrics:

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether children with autism have an increased incidence of gastrointestinal symptoms compared with matched control subjects in a population-based sample.

So do autistic kids have more constipation, diarrhoea, reflux, bloating or feeding issues? The conclusion was:

As constipation and feeding issues/food selectivity often have a behavioral etiology, data suggest that [...]

What are the allegations against Dr. Wakefield?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Dr. Andrew Wakefield, not of Thoughtful House in the U.S., has recently been called before the General Medical Council for a “fitness to practice hearing”. The allegations stem from activities related to his research of about 10 years ago on children (many autistic).

I recently discussed two of incidents being investigated: a birthday party where [...]

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