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19 Jul 2005, 6:51 pm

Here is a good article about some of the fake and questionable treatments for and causes of autism.

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRel ... utism.html


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19 Jul 2005, 7:07 pm

Thank You Alex.



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20 Jul 2005, 9:29 pm

Quite interesting, alex. :D


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20 Jul 2005, 9:58 pm

thanx!

I only wish neurofeedback was included in there. I attended a lecture about QEEG feedback last week but I still havn't made a decision.

I'm worried about the longterm effects of stimulants on my body/mind but when I stopped taking them last year my ability to do my job degraded and within six months I was in danger of being fired.



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21 Jul 2005, 9:24 am

They have good points on some of them, but on others, it seemed like they were looking for the wrong things.

And since (among other things) I have seen people go from facilitated communication to learning to speak (!), while I know it can be abused and done badly (and even have a good clue to how that happens), I don't buy that it's all just some fraud or misleading thing.


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