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Information You Can Use
Resources
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While there is no way to guarantee that your child will not develop autism, there are beneficial measures you can take to ensure both maternal health and the health of your child before, during, and after pregnancy.
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Click here to see the CDC's 2012 recommended schedule of vaccines as well as Dr. Sears' alternative vaccine schedule.
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Click here to read about five cases in which children who received scheduled vaccines had immediate, severe adverse reactions.
Internet Links
- Firstsigns.org
Firstsigns.org is dedicated to educating parents and professionals about Autism and related disorders. The First Signs website provides a wealth of vital resources covering a range of issues including monitoring development, concerns about a child, and the screening and referral process.
- Autism Society of America
The Autism Society, the nation’s leading grass roots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of all affected by Autism. This is done by increasing public awareness of the issues faced by those on the spectrum, advocation for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy.
- Autism Speaks
Nation's largest Autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of Autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with Autism and their families.
- National Autistic Society
Ideal research tool for researching Autism and Asperger syndrome. It lists over 24,000 published research papers, books, articles, videos and other materials.
- AutismWeb
A community of parents interested in Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and Asperger's Syndrome.
- Autism NJ
Through awareness, credible informaion, education and public policy initiatives, Autism NJ leads the way to lifelong individualized services provided with skill and compassion.
- Parents of Autistic Children (POAC)
POAC provides training, services, outreach, and support for thousands of people throughout NJ and accross the country. The vast majority of these services are provided 100% free of charge. while many organizations exist to find a cause and a cure for this developmental disability, POAC has focused its attention and resources on how best to help the children and families who are struggling with Autism.
Videos
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Autism's Causes: How Close Are We To Solving The Puzzle?
PBS Newshour - Apr 17, 2011
With the rise in the number of reported cases of auitism, it has caused a surge in research to find a cause. Robert MacNeil speaks with four leading researchers to discuss what the possible factors may be and how research is hopeful to find the cause.
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Child Vaccinations
The Doctors - Dec 3, 2008
This episode features Barbara Loe Fisher, founder and president of the National Vaccine Information Center, who speaks about vaccination and the rise in childhood disabilities and disease. It explores how vaccines work, vaccine safety and the one size fits all approach to immunization.
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New Autism Criteria: Expert Seeks To Calm Fears
CBS This Morning - Jan 23, 2012
Dr. Catherine Lord discusses what the proposed changes for the DSM-V will mean and what the intention of the new criteria will be. she also explores what some of the problems are now with the current diagnosis with a focus on the fact that the diagnosis centers around behavioral issues only and does not include many of the various other issues, including medical, that encompass autism.
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Articles
- CDC study: An average of 1 in 110 children have an ASD
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