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		<title>FDA warns seller of chelation product</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/06/fda-warns-seller-of-chelation-product/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to the producer of a product that is sometimes used by people hoping to eliminate heavy metals from children&#8217;s bodies (e.g., chelate mercury from children with autism). In a letter addressed to Boyd D. Haley of CTI Science Inc., Teresa C. Thompson of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Autism insurance mandate gains traction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Virginia (US) legislature (which I sometimes call the &#8220;House of Burgess&#8221; for fun), efforts to mandate coverage of intensive behavioral therapy (AKA &#8220;ABA,&#8221; &#8220;discrete-trial training,&#8221; etc.) by insurance policies gained a little momentum 16 February when Senate Bill 464 passed by a nearly 2-to-1, bi-partisan margin. Earlier this legislative session, one similar bill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fish oil and adolescent psychosis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the 40 weeks after receiving a brief course of &#969;-3 (&#8220;omega three&#8221;) polyunsaturated fatty acids, adolescents at risk for psychotic disorders were less likely to progress to psychotic status than similar peers who did not receive the supplement. In the study by G. Paul Amminger and colleagues, the youths in the treated group also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science, gastro-intestinal problems, diets, and Autism</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:23:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Buie et al.&#8217;s &#8220;Take-Away Messages&#8221;
In Pediatrics Dr. Timothy Buie and colleagues published a paper providing evidence-based recommendations for pediatricians who evaluate and treat gastrointestinal problems in patients with Autism. The authors, who represent many important scientific groups concerned with allergies, gastrointestinal disorders, nutrition, and similar problems, concluded that children with Autism and related disorders should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Campaign for Children’s Mental Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Twelve key children’s services for community services boards




specialized children’s emergency services;
crisis stabilization;
evaluations for Comprehensive Services Act services;
psychiatric/medication;
office-based mental health therapy;
office-based substance abuse therapy;
mental health case management; 
intellectual disabilities case management;
substance abuse case management;
home-based behavioral treatment and support for families;
school-based day treatment; and
local residential services.





Right here in my home commonwealth of Virginia last week, Mira Signe, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remarkable Autism story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In &#8220;Autism: A journey of recovery&#8221; on the &#8220;American Morning&#8221; section of the Web site of CNN, reporter Kiran Chetry relates the story of Jake Exkorn and his family. Jake&#8217;s remarkable story is one of great losses in competence as a toddler, followed by persistent, intensive therapy during his childhood and substantial progress. 
Embedded video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Step takes off</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/12/first-step-takes-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:21:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hill Walker and colleagues reported that the First Step to Success program benefitted young children at risk for developing emotional or behavioral disorders. In a longitudinal study of the three-year program conducted in Albuquerque (NM, US), the researchers found substantial reductions in disruptive behavior and improvements in social functioning.   
In a press release, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More maltherapy coverage</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/12/more-maltherapy-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trine Tsouderos and Patricia Callahan, the Chicago Tribune reporters who have provided exemplary examinations of unsupported therapies for Autism, continued their series of stories on the topic with a piece entitled &#8220;Autism: Kids Put At Risk&#8221; in the Los Angeles Times. In this briefer (though still well-researched) article they devote most of the coverage to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CCBD conference</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/12/ccbd-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD; a division of the Council for Exceptional Children) will hold it&#8217;s 2010 International Forum 11-12 February in New Orleans (LA, US). The theme for the conference is &#8220;Research Into Practice: Achieving Academic and Social Competence with Challenging Students.&#8221;  Registration is limited. Learn the full program and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ESDM benefits toddlers</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/esdm-benefits-toddlers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[File this one in &#8220;things that work.&#8221; 
In a smallish-but-well-done study, Geraldine Dawson and colleagues reported in Pediatrics that the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)&#8212;a variant of the behavioral methods that have often been found to be effective&#8212;produced  salutary benefits for young children with Autism. The children who received the ESDM intervention had significantly [...]]]></description>
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