Nope, not an experiment about how to get kids to clean their rooms, but a proposal to study the effects of a hypoallergenic environment on the behavior of children with Autism. According to an article by Timothy McNulty entitled “Doctor plans novel treatment for autism,” that’s the idea. Writing in the 11 May 2008 issue of the Pittsburgh (PA, US) Post-Gazette, Mr. McNulty reported that a physician named Scott Faber in the Pittsburgh area plans to create an environment that will be free of toxins and examine the effects of living in such an environment on children with Autism.
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Writing for the Associated Press, Dan Nephin reported that charges against Dr. A. T. Nadama related to the death during chelation therapy of a young boy with Autism have been dropped.
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In a systematic review of the research about parent training, Jennifer Wyatt Kaminski and colleagues of the US Centers for Disease Control identified factors that contribute to the effectiveness of programs that help parents manage the problematic behavior of their children. Of the 18 factors that they examined, only five proved to be important. Parent training programs that taught parents to respond consistently to problems, practice positive interactions, use time out, and required them to practice these skills with their own children led to greater effects on children’s externalizing behavior, but those that emphasized promoting children’s social skills had smaller effects on externalizing behavior.
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Here’s a description of a highly touted intervention.
[Method X] is recognized worldwide as a general method to reinforce the body’s protective abilities for people of all ages who suffer from various disorders and pre-illness conditions, i.e. practically healthy people.
[Method X] involves the organized interaction between [therapy agent] and person, with optimal conditions to offer benefits to the person as well as the [therapy agent].
 [Method X] can assist in the following tasks:
- Correction of psychological development for people with nervous system disorders
- Development of cognitive activity for people with psycho-neurological disorders
- Development of children’s speech
- Removal of chronic pain
- Reduction of neurological and vegetative-vascular reactions
- Relief from psychosomatic conditions
- Reduction of unintentional movements, tics and spasms
- Rehabilitation of people, victims of violence or other stressful situations
- Psycho-emotional training for specialists whose work is connected with extremely stressful situations
- Leisure and relaxation for healthy people – children and adults
The main component of [Method X] is the psychological effect from the interaction between [the client] and [the therapy assistant] in an unaccustomed environment and the physical therapy effect from [Y and Z] made by these [therapists].
Would you want to use this therapy for yourself or your child?
I would! But, that’s because I know what the therapy is.
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Although it’s not really about children and youths with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, there’s an article in the Washington (DC, US) Post that’s worth reading. In “Healing a Troubled Mind Takes More Than a Pill,” Charles Barber writes about his personal experiences and his professional observations about treating mental illness. Link to Mr. Barber’s repott.
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