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		<title>Autism appears early</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: Oznoff et al., 2010
In &#8220;A Prospective Study of the Emergence of Early Behavioral Signs of Autism,&#8221; Professor Sally Oznoff and colleagues found that infants who develop Autism behave differently than their typically developing peers even as early as one year of age. Writing in the Journal of the American Academy of Child &#38; Adolescent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/autism-appears-early/</link>
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		<title>Virginia Autism insurance mandate gains traction</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/virginia-autism-insurance-mandate-gains-traction/</link>
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		<title>Maternal age increases risk of Autistic offspring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Janie Shelton and colleagues at the University of Califonia at Davis reported that women over 40 years of age who give birth have an increased risk of the  child having Autism. By studying a large sample of births, the researchers were able to disentangle the relative contributions of maternal and paternal age to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/maternal-age-increases-risk-of-autism/</link>
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		<title>US legislator about seclusion and restraint</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the US House of Representatives prepares to make statements about and amend HR 4247, Representative Joe Courtney (CN, US) posted a statement on the blog maintained by the House committee that will debate the legislation. The post, &#8220;Rep. Joe Courtney: Congress Must Make Schools Safe Havens for Children,&#8221; touts Representative Courtney&#8217;s perspective on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/us-legislator-about-seclusion-and-restraint/</link>
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		<title>Fish oil and adolescent psychosis</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/fish-oil-and-adolescent-psychosis/</link>
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		<title>US legislators consider law for preventing abusive restraint and seclusion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The US Congress is considering legislation to prevent abusive restraint and seclusion of students in schools. This is a welcome consequence of the highly visible reports about terrible abuses of students&#8217; right to be free from harm. However, as much as I support this initiative, it is important to make clear that the laws (and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/us-legislators-consider-law-for-preventing-abusive-restraint-and-seclusion/</link>
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		<title>Wakefield finding: Pro &amp; con</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As most readers probably know, the UK General Medical Council censured Dr. Andrew Wakefield for his research that supposedly shows a link between immunization with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism. The Autism corner of the blogosphere has been rife with discussion (more than what I can up with keep). However, Liz Ditz has been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/01/wakefield-finding-pro-con/</link>
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		<title>UK action on children&#8217;s mental health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lord Jones of Cheltenham, a member of the the UK Parliament, has formally asked &#8220;what measures are planned to improve services for (a) children with serious emotional disturbance, and (b) adults with mental health illnesses.&#8221; The request is in response to recent UK report, Keeping Children and Young People in Mind – Full Government Response [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/01/uk-action-on-childrens-mental-health/</link>
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		<title>Science, gastro-intestinal problems, diets, and Autism</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/01/science-gastro-intestinal-problems-diets-and-autism/</link>
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		<title>Excessive levels of calcium mark brains of individuals with Autism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Writing in Molecular Psychiatry, L. Palmieri of the Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Bari (Bari, IT) and colleagues reported the results of a small-n study of levels of metabolic transporters in the brain tissue of individuals with and without Autism. They compared the contents of samples from the brains [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/12/excessive-levels-of-calcium-mark-brains-of-individuals-with-autism/</link>
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