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		<title>ASAT newsletter available</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/07/asat-newsletter-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who subscribe to it know that the summer issue of Science in Autism Treatment, the newsletter for the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT), arrived today in their electronic mailboxes. For folks who are interested in Autism but who do not subscribe, here&#8217;s a catalog of content in this issue.

 In this Issue:
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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>FC discussion</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/04/fc-discussion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over on Countering Age of Autism, Kim Wombles has an extended post about research on facilitated communication. She&#8217;s not just gathered together the evidence that is familiar to those who have followed the science, but also engaged in discussion in the comments section of the post. Take a look at Facilitated Communication: A Review of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASAT Online</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/04/1133/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AST Online&#8217;s most recent newsletter (as of this date) provides lots of helpful information. Check it!
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		<title>US legislators consider law for preventing abusive restraint and seclusion</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/02/us-legislators-consider-law-for-preventing-abusive-restraint-and-seclusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<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>
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		<title>Science, gastro-intestinal problems, diets, and Autism</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/01/science-gastro-intestinal-problems-diets-and-autism/</link>
		<comments>http://EBDBlog.com/2010/01/science-gastro-intestinal-problems-diets-and-autism/#comments</comments>
		<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>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 on alternative treatments for Autism</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/more-on-alternative-treatments-for-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second installment of Chicago Tribune reporters Trine Tsouderos&#8217; and Patricia Callahan&#8217;s investigation of alternative treatments for Autism is available. Liz Ditz cited it in her comment on my earlier post about the first installment of this exemplary piece of journalism, but I am repeating the link here so that it will be readily apparent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baseless, risky therapies for Autism</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/baseless-risky-therapies-for-autism/</link>
		<comments>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/baseless-risky-therapies-for-autism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing in the Chicago (IL, US) Tribune under the headline &#8220;Autism treatments: Risky alternative therapies have little basis in science&#8221; Trine Tsouderos and Patricia Callahan reported about the background and myriad problems with many treatments used as therapy for children with Autism. They expose the lack of evidentiary support for therapies ranging from mega-doses of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Standards Project</title>
		<link>http://EBDBlog.com/2009/10/national-standards-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohnL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Autism  Center released the report of its National Standards Project. The project was designed to identify interventions that are or are not beneficial for individuals with Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder and it presents known therapies in three categories: established, emerging, unestablished (including a subsection on &#8220;ineffective/harmful treatments&#8221;). 
 In summary, the [...]]]></description>
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