Tag Archives: Neurodevelopmental

Breastfeeding, Autism, and Mobile Phone Masts

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Autism and Oughtisms

I stopped breastfeeding my son at 14 months, after multiple futile efforts to stop him biting. It’s possible that the enormous difficulty I had, was related to his autism, since he couldn’t read my face: My tears and cries of … Continue reading →

Posted in Causes and Cures of Autism | Tagged ASD, Autism, breast milk, Breastfeeding, causes, evidence, mobile phone masts, Neurodevelopmental, science, statistics, toxins | 6 Comments

Assessing severity of autism, therapies, and progress.

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Autism and Oughtisms

It’s important to be able to assess how well a therapy is working for your autistic child, and more generally, whether their autism is getting better or worse. My favourite tool for measuring both, is this online ATEC (“Autism Treatment … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources for Parents | Tagged ASD, assessment, ATEC, Autism, autism severity, Autism spectrum, checklist, Child, Neurodevelopmental, progress, therapies | Leave a comment

An Instance of Autism.

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Autism and Oughtisms

Many people I have met do not know what Autism looks like, or what it is, some even deny it is an actual condition (as opposed to simply bad parenting). So I think it is important to provide an intimate … Continue reading →

Posted in Identifying Autism | Tagged Autism, Autism spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavior, communication, Diagnosis, Disorders, Language, Mental Health, Neurodevelopmental, social impairment, speech | 2 Comments

Stop breeding, your next child might have special needs…

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Autism and Oughtisms

The first professional to identify my son as Autistic was his doctor, when my son was three. And the first piece of advice he gave me about this newly discovered fact was that I should consider not having any more … Continue reading →