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 Topic: Please tell me your experience with medication... |
Mage
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:34 pm Subject: Please tell me your experience with medication... |
The drug companies have known since 1988 and studies have been confirmed in the last 10 years that giving children Prozac has deadly consequences.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/01/03/prozac.docume ... |
| Topic: How do I get a diagnosis? |
Mage
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 3:24 pm Subject: How do I get a diagnosis? |
Under "Parent's Discussion" there is a thread near the top called Recommended Clinicians. That would be a good place to start.
You can also google "autism society of (yourstate/country)" since mos ... |
| Topic: Folk Autism Now |
Mage
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:19 am Subject: Folk Autism Now |
...people will call it F**k Autism Now.
that. |
| Topic: I think i have been cured of as. |
Mage
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Views: 1113
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:53 am Subject: I think i have been cured of as. |
| They used to think a frontal lobe lobotomy was a "cure" for the same reason. It's not. |
| Topic: LOOKING FOR ANSWERS BROTHER MIGHT HAVE ASPERGERS |
Mage
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:43 pm Subject: LOOKING FOR ANSWERS BROTHER MIGHT HAVE ASPERGERS |
HFA is not a diagnostic term at all in the united states, I use it simply because it's easier to explain than PDD-NOS.
For the OP, the answers you seek will be found through lengthy interviews betw ... |
| Topic: Anyone else's child on Risperdal? |
Mage
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Views: 780
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:33 am Subject: Re: Anyone else's child on Risperdal? |
| maybe the antidepressant is to be partly blamed for the still continuing suicidal thoughts. He was on it for six months before he tried to hurt himself for depression, and then the psychiatric hospit ... |
| Topic: Anyone else's child on Risperdal? |
Mage
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:34 am Subject: Anyone else's child on Risperdal? |
| And the negative effects of those drugs last years after you stop taking them... |
| Topic: The pronunciation of Aspergers |
Mage
Replies: 33
Views: 768
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:00 am Subject: The pronunciation of Aspergers |
He said my guess of "case-yan" was right, though I'm still not sure how. 
Anyhow Nikola IS a boy's name! Haven't you ever heard of Nikola Tesla? |
| Topic: Cell Phones |
Mage
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Forum: Random Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:10 pm Subject: Cell Phones |
| There is a woman at the office who is always on her cellphone. She's also always in the bathroom. So 9 times out of 10, when I go to pee, she's in there talking. I shouldn't have to feel awkward ab ... |
| Topic: The Thai movie Chocolate |
Mage
Replies: 4
Views: 156
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:48 pm Subject: The Thai movie Chocolate |
| I watch any kung fu movie, but I have to be honest, the whole idea of a LFA who's savant ability is at all physical is pretty unbelievable. |
| Topic: The pronunciation of Aspergers |
Mage
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:55 pm Subject: The pronunciation of Aspergers |
Case-yan? Keys-yan? I'm not sure, I've never seen that name before.
The Straight Dope seems to back up your Yankee story though it does note there are other theories. Since I've never been calle ... |
| Topic: Anyone else's child on Risperdal? |
Mage
Replies: 32
Views: 780
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:32 pm Subject: Anyone else's child on Risperdal? |
| My thoughts are with the other posters. I would absolutely, never, ever put my kid on psychoactive drugs like risperdal. |
| Topic: I believe that Autism Is 100% Genetic! |
Mage
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:51 pm Subject: I believe that Autism Is 100% Genetic! |
| Well Schizophrenia has always been related in my mind. I have many relatives diagnosed with schizophrenia so I can see the genetic link there, and for myself it was quite a relief to find out I "only ... |
| Topic: I believe that Autism Is 100% Genetic! |
Mage
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:32 pm Subject: I believe that Autism Is 100% Genetic! |
http://www.actionbioscience.org/genomic/dougherty.html
Twin studies, however, have provided powerful evidence for the role of genetics in autism:
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One study showed that the likelih ... |
| Topic: I believe that Autism Is 100% Genetic! |
Mage
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:22 pm Subject: I believe that Autism Is 100% Genetic! |
http://sfari.org/news/autism-and-schizophrenia-a-tale-of-two-disorders
For much of the twentieth century, autism was considered childhood schizophrenia.
Shared problems with language and social ... |
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