16 relations: Autism Diagnostic Interview, Autism's False Prophets, Éric Fombonne, Bernard Rimland, Brick Township, New Jersey, Combating Autism Act, Dan Olmsted, Emily Willingham, Epidemiology of child psychiatric disorders, Folk epidemiology of autism, Global perceptions of autism, Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp, Medical model of autism, Outline of autism, Paul Shattuck, Thiomersal controversy.
Autism Diagnostic Interview
The Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) is a structured interview conducted with the parents of individuals who have been referred for the evaluation of possible autism or autism spectrum disorders.
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Autism's False Prophets
Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure is a 2008 book by Paul Offit, a vaccine expert and chief of infectious diseases at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Éric Fombonne
Éric Fombonne (Paris, 1954), MD, FRCP, is a French psychiatrist and epidemiologist based in Montreal.
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Bernard Rimland
Bernard Rimland (November 15, 1928 – November 21, 2006) was an American research psychologist, writer, lecturer, and advocate for children with developmental disorders.
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Brick Township, New Jersey
Brick Township (also commonly known as Bricktown or Brick) is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.
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Combating Autism Act
The Combating Autism Act of 2006, Pub.
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Dan Olmsted
Dan Olmsted was a journalist and former senior editor for United Press International (UPI), a news agency of the Unification Church company News World Communications.
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Emily Willingham
Emily Jane Willingham (born 1968) is an American skeptical blogger and scientist known for her research into the red-eared slider turtle.
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Epidemiology of child psychiatric disorders
Epidemiological research has shown that between 3% and 18% of children have a psychiatric disorder causing significant functional impairment (reasons for these widely divergent prevalence rates are discussed below) and Costello and colleagues have proposed a median prevalence estimate of 12%.
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Folk epidemiology of autism
Folk epidemiology of autism is derived from folk science, and refers to the popular beliefs about the origin of autism.
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Global perceptions of autism
Diagnosis, treatment, and experiences of autism varies globally.
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Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp
Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp is a medical epidemiologist and chief of the developmental disabilities branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where she has worked since 1981.
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Medical model of autism
The medical model of autism encourages continual research into the causes of autism, with the primary goal of finding a way to prevent or cure autism.
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Outline of autism
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to autism: Autism – disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior.
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Paul Shattuck
Paul T. Shattuck is an autism researcher at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University, where he leads the Research Program Area on Life Course Outcomes.
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Thiomersal controversy
The thiomersal controversy describes claims that vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thiomersal contribute to the development of autism and other brain development disorders.
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