(From Wellsphere): "James Mulick, and several graduate psychology students, presented a symposium on ? Outrageous Developmental Disabilities Treatments ? Aug. 20 in San Francisco at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. The focus of the symposium was the multitude of fad treatments, some of them dangerous, which have accompanied the explosive growth in numbers of autism diagnoses. Ineffective or unproven treatments like special diets or nutritional supplements, Megadoses of Vitamins C and B6, and supplements with fatty acids like omega-3s were discussed. Chelation therapy, the medicinal removal of substances such as mercury from the body, was identified as being not only unproven, but also dangerous and potentially deadly. The conference also mentioned the one proven treatment to date - early intensive behavioral intervention:
While other treatments are still being investigated, right now the only therapy that has been shown to have a long-term positive affect on autism is called Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, Mulick said.
The Wellsphere article this is from can be found here at Wellsphere
Information about the intervention conference can be found by clicking here
Dr. Roche's web page can be located at www.socialcognitivetherapy.com
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