EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, COPING, AND HEALING WITH AUTISM
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Although autism was first defined by psychiatrist Leo Kanner more than sixty years ago, it has only been in the last decade that public interest in this developmental disorder has so dramatically increased.
There is more research and a greater knowledge about the importance of intervention than ever before. As public awareness has increased, more cases of autism have been identified, and autism is now being diagnosed earlier in life.
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Whereas a four-year-old child with autism used to be considered a young case, specialized centers are now seeing children between the ages of twelve and eighteen months fairly frequently. Consequently, more parents are beginning to search for intervention programs for their children.
Not surprisingly, as the number of identified cases has increased, the number of treatments proposed for autism (and related conditions) has also skyrocketed. We now have a much stronger basis of understanding autism, yet the research that’s necessary to evaluate treatments properly has not kept up with the basic research.
This is why, in many instances, treatments are proposed with little or no scientific basis. In other instances, a strong scientific basis does exist, but parents are unaware of it. In making treatment decisions, it is important that parents carefully evaluate their options and look for treatments with scientifically proven effectiveness and safety.
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