Dr. Richard Kunin (October 22, 1932 - February 23, 2021) graduated from University of Minnesota with his MD in 1955. After this psychiatric residency training at New York Hospital, completed in 1959, he served for the army in the United States Army Medical Corps. Private Practice Dr. Kunin has had a private practice until his … Continue reading Quack Exposed: Dr. Richard Kunin
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Bogus Study: Suspected Feigning of Autism in Adults: A clinician Survey, Indications and Proposed Guidelines
A study was published in the journal Advances in Autism on January 21, 2022. It was an online survey that was targeting a range of autism professionals with varying levels of experience, working in clinical settings. Half of these professionals that completed the survey reported experiencing situations of suspected feigning of "adult autism" across a … Continue reading Bogus Study: Suspected Feigning of Autism in Adults: A clinician Survey, Indications and Proposed Guidelines
Quackery Exposed: Naturcare Relaxation Sound Ball (TW ABA)
Naturcare relaxation sound ball is essentially a white noise machine. It was created by Mary-Louise Montague. It is supposed to help children who have hyperacusis. Hyperacusis is a disorder in loudness perception. People with this condition may appear sensitive to a range of sounds, finding many sounds unbearable and painfully loud. There was a study … Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Naturcare Relaxation Sound Ball (TW ABA)
Quackery Exposed: Glutathione for Autism
Glutathione, or GSH, is an antioxidant made from the amino acids glycine, Justine and glutamic acid. It is naturally produced b the liver and the body uses it for many body processes. It is involved in tissue building and repair, making chemicals needed in the body and immune system function. Glutathione levels in the body … Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Glutathione for Autism
Bogus Study: Association of Cord Plasma Biomarkers of In Utero Acetaminophen Exposure With Risk of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder
It is no secret that when a pregnant person is experiencing pain or fever, acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol and Paracetamol, is most often recommended. It is the only painkiller considered safe for pregnant people to take for pain and fever without harming the fetus. At the same time, infant Tylenol is the first line … Continue reading Bogus Study: Association of Cord Plasma Biomarkers of In Utero Acetaminophen Exposure With Risk of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bogus study: Determination of the Effectiveness of Chlorine Dioxide in the Treatment of COVID-19
A study came out that tried to prove that MMS cures COVID 19. It is common knowledge it does not cure, it harms. The quacks keep on trying, nonetheless. Like many quack studies, it is highly flawed and has a lot of errors. They funded their own study, there was no grants. They even cite … Continue reading Bogus study: Determination of the Effectiveness of Chlorine Dioxide in the Treatment of COVID-19
Bogus Study: Cutting Edge: Critical Roles For Microbiota-Mediated Regulation of the Immune System in Prenatal Immune Activation Model of Autism
Over the past few decades, scientist have not stopped trying to find the cause of autism. They have been ignoring the autistic community's plea that we don't want to be cured, we just want accommodations so we can be the best we can be. Mice Predicting Autism? Recently there was a study at the University … Continue reading Bogus Study: Cutting Edge: Critical Roles For Microbiota-Mediated Regulation of the Immune System in Prenatal Immune Activation Model of Autism
Bogus Study: An Investigation of the Diet, Exercise, Sleep, BMI, and Health Outcomes of Autistic Adults
There was a study published on May 8, 2021 in the Journal Molecular Autism by Simon Baron-Cohen, Carrie Allison, Ken K. Ong and Elizabeth Weir. These names should sound familiar because they are also running Spectrum 10k. This study they are basing the understanding that some autistic children have restrictive eating, reduced physical activity and … Continue reading Bogus Study: An Investigation of the Diet, Exercise, Sleep, BMI, and Health Outcomes of Autistic Adults
Bogus Study: Spectrum 10k
Notice how the same graphic is used for this studyas Spark for Autism. It's literally the same idea. Spectrum 10k is yet another DNA collection of autistic DNA. This time its being brought out by the Autism Research Center. University of Cambridge (David Rowitch), Autism Research Centre (Simon Baron-Cohen, Carrie Allison, Varun Warrier, Isabelle Garvey, Armandina … Continue reading Bogus Study: Spectrum 10k
Quackery Exposed:Psilocybin, substance in Magic Mushrooms
Yes you read that right, the psychedelic substance derived from magic were approved by an internal review board at Nova, a biotechnology company, to be tested on autistic/fragile x (test group) and typical children (control group) under the age of 5. This study's aim is to recruit 300 participants from US and Canada for a … Continue reading Quackery Exposed:Psilocybin, substance in Magic Mushrooms