This study was investigating whether or not there is a casual relationship between infections in the pregnant person during pregnancy and autism or intellectual disability. This study was funded by Autism Speaks, because of course it was. This money used to fund this could have been used to help autistic people. Study Design The researchers … Continue reading Bogus Study: Maternal Infection During Pregnancy and Likelihood of Autism and Intellectual Disability in Sweden: A Negative Control and Sibling Comparison Cohort Study
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Quackery Myth: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is a Form of Autism
Fairly often fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is mistaken for autism. Alcohol use does not cause autism. FASD is a condition that happens to a child when there is alcohol exposure during the pregnancy. FAS causes brain damage and growth delays. The different characteristics of this disability differs from person to person and the brain … Continue reading Quackery Myth: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is a Form of Autism
Quack Myth: PANDAS causes/is Autism
Like many myths that quacks believe or spread, real conditions that effect people are being touted at autism or a cause. PANDAS is no different. TACA and other quack organizations have their own ideas that do not stem from science on what it is and how to treat it. What is PANDAS PANDAS is an … Continue reading Quack Myth: PANDAS causes/is Autism
Quack Myth: Autism is a Brain Injury
A very common myth, not just around quacks, is that autism is a traumatic brain injury or TBI for short. Autism and TBI can have similar signs and both disabilities are developmental disabilities but a TBI is the only developmental disability that can be acquired later in life. All other developmental disabilities originate before and … Continue reading Quack Myth: Autism is a Brain Injury
Quack Myths: Fragile X Syndrome is the Same as Autism
*please excuse the ableism. These are not my terms, they are from the Fragile X society in the UK and the CDC.* Fragile X syndrome is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability in children. It is a genetic condition where there are changes in a gene that scientists call the fragile X mental … Continue reading Quack Myths: Fragile X Syndrome is the Same as Autism
Quackery Myth exposed: Alternative Medicine and Integrative Medicine are different
{image description: bright sky background with "alternative medicine = integrative medicine" in black text with a circle around it. My logo is in the lower left corner outside the circle} According to the Mayo Clinic, integrative medicine is the same thing as complementary and alternative medicine. "Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the popular name … Continue reading Quackery Myth exposed: Alternative Medicine and Integrative Medicine are different
Quack Myth Exposed: Candida and Autism
What is Candida? According to the CDC, candida is a common yeast, a type of fungus, that normally lives on the skin and inside the body. It can be found in the mouth, throat, gut and vagina without causing any problems. It can cause infections, called candiasis, if it grows out of control … Continue reading Quack Myth Exposed: Candida and Autism
Quack Myth Exposed: The Zinc Autism Link
What is Zinc? Zinc is a mineral called an "essential trace element" because in very small amounts, it is needed to maintain good health. Supplements are used to treat stunted growth and acute diarrhea in children, slow wound healing and Wilson's disease. There is no good scientific proof to support its use. … Continue reading Quack Myth Exposed: The Zinc Autism Link
Quackery Myth Exposed: Fluoride
Fluoride is a natural occurring substance. It is found in soil, water and foods. It is also produced synthetically to add in drinking waters, toothpaste, mouthwashes and other products. Water departments add it to municipal water supply because studies have shown that adding it can reduce the occurrence of tooth decay in the local … Continue reading Quackery Myth Exposed: Fluoride
Quack Myth Exposed: Autism is Autoimmune Encephilitis
A long time Autism One speaker Marcia Hinds says that autism should never be a term. She claims it should be included with autoimmune encephalitis. Autoimmune encephalitis is a real disease. Hinds claiming this trivializes what the people with this autoimmune disease go through every day. Autoimmune Encephalitis Autoimmune encephalitis is a group … Continue reading Quack Myth Exposed: Autism is Autoimmune Encephilitis
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