PsychCentral Review
Lovely sensitive review 5/22/2012 on PsychCentral Therapy Soup blog of The Autism Revolution, by By Richard Zwolinski, LMHC, CASAC & C.R. Zwolinski.…
Risk vs. Cause – Dr. Herbert Post on Autism Speak’s “Got Questions” Blog April 18, 2012
Entitled “What’s the difference between something causing autism versus increasing risk for autism?” Dr. Herbert blogs about how autism is caused and proposes a model of Total Load where the cumulative sum of gene and environment impacts makes our biology more clumsy which can tip over into chronic conditions. The “Total Load” of mothers with diabetes or obesity may be how the risk of their having a child with autism is increased.…
I wouldn’t have missed it –
Blog – Notes on a life punctuated by autism. Mentions The Autism Revolution and its author and writer.…
Go for the Extraordinary
SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE: That autism is a devastating disability. BUT NOW WE KNOW: Many with autism diagnoses are brilliant and creative, and many more have lots to contribute, too WHAT YOU CAN DO: Don’t worry about normal — go for the extraordinary. Find opportunities to broaden your child’s world and help them to grow into everything they can be.…
Obesity, Diabetes, and Autism Risk: Much That You Can Do
A whole-body approach to autism got a big boost today from the Pediatrics paper linking obesity, diabetes and hypertension in pregnant women to increased risk of autism. This linkage supports the idea that autism is a whole body problem affecting the brain. It suggests that this impact can start really early. And most important, it points to things we can do to reduce risk.
Obesity, diabetes and hypertensions are symptoms of the “metabolic syndrome” that…
Dr. Herbert quoted in WebMD story about obesity and diabetes while pregnant linkage to autism risk
Prenatal Care Improves Health of Mother, Baby
“Given what we are learning about immune and metabolic problems in [autism], it is not surprising that the mother’s condition could affect the infant,” says Martha Herbert, MD, PhD, in an email. She is a pediatric neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston and the author of The Autism Revolution: Whole-Body Strategies for Making Life All It Can Be. “This is not only a…
BIGGER THAN AUTISM, BIGGER THAN GENES: A WHOLE-BODY APPROACH TO MUTATIONS, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
Fresh scientific research linking new gene mutations to autism risk has been spun as a breakthrough for genetic research. Some have also noted that environment may well be influencing the genome. But these news reports are missing a bigger story: that the environment is influencing our whole bodies – and that we can do something about this to reduce our risk, protect our health and even help autism.
These new – or “de novo”…
IMUS IN THE MORNING on 4/2, live, 8:35am, Autism Awareness Day
Don Imus will interview Dr. Herbert Monday morning April 2, Autism Awareness Day on Imus in the Morning. Imus asks his guests for their five favorite songs. Here is Dr. Herbert’s list:
Aretha Franklin – Respect
Doobie Brothers – Takin it To The Streets
Steve Winwood – Higher Love
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On
Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace…
CNN HEADLINE NEWS 4/3 1:10PM EDT
Dr. Herbert will be interviewed on CNN Headline News at 1:10pm Tuesday April 3.
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