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The People's Pharmacy

Show 1008: Overcoming Autism

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5934 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2015

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

The proportion of children with autism has increased dramatically over the last several decades. The CDC estimates that 1 out of every 68 American youngsters could be diagnosed as belonging on the autism spectrum. While most parents assume that this disorder is irreversible, there are some children who no longer fit the diagnostic criteria after early, intensive […]

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.

0:02.3

I'm Terry Graydon.

0:03.8

Welcome to this podcast of the People's Pharmacy, where we bring you the stories behind the health headlines.

0:10.2

This podcast is brought to you by Redux Industries, makers of utterly smooth body cream.

0:16.0

800-345-7339 on the web at utter cream.com.

0:30.9

Autism has increased dramatically in recent decades.

0:34.7

Most parents assume this is an irreversible condition. Can it ever be overcome?

0:40.2

This is the People's Pharmacy with Terry and Joe Graydon.

0:50.1

Most people think of autism as a lifelong developmental disorder.

0:55.0

Many kids with this condition have trouble relating or communicating with others.

1:00.0

But research shows that as many as 10 to 20% of children on the autistic spectrum

1:05.0

can change their outcome with early intensive intervention.

1:09.0

What kinds of approaches work best? We talk with a leading

1:12.6

researcher, a parent of a child who's no longer autistic and a therapist who explains applied

1:18.4

behavior analysis. Coming up on the People's Pharmacy, learn about the possibility of overcoming

1:24.2

autism. First, this news. In the People's Pharmacy Health Headlines,

1:32.3

Dried Plums, also known as prunes, are famous as a remedy for constipation.

1:38.3

Now researchers working with rats have found that a diet rich in dried plums

1:43.3

may reduce the risk of colon cancer.

1:46.0

The rats in the study were randomized to get a diet including prunes, or one with equal calories, fat, and protein, but no dried plums.

1:54.0

At the end of the study, the rats who had been consuming the dried fruit had a different balance of gut bacteria,

2:00.0

with more of the phylum

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