Show 1008: Overcoming Autism
The People's Pharmacy
Joe and Terry Graedon
4.6 • 1.2K 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 intervention.
Find out how early intervention can help achieve an optimal outcome for a child on the autism disorder spectrum. What treatments make a difference?
Overcoming Autism with ABA:
We talk with a psychologist who has studied kids overcoming autism, with a parent whose son Jake was able to reverse his diagnosis of autism and with a therapist who explains how applied behavior analysis (ABA) works.
This Week’s Guests:
Deborah Fein, PhD, is the UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor at the University of Connecticut. She is also head of the clinical division in the department of psychological sciences and professor in the department of pediatrics in the School of Medicine. Her forthcoming book (December, 2015) is The Activity Kit for Babies and Toddlers at Risk: How to Use Everyday Routines to Build Social and Communication Skills. The photo is of Dr. Fein.
Karen Siff Exkorn is founder and CEO of Speak On, a division of her corporate training company KAS Consulting Inc. Her book is The Autism Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Diagnosis, Treatment, Coping and Healing–From A Mother Whose Child Recovered. The Autism SourcebookÂ
Rebecca MacDonald, PhD, BCBA-D, is a licensed psychologist and board-certified applied behavior analyst. She is the Senior Program Director at The New England Center for Children, Inc. https://www.necc.org/
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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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