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BIOMEDICAL, MEDICAL & THERAPEUTIC
PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE
Diagnostic Reference Texts
American Psychiatric Association, A.P.A. (Ed.). (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th Text Revision ed.). Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association.
World Health Organization. (1992) The ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioral disorder: Clinical descriptions and diagnostic guideline. Geneva: Author
World Health Organization. (1993) The ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioral disorder: Diagnostic criteria for research. Geneva: Author
Medical & Psychiatric Journals
Advances in Biological Psychiatry
American Journal of Psychiatry
Brain Dysfunction
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Journal of Child Psychiatry and Psychology
Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Neurobiology
Pediatrics
Psychiatric Annals
Psychological Medicine
Health Care & Therapeutic Provider Development Texts
Ayers, J., A. (1979). Sensory integration and the child. Western Pyschological Services: Los Angeles, CA. (out of print)
Bauman, M. L., & Thomas, L. K. (1994). The neurobiology of autism. Baltimore, MD: The John Hopkins University Press.
Bundy, Anita C., et al. (2002) Sensory Integration: Theory and Practice. F.A. Davis Co.
Dawson, G. (Ed.). (1989). The nature, diagnosis, and treatment of autism. New York: The Guilford Press.
Schopler E. & Mesibov G. B. (Eds.). Neurobiological Issues in autism. New York: Plenum Press
FAMILY PROVIDER TREATMENT INFORMATION BOOKS
Elizabeth King Gerlach The Autism Treatment Guide. 2nd Edition (2000). Arlington TX: Future Horizons
The first comprehensive resource guide on Autism "A really BIG phone bill saving value that first year!"
Carol Stock Kranowitz. The Out-Of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids With Sensory Integration Dysfunction. (2003). Perigree
Jon B. Pangborn Ph.D. & Sidney M. Baker Biomedical Assessment Options for Children with Autsm and Related Problems. A consensus Report of the DEFEAT AUTISM NOW! (DAN!) Scientific Effort (2002 with regularly updated versions). Autism Research Institute.4182 Adams Avenue San Diego, California 92116
Drs. Stephen Edelson & Bernard Rimland. Treating Autism: Parents Stories of Hope and Success. (2003). Autism Research Institute.4182 Adams Avenue San Diego, California 92116
William Shaw Ph.D. Biological Treatments for Autism and PDD. Revised Edition (2001). USA: Great Plains Laboratory Inc.
Literature Review Newsletter
Autism Research Institute. Autism Research Review International. A quarterly publication that reviews biomedical and behavioral intervention research in the field of Autism and related disorders (1987 to present). ARI 4182 Adams Avenue
San Diego, California 92116
NEW OPTIONS IN BIOMEDICAL APPROACHES:
Helping people with Autism feel as well as possible is a critical support to our learning and functioning. Therefore while Threshold does not provide any kinds of medical advice or treatment options as part of our mission, it is committed to informing family and service providers of well-established research on the biomedical nature and treatment of Autism. We also know it can take a generation, or more, for the medical establishment to reach consensus on new findings. Therefore we may also share information on more emergent research investigations into the causes, preventative measures, and alternative treatments of Autism and its related conditions. So, while traditional and alternative researchers continue to do battle over turf and texts in this field, this web site will continue to update this page to provide “news from the front.” Then families may discuss all these options with our medical-traditional and/or holistic-alternative care providers for advice.
From the Thirties to the Sixties, in the last century, Autism was falsely theorized to be a disorder caused by some form of subtle, but psychologically devastating, parental pathology. Then, in 1964, Dr. Bernard Rimland, a research psychologist and parent of an autistic child, wrote the book Infantile Autism, debunking this harmful etiological myth. From the Mid-Seventies, up until the Late Eighties, Autism was then medically diagnosed and understood to be caused by largely unknown congenital defects in the central nervous system. Therefore its occurrence was now seen as totally unpredictable, and so, always unpreventable and medically untreatable, up until the Early Nineties. Then families’ new technological access to extensively videotaping our young children, plus documentation of localized incidents of clearly environmentally related clusters of high-incidence Autism, plus what is now apparently a dramatic increase in late onset Autism, all lead to the addition of the new DSM/PDD diagnostic category of Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and more urgent research. Based on all the variety of physical causes and biomedical effects found in our remarkably heterogeneous population, it is now clear that there are many subgroups of Autism. Identifying subgroups and linking their conditions to effective predictors, prevention and treatments could become our first and primary biomedical goal.
More recently, increased family and advocate organization pressure has led to the funding of Autism research projects. We are now seeing some advances in research into the relationship between any genetic predispositions to Autism and the nature of early development of the nervous system, with possible environmental predictors of Autism. This has lead some researchers to propose possible preventative/remedial treatments. This progress parallels the increased availability of medications that treat chemical imbalances in the brain, which are seen to help some people with and without Autism.
The Autism Research Institute (ARI) offers information on emergent biomedical interventions using sensory therapies and nutrition to address allergies, supplements to improve central nervous system function and treatments for immune system and digestive system problems in the DAN! Protocol book. The ARI provides instruction on alternative approaches and keeps us all updated on current Autism research into possible preventable environmental causes, such as mercury toxicity and vaccine risks. In the listings above you will find organizations that do and do not alternative biomedical approaches as the best use of science in relation to people with Autism. At Threshold we will always support vigorous debate on this topic, because so much is at stake in the search for early detection tools for the cause, prevention, and treatment of Autism.
Some medical providers may rebut most alternative research findings and renounce any related approaches as unproven. But, while alternative methods may never be embraced by the mainstream traditional medical community, families in the Autism community often want to stay informed about all our options. Yet, it is very important for families to know what the costs-vs-benefits and possible risks of any approach may be, and to be on the alert for ineffective, unethical, or even dangerous practices being promoted to our vulnerable families. If you have concerns about any approaches, please use the referrals in our blue Biomedical RESOURCE link below, or call the Autism Society of American to get contact information about your state chapter. These sources, resources and Autism community folks in your region can refer you to biomedical researchers, health care providers, and experienced family members who can offer you both points of view.
Understanding Autism Webbook. Copyright © 2000-03 by Sharone Lee. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All names, concepts, methods, materials, products and publications are protected by trademark and copyright, and no part of this text or this web page may be reproduced or distributed in any manner, for any purpose, including educational purposes, without express written consent from: THRESHOLD • SALEM, OREGON • 503-375-9462 • sharone@understandingautism.org. Portions of "The Path Through the Woods" were published in The Net Journal of the Autism Society of Oregon, with the Author's permission in 1999 and again in the complimentary issue 2002. |
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