The Lancet, a British medical journal, has retracted a 1998 study that linked vaccines to autism. It is rare for a medical journal, especially one of The Lancet’s prestige, to retract an article.
The article by Katie Drummon,”1998 Study Linking Autism to MMR Vaccine Is Retracted”, states that The Lancet retracted the study:
after [...]

Mike Porath, editor-in-chief of Sphere.com, writes about his autistic daughter being diagnosed with Chromosome 15q Duplication Syndrome.
The article states that Chromosome 15q Duplication Syndrome is “the most frequently identified chromosome mutation in people with autism”. (Keep in mind that we are still learning about chromosomes and their impact on autism, so this [...]

Around 52 to 95% of children with autism are treated with complementary alternative medicine (CAM) therapies. A survey asked 539 physicians (90% of whom were pediatricians) about their practices and attitudes about CAM therapies for autism.
The most encouraged CAM therapies:
- Multivitamins 49%
- Essential Fatty Acids 25%
- Melatonin 25%
- Probiotics [...]

Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half those cases resulting from parents who rejected vaccinations.  Wall Street Journal story
The U.S. typically sees only one outbreak of measles every year, affecting 10 to 20 people. In the past seven months, there have been seven [...]

From the New York Times article:
On the July 16 installment of his program, which is broadcast every weekday, Mr. [Michael] Savage suggested that “99 percent of the cases” of autism were a result of lax parenting. He told his audience: “They don’t have a father around to tell them: ‘Don’t act like a moron. You’ll [...]

In 2003, we were a site that participated in conducting a clinical trial for Secretin. The purpose of the study was to determine safety and efficacy of Secretin versus placebo in the treatment of Autism symptoms. 
Unfortunately, the study results found that there was no difference in symptom change between children on Secretin and those on placebo.   Here’s an article on [...]

If you are the parent of a special-needs child, figuring out long-term care or income for your child can be an anxiety-provoking experience.  Especially when you find out that having even a little money in the bank can disqualify your child from receiving assistance such as Medicaid or Social Security/Disability benefits.
A special-needs trust, or supplemental trust, allows money [...]

Frequently, parents ask me if there is any connection between vaccinations and the rate of autism.  I have not seen any solid scientific evidence linking vaccinations to autism.  Autism symptoms become most evident around the age of 18 months because that is when many parents notice that their child is not as verbal as other children.  This [...]

Clinical trials are studies for drugs that are seeking FDA approval.  Clinical trials have a high standard of care, including study subjects being seen by a physician at every visit.  For information on available clinical trials, go to
www.centerwatch.com
http://clinicaltrials.gov/
The clinicaltrials.gov site also lists non-drug research studies and research studies on drugs already approved by the FDA.
Both [...]

This is an amazing story of a mom of an autistic son who transformed her grief and despair into creating the first school for autistic children in China. The school helps 3,000 autistic children a day.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/31/china.autism/index.html
Note to CNN: The title to this article on your front page was “Mom Considered Killing Autistic Son”. How about [...]