... that neurologist and we were told this was January we were told the next available appointment was in April. Kimberly Tiedeken: My younger child has autism and cognitive delays. We needed a neuro psych evaluation that has an 18 month waitlist. Melissa Busse: I called eight different practices, different providers ...
... per week from hospitals and clinics. Others advertise directly to consumers — including some claiming to measure the risk of developing ailments like Alzheimer’s and autism. FDA officials have long voiced concerns about the accuracy of some tests, pointing to patients who have received inaccurate results for heart disease, Lyme ...
... Susan Janow: When I first started going to Creative Growth, I found art and started drawing, and I just -- that was my calling. Jeffrey Brown: Joseph Alef, who has autism, paints most days at Creative Growth. Going to Creative Growth, that's been a very important part of your life.
... going to tell you, let's start looking vaccines. We have had an explosion of vaccines in the last 20, 30 years. Now you have autism. Is there a connection there? I don't know. There's a lot of people who think they are. William Brangham: There's a ...
... to make documentaries, including the 2007 PBS series "America at a Crossroads" about the war on terror and a 2011 series for the "NewsHour" titled "Autism Now," a very personal project that included the story of his grandson, Nick. In 1997, Robin became an American citizen and wrote of the ...
... also continued to make documentaries, including the 2007 PBS series, “America at a Crossroads,” about the war on terror, and a 2011 NewsHour series titled “Autism Now,” a very personal project that included the story of his grandson, Nick. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and ...
... hard-won gains. In 1998, Andrew Wakefield published a study in the journal Lancet that claimed a thoroughly debunked connection between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism. The study ignited a media firestorm, despite being founded on misleading research and unethical practices, and fueled celebrity-fronted, anti-vaccine campaigns.
... kicked in once I brought the cane and took it out. Stephanie Sy (voice-over): Russell Lehmann says telling dates that he is on the autism spectrum can quickly end the conversation. Russell Lehmann: Once they found out I was autistic, they just unmatched me. And so I think a ...
... urged people to consult trusted sources. Officials said intense media coverage in the late 1990s about the now discredited claim linking the MMR vaccine to autism led to a drop in vaccinations and took many years to recover from. More recently, declines in vaccination uptake were exacerbated partly by the ...
... they need ongoing medication and treatment. And particularly for kids, this can mean losing access to needed medications to control ADHD or to help with autism or diabetes. And so losing Medicaid coverage, even if it may be for a short period while someone is trying to get reenrolled, can ...
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