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This study supports earlier studies that the MMR vaccine has no link with the risk of autism.
It follows a 2014 review that pooled the results of 10 observational studies on childhood vaccine and found no evidence of any link between the MMR vaccine and autism.
The strength of this study is that it follows a large number of children. This makes the findings more reliable when assessing a fairly rare outcome like autism, and reduces the possibility that the findings are down to chance.
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The American Journal of Occupational Therapy; Bethesda Vol. 72, Iss. 1, (Jan/Feb 2018): 1-11,1A-7A.
[...]our Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes (PICO) research question was "What is the effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions that use specific sensory techniques or sensory environmental modifications to support function and participation of children and youth who have SI difficulties?" In our question, the population of interest is children and youth (ages 2-21 yr) with SI difficulties...... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy; Bethesda Vol. 72, Iss. 1, (Jan/Feb 2018): 1-11,1A-3A.
[...]many studies of parent training and coaching attempt to deal with child behavior problems (Bearss et al., 2015; Furlong et al., 2013; Lee et al., 2012). Because children with ASD often exhibit difficult behaviors, focusing studies on this diagnostic group may reflect the practice of including participants whose clinical characteristics tend to be in line with this form of intervention....... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy; Bethesda Vol. 72, Iss. 1, (Jan/Feb 2018): 1-9,1A-6A.
Synthesis of the articles suggests that self-regulation (e.g., sensory processing, emotional regulation, executive functioning, social function) improved with cognitive and occupation-based interventions. Because the number of studies that measured sensory processing or SI challenges was limited, researchers are encouraged to include these measures in future research to understand the impact of a broader range of cognitive and occupation-based interventions..... To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
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Letter. Scurvy is the clinical consequence of chronic vitamin C deficiency. It is the oldest known nutritional disease, with the first report being in the 1550 BC Papyrus of Ebers, which includes a clear recommendation to eat some vegetables.1 Today, scurvy is rare and almost exclusively associated with malnutrition, malabsorption or psychiatric disease. Recently, in the paediatric population neurological impairment or autistic spectrum disorders have also emerged as risk factors for scurvy owing to food selectivity leading to a potentially fresh fruit- and vegetable-free diet.2 ,3 To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
"A hearing test is being hailed as a revolutionary technique to spot autism years earlier than current methods can," the Mail Online reports. The test is based on measuring how the inner ear reacts to sound.
But while the test shows promise, the headline is premature. The study the report is based on only looked at boys aged 6 to 17 years old and was not used to diagnose autism spectrum disorder.