Autism & Wandering Issue Reaches Capitol Hill
By Lisa Wiederlight, executive director, SafeMinds One of the most urgent problems facing the autism community is that of wandering and elopement, which is a primary cause of mortality associated with an autism diagnosis. Heartbreaking stories of missing children and adults appear on our newsfeed each week. Recognizing that safe minds require safe bodies, SafeMinds […]
Five Ways to Really Help People with Autism
By Katie Weisman, SafeMinds Board Member So, it’s Autism Awareness Month again. Hmmm…. Facebook is abuzz with posts about autism awareness. Buildings are lighting up in blue to show support for autism, while Twitter is chirping with the hashtags #autism and #awareness. There are hundreds of events around the country celebrating that more and more […]
SafeMinds Research for Autism Health
SafeMinds is dedicated to addressing the epidemic of autism. The SafeMinds Research for Autism Health highlights the recent science findings that can help you change practices to lower the risk or severity of autism. To your health, and those you love! Maternal Mercury Exposure A study in Environmental Health Perspectives by Emily C. Somers and […]
What’s Good for the Gut is Good for the Brain: A New Perspective on Autism
A global scientific conference on gut microbiota took place this week in Spain. Presenter Elaine Hsiao explained that autism is often marked by GI disturbance and in an animal model of autism, symptoms can be reversed with microbiome rebalancing. What’s good for the gut is good for the brain: A new perspective on autism Read more here.
It’s Not Someone Else’s Problem
It’s not someone else’s problem. It’s not: Oh, look at that mom over there whose child is shrieking and kicking her in the face. Poor lady. He must have autism. Or: Too bad for those parents whose daughter has a list of life-threatening allergies that’s two pages long. You know the little girl I’m talking […]
