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The Role of Pediatricians Who Care for Children With Autism
Anne Kelly, MD, MPH;
Kathi J. Kemper, MD, MPH;
Lawrence D. Rosen, MD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(4):416-417.
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The ARCHIVES article by Barbaresi et al1 summarized their analysis of the scientific literature related to autism to help guide treatment recommendations made by primary care pediatricians. They conclude that specific behavioral interventions and psychopharmacologic agents have sufficient evidence for recommendation, but that other treatments, particularly complementary treatments, do not warrant consideration without evidence from double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical trials.
This review is out of step with the direction scientific and professional organizations are taking to address the growing concern that autism is a public health crisis. Autism is now recognized as a major problem of debatably epidemic proportions. The authors emphasized behavioral and psychopharmacologic treatments, yet researchers attempting to understand autism are shifting their attention from psychology to biology and environmental triggers.2 For example, children with autism are at increased risk for gastrointestinal issues, such . . . [Full Text of this Article] AUTHOR INFORMATION
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The Role of Pediatricians Who Care for Children With Autism—Reply
William J. Barbaresi, Slavica K. Katusic, and Robert G. Voigt
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(4):417-418.
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Autism: A Review of the State of the Science for Pediatric Primary Health Care Clinicians
William J. Barbaresi, Slavica K. Katusic, and Robert G. Voigt
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160(11):1167-1175.
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