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The Role of Pediatricians Who Care for Children With Autism—Reply
William J. Barbaresi, MD;
Slavica K. Katusic, MD;
Robert G. Voigt, MD
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(4):417-418.
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We respectfully disagree with many of the points made by Drs Kelly, Kemper, and Rosen in their letter. Perhaps it is most appropriate to begin with a quote from Dr Kemper herself, who wrote the following in a manuscript published in 2005: "Nonjudicious use of CAM [complementary and alternative medicine] therapies may cause either direct harm or, by creating unwarranted financial and emotional burden, indirect harm."1 Specifically, Kelly et al criticized our recommendation that physicians counsel families to pursue evidence-based behavioral and medical treatment for children affected by autism until other putative therapies are supported by valid scientific research. In fact, we would argue that a failure to recommend evidence-based interventions, in favor of unproven or potentially harmful therapies, would constitute not only "nonjudicious use of CAM," but also an abandonment of our professional responsibility to . . . [Full Text of this Article] AUTHOR INFORMATION
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The Role of Pediatricians Who Care for Children With Autism
Anne Kelly, Kathi J. Kemper, and Lawrence D. Rosen
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007;161(4):416-417.
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Autism: A Review of the State of the Science for Pediatric Primary Health Care Clinicians
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