How to Prevent Autism: Expert Advice from Medical Professionals - Softcover

Berger, Dara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1510714669 ISBN 13: 9781510714663

Publisher: Skyhorse, 2017

Synopsis

The statistics are alarming and become more so every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 68 children have been identified with an autism spectrum disorder, making it one of the fastest growing developmental disorders in the United States. Further, the CDC estimates that parents with a child on the autism spectrum can have nearly a 20 percent chance of having a second child with autism.

In How to Prevent Autism, Dara Berger shares her personal journey with autism. She describes everything that went wrong with her son that led to an autism diagnosis and everything she did differently to prevent her daughter from suffering the same fate. She interviews eight well-known ASD experts--including doctors, nutritionists, nurses, and scientists--about the factors that have led to the growing epidemic of autism. Based on the best practices for preventing autism in children, each professional offers perspectives grounded in their own research and their patients’ improvements. The book covers every detail--from the importance of mothers’ cleaning out their bodies preconception, through common genetic mutations that may put children at risk, to the crucial role of nutrition in prevention.

All parents agree that every choice counts when it comes to the health of their children. As Dara Berger makes clear in this personal, informative, and authoritative book, the stakes could not be higher when it comes to autism.

About this title

From the Author

Dara Berger is the author of the book titled How to Prevent Autism. She is also a documentary filmmaker who is currently working on a film about how to prevent chronic illness in children. Dara served as a Board Member and Co-Chair of the Programming Committee for the National Autism Association New York Metro Chapter for six years. She began her career as a news reporter/producer for a local nightly news program, and subsequently founded her own documentary film production company, Say It Out Loud Productions, Inc. to produce films on meaningful issues. She has recently completed the Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s health coach certificate program, which she hopes to use to help other families prevent chronic illness and autism in their children.

About the Author

Dr. Sid Baker began his career as a faculty member at Yale Medical School where he received his medical training specializing in pediatrics. He is the former director of the Gesell Institute of Human Development in New Haven, CT and maintains a general practice where he treats both adults and children with complex chronic health issues including children with autism. Dr. Baker is also a cofounder of Defeat Autism Now!.

Dr. Nancy O’ Hara first began her work with special needs children as a teacher. Then she went on to earn a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and completed her residency and chief residency at The University of Pittsburgh. Dr. O’ Hara‘ s practice focuses on an integrative approach to treat children that have neurodevelopmental disorders such as Autism, ADHD, PANDAS and Lyme.

Geri Brewster is a registered dietitian-nutritionist who treats adults and children with an integrative and individual approach. She specializes in children and young adults with developmental disabilities and complex feeding issues. Geri has done advanced studies with the IFM, IACCN and the Defeat Autism Now clinician conference training. Recently, Geri developed a new product line, Build Your Best Bump, which is aimed at helping couples promote a healthier pregnancy.

Maureen McDonnell has been a labor and delivery nurse for many years as well as a registered childbirth educator working extensively in pediatrics. She was instrumental in starting the very first Defeat Autism Now biomedical and physician training conference. Currently Maureen devotes most of her time writing for various health publications and educating people about nutrition and the effects of the environment through an organization she co-founded, Saving Our Kids Healing Our Planet.

Scott Smith is a Physician Assistant who specializes in working with minimally verbal children with autism otherwise known as slow responders. Scott has also written about biomedical interventions being used for treating autism in several publications and presents on the subject both nationally and internationally.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1510714669
• ISBN 13: 9781510714663
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 328