In this study, the people conducting the study were testing Loperamide or branded Imodium in the United States to "treat autism." They were trying to treat "social communication deficits" instead of accepting that the autistic community has its own set of norms and rules for social communication. Rationale of Study There are no medications currently… Continue reading Bogus Study: Drug Repurposing Candidates To Treat Core Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study was investigating whether or not there is a casual relationship between infections in the pregnant person during pregnancy and autism or intellectual disability. This study was funded by Autism Speaks, because of course it was. This money used to fund this could have been used to help autistic people. Study Design The researchers… Continue reading Bogus Study: Maternal Infection During Pregnancy and Likelihood of Autism and Intellectual Disability in Sweden: A Negative Control and Sibling Comparison Cohort Study
There has been many studies with different medications that research doctors conduct to try to find the magical cure for autism. It's 2022, people would think they would spend this research money to save lives but here we are. There were two studies. One on and the other on autistic adults. There is no medical… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: Balovaptan
In April 2017, a study was published in Scientific Reports, a NatureResearch publication, suggesting that if a pregnant person smokes during pregnancy, their grandchild would be autistic. Rodent Autism Experiments are Invalid The study introduces rodent experiments. There is a problem with that, non human animals cannot be autistic. The brain chemistry and structure is… Continue reading Bogus Study: Grand-Maternal Smoking In Pregnancy and Grandchild’s Autistic Traits and Diagnosed Autism
A study was published in the journal Advances in Autism on January 21, 2022. It was an online survey that was targeting a range of autism professionals with varying levels of experience, working in clinical settings. Half of these professionals that completed the survey reported experiencing situations of suspected feigning of "adult autism" across a… Continue reading Bogus Study: Suspected Feigning of Autism in Adults: A clinician Survey, Indications and Proposed Guidelines
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