Post-traumatic stress sounds like something that happens only to people who experience disasters first-hand? Right? Not exactly. Just one thing on my mind last Wednesday before school when I told my older children about the earthquake in Haiti. We knew people with family and friends there and I didn’t want them finding out …
Children on Medicaid are more likely to be prescribed antipsychotic meds than those with private insurance – and for less severe conditions – that’s the front-page news in today’s New York Times. So I read the story by Duff Wilson with interest, expecting something dramatic in the results of a new study …
Is Asperger’s a distinct autistic disorder that deserves its own place on the autistic spectrum? No. Not according to an expert panel charged with revising the upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the bible of mental health workers in addition to health insurance companies. The panel wants …
Ahh, diagnosing autism. I’m not the only one chewing on the issue (see previous post) on account of Michael Savage’s savage remarks about autistic children. Juliet Lapidos demystifies the issue at Slate Magazine – “How Do You Diagnose Autism?Michael Savage thinks doctors are getting it wrong.” So some of you …