Autism and Awareness and Poision Control week

Autism Awareness: Tom Fields-Meyer will discuss autism awareness. Fields-Meyer wrote Following Ezra, about his experience as a parent of a child with autism. A group of panelist also will weigh-in on this topic, including Doug Goldsmith from The Children's Center; Sam Goldstein, Editor and chief of Journal of Attention Disorders; and Pete Nicholas from the Carmen B Pingree Center for Children with Autism
     When: THURSDAY March 22 at 7 PM
     Where: Jewish Community Center, 2 N Medical Drive, SLC, UTAH
      Info: FREE, for details email moelsner@slcjcc.org or call 801-581-0098 ext 119
(Thanks Dr Lynch for this information )

This week is also POISON CONTROL WEEK. Recently we did a post all about Poison Control so click here to read all about it. A great reminder to make sure you have that phone number in your cell phones and on your fridge at home. Have a great week!
 **info from www.sltrib.com and www.willowcreekpediatrics.blogspot.com

  

Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness month. In order to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism, the Autism Society has been celebrating National Autism Awareness Month since the 1970s. The United States recognizes April as a special opportunity for everyone to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community.

What are autism spectrum disorders?

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of related brain-based disorders that affect a child's behavior, social, and communication skills. They include 3 of 5 disorders known as pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs). These are autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, and PDD-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS).

Autism spectrum disorders are lifelong conditions with no known cure. However, children with ASD can progress developmentally and learn new skills. Some children may improve so much that they no longer meet the criteria for ASD, although milder symptoms may often persist. **info from http://www.healthychildren.org/

OTHER sites

http://www.autism-society.org/ http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/autism.cfm

If you have any concerns about Autism, please contact our office to schedule an appointment with your physician.

MMR Vaccine Study Retracted

The study done in 1998 by Andrew Wakefield and 12 others, which implied a link between the MMR vaccine and Autism, has been retracted. After numerous studies and investigations into the matter, it was determined that in all 12 of the cases reported, the medical history of the patients was fabricated, or altered in some way. Although he has been completely stripped of all of his credentials, Wakefield continues to defend himself.

You can read the article in full from the British Medical Journal at http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c7452.full.

All of our doctors at Willow Creek do recommend getting your child fully immunized. If you have any questions regarding this news and your childs' immunizations, please to not hesitate to contact the office!