Possible Steps to Prevent Autism
Since optimal health equips a body with the means to take care of itself, we are not absolutely powerless to protect our children and future children. Whether an autism case is 90% genetic or 90% environmental, we can still do our best to bring about comfortable and productive lives for our families.
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Nancy O'Hara, MD
Nancy O’Hara is a board certified pediatrician. Prior to her medical career she taught children with autism. Dr. O’Hara graduated magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College, and as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She earned a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh. After residency, chief residency and general pediatric fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. O’Hara began her general private practice in 1992 and began her consultative practice solely for children with special needs in 1998.
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Visit Dr. Hardy's website for more information.
Hardy Health
Care.com
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Paul Hardy, M.D.
Dr. Hardy received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York. After completing a Medical Internship at the Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist Hospital, in Houston, Texas, he returned to the University of Rochester where he completed a residency in Neurology at Strong Memorial Hospital. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Medicine and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He also serves on the Panel of Professional Advisors of the Autism Society of America.
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Visit Dr. Mumper's website for more information.
Advocates4
Children.com
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Elizabeth Mumper, M.D., FAAP
Dr. Mumper is a general pediatrician and CEO of Advocates for Children, based in Lynchburg, Virginia. She has faculty appointments at the University of Virginia and the Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Current clinical research projects include investigating intestinal biopsies in children with autism and correlating gut pathology with methylation and immune abnormalities.
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Patricia S. Lemer, NCC, M.S. Bus.
Patricia Lemer is an Educational Diagnostician and National Certified Counselor who Specializes in educational services for children with developmental delays. She is the Executive Director of Developmental Delay Resources, a nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of those working with children who have developmental delays in sensory motor, language, social, and emotional areas. DDR publicizes research into determining identifiable factors that would put a child at risk and maintains a registry, tracking possible trends. DDR also provides a network for parents and professionals and current information after the diagnosis to support children with special needs.
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Visit Lynn Hamilton's website for more information.
Lynn M. Hamilton
Lynn M. Hamilton, and her husband Roger, are the parents of two young children, Ryan and Victoria. Ryan was diagnosed with autism shortly before his third birthday, and as a result of intensive Applied Behavior Analysis, and his parents' efforts to investigate many avenues of treatment, his life has been reclaimed from the confines of autism. Today, Lynn is a speaker who shares about her family's experiences with battling autism. She and Roger have served with the Navigators since 1988. They live with their children in Colorado. Lynn is the author of "Facing Autism," a book offering hope and treatment options for those with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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Visit Dr. El-Dahr's website for more information.
Jane M. El-Dahr, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Jane Marony El-Dahr, M.D. is the Director of the Section of Pediatric Allergy /Immunology / Rheumatology at Tulane University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisana. She is also Associate Professor of Clinical Paediatrics and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine. Her undergraduate medicine was completed at Harvard University and included a year in the department of genetics at Trinity College Dublin. She received her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and did her residency and fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital and at the University of Virginia Health Services Center. She has been actively involved in the immunological and toxicological aspects of ASD for many years.
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