Last updated November 9, 2009
Biomedical Support Group Meetings (Greater Cleveland Area)
November 9, 2009 -
Biomedical Support Group Meeting
DVD and discussion
"Andrea Lalama: Reversing Autism: Connecting the pieces with the latest research: BT, Hg, Octopamine, Succinic Acid, Leptu and BIRM."
RESCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 23, 2009 (MONDAY)
When?
7 pm
Where?
13111 Shaker Blvd Ste 210 (Shaker Heights)
Meeting point: in front of the building
Cleveland, Ohio 44120
If you would like to attend, pease RSVP to Andrea at apattison@autismnortheastohio.org or by calling 216.544.1231 by November 19, 2009. Registration will ensure that the meeting is going to be held.
December 7, 2009 -
Biomedical Support Group Meeting
DVD and discussion
"Jeff Cantor: Dentistry and autism: A troubled marriage"
If you would like to attend, pease RSVP to Andrea at apattison@autismnortheastohio.org or by calling 216.544.1231 by December 4, 2009. Registration will ensure that the meeting is going to be held.
**** Date to be announced
Immune System Abnormalities in Autism
This meeting will be rescheduled before year end in Cleveland. Please stay tuned for more information.
DVDs available for loan
A number of DVDs are available to borrow from us on a variety of topics on educational, therapeutical and biomedical aspects of autism.
Please contact me with any questions!
Andrea Pattison,
Program Manager at NAA-NEO
Articles of interest
I have included some excerpts re. the immune system and autism from various sites, below.
The majority of autistic children tested have skewed immune responses. From autoimmunity to brain protein to chronic IgA deficiencies, these children do not react to viruses, toxins or even foods as a regular functioning person would. For autistics who have these issues treated, there are instances of great improvement to their abilities and general health.
On this webpage you will find a link to a video presentation on autism and the immune system - a very good resource and learning tool.
Aristo Vojdani, PhD., M.T.
Aristo Vojdani received his PhD in Immunology and Microbiology from Bar Ilan University, Israel, and completed his post-graduate work at Tel Aviv University Medical Center and the University of California Hospital, Los Angeles. Dr. Vojdani's area of expertise includes early detection of cancer signals and markers, immune function disorders, immunotoxicology, chemically induced immune deficiency and autoimmune diseases, and immunoassay technology development. Dr. Vojdani has published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals, such as Cancer and Detection Prevention, Internal Medicine, Human and Experimental Toxicology, Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, Cellular Immunology, Cancer Research, Immunopharmacology, and Molecular and Cellular Probes.
Dr. Vojdani is currently the CEO of Immunosciences Lab, Inc. in Beverly Hills, California.
This video is presented in 2 segments.
Autism Linked With Immune System
Children With Autism Have More Digestive, Food Allergies
May 3, 2004 -- Autism may be linked with immune system abnormalities. Researchers have uncovered a pattern of allergies among children with autism, especially food and digestive allergies.
Lead researcher Thomas Webb, MD, with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, presented his report this week at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in San Francisco.
Autism is a complex disability that interferes with a person's ability to interact with others. Signs of autism are usually evident by age 3. Doctors have long believed that autism is caused by irregularities in brain function that affect the development of communication and social skills.
In his study, Webb analyzed Census Bureau data from 1997 to 2001 for about 55,000 households, identifying 152 children with autism.
He found that children with autism were almost three times more likely to have a reported history of a digestive or food allergy than other, healthy children. They also had slightly more respiratory and skin allergies, but they were less likely to have a reported history of asthma.
Among children in the general population, asthma rates are higher than digestive and food allergies, Webb notes.
Some research has shown that among children with autism, the immune cell receptors seem to be different, he writes. These receptors respond to allergy triggers, like pollen or certain food chemicals.
The findings warrant further research of this link between autism and allergic diseases, he writes.
