Topic: Autism Info
Hi all,
In my searching of the autism lit, I find odd articles that interest me. Recently, I found a controlled study on hyperbaric treatment for children with autism. Well, actually I found a summary of the article on TranslatingAutism.com. The summary was written by Nestor Lopez-Duran, Ph.D. In this study, he reports that the authors found that hyperbaric treatment resulted in significant improvements in overall functioning, receptive language, social interaction, and eye contact. The group of 62 children was divided into a treatment and a control group, and the evaluators were blind to which group a child was in.
However, the authors had potential concflicts of interest.They either worked in situations in whih they provided hyperbaric therapy, or were otherwise in the business. The study seems sound but given the conflicts of interest, it would be wise to take these results with a grain of salt. It is, however, interesting to note.
Citation: Rossignol, D., Rossignol, L., Smith, S., Schneider, C., Logerquist, S., Usman, A., Neubrander, J., Madren, E., Hintz, G., Grushkin, B., & Mumper, E. (2009). Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, controlled trial BMC Pediatrics, 9 (1)
Susan
