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' There have been previous posts in this blog about dental treatment for those with autism.   I am sure readers with older children have already found what works for them.   Many people are not regular readers, so there is some repetition in today’s post. There is no single best solution for the dentist because your options are very different depending on where you live and your budget. In the US you have the widest choice, but they are all pricey. In other countries there are more legal restrictions. Some countries with universal healthcare have well organised free solutions for those with special needs, but you may have little choice. In many countries all the options are pretty bad. It looks like US dentists are taught two broad options: - ·         Sedation ·         Immobilization I think they are often missing a missing a third option, D-Termined or similar, which I think is the best one. Sedation Ther...

Most of what you can read on the internet regarding autism is parents writing about their young children, or alternatively middle-aged Aspies with their very diverging views (either self treating on Reddit/Longcity, or campaigning for no treatment at all, for anyone). I don’t delve into Facebook and its often closed groups, that some people now want banned. G oogle has closed Google+, which did carry this blog.  Since teenagers and adults also have autism, you might expect them also to be a common topic. They are not. Did all the young kids with autism “get better”? Sadly, not the case. Did the parents just run out of energy?   Most likely the case. Autism blogs do seem to just stop abruptly, rather than fade away gradually. Hope springs eternal The reason put forward for the mass use of ABA, but almost exclusively only in North America, is that parents really want to do “something”. ABA is "evidence-based", expensive, time-consuming and often you have to fight for it, so it...