Autism: Ask Dr. Laurie, What causes Autism?

Dr. Laurie Stephens
Director of Clinical Services At Education Spectrum @edspec.org
Dr. Stephens is a leading expert in the diagnosis and treatment of children with ASD. She holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, and has been working in the field of autism for over 20 years. Dr. Stephens was previously the Director of Autism Spectrum Disorders Programs at The Help Group and the Director of Child Services for the Developmental Disabilities Program at University Hospital, Stony Brook (now The Cody Center). She has lectured extensively, both nationally and internationally. Her areas of speciality include the early diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome, developing social skills curriculum, facilitating early play skills and the development of theory of mind.

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Education

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• Autism
• ASD
• PDD NOS
• Autism education
• Autism training

[Pitviper1979]

I am curious if dog food could be a cause. From what I have seen, most of these kids start out normal and begin showing symptoms after starting to become mobile. Kids eat things they find on the floor. Store bought dog foods contain 4d meats. This includes meat from other animals that have been euthanized, rancid grease from restaurants, bad meat from stores including the plastic and styrofoam wrapping. I am wondering if some of these kids ate this stuff and then started having problems.