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Key takeaways from our investigation into the science behind an alternative autism therapy
While many clinics feature glowing testimonials from satisfied customers, patient experiences with MERT run a broad gamut. The Times spoke to...
Kids are sucking down baby food pouches at record rates. 'We're going to pay for it,' experts say
Every week, Caitlin Scuttio stops by Target and piles her cart with pureed food pouches for her 4-year-old and twin 18-month-olds sons.In...
How parents and caregivers can evaluate the research on MERT and other potential treatments
Wave and licensees also highlight a 2022 paper by a technician at a licensee clinic in Australia who is also a doctoral...
Desperate parents turn to magnetic therapy to help kids with autism. They have little evidence to go on
Thomas VanCott compares his son Jake’s experience with autism to life on a tightrope. Upset the delicate balance and Jake, 18, plunges...
What Elmo — and his human friends — learned by asking Americans about their mental health
Remember when Elmo went viral in January by asking folks on the Internet how they were doing and briefly became the unofficial...
Summer break is ending. Here are 10 ways parents can help their kids get back into school mode
In a matter of days, the easygoing vibe of summer break will be replaced with the rigid schedules of a new school...