Weekly Autism Global News in Review 11/04/09

Originally Aired Wed, 11/04/2009 - 11:30am

Rob Sidell reviews several interesting news topics including an interview with Dr. Greg Allen, PhD, an unprecedented change by the New York Health Department ignoring New York law by allowing thimerisol in vaccines given to infants and pregnant women, diseases thought to be genetic proving viral, Alzheimer's disease and a lack of sleep, emergency autism insurance coverage in Wisconsin, development of an early screening tool for ASD's, behavioral therapy for anxiety in ages 11-15 on the spectrum and the very limited usefulness of antipsychotic drugs vs. placebo in Alzheimers and other diseases.

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