Can you trust what you read or hear in the media? Sometimes, but not always. Some reporting is accurate and balanced; some is poorly researched and misleading.

In the News takes a look at what is being written about autism in the popular press and examines how the information is being presented. It is important to note that it is not a critique of the subject matter. A high rating denotes an accurate, balanced report based on solid scientific evidence; a low rating warns you to be skeptical – there is not enough evidence on which to base a clinical decision.

Choose from among the following reviews:

Can Mozart Help Children with Autism, Other Disorders
Nov. 18, 2003, TheKCRAChannel.com ... more

Repligen Announces Developmental Regulation of Secretin in the Rat Brain. Newborn Animals Express Secretin in Brain Regions Implicated in Autism.
Nov. 12, 2003, Yahoo!Finance ... more

Vancouver physician blames modern-day stress, loss of community for increased autism rates
Oct. 17, 2003, Globe and Mail
Gabor Maté's orginal article ...more
Researchers respond ...more
A parent's viewpoint ...more

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
Sept 2003 issue
A review of recent clinical and research developments in autism ...more

Sex Chromosome Clue to Autism
By Emily Singer
Sept. 15, 2003, New Scientist.com ... more

Girls, Boys and Autism
By Geoffrey Cowley
Sept. 8, 2003, Newsweek Magazine ... more

Too much of a good thing? Toxic effects of vitamin and mineral supplements
July 8, 2003, Canadian Medical Association Journal (adapted from Health and Drug Alerts) ... more