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The Autism Research Institute (ARI) is an organization that created a controversial program, Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!), in 1995. [ 6 ] ARI was founded in 1967 by Bernard Rimland .
Rimland founded and directed two advocacy groups: the Autism Society of America (ASA) and the Autism Research Institute. [1] He promoted several since disproven theories about the causes and treatment of autism, including vaccine denial, facilitated communication, chelation therapy, and false claims of a link between secretin and autism.
The Indiana agency overseeing Medicaid said the therapy is the only major service category that did not have a uniform reimbursement rate, and the rising cost of the services was unsustainable.
A controversial award given to a student with autism is expected to be a major topic at a board meeting Tuesday in Gary. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Geschwind established the modern era of autism genetics research by developing and leading the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange (AGRE) [21] with the Cure Autism Now Foundation in 1997. AGRE was the first major community resource for genetic research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD), making biomaterials and phenotype data accessible to ...
A 2006 study found that the Son-Rise Program is not always implemented as it is typically described in the literature, which suggests it will be difficult to evaluate its efficacy. [5] In 2009, United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority sanctioned the Option Institute for a misleading ad claiming Son-Rise as an autism cure.
In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics criticized one of Geier's studies, which claimed a link between vaccines and autism, as containing "numerous conceptual and scientific flaws, omissions of fact, inaccuracies, and misstatements." [7] In January 2007, a paper by the Geiers was retracted by the journal Autoimmunity Reviews. [3]
The Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center, one of the most extensive autism centers in the United States, was also started in 2002. In 2003, inaugural intestinal and multi-organ transplants for the state of Indiana were performed at Riley. Riley also received special authorization for the usage of the Berlin Heart in that year.