Brain Development

Animal models of neurological _________ improve with environmental _________

disorders, enrichment

Children raised in orphanages have post-institutional ______ syndrome

autistic

Two questions arise from the standard vs. enriched environments.

Can we Improve ______ behavior?

Can we improve _______ behavior?

Social, Repetitive

42% of children with autism has a clinically significant improvement, with enriched environment

- _____ was improved by >8 points

- Abnormal _______ responses improved by>11 points

- _____ improved by > 200%

- 21% no longer have ____

IQ, Sensory, Communication, autism

Can enriched environment ___ in the real world?

Work

____________ results in better outcomes

compliance

Effective at all levels of initial symptom ______

effective for ________

effective at all _______ tested

severity, males and females, ages

associated_____ improvement

symptoms

What were the core symptoms improved?

____

_________

social skills, repetitive behaviors

Is autism cased by the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) ______

Vaccine

Does _______ in vaccines cause autism?

Mercury

There is no difference in autism rates between ______ and unvaccinated children

vaccinated

______ system compromised. It must be the total number of vaccines children now receive, since it has increased in recent years.

Immune

______ law passes to require vaccines in school children

California