Guest guest Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I first heard about the possibility of using MRI scanning to diagnose 2 or 3 years back at the Autism Research conference in London. Whilst acknowledging its initial limitations and the preliminary state of testing this model of diagnosis I am really excited by today's announcement because, for the first time in this country (and perhaps in the world), it places autism right where it should be - ie in the mainstream medical world (even in the NHS!). This diagnostic tool signifies a major breakthrough for those of us who have been asking that the mainstream autism community treat autism and its co-occuring conditions as it would any other condition that manifested medical symptoms. This brain scan confirms that autism is "real", (not a bad behaviour syndrome), that a medical test can confirm its existence, and that it is not acceptable to talk about a "social model of autism" to the exclusion of a medical model. The latter view is very popular in the autism community and in the NAS. Like Zoe, I am a councillor in the NAS because I want to change things. This new diagnostic tool gives us real leveredge because it places autism fair and square in the medical world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I really hope that this small study is something positive to rely on going forward. My only caution is that we have had many MRI scans for DDs epilepsy... Nothing ever showed up until the Dr directed MRI to two specific areas of the brain.. the temporal lobes... They instantly decided that because one was smaller than the other that this was the cause of the epilepsy.. and could diagnose.. Problem is that within the Normal population many people would present with the same difference in lobe size and few would have seizures- also since there is so much fluid in the brain and changes in blood flow.. the MRI is simply a snap shot of a specific point in time- and as mentioned early people could display autism behaviours without the corresponding MRI results.. I hope my reservations are not valid.. Tracey On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 3:08 PM, <clairelefeuvre@...> wrote: I first heard about the possibility of using MRI scanning to diagnose 2 or 3 years back at the Autism Research conference in London. Whilst acknowledging its initial limitations and the preliminary state of testing this model of diagnosis I am really excited by today's announcement because, for the first time in this country (and perhaps in the world), it places autism right where it should be - ie in the mainstream medical world (even in the NHS!). This diagnostic tool signifies a major breakthrough for those of us who have been asking that the mainstream autism community treat autism and its co-occuring conditions as it would any other condition that manifested medical symptoms. This brain scan confirms that autism is " real " , (not a bad behaviour syndrome), that a medical test can confirm its existence, and that it is not acceptable to talk about a " social model of autism " to the exclusion of a medical model. The latter view is very popular in the autism community and in the NAS. Like Zoe, I am a councillor in the NAS because I want to change things. This new diagnostic tool gives us real leveredge because it places autism fair and square in the medical world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hi, I just happened to come across this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4009700 with nearly 92% of autistic children corectly diagnosed using hair trace elements. Makes you wonder why some simple research is ignored and we spend thousands of pounds on much more elaborate (and seemingly no better) methods. Couldn't be vested interests could it? Patience > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I first heard about the possibility of using MRI scanning to diagnose 2 or > > 3 years back at the Autism Research conference in London. Whilst > > acknowledging its initial limitations and the preliminary state of testing > > this model of diagnosis I am really excited by today's announcement because, > > for the first time in this country (and perhaps in the world), it places > > autism right where it should be - ie in the mainstream medical world (even > > in the NHS!). > > > > This diagnostic tool signifies a major breakthrough for those of us who > > have been asking that the mainstream autism community treat autism and its > > co-occuring conditions as it would any other condition that manifested > > medical symptoms. This brain scan confirms that autism is " real " , (not a > > bad behaviour syndrome), that a medical test can confirm its existence, and > > that it is not acceptable to talk about a " social model of autism " to the > > exclusion of a medical model. The latter view is very popular in the autism > > community and in the NAS. Like Zoe, I am a councillor in the NAS because I > > want to change things. This new diagnostic tool gives us real leveredge > > because it places autism fair and square in the medical world. > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 We should send this into private eye > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I first heard about the possibility of using MRI scanning to diagnose 2 or > > > 3 years back at the Autism Research conference in London. Whilst > > > acknowledging its initial limitations and the preliminary state of testing > > > this model of diagnosis I am really excited by today's announcement because, > > > for the first time in this country (and perhaps in the world), it places > > > autism right where it should be - ie in the mainstream medical world (even > > > in the NHS!). > > > > > > This diagnostic tool signifies a major breakthrough for those of us who > > > have been asking that the mainstream autism community treat autism and its > > > co-occuring conditions as it would any other condition that manifested > > > medical symptoms. This brain scan confirms that autism is " real " , (not a > > > bad behaviour syndrome), that a medical test can confirm its existence, and > > > that it is not acceptable to talk about a " social model of autism " to the > > > exclusion of a medical model. The latter view is very popular in the autism > > > community and in the NAS. Like Zoe, I am a councillor in the NAS because I > > > want to change things. This new diagnostic tool gives us real leveredge > > > because it places autism fair and square in the medical world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 It seems very vague though What have they found/ what is the difference? I have heard Doctors say if you did MRI on the whole population you would find loads of people have odd shaped brains Lenin's was 1/4 size of normal ones wasnt it... > Autism Treatment > From: claire_downey@...> Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:31:47 +0000> Subject: Re: Ref The MRI Thing> > > We should send this into private eye> > > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > I first heard about the possibility of using MRI scanning to diagnose 2 or> > > > 3 years back at the Autism Research conference in London. Whilst> > > > acknowledging its initial limitations and the preliminary state of testing> > > > this model of diagnosis I am really excited by today's announcement because,> > > > for the first time in this country (and perhaps in the world), it places> > > > autism right where it should be - ie in the mainstream medical world (even> > > > in the NHS!).> > > >> > > > This diagnostic tool signifies a major breakthrough for those of us who> > > > have been asking that the mainstream autism community treat autism and its> > > > co-occuring conditions as it would any other condition that manifested> > > > medical symptoms. This brain scan confirms that autism is "real", (not a> > > > bad behaviour syndrome), that a medical test can confirm its existence, and> > > > that it is not acceptable to talk about a "social model of autism" to the> > > > exclusion of a medical model. The latter view is very popular in the autism> > > > community and in the NAS. Like Zoe, I am a councillor in the NAS because I> > > > want to change things. This new diagnostic tool gives us real leveredge> > > > because it places autism fair and square in the medical world.> > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------> > DISCLAIMER> No information contained in this post is to be construed as medical advice. If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably qualified practitioner.> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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