Tag Archives: Autism

CCHR Commends Congressional Action to Prevent Continued Use of Electrical Shocking Device

Posted on July 22, 2024 by cchrstl

Citizens Commission on Human Rights advocates banning an electrical shocking device used on autistic and disabled students at a Massachusetts institution. Congress removed wording from a current bill that would have allowed shocking to continue after an expected FDA ban of the device. Continue reading →

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Inflation – What it Really is

Posted on November 22, 2021 by cchrstl

A psychiatric diagnosis is not a product anyone wants to buy. Continue reading →

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Here’s an Idea – Let’s Electroshock Children Who Misbehave

Posted on March 15, 2020 by cchrstl

The FDA has finally decided to BAN electric shock devices on children. Continue reading →

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Neurodiversity – The Latest Psychiatric Disability Trend

Posted on October 31, 2018 by cchrstl

With so many different “mental disorders” and no real clues about curing them, psychiatrists needed a new all-encompassing word to describe them. They co-opted “neurodiversity” — diversity based on some neurological condition. Continue reading →

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Autism

Posted on May 21, 2018 by cchrstl

We wish we could give you all the true data about autism, but we don’t know it all. Instead, we can give you many related facts and a few opinions; perhaps these can help you evaluate the subject. The reason … Continue reading →

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Does NIMH have your back (or your brain)?

Posted on March 13, 2017 by cchrstl

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the lead federal agency for research on mental disorders. NIMH is one of the 27 Institutes and Centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research agency. … Continue reading →

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Psychiatry and Assisted Suicide

Posted on April 10, 2016 by cchrstl

Psychiatry and Assisted Suicide  We were struck by this paragraph on page 14 in the March 28th issue of the National Review magazine: “The Dutch have discovered a cure for autism: murder. Dutch law first was changed to accommodate ‘physician-assisted … Continue reading →

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ADHD and Fluoride

Posted on March 10, 2014 by cchrstl

ADHD and Fluoride A recently published scientific study links various developmental disabilities with fluoride poisoning. [Lancet Neurol 2014;13:330-38; February 15, 2014; “Neurobehavioral effects of developmental toxicity”] Here are some salient quotes. “Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and … Continue reading →

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Autism

Posted on May 3, 2012 by cchrstl

We wish we could give you all the true data about autism, but we don’t know it all. Instead, we can give you many related facts and a few opinions; perhaps these can help you evaluate the subject. The reason … Continue reading →

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Federal Funds for Learning Disorders

Posted on January 2, 2012 by cchrstl

IDEA – The Source of Federal Funds for Learning Disorders Special Education under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) has become a gravy train for psychiatrists and psychologists diagnosing children with ADHD [Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder] or “learning disorders” … Continue reading →

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