On this edition of Line One the emphasis is on the lifelong impact of early child brain development. We’ll also take a deep dive into autism with Anchorage developmental-behavioral pediatrician Dr Siv Fasci.
HOST: Dr. Thad Woodard
GUEST:
- Siv Fasci, MD, developmental-behavioral pediatrician, Providence Alaska Medical Center and a member of the Providence Medical Group’s Neuroscience Clinic working with the community to expand neurodevelopmental services in Alaska.
LINKS:
- For some information on developmental-behavioral pediatricians and their specialty see here
- Suggested website for more information of early brain development here
- TED talk on the lifelong effects of childhood trauma
- American Academy of Pediatrics link to information on helping parents and pediatricians understand the impact of media on children’s lives
Suggested websites for more information on ADD/ADHD and learning disorders:
- www.understood.org
- https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/learning-
disabilities/Pages/default.aspx - http://www.chadd.org/
- https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/research.html
Suggested websites for more information on autism:
- https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/Autism/Pages/default.aspx
- https://www.autismspeaks.org/
- http://www.autismnavigator.com/
- https://www.medicalhomeportal.org/diagnoses-and- conditions/autism-spectrum-
disorder - https://firstwords.fsu.edu/
PARTICIPATE:
- Call 550-8433 (Anchorage) or 1-888-353-5752 (statewide) during the live broadcast (2:00 – 3:00pm)
- Send email to lineone@alaskapublic.org before, during or after the live broadcast (e-mails may be read on air)
- Post your comment or question below (comments may be read on air)
LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, March 19, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Monday, March 19, 2018, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- This is a good site to start with, if you want to learn how to find reliable health information on the internet
- Mayo Clinic
- Cleveland Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore Facts That Will Save Us
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
- Michael Shermer’s suggestion for Baloney Detection: How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience
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