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  • Blog Post » From Paresis to PANDAS and PANS
    The idea that mental disorders could be due to infection is not new, but remains surprisingly difficult to accept. Just as what was once called “general paresis” ultimately was shown to be caused by syphilis and curable with antibiotics, some cases of sudden onset pediatric obsessive compulsive disorder are traceable to strep and respond to immune-based treatments. A proposed broader syndrome would include those with similar symptom but no clear link to strep.
  • Blog Post » Autism Prevalence: More Affected or More Detected?
    Autism is always surprising. What was once considered a rare disorder is now reported as affecting 1 in 88 children, 1 in 54 boys. Do these new numbers, up 78 percent from 2002 and 23 percent from 2006, reflect a growing problem—an epidemic—or an improvement in our ability to diagnose and serve those affected?
  • Science News » Agent Reduces Autism-like Behaviors in Mice
    Autism-like behaviors in mice have been reduced, using an experimental agent being tested in patients for a related disorder.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011

Michael Tauber, JD, President
Partner, HinckleyAllenSnyder
Providence, RI

Al Colelli, Phd, Vice President
Johnson and Wales University, Director, School of Technology (10 yrs)
US Government: Systems analyst, Systems engineer (33 yrs)
Community service (40 Yrs)

Joseph Farmer, CPA, Treasurer
President, Farmer & First, PC, CPA’s
Warren RI

Patricia Onofrio, MSW, LICSW Secretary
Clinical Social Worker
Women and Infants Hospital
Providence, RI

Terrence McWilliams, MD
Vice President of Medical Affairs
Newport Hospital
Newport, RI

Amy Skurka, MA, LCDP
Team Leader
NRI Community Services
Woonsocket, RI

Janice Gump, RN, BSN
Riverwood (retired)

Carolyn Souza, MSW, LICSW
Clinical Supervisor
Looking Upwards Early Intervention Program
Middletown RI

Thomas F. Allen
Roger Williams Medical Center
Providence, RI

Jessica Cigna
Urban Information specialist
The Providence Plan
Providence, RI 02906

Anthony Rego, MBA
Manager, BankNewport
Warren, RI

Edward Ledoux, BA, CPP
Certified Professional Photographer
North Providence, RI 02904

 

 

 

 

 

 
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