For Children With Autism, Opening a Door to Dental Care

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The following is an excerpt from a NY Times article, in October, 2014.  It discusses the challenges experienced by parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and offers advice on prevention and treatment of cavities. At Little Shredders, our professional staff is equipped to answer your questions and provide the best treatment options to meet your child’s specific needs, just ask.

“Dr. Elizabeth Shick, a pediatric dentist who helped write a dental professionals’ tool kit for Autism Speaks, an advocacy organization, agreed. “With the increase of autism spectrum disorder patients out there, there are not enough pediatric dentists to see everyone,” she said. The 146-page kit has been downloaded more than 4,000 times since its release in 2012. Autism Speaks also has a state-by-state directory with 500 dentists referred by parents, up from 40 in 2007, its first year.”

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http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/for-children-with-autism-opening-a-door-to-dentalcare/_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1