Diagnosing Autism, Part 4: Self-Identification, Self-Diagnosis, and the Autistic Community
A lot of medical professionals are skeptical of the self-identified/self-diagnosed autistic person. But the autistic community is not.
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Dr. Zate
- Oct 15, 2022
- 3 min
Diagnosing Autism, Part 3: Growing Pains
In thinking about the evolution of the diagnosis of autism, it's instructional to look at another group of people, the LGBTQ+ community.
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Dr. Zate
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
Diagnosing Autism, Part 1: The Rules of the Game
Let's break down our approach to the diagnosis of autism, so we can think about how we diagnose and who benefits from the current system.
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Dr. Zate
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
Consent, Part 3: Applying the Abstract
As I said before, the right to consent is a fundamental human right. Once you understand what consent really means, applying it to daily...
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Dr. Zate
- Sep 8, 2022
- 3 min
Consent, Part 2: Teaching Concepts
As I said before, the right to consent is a fundamental human right. Once you understand what consent really means, applying it to daily...
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Dr. Zate
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
Problematic Therapy Goals and Pursuing Neurodivergence-Affirming Therapies
For all of our talk about neurodivergence-affirming therapy for autistic children, parents often find that techniques used by their child's
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Dr. Zate
- Jun 15, 2022
- 2 min
Food is a Right, Not a Reward
Food is not a reward. Read it again. Food is not a reward.
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Dr. Zate
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
This Keeps Happening
There's a whole world out there where kids in other countries live in fear of being shot at school.
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Dr. Zate
- Feb 23, 2022
- 4 min
A Child Abuse Pediatrician's Look at Therapeutic Methods, Part 2.
If you haven’t read part 1, you may want to check out that post first. Below, I’ve reviewed several more therapy methods, and I’ll give...
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Dr. Zate
- Feb 7, 2022
- 3 min
A Child Abuse Pediatrician's Look at Therapeutic Methods, Part 1
There are several therapy methods that are particularly concerning to the autistic community and I’ll give you my perspective on them.
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Dr. Zate
- Sep 24, 2021
- 5 min
Why are Pediatricians Still Prescribing ABA?
Despite all efforts, doctors are still prescribing ABA. Here’s why.
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Dr. Zate
- Jul 1, 2020
- 4 min
An Open Letter to Every Police Officer
Being “one of the good ones” does nothing if you continue to stand by your fellow officers who aren’t.
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Dr. Zate
- Nov 21, 2019
- 1 min
Did You Know That Your Hospital Can Sue You?
It’s actually a thing. Here’s the scenario. You show up in the Emergency Department with, for instance, abdominal pain. Tests show that...
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Dr. Zate
- Apr 23, 2019
- 3 min
In Defense of the Mom in the Emergency Department
I was asked to give medical advice by phone to the mom of an 18-month-old who suddenly had blood and mucus in her stool. Obviously, I...
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Dr. Zate
- Feb 26, 2019
- 4 min
Being a Pediatrician in the Age of Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric
These are challenging times to be a pediatrician. To my knowledge, never in the history of Pediatrics has our profession been under this...
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