Mild HBOT For Autism - A Brief Skeptical Guide
March 29, 2009 by Do'C 
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For readers who may be interested in a skeptical perspective with regards to “mild” hyperbaric oxygen therapy for autism, I’ve assembled a short list of links. These are articles that I’ve enjoyed reading, found interesting, or written myself.
In no particular order:
HBOT: Under Pressure
http://photoninthedarkness.com/?p=131
HBOT: Is it just a bunch of hot air?
http://photoninthedarkness.com/?p=127
Hyperbaric Oxygen for Autism
http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/?p=496
Is there no end to unscientific treatments for autism?
http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=249
More Hot Air about HBOT
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=2055
Mild hyperbaric therapy for autism - Shh!…don’t say it’s expensive
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=2041
Autism, HBOT, and the new study by Rossignol et al.
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=1987
When High Does Mean Low: Autism, mHBOT, and Dan Rossignol
http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=686
Does Rossignol et al. show HBOT’s effective?
http://ebdblog.com/2009/03/21/does-rossignol-et-al-show-hbots-effective
Ridiculous Autism Treatment Statements - Part One - ICDRC Website on HBOT
http://www.autismstreet.org/weblog/?p=130
Hyperbarics and Hypotheses
http://www.autismstreet.org/weblog/?p=60
Nitpicking Sloppy Science
http://www.autismstreet.org/weblog/?p=40
Autism HBOT: First Look
http://www.autismstreet.org/weblog/?p=36
Hyperbaric Oxygen as a Treatment for Autism: Let the Buyer Beware
http://autism.about.com/b/2009/03/14/hyperbaric-oxygen-as-a-treatment-for-autism-let-the-buyer-beware.htm
Hyperbaric Oxygen for Autism? Not so fast
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/492-hyperbaric-oxygen-for-autism-not-so-fast.html
Comments On Rossignol et al., 2009
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/9/21/comments
They’re all pretty good reading in my biased opinion. I’ll also take the opportunity to point out that “Mild hyperbaric therapy for autism - Shh!…don’t say it’s expensive” is just up at LeftBrain/RightBrain.
To read it, hop across the pond with a click, to:
Mild hyperbaric therapy for autism - Shh!…don’t say it’s expensive
Addendum (4/6/2009): Prometheus has a guest blog up at LeftBrain/RightBrain on Rossignol et al. (2009).
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Comment by Gonzo — 29 March, 2009 @ 7:56 pm
I like your guest posts on LB/RB!
Comment by Do'C — 29 March, 2009 @ 8:18 pm
Thank you Miss Gonzo (TDG happens to be one of my favorite new additions to the Autism-Hub)!
Comment by Kathleen — 30 March, 2009 @ 5:55 am
Not being of a scientific mind-whatsoever, I appreciate both your blog and LB/RB..although at times, I struggle with scientific jargon-you always provide references,documentation, sources. You back up what you say. As a parent who has kids on the spectrum-I can’t tell you how much that is appreciated. There are way too many sites that make bold statements and pass them off as truth without any scientific backing at all. They prey on unsuspecting parents,( especially new to diagnosis) in order to promote quackery and cures. So, I just want to say thanks.
Comment by John Wills Lloyd — 13 November, 2009 @ 8:16 pm
New evidence adds to the skeptics’ reservations: Doreen Granpeesheh and colleagues reported that a randomized trial of hyperbaric-oxygen therapy did not produce beneficial effects on children with Autism.