Christine Lynn Joyce M.D.

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• Autism: Why Does Oxytocin Treatment Help Only Some Children?

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• What Is G6PD Deficiency?

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• Autism Assessments Are Male-Centered: Why?

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• 10 Tips for New Autism Parents

  When you are raising children, an autism diagnosis can knock you off your feet. It means lifestyle change, not only for you and your child but for your whole family.If your child has just been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), you understand exactly what we are talking about.At this...

• Complications of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

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