Title of Journal

Article_____Autism and Food allergies______________________________________________________

Title of Journal

________________Berglund Health and Wellness Center____________________________________

 

Volume____n/a_______________________ Date ____n/a_____/______ Page Number(s) ___n/a________

 

·          What organization is responsible for publishing the journal you chose?

Berglund Health and Wellness Center: A Pedriatic and Family Practice

 

 

·          What is your overall evaluation of this article?

 

_____Poor          ______Fair            ___X__Good        _______Very Good       _____Excellent

 

·          Why did you choose to review this particular article?

My instructor assigned it.

 

·          How would you rate this article as a tool for teaching a student about cardiopulmonary physiology, radiography, or another allied health specialty? 

 

Students:                ____Poor       __X_Fair       _____Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

 

Teachers:                ____Poor       __X_Fair       _____Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

 

Patients:                 ____Poor       ____Fair       __X_Good     _____Very Good      _____Excellent

 

·          Comment on the readability of this article. 

The article is very easy to read. I did notice several mistypes, but it was easy to figure out what he was trying to communicate.

 

·          Course Topics covered:

The article discussed how autism could be corrected by early diagnosis and diet manipulation. It also described two scenarios.

 

·          Brief Summary:

Dr. Dan describes how autism and food allergies are linked. He describes that is autism is diagnosed early that food manipulation maybe able to alleviate the side effects. He also describes how the medical field is close-minded and thought the results were to good to believe.

 

·          Identify and attempt to explain three (3) terms, procedures or concepts that were unfamiliar to you when reviewing this article.

ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder – I always had known it by Autism, not the full name.

        Sage-Test – a multi-pathway delayed-food allergy test.

        DAN- Defeat Autism Now – I just thought it was neat he used his name to make it mean something else.

 

·          Detail the strengths/weaknesses of this article.

Strengths include that it is easy to read and easy to understand. I also has a great message about early detection of diseases. Weaknesses include that it is not that in depth, doesn’t have references of where his information came from or aided in his article, and wasn’t as good as I thought it would be.

 

·          How might this article be useful to you in your further studies and career?

At some point in time I may have to work with a Autistic patient and he may need certain foods.

 

·          Does the article include a list of references/citations that can be used to find more information on the topics they cover?  No, it does have to additional links to related material.

 

 

Your Name: _____Paula Widner____________________________ Date: ___11_/01_/_06__