So Tell Me The Science

[Guest guest]

For those consultants or practitioners who -- either by a misguided sense of entitlement or due to sheer laziness -- feel that the many years of research that and I have done with regards to Autism Spectrum Disorders should be handed over to them at their request so they can reap the benefits of our years of work while making themselves appear to be more knowledgeable than they are on the subject of Autism, it is strongly suggested that you do your own independent research so you are able to discuss the science you put forth to your clientele, your colleagues and to the general public.

re·search [ r sùrch ]

noun (1) Organized study: methodical investigation into a subject in order to discover facts, to establish or revise a theory, or to develop a plan of action based on the facts discovered

(2) Systematic investigative process employed to increase or revise current knowledge by discovering new facts. It is divided into two general categories:

(a) Basic research is inquiry aimed at increasing scientific knowledge; and

( Applied research is effort aimed at using basic research for solving problems or developing new processes, products, or techniques.

(3) careful or diligent search

(4) studious inquiry or examination ; especially : investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws

(5) the collecting of information about a particular subject

And in BIOMEDICAL terms:

(1) Biomedical Research: The area of science devoted to the study of the processes of life, the prevention and treatment of disease, and the genetic and environmental factors related to disease and health.

(2) Basic or "pure" Scientific Research: Research conducted to increase the base knowledge and understanding of the physical, chemical, and functional mechanisms of life processes and disease. It is fundamental and not directed to solving any particular biomedical problem in humans or animals. This type of research often involves observing, describing, measuring, and experimental manipulation and provides the building blocks upon which the other types of research (applied and clinical) are based. A basic researcher seeks to add to the store of knowledge about how living things work. A basic researcher's experiments add pieces to the immensely complex puzzles of life.

(3) Applied Research: Research that is directed towards specific objectives such as the development of a new drug, therapy, or surgical procedure. It involves the application of existing knowledge, much of which is obtained through basic research, to a specific biomedical problem. Applied research can be conducted with animals, nonanimal alternatives such as computer models or tissue cultures, or with humans.

(4) Clinical Research: Using the knowledge gained in basic and applied research to conduct research (generally with humans) in treating disease or dysfunction in a new way. Research that takes place in a hospital or clinical setting and is focused on treating specific human and animal diseases and other ailments. Clinical research builds upon the knowledge learned through applied and basic research. Clinical research is conducted on human beings and takes shape in treatments and drugs that directly improve human healthcare.