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TV does not cause autism. Reports of a study about this theory were everywhere in the fall of 2006, after the study’s authors posted their (then yet unpublished paper) on their website. Since then, the study’s been referred to as “just plain stupid” and has been more recently cited here. And it’s also been noted […]
You’ve probably heard by now that autism will be part of the storyline of NBC’s Days of Our Lives, starting with the June 24th episode. Seems that All My Children has already mentioned autism. From TV Guide:
It’s official: Leven Rambin, who for the past few years has starred on All My Children as both Lily, […]
What do TV, ultrasounds, insufficient vitamin D, air pollution, a mother having the flu while pregnant, mercury, have to do with each other?
All have been named as possible causes of autism. TK Kenyon looks at the puzzling spectrum of research into the cause of autism, some of which he labels as “just plain stupid”—the theory […]
Big Brother contestant Adam Jasinki—who achieved near-universal opprobrium in the autism community for calling autistic children “retards” on the show—-is one of the final two contestants to win the half a million dollar prize. Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer describes him as a “wide-eyed lug with Cherry Hill roots”—-that’s Cherry Hill in South Jersey—-who has “connived his […]
There’s one thing that determines when I sleep: When Charlie goes to bed. (So, in his pre-melatonin days, when he fell asleep at midnight at the earliest, “bedtime” for me took on all the aura of some kind of promised land.)
According to a new study in the Journal of Labor Economics, the schedule for […]
21-year-old art student Heather Kuzmich was one of the final five contestants on America’s Next Top Model last December. Kuzmich was not hesitant to note that she has Asperger’s Syndrome and, at times, the camera showed her in a moment of difficulty, including some awkward moments with the other contestants. Many accolades were cast on […]
By now you’ve probably heard about the remarks by Adam Jasinski on CBS’ Big Brother reality TV show in which he referred to autistic children as “retards.” The offensiveness of Jasinski’s remark was all the greater because—-as he said—-he works as the is the PR Manager for the United Autism Foundation (UNIAF) (last September, I […]
CBS says that Big Brother contestant Adam Jasinski referring to autistic children as “retards” last week on the show is “offensive,” according to K-Lite FM:
CBS says the reason the remark was left in the broadcast was because Jasinski’s housemate Sheila reacted immediately with “shock and condemnation” on screen. During the broadcast, Jasinski defended […]
Neon-bright marquees and music (from B.B. King’s theater–Buckwheat Zydeco is playing) and tour buses driving up halfway onto 42nd street and Russian Spanish Korean Twi being spoken and the smell of the gyros and steam from the subway grates: That was what Charlie walked through, holding Jim’s arm and grinning, with my parents and me […]
I shouldn’t even have to say that. Period.
Someone did, on CBS’ Big Brother TV show: Adam Jasinski, who is the PR Manager for the United Autism Foundation (UNIAF). Here’s a video clip in which Jasinski talks about taking autistic children to a hair salon for kids with special needs “so the retards can get it […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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