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There are literally billions of parents all over the world that would literally give their lives for the opportunity to have their children vaccinated against measles. Perhaps it is yet another symptom of our wealth in this country that we have the luxury of wondering whether it is necessary to vaccinate.
Writes Matthew N. Parker, M.D., […]
Be warned. This post contains a disparate slew of references to martial arts (kind of in a Kung Fu Panda vein); chocolate (M & M’s, even); the use of the r word in Tropic Thunder; Thailand; lots of flies. (And autism, but you knew that.)
No, we didn’t once again see Po the Panda executing his […]
Hillary Clinton mentioned autism in her speech at the Democratic National Convention and, last night, Bill Clinton did too (”I will never forget the parents of children with autism and other severe conditions who told me on the campaign trail that they couldn’t afford health care and couldn’t qualify their kids for Medicaid unless they […]
Yesterday I wrote about a study on ultrasonic vocalizations in BTBR mice, who are one “mouse model” of autism. The August 27th Science Daily describes another study that looks at how babies respond to words and vocalizations with repeated sounds. University of British Columbia post-doctoral fellow Judith Gervain and researchers from Italy and Chile documented […]
This past June, a 16-year-old with autism is punched in the face and bullied by a teenager who attends the same high school—-and the whole attack is videotaped and posted on YouTube. The 16-year-old’s family saw the video and was able to identify the attacked. WSBT (South Bend, Indiana) interviewed Joyce Vermillion and Amber Fairchild, […]
131 cases of measles in the US so far this year—–and now, as Discovering Biology in a Digital World reports, there’s an outbreak of mumps—116 confirmed cases and 74 suspected since February—in Vancouver. On average, there are ten cases a year. From CBSnews.ca:
Two people from Alberta carried the mumps to a religious community near Agassiz […]
Sitting here in my office with one student after another coming in and out the door to try to change their schedules for fall classes and remembering that just last week was Charlie’s surfing lesson, I was pretty pleased to note this film about Clay Marzo, a 19-year-old surfer who has Asperger’s Syndrome. Today’s Star […]
BTBR mice are an inbred mouse strain that provide a “mouse model of autism.” BTBR mice are transgenic (their DNA contains an extra human gene thought to be involved in autism) and display “social abnormalities and repetitive behaviors” that correspond to the first and second diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorders. A recent study in […]
Just after the introductory section of her speech at the Democratic Convention (transcript), as her first example of her “35 years in the trenches, advocating for children, campaigning for universal health care, helping parents balance work and family, and fighting for women’s rights here at home and around the world,” Hillary Clinton said:
I will always […]
Why is the rate of autism in Somali children in Minnesota so high?
A few weeks ago, the Minnesota Post addressed this question. The August 24th Star-Tribune also reported on this “cluster of affected kids”; state and federal officials are investigating.
In Minneapolis, fears have been fueled by some puzzling statistics. Last year, Somali children made up […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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