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Katherine McCarron would have been six years old today. Wishing her a very happy birthday and and best wishes to her family.
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The earlier part of this year saw the publication of a number of studies about the genetics of autism, with one scientist speculating about a unified theory of autism.
The July 2008 Nature Genetics has a review of psychiatric genetics that considers progress and controversy. Here is the abstract:
Several psychiatric disorders — such as bipolar disorder, […]
Two brothers, Jack and James Collier of Gastonia, North Carolina, created Aces for Autism, a week-long tennis clinic for autistic children. They came up with the idea in honor of their 12-year-old sister, Oliver. From the Gaston Gazette:
“There aren’t really a whole lot of sports opportunities for kids with autism,” said James, 15. “Olivia loves […]
Do some children seem to be autistic from the time they are babies, while others develop normally and then lose skills? Is autism “innate” in some children and “regressive” in others—-are some children born with autism (suggesting that autism is genetic) while others become autistic (due, it is thought, to some “trigger” such as a […]
On Sunday I posted about whether or not Jenny Mccarthy’s son is recovered or not.
In a transcript of McCarthy’s June 6 interview about her “autism crusade,” it’s as hard as ever to get the facts straight about what her son Evan has: Perhaps it is indeed not clear to either McCarthy or the various medical […]
Some will remember last week for June 4th and “Green Our Vaccines” rally.
I remember it as Charlie’s last full week of elementary school.
Low Birth Weight and Preterm Birth: Autism Risk Factors?A new study in Pediatrics links low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds) and preterm birth to an increased risk for autism in infants by […]
When Jenny McCarthy’s book Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism was published last September, all the talk was that she had “recovered” her son from autism.
In article after article about the “Green Our Vaccines” rally, it is said that that her son is “autistic” and “has autism.”
Just trying to get the facts […]
1500.
That’s journalist Arthur Allen’s estimate of how many people were at Wednesday’s Green Our Vaccines rally; a bit smaller of a number than the “close to 10,000” elsewhere noted.
Writing in today’s Washington Independent, Allen—-who’s won a bit more than the ire of the anti/pro-safe - vaccine advocates/crowd with his book, Vaccine: The Controversial Story of […]
“Change the schedule!” This appears to be the rallying cry of today’s Green Our Vaccines rally. CBS news quotes comedian Jim Carrey:
Led by actors Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey, they’re marching against the medical establishment that says there’s no evidence vaccines cause autism, CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
“We want to send […]
A couple of years while teaching this poem to an English Literature 101 class at a mid-sized university in New Jersey (it’s not where I teach now), I asked my class what “green” signifies. While we live in New Jersey, I grew up in California (think Berkeley not Los Angeles) and — having started to […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
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