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That’s the request that showed up Tuesday night in my email inbox from Stan Kurtz, president of Generation Rescue. Photos of “kids who have improved from biomedical interventions (they do not have to be recovered, just improved)” are sought—–so “recovery” is not the thing, but rather “improvement”?
If that’s the case, then it shouldn’t be too […]
The brain seeks patterns even when none exist, according to an October 3rd Scientific American podcast:
When we feel like we don’t have command of our own fate, our brains often invent patterns that offer a sense of self-control. Some folks knock on wood or step over cracks in the sidewalk. Scientists call this illusory pattern […]
The PETA “Got Autism? billboard has been taken down by the advertising company that was hosting it. PETA’s blog nonetheless noted that the billboard garnered tons of feedback,” with “support from parents of autistic children who have seen noticeable improvements after removing dairy from their child’s diet” specifically noted but not more, ahem, “sour” responses.
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The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has upheld a complaint against Canada post by Michelle Dawson, a former mail carrier in Montreal and—in the words of the October 6th Leader-Post—an “internationally known researcher and writer on autism issues.” The details are on Dawson’s The Autism Crisis blog; her post (and the comments) need to be read […]
So after a sunny Sunday topped up with exuberant bike riding and one of his all-time favorite meals at his all-time favorite Jersey hamburger stand, Charlie woke up on Monday morning with heavy-duty sniffles, a gurgly cough, and a hot forehead. Jim had gone out to wait for the bus while I got Charlie ready […]
A new study from Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics asks
What Can We Learn about Autism from Autistic Persons?
Is that a question that needs to be asked?
Over at Science Daily, a review of the study is given the title
“What Happens When We Ask Autistic Persons What Is Wrong With Them?“
I kind of think that’s the wrong question to […]
The October 6th Arizona Republic describes a program developed by the Phoenix-based Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center to help autistic children “successfully fit into the often intimidating social mix of recess.” Autistic students are first taught board games or tag or other games and other students are brought in to learn to play with […]
In the midst of an extensive discussion about vaccines and autism and how the two have come to be linked in the public consciousness, as noted by Dr. Paul Offit in his recently published book Autism’s False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure, here comes a court decision from the […]
Included in the economic bailout bill signed by President Bush last Friday, October 3, was a new law requiring equal coverage of mental and physical illnesses. Go here to read H.R. 1424, SEC. 512. MENTAL HEALTH PARITY, Subtitle B–Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
The October 5th […]
Yesterday I asked on the ScienceBlogs Book Club about how we can frame vaccines to combat what seems to be widespread public ignorance, or at least uncertainty, about what causes autism and what autism is.
So how about this for a message for what autism is?
Yes, that’s my son Charlie off on a bike ride. […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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