Autism Vox

September 2nd, 2008

From Secretin to HBOT to [insert name of next autism treatment here]

A couple of weeks ago a friend sent me an ad on Craigslist for an HBOT chamber. The price for this presumably used piece of equipment was steep and I wondered how the family felt about having bought it, and why they were selling it. Had the child “recovered”? Or had the promised effects not […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 5 comments

August 30th, 2008

False Prophets and Failed Poets

Sometimes I think this blog is in danger of becoming a vaccine blog, as vaccines are so frequently a topic here. There’s what some refer to as their right to vaccinate or not. There’ve been recent outbreaks of measles and mumps, with many cases among unvaccinated persons. There’s the fear that vaccines or something in […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 26 comments

May 7th, 2008

Wanted: Powerful Science Advisor (for the next president)

An article in the May Scientific American explains why the next president needs a powerful science advisor.
If you consider the political pandering among the presidential candidates about the vaccine-autism myth—-it’s too obvious why.
Tags: asd, asperger, autism, barack obama, Disability Rights, Education, Epidemic, hillary clinton, History, john mccain, Junk Science, Parenting, pdd-nos, Politics, president, Science, Vaccines

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By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 4 comments