Autism Vox

August 3rd, 2008

Last Week’s Top Posts

Yes, I do think that the hypothetical “vaccine-autism” link distracts us from the key issues of education, services, and understanding about autism. Nonetheless, vaccines were the topic of some of last week’s top posts:

Musings on Camp and Independence
Should I be sending Charlie to camp?
The Dangers of DIY Doctoring
Doctors and patients at odds, and […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 1 comment

August 1st, 2008

The Curious Reports of Vaccines and Autism on CBS

This week my summer school class on Psychology and Literature read Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. On Thursday morning the students had a quiz in which they had to “diagnose” Christopher, the novel’s main character, with autism or Asperger Syndrome, based on the DSM criteria. We also talked about […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 24 comments

July 26th, 2008

National Forum on Disability Issues Tomorrow

Back in the spring, remarks by presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama about vaccines and autism caused a bit of a furor. But what else do the candidates think about disability issues?
Senator McCain supports the Combating Autism Act; a search for “disability” on his website reveals this. Senator Obama’s website has a section […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 11 comments

April 7th, 2008

What the News Ticker Said

It was cloudy when we drove up to the train station. Charlie had yet to take off his seatbelt when we heard the roaring of the train: “It’s here already, come on!” said Jim and we tugged Charlie out of the car.
Too fast. Charlie started to cry, or rather to wail, but held onto […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 4 comments