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Autism Vox

February 18th, 2008

Unexpected Gold

Autism alters lives, but parents feel “blessed”, reports an article about a family in McAllen, Texas. Patrick and Sylvia Hamilton’s son Michael is 23. While they worry—as many, and perhaps all, of us do—about resources and opportunities as children get older, the Hamiltons have no regrets.
“Special children are born into special families,” Sylvia said. “We’re […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 9 comments

February 18th, 2008

Myth, Science, and Autism: A Message from the AAP

Parents don’t cause autism and neither do vaccines.
Further: More and more evidence is being found that rejects the hypothesis that there is a link between autism and mercury; more and more evidence is also being found that rejects the hypothesis that there is a link between autism and the MMR vaccine.
Nonetheless: Proponents of the hypothesis […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 18 comments