May 4th, 2008
Whether or not to try biomedical treatments is a question that’s perhaps unavoidable for parents with an autistic child today. One hears constant, albeit anecdotal, reports of a child who has “recovered“; the publication of Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism last fall by Jenny McCarthy further renewed attention on such […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 17 comments
April 11th, 2008
Today at a hearing before the General Medical Council, Dr. Andrew Wakefield—-the doctor who is at the center of the controversy over the MMR vaccine—admitted that he had what the BBC terms a “poor grasp of the medical ethics surrounding work on children.” Dr. Wakefield faces being struck off the medical register in regard to […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 8 comments
March 28th, 2008
It was his duty as a human being to help mothers who came to him seeking answers.
Says the March 28th Times about Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who is “at the centre of the MMR vaccine controversy.” Dr. Wakefield’s comments were made in a hearing before the General Medical Council in London; he faces being struck off […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 11 comments
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