Autism Vox

May 12th, 2008

The So-Called Autism Pandemic

There’s been plenty of debate about whether or not there is an epidemic of autism; about whether or not the increase in the prevalence rate of autism (now 1 in 150) is due to our being better able to diagnose and count cases of autism, or whether there is some actual something that can be […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 22 comments

April 13th, 2008

Last Week’s Top Posts

The highpoint of the week for us was Thursday night’s reading in conjunction with the Artistic Spectrum exhibit—–and Charlie also had a lot of things to say himself.

Did Your Child Reach Her or His Gross Motor Milestones?
Some parents note that their children had gross motor delays (Charlie did), while others said their child did not. […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 0 comments

April 6th, 2008

A Young Man’s Game and a Mom’s Too

“Matt Buchanan shows blogs may be a young man’s game,” says the New York Times in an article entitled In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop.
Only a “young man’s game”?—-not if you follow blogs about autism (and, recently, one particular blogger on vaccines and science). Not only is it 24/7; you’ve […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 8 comments

April 6th, 2008

The Artistic Spectrum: This Week

The Artistic Spectrum is the name of an exhibition of artwork of young people aged 10-21 with an autism spectrum disorder. The exhibition will be held from March 19th to April 24th at the Jewish Community Center at 334 Amsterdam Avenue, at 76th Street in Manhattan. Today, April 6th, there’s a Family Art Day (from […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 7 comments