Top Posts from the Past Two Weeks

by Kristina Chew, PhD on October 11th, 2008

No, we don’t “got milk” here; my small family all got sick this week; we’ve always got hope.

Got Autism? (asks PETA)
PETA puts up a billboard in Newark NJ and takes it down.
Is That a Tattoo With……Your Mom’s Cell Number?
Of Safety Tats and other ways to keep a child safe.
McCarthy’s, Er, “Autism” Pole
Jenny McCarthy puts a stripper pole in her son’s room.
What! No Hoodies?!!!!?!!!?!
Imagine life without a hoodie for warmth and to block out noise—no thanks.
Beware Jenny McCarthy and Her Angry Mob
She’s got a mob (of “mother warriors,” presumably”—quite an image.
Autism Genes, Math, and Music
The genes that are thought to cause autism may also give mathematical, musical and other skills to those without
Mental Health Parity Bill Passes
Included in the economic bailout bill signed by President Bush last Friday, October 3, was a new law requiring equal coverage of mental and physical illnesses.
Here We Go Again: Family can sue vaccine maker, Georgia court rules
e decision allows Marcelo and Carolyn Ferrari to proceed with a civil lawsuit against vaccine maker American Home Products Corp.
An Imitation Deficit
A study by researchers at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute suggests that autistic children have “impaired imitation skills” because they spend less time looking at the faces of people who are modeling actions or skills.

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