Ahh, diagnosing autism. I’m not the only one chewing on the issue (see previous post) on account of Michael Savage’s savage remarks about autistic children. Juliet Lapidos demystifies the issue at Slate Magazine – “How Do You Diagnose Autism?Michael Savage thinks doctors are getting it wrong.” So some of you …
Just when you thought the dust, or rather, data had settled on the autism front… Thank Talk show host Michael Savage for today’s discussion – in particular, his remarks that autistic kids are unruly, undisciplined brats. They’re offensive, yes. Exaggerated, yes. Partly true, yes. Autism expert Catherine Lord, a prof …
No surprise autism imposes a heavy burden on families. But would you believe having an autistic child actually lowers your income? That’s what researchers from The Children’s Institute and University of Rochester conclude in their recent study in the journal Pediatrics. A “substantial loss of household income”. Researchers Montes and …
Check out Translating Autism. Thanks to Nestor Lopez-Duran Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and neuroscience researcher, you can read the latest autism research without the spin. Though he says he’s not an autism expert and that his work doesn’t directly involve autism, he brings a finely honed sense of objectivity and …
Just when I thought we were turning the corner on the vaccines-autism debate, a new television series, Eli Stone, revolves around the increasingly discredited hypothesis that mercury in childhood vaccines causes autism…. Yes The New York Times this week reported that ABC‘s new drama will debut on January 31st at …