Archive for February, 2007
Stick To Money, Chief
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007MIND AND MATTER | Is an Economist Qualified To Solve Puzzle of Autism?
Professor’s Hypothesis: Rainy Days and TV May Trigger Condition
by Mark Whitehouse
In the spring of 2005, Cornell University economist Michael Waldman noticed a strange correlation in Washington, Oregon and California. The more it rained or snowed, the more likely children were to be diagnosed […]
More Than Rain Man
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007Rare No More | With Research Up and Stigma Down, Autism Sheds More of Its Mystery
By Roy Richard Grinker | Special to The Washington Post
When my daughter Isabel’s autism was diagnosed in 1994, when she was 2 1/2 , I knew little about the condition. Autism was a strange word to most people. “You […]
Gifted? Autistic? Or Just Quirky?
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007Gifted? Autistic? Or Just Quirky?
As More Children Receive Diagnoses, Effects of These Labels Seem Mixed
By Maia Szalavitz | Washington Post
“Paradoxically liberating” is how Phil Schwarz has described his Asperger’s syndrome diagnosis. He was in his late 30s at the time, and he had number of things on his mind: A software developer in Framingham, Mass., […]
1 in 150 Children in U.S. Has Autism, New Survey Finds
Friday, February 9th, 20071 in 150 Children in U.S. Has Autism, New Survey Finds
By Rick Weiss | Washington Post
Approximately one in every 150 children in the United States has autism or a closely related disorder — a figure higher than most recent estimates — according to a federal survey released yesterday, the most thorough ever conducted.
The new data, […]