Archive for June, 2008
Careful What You Read On The Internet
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008Autism News on the Internet: Let the Reader Be Aware
Autism.About.com
A couple of days ago, journalist David Kirby wrote in the Huffington Post of a “potentially explosive” admission by the CDC. CDC Director Julie Gerberding had apparently admitted that the 2003 Vaccine Safety DataLink (VSD), a vast collection of information on which a great many studies […]
CDC Admission: “Uninformative and Potentially Misleading”
Saturday, June 21st, 2008CDC: Vaccine Study Design “Uninformative and Potentially Misleading”
Rachel Mosteller | Huffington Post
CDC Director Dr. Julie Gerberding has delivered a potentially explosive report to the powerful House Appropriations Committee, in which she admits to a startling string of errors in the design and methods used in the CDC’s landmark 2003 study that found no link between […]
Smothered In A Classroom
Friday, June 20th, 2008Coroner: Autistic boy smothered at school
UPI
MONTREAL, June 20 (UPI) — A Montreal-area 9-year-old autistic boy was smothered by a restraining weighted blanket at a special needs school, a newly released coroner’s report said.
The report said 3-foot-11 Gabriel Poirier was wrapped at least four times in the blanket on April 17 with only his toes sticking […]
No Yearbook Photos for These Kids!
Thursday, June 19th, 2008No Yearbook Pictures for Autistic Kids
News10.net
ROSEVILLE, CA - Darla and Blandon Granger have grown some tough skin. They say they’ve had no choice ever since their 8-year-old twin boys Hunter and Holdon were diagnosed with autism.
“You’re kind of used to getting discriminated against out in society,” Darla Granger said. “When your kids do something weird, […]
Autism Vitamins
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Market America Announces Plans to Launch Vitamins for Children with Autism
Press Release | Yahoo News
GREENSBORO, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Market America announced today that it is in the development and testing stages of a new line of nutraceutical products that will support the health of children with autism and related neurodevelopmental challenges. Specialized laboratory testing often demonstrates sub-optimal […]
Pretzel Logic
Sunday, June 15th, 2008A new twist on autism education
Karen Goldberg Goff | Washington Times
At Noah’s Pretzels, information and advocacy come with your order. That’s because the pretzel company, with a small stand at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg and a larger presence at Nationals Park, was founded with co-owner Dwayne Herndon’s son, Noah, in mind.
Noah, 8, has autism. He […]
The Autism Rights Movement
Thursday, June 5th, 2008The Autism Rights Movement
Andrew Solomon | NYMag.com
A new wave of activists wants to celebrate atypical brain function as a positive identity, not a disability. Opponents call them dangerously deluded.
On December 1, the NYU Child Study Center came out with advertisements in the form of ransom notes. One said, “We have your son. We will make […]
The Dangers of Older Fathers
Sunday, June 1st, 2008Scientists reveal dangers of older fathers
Laura Donnelly | Telegraph.co.uk
Children are almost twice as likely to die before adulthood if they have a father over 45, research has shown.
A mass study found that deaths of children fathered by over-45s occurred at almost twice the rate of those fathered by men aged between 25 and 30.
Scientists believe […]