Archive for January, 2009
The Transporters
Thursday, January 15th, 2009DVD teach autistic kids what a smile means
HuffingtonPost.com
LONDON — It wasn’t until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic boy understood what happy people look like.
Jenny, a green trolley car with a human face, had a furrowed brow when her wheel buckled and she got stuck on a track. But after being rescued by friends, […]
Simon Baron-Cohen on Autism
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Professor Simon Baron-Cohen: Autism is not cancer
CommunityCare.co.uk
Cambridge University’s autism research centre published a study this week which identified a link between testosterone levels in pregnant women and autistic traits in their children. Its director, Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, discusses the pros and cons of prenatal screening for the condition.
Research into the biomedical causes of autism spectrum […]
Defending Vaccines
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine Crusade
New York Times
A new book defending vaccines, written by a doctor infuriated at the claim that they cause autism, is galvanizing a backlash against the antivaccine movement in the United States.
But there will be no book tour for the doctor, Paul A. Offit, author of “Autism’s False Prophets.” […]