Autism

Autism blogging is intensely political, with well-known champions, stark realities, high personal stakes and the great risk of collateral awareness.

Many sources cite a statistic of 1 in 150 to 1 in 160 as being the prevalence of autism most often by people who are seeking government funding, donations or otherwise wishing to convey urgency and importance. There is little or no agreement as to what this information means, even less about what should be done in terms of public policy.

This tension has resulted in some of the most interesting and important writing in the blogosphere, with impacts that have reverberated within science and Mental Health Policy debates within the United States, Canada and The United Kingdom.

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  How adults with autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger's Syndrome can get the support they need to succeed personally and professionally.
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Autism”

• Can Behavioral Sensory Processing Problems Guide Us to a Better Pharmacological Management of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? A Case Report

  
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• Bad Science plus Autistic Children equals Big Money

  
  Ecographica — Authority: 474
  In 2005 Carlos Pardo published a paper in which he described the occurrence of neuroinflammation in the brains of recently deceased patients who had lived with confirmed autism. The brain tissues autopsied in conjunction with the study had been provided by the Autism Tissue Program, and all samples were accrued from ...
  21 hours ago

• #6: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Responsibility Chart.

  
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  Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Responsibility Chart. by Melissa and Doug 230 days in the top 100 (79) Buy new: $19.99 $14.99 60 used & new from $9.99 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Toys & Games list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) Originally posted ...
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• Pet pills, “ASD”, sexual morality, exclusion, and a fairytale

  
  What Sorts of People — Authority: 123
  and not all five in one post, but each in its own, as I run 5 more posts from What sorts from roughly mid-2008 to early 2009.Is your dog on Prozac?Autism spectrum research and disability language alternativesPZ Meyers on the enhancement of sexual morality: a modest proposalThe ethics of exclusion, the morality of ...
  22 hours ago

• Autism and ScienceBlogs: Dr. Gorski Replies, Sort Of

  
  Facing Autism in New Brunswick — Authority: 475
  Alleged science blogger Dr. David H. Gorski is at it again lashing out at anyone who disagrees with his views, and hurling ad hominem attacks. Once again Dr. Gorski  demonstrates no knowledge of autism disorders while commenting, albeit indirectly, on autism causation. Dr. Gorski displays poor research ...
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• This Emotional Life

  
  Social Skills for Kids — Authority: 103
  You might want to check out the new PBS documentary called This Emotional Life. It’s being shown January 4,5,and 6, 2010, at 8 p.m. I haven’t seen the show, but the previews talk a lot about happiness and  emotional connection as it impacts our well being. A portion of the documentary looks specifically at ...
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• #4: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Responsibility Chart.

  
  SuperSave Price.com — Authority: 168
  Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Responsibility Chart. by Melissa and Doug 229 days in the top 100 (79) Buy new: $19.99 $14.99 60 used & new from $9.99 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Toys & Games list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) Originally posted ...
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• Sorry

  
  Autism In a Word — Authority: 463
  An apology is a good way to have the last word. ~Author Unknown I’ve long struggled with how to handle conflict between Rhema and Hope. When an offense has been committed, I’ve often observed other parents go through the make-up routine, facing the children to each other and prompting one or both to say ...
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• Autism has Reached Crisis Proportions

  
  emedist.com — Authority: 161
  (NaturalNews) Autism was first brought forth to the public’s attention in the 1950’s. Since then, it has been rising steadily. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recently released [...]
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• Feeling cautiously optimistic

  
  Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group — Authority: 133
  The last two weeks have been amazing.  I almost hate to put this out there, as I might jinx something.   All of a sudden, Lukes behavior has improved.  Hes more even-keeled, hes less impulsive, hes more focused and engaged and less aggressive.  I dont know what to "owe" it to - but its like he turned this ...
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• #3: Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Responsibility Chart.

  
  SuperSave Price.com — Authority: 168
  Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Responsibility Chart. by Melissa and Doug 229 days in the top 100 (79) Buy new: $19.99 $14.99 60 used & new from $9.99 (Ranking is updated hourly. Visit the Bestsellers in Toys & Games list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.) See the original ...
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• Johns Hopkins scientists discover a controller of brain circuitry

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 619
  By combining a research technique that dates back 136 years with modern molecular genetics, a Johns Hopkins neuroscientist has been able to see how a mammals brain shrewdly revisits and reuses the...
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• A ScienceBlogs Blogger Who Discusses Autism Rationally!

  
  Facing Autism in New Brunswick — Authority: 475
  I am only a layperson, a humble parent, and small town lawyer, who makes no pretense to being a scientist. But I have a hard time reading blogs like Respectful Insolence by Orac (Dr. David Gorski) and believing that his blog is anything remotely resembling scientific discourse. His cheap and repetitive insults about ...
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• The Diametric Revolution in Psychotherapy

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  Revolution/revolutionary are often very over-used words, and boil down to little more than hype for things which seldom deserve such sensational slogans. But a true revolution in psychotherapy is in the making in relation to the so-called “diametric model” of mental illness. Diametric derives from diameter , ...
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• Seeing without looking

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 619
  LA JOLLA, CA -- Like a spotlight that illuminates an otherwise dark scene, attention brings to mind specific details of our environment while shutting others out. ...
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• Quotes – speech delays and diction

  
  Whitterer on Autism — Authority: 111
  “Can we watch dah ceptions?” “Deceptions? What’s that about? I don’t’ think I’ve ever heard of that before?” “Yes you know.” “I don’t, honest. Do you mean Deceptocons, from the Transformer thingummy do dah?” “Nope.” “He’s right mom. You let us watch it yesterday.” “I did? I ...
  2 days ago

• Greater than the sum – Bird Brain

  
  Whitterer on Autism — Authority: 111
  It’s the usual rigmarole, or rather it isn’t – a variation on a theme. I’ve not visited the Bird shop for a couple of years, so I am quite delighted on Christmas Day. The boys went there, with their Dad. It was as much an exercise in perspective taking as gift buying, more or less one and the same, although ...
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• The Big Pharma Conspiracy Debunked by Thomas Taylor

  
  I Speak of Dreams — Authority: 122
  The Big Pharma Conspiracy (that vaccines somehow cause autism) jby Thomas D. Taylor, creator of Midnight in Chicago Part I In recent weeks, I have been involved in discussions about whether vaccines cause autism and whether certain treatments for autism are “quack” treatments and therapies. For the record, ...
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• In Good Company

  
  Spectrum Siblings — Authority: 111
  Three times a week, Lawrence, Josh, their father,  I and Josh’s new TSS (who I really enjoy and will write a post on later), swim at the local hotel’s pool. The pool room is perfect for the boys, with both a bubbling hot-tub and a full-length swimming pool, a carpeted floor that makes great spurting puddles for ...
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• Autism and the CDC - Who is the CDC Working For? You Cant Make This Stuff Up

  
  Facing Autism in New Brunswick — Authority: 475
  " In other CDC news- former CDC director Dr. Julie Gerberding (2002-2009) was just appointed by Merck to head up their 5 billion dollar a year global vaccine division. ..... How delightfully ironic the person who headed up the CDC- who sat back and watched autism become an epidemic in this country and couldn’t tell ...
  3 days ago

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