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 ”

• Autism Treatment Crisis: Insufficient Number of Providers

  
  Disabled World — Authority: 441
  Researchers and autism treatment providers agree that children with autism need increased access to evidence-based interventions.
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• Latest study shows chelation therapy drug is safe and rewarding for children suffering from autism

  
  Therapist Unlimited Blog — Authority: 127
      Here is a piece of good news to all children facing autism worldwide. Two studies made were by the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine on the use of oral dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), a prescription medicine approved by the FDA for treating lead poisoning, and used off-label in these studies for ...
  20 hours ago

• The four marks of a great autistic software engineer

  
  Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group — Authority: 134
  On slashdot today, there was an article about why programmers are often not paid what they are worth , along with this comment about Larry Walls Virtues of a Programmer .     It struck me this might be instructive for parents of autistics, so heres my four marks of a great autistic software engineer (with ...
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• My “hostile” or “threatening” messages to the Age of Autism editors

  
  Left Brain/Right Brain — Authority: 131
  I’m critical of the Age of Autism blog and their so called “editors”. That comes as no news to anyone who has read this blog, I’m sure. But I found an odd bit in David N. Brown’s recent piece, Paul Offit’s Mythical Millions (v. 2) , when he noted that Mr. Mark Blaxill and Mr. Dan Olmsted wrote in a ...
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• Kim Peek, the original Rain Man, dies

  
  PID News — Authority: 150
  (Times Online) – Kim Peek, the autistic savant who inspired the Oscar-winning film Rain Man, has died, aged 58.via Times Online.
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• Does Intellectual Disability Make a Difference in Autism?

  
  Astrid's Journal — Authority: 124
  Why is it that I and other autistic people without intellectual disabilities, are assumed not to think that intellectual disability makes a difference to an individual with autism? In fact, I have always said that it does make a difference: in a recent comment on Facing Autism in New Brunswick , I actually made it ...
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• The Irony of Successful Public Health

  
  The United States of Jamerica — Authority: 500
  Via Kevin Drum is a good USA Today article on the struggle to counter medical idiocy from celebrities: Doctors and public health groups say they struggle over the best way to respond to celebrity claims. At Every Child By Two, an immunization campaign co-founded by former first lady  Rosalynn Carter , board ...
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• Autism Treatment Crisis: Insufficient Number of Providers to Meet Alarming Increase in Need

  
  eReleases Press Release Headlines — Authority: 447
  
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• Lopez-Duran: Recent Autism Increases Are NOT Due to Different Diagnostic Criteria

  
  Facing Autism in New Brunswick — Authority: 471
  Nestor Lopez-Duran PhD is a clinical child psychologist and researcher, currently working as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan. Lopez-Duran also authors the Child Psychology Research Blog which purports to offer research based commentary on child psychology. Professor Lopez-Duran takes ...
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• Autism and Christmas - part two

  
  My New Notebook — Authority: 115
  After I wrote here about son 2 and our Christmas tree, I was contacted by the lovely folk at The National Autistic Society , who have produced lots of information this year to help parents of autistic children get through the festive season. There are three short videos and a downloadable hints and tips guide, all ...
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• Ari Ne’eman on disability

  
  Left Brain/Right Brain — Authority: 131
  There is a myth that is spreading around the internet. The myth that neurodiversity means denying that autism is a disability. I see this over and over on this blog in the comments. I see it elsewhere in blogs that put truth second to promoting their messages. I have assumed that most people see the myth for what ...
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• No More Asperger’s Syndrome?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  In 2012, there may be no more Aspergers Syndrome. No, Im not talking about some sort of 2012 doomsday prophecy or suggesting that there will be some sort of cure for this particular Autism Spectrum condition. According to a proposal from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), the Aspergers diagnosis, along with ...
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• The Trip for Charlie

  
  LiveFromTheWangOfAmerica — Authority: 123
  We got into the car, all of us, last Thursday and drove east - toward Chapel Hill. Were trying to get one of two little boys into an experimental treatment program for autism, and this was the first step. The closest lab participating is at UNC - so off we went. Some very kind people helped us coordinate the ...
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• Happy Boy at 30,000 Feet

  
  Squidalicious — Authority: 116
  Couldnt ask for a better, happier traveler at this moment in time. Now we just need to work on his slightly demonic younger sister. P.S. We are on the plane right now and I heart Virgin America Air.
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• Tired of people who don’t care. :( Tired of the harsement. :(

  
  EK's Star Log — Authority: 129
  More harassment from local church members again today. The weather is at -10F right now. It snowed yesterday. And as I have done for the past 4 years, I was out shoveling the snow while wearing sandals and no socks and a summer cotton dress under a silk kimono. These are the only pair of [...]
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• More Weak Autism Intervention Journalism from the New York Times

  
  Facing Autism in New Brunswick — Authority: 471
  The New York Times is not exactly a "go to" resource for well informed, objective discussion of autism interventions. In October 2008 it presented a slanted article on DIR/Floortime. In that article the guest author praised DIR/Floortime as a new modern improved form of autism intervention without ...
  2 days ago

• Paul Offit’s Mythical Millions (v. 2)

  
  Left Brain/Right Brain — Authority: 131
  This is a PUBLIC DOMAIN document (dated 12/11/09, revised 12/12). It may be copied, forwarded, cited, circulated or posted elsewhere. The author requests only that it not be altered from its current form. Breaking news: Dan Olmsted and AoA have finally admitted that CHOP paid Paul Offit $6 million, not $29M, ...
  2 days ago

• Cowboy & Wills by Monica Holloway Review & Giveaway!

  
  Frugal Plus — Authority: 514
  Hardcover: 288 pagesPublisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment (October 6, 2009)ISBN-10: 1416595031ISBN-13: 978-1416595038The day Monica learns that her lovable, brilliant threeyear- old son, Wills, has autism spectrum disorder, she takes him to buy an aquarium. It’s the first in a string of impulsive trips to the pet ...
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• Raising I.Q. in Toddlers With Autism

  
  Well — Authority: 683
  A new intensive program for very young children with autism has produced startling results after a two year study, leading to dramatic gains in I.Q. and listening skills.
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• Kim Peek

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 968
  Mega-savant whose exceptional mental agility and childlike emotions inspired the film Rain Man
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