Opposing Views - Autism

Audi Pokes Fun at Environmentalists in Super Bowl Ad

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:02:10 -0600

By NRDC

By -- Most well-meaning environmentalists are chronically guilt-ridden. I constantly confront More important is the question of whether the Audi “clean diesel” is really all that...

Autism Odds Increase as Prospective Moms Approach 40

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:48:51 -0600

By Mark Berman Opposing Views

More "This study challenges a current theory in autism epidemiology that identifies the father's age as a key factor in increasing the risk of having a child with autism," said Janie Shelton, the...

Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey Still Believe in Autism-Vaccine Link

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:15:55 -0600

By Kev Leitch

In the recent statement released by Jim Carrey Dr. Andrew Wakefield The fallout from the study for vaccine makers and public health officials could be severe. Having denied...

Writer Brian Deer Forever Linked to Autism Researcher Andrew Wakefield

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:51:47 -0600

By Kev Leitch

Apart Brian Deer is no shill for the pharmaceutical industry. Back in the 90s he tackled the harms of Septrin (a widely prescribed antibiotic), and later went on to tackle Merck over Vioxx. Brian...

What Next for Dishonest Autism Researcher Andrew Wakefield?

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:26:09 -0600

By Kev Leitch

So Andrew Wakefield None of this would have come as a surprise to anyone who had taken the time ...whether In the next session, commencing 7 April 2010, the Panel, under Rule 28,...

Does Wakefield's Discrediting Change Your Mind?

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:54:56 -0600

By Russell Fine

Doctor That Linked MMR to Autism Discredited

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:53:20 -0600

By Russell Fine

Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who published a paper in 1998 that proposed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism, "showed callous the results of a disciplinary panel released yesterday....

There is No Conclusive Evidence for an Autism Epidemic

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:21:07 -0600

By Kev Leitch

Some Take a closer look – always take a closer look – and what do we see from those convinced there is such a thing as an autism epidemic. We see opinion and we see personal anecdote....

Is There an Autism Epidemic?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:01:17 -0600

By Kev Leitch

A It’s crazy that in I’m not Both Dachel and Now, casting aside the fact that the some of the forms of autism that we know about Nothing. As far as I...

Despite What Some May Tell You, There is No Cure for Autism

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:30:03 -0600

By Kev Leitch

All I can offer is my own opinion, so thats what follows. Unlike some bloggers I’m not interested in a lawyerly fillibuster designed to ‘win you round’, just in presenting my own opinion....

How Anti-Vaccine 'Science' Holds Back Credible Autism Research

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:29:44 -0600

By Kev Leitch

An expert panel says there’s no rigorous evidence that digestive problems are more common in children with autism compared to other children, or that special diets work, contrary to claims by...

Is Autism a Disability?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:29:12 -0600

By Kev Leitch

To some autism is a disability. To some autism is a difference. To most, including me, I’m betting it's both. It's not always bad, it's not always good. It leaves some people virtually unable...

Autism Advocates More Concerned with Anti-Vaccine Quackery

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:28:45 -0600

By Kev Leitch

To The Easy to say and growing easier and easier to demonstrate every day. As of the time of publishing of this post, the latest six posts from Age of All the above only routine...

Study Shows Lower Autism Rate in Vaccinated Kids

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:28:27 -0600

By Sullivan

A study just released claims that kids who are vaccinated against measles have a much lower autism rate. The sudy was published in The Pediatric infectious disease journal. Lack of...

The Debate Over Marijuana Treatment for ADHD, Autistic Kids

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:27:56 -0600

By Marijuana Policy Project

Lately on the road to urgently-needed who attempted to when used by the science . mechanisms by which more saved her child’s life. Others have told helpful...

"Autism Speaks" Founder Bob Wright Snubs Poor, Autistic Adults

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:27:52 -0600

By Kev Leitch

The benefit Wright runs Autism Speaks, which has raised opinions here might cause A THIRD of Wales’ autism sufferers are unemployed...