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Hey, “Big Autism”. This is what a PSA looks like.

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

This is a PSA from the National Down Syndrome Society. Big Autism is a term coined by the blogger Prometheus. I believe he had in mind “Autism Speaks” (which consumed Cure Autism Now, and National Alliance for Autism Research) and “Autism Society of America” (which is affliated on some level with “Defeat Autism Now

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Vaccines on the Hill III

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Somehow I never thought there would be a “Vaccines on the Hill II”, much less III. That said, a question from Lisa (from about.autism.com) got me thinking and, well, I’d rather do this a post than a response. I admit, this isn’t directly related to her comment, who commented on how David Kirby makes a [...]

Posted in Age of Autism, Autism, CDC, David Kirby, Epidemiology, Mark Blaxill, Mercury, NIH, Science, Thimerosal | 11 Comments »

Mother Warriors – the cost

Friday, September 26th, 2008

I recently posted an entry about the health costs being one of Jenny McCarthy’s Mother Warriors can exact on the Mother Warrior in questions kids. It was a pretty horrific litany of blown veins, heavy medications and screaming kids being restrained by adults in order to receive IV Chelation. Sometimes in babies as young as [...]

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U.S. Ammends the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Almost lost in all the discussions of $700B bailouts, president Bush today signed the ADAAA (lets hope they don’t have to amend that—the ADAAAAA). The Americans with Disabilities Act, as you might imagine, gives certain rights to people with disabilities. It’s what’s behind the 504 plans that some students have who don’t have IEP’s (individual [...]

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