I really do plan to get back to real autism related subjects. I do. This subject just came up yesterday and it really bugs me so I decided to write something quick.
One of the most common statements from the groups (Generation Rescue, Think About Curing Autism (TACA), the National Autism Association, SafeMinds….) who [...]
The following is an announcement from the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) will be holding a Full Committee Meeting on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, in Rockville, MD.
The agenda for the [...]
A recent article in WIRED magazine took a close look at the vaccine/autism discussion. I discussed it briefly in a previous post. The article took a very science-oriented stance which, you can imagine, did not please the vaccines-cause-autism organizations.
For example, the “vaccines-cause-autism” organizations are listed by WIRED as “anti-vaccine” organizations.
The WIRED piece has [...]
We often hear about how there are about 5000 cases before the vaccine court claiming autism as a vaccine injury. What we don’t hear is that almost all of those cases were filed years ago.
Take a look at the data on the number of cases filed per year. Or, take a look at [...]
