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Onset patterns in autism: correspondence between home video and parent report

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Regression is a major topic in autism. Children who lose abilities at a very young age. In Onset patterns in autism: correspondence between home video and parent report, Sally Ozonoff, Ph.D. and a team of researchers at the U.C. Davis MIND Institute looked at the developmental trajectories of children, autistic and non autistic. They reviewed [...]

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Another manufactured controversy

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

People are mad at Brian Deer. Really mad. His work uncovered a number of facts behind Andrew Wakefield’s research and business interests. These facts, these actions by Mr. Wakefield, led to many of the problems Mr. Wakefield has suffered in recent years. It is understandable that people are mad at Brian Deer. Andrew Wakefield is [...]

Posted in Autism, Brian Deer, Dan Olmsted, MMR, Wakefield | 59 Comments »

Thoughtful House changes name and focus

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

Thoughtful House. The name is probably indelibly linked to Andrew Wakefield. Under his tenure there as director, Thoughtful House took on a focus of Dr. Wakefield: vaccines, the gut-brain connection and the like. The focus was strong, as shown by their early conferences. The speaker list for the first conference was described by Mr. Wakefield [...]

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‘Wandering’ Diagnosis Gets Green Light

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

This from the good people at Disability Scoop: ‘Wandering’ Diagnosis Gets Green Light. Starting this fall, wandering will be added to the list of descriptors doctors can use to diagnose individuals with autism, intellectual disability and other conditions. The addition comes after a federal committee gave the final go-ahead on a proposal to make wandering [...]

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