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Chronic fatigue syndrome scientist finds a temporary home

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Judy Mikovits will complete her part of a study on XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) study at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Nature News Blog reports in Chronic fatigue syndrome scientist finds a temporary home Judy Mikovits is taking her work on the road. The embattled chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) researcher will conduct her [...]

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Rats Show Empathy, Too

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Empathy. There are a number of studies out claiming that some autistics lack empathy in one form or another. In a recent NIH research matters article discussing an empathy study, a researcher is quoted: “All of this tells us that acting on empathic feelings to help another in need is a biological and in fact [...]

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Autism Memoir Headed For The Big Screen

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

From Disability Scoop: Autism Memoir Headed For The Big Screen. A forthcoming memoir from the mother of an autistic savant is poised to become a feature film as well. The book tells the story of Indiana mom Kristine Barnett and her 12-year-old son, Jacob, who was nonverbal as a toddler but now has a chart-topping [...]

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Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism: The Autism Book You’ve Been Waiting For

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

I’ve already written about the Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism book. In reading the other discussions of it I found the press release, which I copy below: Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism: The Autism Book You’ve Been Waiting For. Redwood City, CA December 19, 2011 — “Refreshingly free of dogma, disinformation, and heavy-handed agendas, Thinking [...]

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