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A Multisite Study of the Clinical Diagnosis of Different Autism Spectrum Disorders

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

This study came out towards the end of last year. Given the current interest in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and how they may impact the numbers of individuals diagnosed with PDD-NOS and Asperger syndrome, this seems timely. The study had a large number of authors. As a multi-site study, this is not surprising. The lead [...]

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Transcripts from the GMC hearings

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

With the defamation suit by Mr. Wakefield filed in Texas there is the strong possibility that the discussions will ensue again about what actually happened during Mr. Wakefield’s research at the Royal Free hospital. The one record of this is in the transcripts for the GMC hearings. These can be found online in a few [...]

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Estimating the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Conditions in Adults: Extending the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

You may recall that a couple of years ago a study came out looking at the prevalence of autism in adults in the United Kingdom. They found a prevalence of about 1%, the same as in children. There’s now a follow up study. The press release is below. The study can be found here. I [...]

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Mother Jones: Rep. Dan Burton’s Legacy: Lots of Sick Kids

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Dan Burton, representative to the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana announced today he would not seek re-election this year. Mother Jones has an article to mark the end of Dan Burton’s career in congress: Rep. Dan Burton’s Legacy: Lots of Sick Kids. The link says a lot “rep-dan-burton-goodbye-and-good-riddance”. Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones starts [...]

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