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Disabled Children: A Legal Handbook

Monday, June 13th, 2011

This for UK parents only but if you are such – its free for PDF download from here Share

Posted in Autism, Civil Rights, Legal, Parenting | No Comments »

So what do parents really think causes autism?

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

According to the MIND institute, presenting at IMFAR: The two most common causes of autism cited among all parents was an environmental cause (51%) and/or a genetic cause (51%). Vaccines (22%) were the third most commonly believed etiological factor, followed by 20% of parents who did not know or have a guess as to what [...]

Posted in Autism, IMFAR, MIND, Parenting, Science, Vaccines | 47 Comments »

The Peril of Parent Testimony – Stem Cell Treatment for Autism

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

It usually begins naively enough – the parent of a newly-diagnosed child launches a search into the Wild, Wild West of the World Wide Web, searching for help and hope for a diagnosis they are still struggling to grasp. Soon parents may find themselves on internet support forums and in email groups, surrounded by parents [...]

Posted in Autism, Autism Myths, Parenting, Stem Cell, Vaccines | 29 Comments »

Advancing paternal age and risk of autism

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

This isn’t the first study to look at paternal age as a possible risk factor for autism but it is, I believe, the first meta-analysis of the subject. The conclusions of the study were: Based on data from a birth cohort, a family-based study and a meta-analysis, we provide the strongest and most consistent evidence [...]

Posted in Adults, Autism, Epidemiology, News, Parenting, Science | 11 Comments »