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Archive for the ‘Age of Autism’ Category

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 [...]

Please, let’s not invoke the God of vengence in autism discussions

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

There have been times when I have had the opportunity to stand up and make a clear statement, and yet I failed to do so and lived to regret it. One case that stands out right now is when the blogger erv called Kent Heckenlively of the Age of Autism blog “you sick fuck“. That [...]

Underimmunization in Ohio’s Amish: Parental Fears Are a Greater Obstacle Than Access to Care

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

With apologies for opening the subject of the Amish and autism once again, a recent paper in the journal Pediatrics explores vaccination and the Amish: Underimmunization in Ohio’s Amish: Parental Fears Are a Greater Obstacle Than Access to Care. Seth Mnookin has already discussed this at The Panic Virus at PLoS blogs in Anecdotal Amish-don’t-vaccinate [...]

Sullivan outs himself

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Back in 2010, Age of Autism’s Inspector Clouseau, summed up the following about Sullivan: 1) Female 2) American 3) A doctor or scientist 4) Not the parent of an autistic child. 5) Is actually Paul Offit’s wife Bonnie. And followed up with this promise: If you can produce a dad with a child with autism [...]

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