Recently I wrote about a study, Immunization uptake in younger siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder, in which it appeared they had a comparison of immunized vs. non-immunized. I contacted the authors for clarification and found that “non immunized” meant the lack of the two combination vaccines. They did not specifically ask for or collect full immunization data on all children in the study.
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By Matt Carey
Listen to Andrew Wakefield talk for a while and he will tell you his work has been replicated. Usually claiming replicated multiple times and around the world. Since he says it, it gets repeated by his supporters in online discussions. For those who get dragged into those discussions, here is another paper to reference. This […]
The title a modified version of a line from a recent study: A Case Study of Paternal Filicide-Suicide: Personality Disorder, Motives, and Victim Choice. This is a topic that many of us, autistics and parents, have been aware of and trying to prevent for years. Parents and caregivers are killing people with disabilities. Not frequently, […]
Remember the “ConspiraSea Cruise”? Well another story has come out on it, this time from Popular Mechanics: I Went on a Weeklong Cruise For Conspiracy Theorists. It Ended Poorly. I feel bad for grabbing one line from the story, as the whole story is quite good. But for now, let’s just take a look at […]
Readers here may recall this recent article: Polly Tommey won’t judge parents who murder their disabled children. That’s part of the problem. We discussed this video where Polly Tommey tells us about how she won’t judge parents who murder their autistic children. In a later video she used the “I haven’t walked in their shoes” […]
The IACC (Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee) is revising the Strategic Plan for autism research. This is THE document that they produce that can influence how autism research money is allocated. Do you need something from autism research (almost certainly the answer is yes). Let the Committee know what specifically you want. Do you want better […]
Thanks for the clarification, I had wondered about that.