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• Downs but not out.

  Published: June 17, 2007, 5:01 pm

  Tags: Quackery In Autism, Autism Research, Downs Syndrome, Genetic Research, Research Ethics, Disability Rights, Autism, Abortion, Neurodiversity, Parents

  Down’s syndrome novel tugs at America’s heartstrings Moving tale that highlights genetic condition becomes sleeper hit of the year Paul Harris in New York Sunday June 17, 2007 The Observer Like many good stories, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter begins on a dark and snowy night. But, unlike most first novels from barely known

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• Autism Surging but Why? The Jury is Still Out

  Published: July 23, 2007, 5:38 am

  Tags: Simon Baron Cohen, Neurodiversity, Autism Incidence, Autism Disorder, Vaccines, Autism Awareness, Andrew Wakefield, Thimerosal

  opinion, and that of Neurodiversity bloggers notwithstanding.The graph from the California Department of Developmental Services shows that reported incidence of autism increased by five times in the ten year period from 94 to 04. Undoubtedly the DSM change would be a substantial factor in that startling increase along with better

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• Adult Autism Reality in the UK

  Published: July 14, 2007, 11:54 am

  Tags: United Kingdom, Neurodiversity, Autism Disorder, Autism Awareness, National Autistic Society, Adult Autism

  perspective that the neurodiversity movement and the rose colored glasses brigade should consider before they continue to try and persuade the world that autism is wonderful. Hopefully the research necessary to find ever more effective ways to help autistic children, youths and adults will continue. And hopefully governments from

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• Neurodiversity's Ten Autism Commandments

  Published: July 14, 2007, 5:35 am

  Tags: Neurodiversity, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Laurent Mottron, Autism Disorder, Curebie, Lovaas, Autism Awareness, Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism Every Day

  1. Thou shall not call autism disorder a disorder.2. Thou shall not seek to treat or cure thy autistic child for if you do you shall forever be known in the records as a "curebie".3. Thou shall not conduct research into environmental causes of autism.4. Thou shall not conduct research into the genetic nature of autism.5. Thou shall not abuse thy

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• ‘It is not a disease, it is a way of life’

  Published: August 7, 2007, 11:32 am

  Tags: Aspies For Freedom, Autism Rights, Autscape, Autism Acceptance, Disability Rights, Guardian, Neurodiversity, Aspergers, Autism

  This article is in today’s Guardian. It provides a useful introduction to the positions of some of the supporters of autism acceptance, including myself and fellow bloggers Kev Leitch and Larry Arnold. The article begins: Today, an event run by and for autistic people kicks off in Somerset, the latest act of a burgeoning autism rights

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• Autism Treatments - Keeping a Disciplined but Open Mind

  Published: August 8, 2007, 2:31 am

  Tags: Chelation, Neurodiversity, Autism Disorder, Usaaa, Stem Cell Therapy, Hbot, Evidence Based Treatment

  I received a comment from a Neurodiversity blogger who asked whether I was now embracing "quackery". For the record, I have never accepted, to date, the evidence of a vaccine/thimerosal link. In my home province here in New Brunswick I have received criticism in the past for commenting on the shortfalls in the vaccine theories and for

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• Autism Reality from Roanoke

  Published: August 13, 2007, 9:44 pm

  Tags: Faces Of Autism, Neurodiversity, Autism Disorder, Autism Every Day

  All autistic persons are not savants. There is a wide range of severity of autism. There are some who are intellectually impaired and some who can not communicate. But if you went by some mainstream media sources like CNN, Newsweek and the UK Guardian, by Hollywood movies or by internet sites devoted to autistics who choose to become

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• A tale of two autisms

  Published: August 29, 2007, 7:52 pm

  Tags: Autism Acceptance, Genetic Research, Autism Research, Neurodiversity, Language, Autism, Journalism

  The Sunday Times has published a thoughtful piece on autism by Mark Henderson, entitled We ask ourselves, can we separate Alex and autism?' Alex is 12 years old and described as being “at the less extreme end of the autistic spectrum.” This was not always the case. He regressed when he was 14 months old, losing speech and [...]

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• Of mice and men and autistic fruit flies

  Published: September 6, 2007, 7:57 pm

  Tags: Disability Rights, Nimh, Autism Rights, Neurodiversity, Autism, Korea, Observer, Science

  Autism is a hot topic for scientists engaged in brain research. If you can link your research to autism it may help you to access additional funding that is available in the USA. In response to a determined campaign by parents and lobby groups Congress passed the Combating Autism Act which sanctioned a substantial increase in the funds

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• Real Autism Questions for the Good Professor Baron-Cohen

  Published: September 11, 2007, 8:02 pm

  Tags: Simon Baron Cohen, Neurodiversity, Autism Disorder

  has been imbibing the Neurodiversity Kool-Aid.At the British Association Festival of Science he professed his faith in the Neurodiversity cult which views Autism as simply another variation of the human condition, not one that should be cured. The good professor posits that a cure for autism is a long way off but even if we could cure

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• Why Does Professor Baron-Cohen Study Autism?

  Published: September 12, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Autism Treatment, Simon Baron Cohen, Autism Cure, Neurodiversity, Autism Disorder, Testosterone

  of Cambridge. He is also a Neurodiversity Advocate who has recently promoted the view that autism is just a natural variation that should not be cured. As a parent of a profoundly autistic son whose life is obviously restricted and impaired by his Autism Disorder I find the Professor's remarks offensive.His comments clearly indicate that he is

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• Autistic Teen Runs Through Traffic, Gets TASERed

  Published: September 18, 2007, 11:47 am

  Tags: Tasers, Neurodiversity, Autism Disorder, Autism Awareness

  If you are believe some of the internet rhetoric you might not think that autism is a serious disorder. People, particularly parents, who try to inform you otherwise are often shouted down by the internet crowd that wants to take ownership of autism and pretend that it is simply another variation of the human condition, not a disorder. But

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• Autism Myths - Is There Something He Is Really Good At?

  Published: September 19, 2007, 6:30 am

  Tags: Neurodiversity, Autistic, Autism Disorder, Aba, Autism Awareness, Stigma, Myth

  is also perpetuated by the neurodiversity ideologues who assert that autistics have a different, even superior intelligence. These same ideologues like to identify as autistic any historical figure of great intelligence or accomplishment from Einstein to Van Gogh. They also like to deny that many autistic persons are in fact intellectually

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• Low Functioning Autism

  Published: September 23, 2007, 4:37 pm

  Tags: Neurodiversity, Autism Education, Autism Disorder, Low Functioning Autism, Autism Awareness, Abuse

  not a fan of the so called Neurodiversity movement. In its essence it is irrational. Neurodiversity (ND) is a group of people who embrace the term "autism" to describe themselves (autistic, autist, autie etc.) a term given to a neurological or neuropsychiatric disorder, but who claim, despite embracing the name of that disorder, that it is

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• Jenny McCarthy Knocks Over Neurodiversity Hornet's Nest

  Published: September 30, 2007, 8:14 pm

  Tags: Dr Martha Herbert, Neurodiversity, Jenny Mccarthy, Dr Wendy Edwards, Autism Disorder, Dr Derrick Macfabe, Autism Awareness

  stirred up the Internet's Neurodiversity bloggers. During the past week they buzzed about in a paroxysm of sarcastic rage over Ms McCarthy's audacity in speaking out about autism. Some of the Neurodiversity commentary has been mean and snide. Some of it has been outright offensive. Following is a list of Neurodiversity Hub bloggers

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