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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

  by no less an authority than Simon Baron-Cohen himself, a 1 in 100 incidence of autism. Obviously some of those numbers are attributable to the changes in the DSM and in better awareness, diagnosis and reporting. But while everyone is aware of those factors no serious study or report actually attributes the entire increases in the incidence in

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• Autism Truth - 1 in 100 - An Alarming Autism Number

  Published: July 17, 2007, 6:25 am

  Tags: Simon Baron Cohen, Autism Disorder, Autism Awareness

  responded to with vigor by Simon Baron-Cohen. The learned professor was one of three researchers involved with preparation of the report. He quickly trashed the 1 in 58 figure as only one of three figures mentioned in the report and made comments suggesting that the 1 in 58 figure, part of his own report, might not be that reliable. Instead

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• Autism Surging - Some Plain Truth From Dr. McCarton

  Published: July 13, 2007, 11:30 am

  Tags: M D, Autism Rates, Cecelia Mccarton, Simon Baron Cohen, Autism Disorder, Autism Awareness

  claimed vindication. Simon Baron-Cohen, for reasons that aren't clear, went 180 degrees in the opposite direction. Not content to point out the current scientific consensus negating the existence of a causal relationship between vaccines and autism the Baron-Cohen went on to say that we should assume that the surge is simply a result of

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• Autism Surging - the Numbers Are Going Up

  Published: August 9, 2007, 3:08 am

  Tags: Simon Baron Cohen, Behavioral Treatments, Biomedical Treatments, Autism Incidence, Autism Disorder, Applied Autism Research, Boulder, Usaaa

  Even Neurodiversity icon Simon Baron-Cohen begrudgingly cites 1 in 100 as the incidence figure for autism in the UK. To my knowledge no one has explained the divergence between the 1 in 150 US figure and the 1 in 100 UK figure. Hopefully though we will one day know what is creating the surge in diagnoses of autism disorder.There is an

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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

  Will you Professor Baron-Cohen, care for my profoundly autistic son, who will not be able to live independently, after I die? If you answer that question YES then perhaps I can say yes to your silly question.2. Will you Professor Baron-Cohen, ensure that my son will no longer bite his hands and wrists in frustration, bang his head

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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

  Baron-Cohen is a distinguished Professor of Experimental Psychology and director of the Autism Research Center at the University 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

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• Autism Reality from Professor Simon Baron-Cohen

  Published: December 15, 2007, 7:00 am

  Tags: Treehouse, Simon Baron Cohen, Michelle Dawson, Laurent Mottron, Autism Disorders, Autism Awareness, Applied Behavior Analysis, Mmr Vaccine

  been a fan of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen. He enjoys status as a world renowned autism expert, as the Director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, who has actually worked with autistic children from across the entire autism spectrum matter. When Professor Baron-Cohen talks about autism the world listen. In the past

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