Developmental Disability

                   

Reality Check: Autism Myths And Reality

wcco.com     8 hrs ago   1 related          

A radio talk show host with a history of controversial comments is finding it hard to distance himself from his latest remarks about autism. Conservative radio talk show Michael Savage said he was trying to "boldly awaken"...                

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9 Years Ago Charlie Was Diagnosed

b5media.com     6 hrs ago   8 related          

July 22nd is a date that stands out to me. It’s the birthday of someone very special, and it’s the day, nine years ago, that we received Charlie’s formal diagnosis of autism. Slate has a recent Explainer column on how do you...                

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Left Uses Savage Autism Flap For Political Gain

radioequalizer.blogspot.com     16 hrs ago   139 related          

SAVAGE REALITY CHECKHost's Controversy Demands Proper PerspectiveWhile the left side of the Internet continues to use Michael Savage's latest on-air controversy for political gain, it's time for a reality check. On his Web...                

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physorg.com: Feil-Seifer Matari263 and assistants: a doorway into the attention of ASD children. Credit: USC Viterbi School of Engineering physorg.com

Robot playmates may help children with autism

brightsurf.com     21 hrs ago   13 related          

Papers delivered at three conferences in the US and Europe this summer report on new research at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering studying interactions of children with Autism Spectrum...                

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(CSRwire) Buchanan Street Partners Issues a Matching Funds Donation Challenge to Support Families...

csrwire.com     19 hrs ago   2 related          

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –- Newport Beach-based Buchanan Street Partners renewed their support for Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) with a $25,000 commitment at their annual Challenge for the...                

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Vaccine fearmongers versus Steve Novella [Respectful Insolence]

scienceblogs.com     22 hrs ago   1 related          

I'm envious of Steve Novella. Well, just a little, anyway. The reason is that he's somehow managed to annoy David Kirby and the anti-vaccine contingent enough to provoke what appears to be a coordinated response to his...                

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Countering antivaxxers

badastronomy.com     18 hrs ago          

Antivaxxers are a major public health threat. These are misguided people — generally good-hearted but still mistaken — who think that vaccinations can cause autism in children. This is despite a raft full of evidence showing no...                

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Ready or not, here come genetic tests for autism

simonsfoundation.org     17 hrs ago          

Late in June, an announcement appeared on the website of GeneDx, a genetic testing company based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It was highlighted in red with a single word: “new”.“As of June 20, 2008 GeneDx offers Tiered Testing...                

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Ann Bauer: Where’s the support for autism?

sacbee.com     yesterday   3 related          

By Ann Bauer - They live in a two-story white house — a mother, a father and their grown son. The son could be 20 — the age of my oldest child — or 40. And while I wouldn't trade him — the person to whom I gave birth — for any...                

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How do you diagnose a case of autism?

slate.com     yesterday   2 related          

Children's advocacy groups are demanding that Michael Savage apologize for denigrating autism as the "illness du jour" on his radio program last Wednesday. Savage also attributed the high prevalence of autism and related...                

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