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Rethinking Expertise 2008-09-15 17:54:28 I got an email recently with a link to this blog post by another Sullivan, Andrew Sullivan, of the Atlantic. Mr. Sullivan pulled a section out of this interview by New Scientist managing editor Greg Ross of Harry Collins. They are discussing… Read more:Expertise
ASAN on the IACC 2008-09-15 17:13:57 Ari has put together a ‘call to arms’ everyone should read:
Below is a document of considerable importance. Right now, the Inter-Agency Autism Coordinating Committee is seeking public comment on issues relating to service-delivery. In our conversations with NIMH, we’ve heard…
Better dead than autistic 2008-09-15 05:35:07 This is Heidi Roger who is the Treasurer and a founding member of SafeMinds.
Heidi is a firm, firm believer that vaccines cause autism. No shock seeing as she’s a member of SafeMinds.
What is a shock though is her attitude to human life.…
Surpise! Some people don’t like Autism’s False Prophets 2008-09-13 12:19:44 There is some lively discussion amongst people
who don’t like Paul Offit’s, “Autism
’s False Prophets“. Many of the complaints are from people who haven’t read the book. But, hey, we can all admit that just given the title and the…
LB/RB and Neurodiversity.com nominated 2008-09-12 01:17:44 We’ve both been nominated
(by me, hehe) for some blog awards. They might sound trivial but unlike a lot of blog awards that seem to circulate almost daily, these carry some weight.
This blog has been nominated in the ‘Health’ category…
Do you Tweet? 2008-09-11 16:37:42 If you just asked yourself ‘Tweet? What the hell is he talking about’? then you may not. If you know exactly what I mean then this is for you :)
Left Brain/Right Brain now has a Twitter account which some of the…
Arthur Allen - vaccine skeptics vs your kids 2008-09-11 02:15:02 Whilst, I’m not sure that the people Arthur
is writing about are skeptics as I understand the term (having a scientifically valid basis for not accepting an argument or position), I know what he means. And he’s right that it is… Read more:Allen
, vaccine
The IOM and “completely expressed concerns” 2008-09-11 00:00:12 If you’ve read my previous posts Dr. Bernadine Healy, you know I have some pretty serious concerns
about how she represented the way the Institute of Medicine operated when they produced their report on Vaccines and Autism. Those statements were made… Read more:completely
IACC Strategic Plan: How can I understand what is happening 2008-09-09 19:12:40 We have discussed the IACC Strategic
Plan before. They are looking for feedback. We’ve looked at the issues of vaccines, and the first section “When should I be concerned” already.
The second major section of the IACC draft Strategic Plan looks at the question…
Dan Olmsted suffers by comparison 2008-09-09 08:11:14 Ever since his unexplained sudden departure from UPI, Dan Olmsted has been working on his Magnificent Octopus entitled ‘Mercury Rising’.
He keeps his keen investigative journalism skills to the fore by writing the occasional blog piece for Age of Autism. These skills… Read more:comparison
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The age of unreason 2008-10-04 01:50:25 A news report yesterday stated that a new poll from the Florida Institute of technology College of Psychology and Liberal Arts had:
...found that 24 percent of respondents believe vaccines carry the blame for the wide range of developmental delays, known as autism…
Outcomes for autistic people 2008-10-03 01:45:52 If I had a penny for everytime so know-nothing mercury zealot told me that by not chelating my autistic child (or HBOT/Lupron/Coconut kefir/Foot detox/clay bath/whatever) I was condemning xyr to a miserable life I could retire early.
My response has always… Read more:Outcomes
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Mental Health Insurance Parity in the U.S.? 2008-10-02 16:57:17 One of the big issues in the U.S. autism communities right now is health care. Without insurance coverage, most people don’t really have health care, so healthcare=insurance for all practical purposes.
People with autism can be expensive from a health care… Read more:Health
, Mental Health
Good Information being spread on Capital Hill 2008-10-02 13:03:04 Last week, there was a briefing for U.S. legislators by Mr. David Kirby and Mr. Mark Blaxill. As you can imagine, the topic was vaccines and autism. As you can imagine, there were some inaccuracies and there was at least…
Reality bites back II 2008-10-02 02:35:29 Its all going wrong for the believers of the vaccine/autism religion. This was supposed to be the time of their Fall offensive, spearheaded of course by Mother Warrior Jenny McCarthy and her appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show.
So far though,… Read more:bites
Collecting IACC comments 2008-10-01 19:46:26 Thanks to all who wrote to the IACC (or even thought about it!) about the Strategic Plan.
I’m trying to compile a list of responses. If you are OK with your comments being included, send them to sullivansjourney@gmail.com.. If you would… Read more:Collecting
ScienceBlogs Book Club 2008-10-01 01:51:32 I was very honoured to be asked to participate in the latest round of the ScienceBlogs Book Club.
The ScienceBlogs Book Club is exactly as it sounds – a discussion round table on a particular science related book. In this instance,…
Respond Now to the IACC Request for Information (Please) 2008-09-30 03:04:16 Here is a link to an email form that will help you to respond to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. It is the “long form.”
Go ahead.
Really.
Check it out.
Now would be good.
There’s a link at the top of that… Read more:Please
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Mitochondrial disease discussion in Indianapolis 2008-09-29 14:24:37 You may recall that there was a panel discussion on Mitochondrial Disease and Autism following the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation’s (UMDF) meeting in Indianapolis
. This, of course, was prompted by the news reports of the Hannah Poling case.
If you are… Read more:disease
Broken Families, Not Broken Children 2008-09-29 05:00:45 Introduction – This is a Guest Blogged piece, written by a father in what is a far from unique situation and yet a situation we hardly ever discuss. Its humbling, touching, sad and affecting. Its also a microcosm of how… Read more:Broken
, Children
, Families
Every Child By Two: Oprah, Jenny McCarthy et al 2008-10-20 15:00:32 An email from Amy Pisani – a thoroughly charming lady who runs the organisation Every Child By Two – made me nod appreciatively today. I’ll quote it in full:
It has been quite some time since Every Child By Two (ECBT) has asked… Read more:Jenny
, Jenny McCarthy
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, Oprah
The next mito-autism case? 2008-10-20 02:00:16 It’s been nearly a year since the first autism/mitochondria case was conceded. The question of mitochondrial dysfunction and autism has evolved significantly in the minds of the public and insiders in that time.
Shortly after the concession, Tom Powers, lead attorney…
Savage Autism 2008-10-19 14:41:22 So Denis Leary, one time comedian and currently insulting disabled children, has joined forces with that other prime idiot Micheal Savage
to call autistic kids dumb:
There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads… Read more:Autism
Sunday Solutions - No. 5 2008-10-19 03:09:18 Another review rather than tutorial this week. This time its an idea that seems really stupid – until you actually need and use it, and then its invaluable.
Simply Checklists does exactly what it sounds like, it provides a well thought out… Read more:Sunday
McCain courts the autism vote 2008-10-16 00:38:31 If you watched the U.S. presidential debates tonight, you heard the “A” word a few times. Yep, Autism.
Senator McCain
, who tripped up early in the campaign by giving credence to the thimerosal debate (and, yes, tripped up is accurate since… Read more:courts
Creativity 2008-10-15 05:24:12 I was motivated.
And I was creative. I was in a process of creating a world record.
My Creativity
had nothing to do with aesthetic taste that expects an applause or get some kind of price tag attached to it.
My creativity was…
The Truth About Andrew Wakefield 2008-10-14 14:40:15 Regular readers will know that an eminent UK scientist writes the occasional guest blog piece for LB/RB. Here is his piece in the wake of the the Lipkin/Hornig study and the amusing claim that it vindicates Wakefield. Enjoy – Kev.
A… Read more:Andrew
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A pediatrician’s bill of rights 2008-10-13 16:40:11 Since the publication of Dr. Offit’s Autism’s False Prophets, there has been the first signs of a pediatric fight back to the unending anti-vaccinationism of Team McCarrey et al. I did my best to encourage that feeling with my posts…
Sunday Solution - No.4 plus update 2008-10-12 02:02:01 No PDF to download this week. Instead I want to post my own review after I saw one from Mashable today about the excellent Savvy Auntie website.
As the name suggests Savvy Auntie is a way to keep Aunties (and grandmas, grandads, uncles, cousins,… Read more:Solution
, Sunday
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