Somali Autism Mystery?

Is there more autism in first generation US born Somali children in Minneapolis?  If this turns out to be true, it would seem to have some serious implications and research opportunities on the cause of some autism cases.
said Dr. Stacene Maroushek of Hennepin County Medical Center’s pediatric clinic, “the impression that there’s an increasing rate […]

The Weiner Nation (Great Michael Savage Pic!)

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Michael Savage Autism Apology!
Michael Savage loses Home Depot, Sears over autism flap

Six more major companies have yanked ads from Michael Savage’s talk-radio show after he branded autistic children “brats.”
Home Depot and Sears withdrew their support from the fiery hatemonger’s program, along with Direct Buy, Cisco and Radio Shack, according to Autism United.
Insurance giant Aflac was the […]

The Wonder Pets and Autism Fun!

 
There’s a new obsession in our house, The Wonder Pets.  If you thought kids with autism love Thomas the Tank Engine, you should see The Wonder Pets!  The basic theme of the series is teamwork.  Individually, we might not be able to accomplish something, be the strongest, or smartest; but when we work as a […]

Follow the vaccine money …

“they have a better safety record than vitamins.”
- Paul Offit on vaccine safety 
If this is true, why don’t we have Vitamin Injury Courts like we do for vaccinations?
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Federal Court […]

Frog/Human Hybrid Cells used as surrogate of a living brain to study autism

 
In the FREAKY BUT PROMISING category,  Human-Frog Hybrids Used To Study Autism
Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, are studying the way the brain cells of among autistic people behave by fusing cells from the preserved brains of deceased patients with the eggs of a carnivorous African frog called Xenopus.
The researchers say that frog eggs […]

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Autism / Hurricane Doors

 
We spent a week at the beach last week.  By pure luck, our condo had these electric hurricane doors which served as a great way to keep Caroline from wandering out on the balcony.

In addition to worries about her being on the balcony, she enjoyed throwing Bugs Bunny, and anything else she could get her […]

Michael Savage Autism Apology!

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Michael Savage = A-Hole Extraordinaire

I realize that Mr. Savage’s job is to shock, but hurtful comments like these are just over the line. How about the 1/4 of kids with autism who have seizures too, can I stop those with some more discipline, Mr. Savage?
Summary: On his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage claimed that autism is “[a] […]

Autism Parents now on ALLTOP!

 
AutismParents.NET has been added to the autism news aggregator site ALLTOP.  Thanks!