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PETA Runs Deceptive Campaign About Autism
PETA have released online advertisements using two discredited studies to link autism to dairy consumption. Unusually for PETA, the ad admits to a certain element of doubt. “More research is needed, but scientific studies have shown that many autistic kids improve dramatically when put on a diet free of dairy foods”.
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Autism as a disorder of prediction
Researchers suggest autism stems from a reduced ability to make predictions, leading to anxiety.
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For Children With Autism, Opening a Door to Dental Care
More dentists are learning to meet the delicate challenge of caring for children with autism.
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How robots are helping children with autism
Eleanor Tucker: Researchers believe robots hold the key to early diagnosis, as well as teaching social skills. What can they do that humans can’t?
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Autistic People Spark Twitter Fight Against Autism Speaks
This weekend autistic people took over #AutismSpeaks10, the Twitter hashtag created by the large advocacy organization to celebrate its 10-year anniversary.
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Boy with Autism Improves on Antibiotics, Connecting Gut Bacteria to ASD
Molecular biologist John Rodakis calls for more research into the brain-gut connection after his son’s autism improved while taking antibiotics.
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Autism: more than a disability
Autism Awareness Day? How about Autism Is Here, So Get Used To It Because It’s Not Going Anywhere Day?
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8-year-old boy shares special bond with his autism assistance dog guide, Abel
At Adam Beck Junior Public School in Scarborough, kids are learning more about their fellow student Reid and how he deals with autism every day with the help of his best friend Abel.
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Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Via Google Books: Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders provides clinicians with up-to-date information on the impact these advances have on the standard of care in the range of disorders commonly encountered by both primary and subspecialist physicians. The authors,...
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The games we play: A troubling dark side in academic publishing
Pete Etchells and Chris Chambers: An autism researcher and an Oxford professor have exposed what appears to be a substantial case of academic malpractice, highlighting the vital role of peer review and the dangers faced by whistle-blowers
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Australian School Put Boy With Autism in 'Cage'
The principal has been suspended amid a full investigation.
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New campaign shifts from autism awareness to understanding
April is the month for autism awareness campaigns, but a local group is making April autism understanding month instead.
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My three daughters are autistic. I despise Autism Awareness Month.
I dread April, which has been designated as Autism Awareness Month. As mom to three young women with autism – ages 20, 18 and 14 – I eat, sleep and live autism every day.
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The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Self-Described Queer, East Asian Disabled Person Devoted to Defending Anyone on the Margins
Lydia Brown was born in Suzhou, China. As a one-year-old, she was adopted and brought to live in Melrose, Massachusetts, where the population is more than 90 percent white.
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Microsoft announces pilot program to hire people with autism
In honor of World Autism Awareness Day, Thursday, I had the privilege to attend and speak at an event held at the United Nations in New York City, where the theme was “Autism, The Employment Advantage.” This theme resonates with me on two levels. First, as a parent. I am the proud mom of Shawn, now 19, diagnosed with autism when he was four years old. Secondly, as a proud Read more »
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Autistic and Queer: Coming Out on the Spectrum - AfterEllen
What it's like to date when you're an autistic queer woman.
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How kicking a trash can became criminal for a 6th grader
Some schools are wasting no time at reporting pupils, even very young pupils, to police and filing criminal complaints for classroom infractions. Those pupils reported are overwhelmingly of color, an investigation has found.
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Discrimination against autistic persons, the rule rather than the exception – UN rights experts
As part of human diversity, autistic persons should be embraced, celebrated and respected. However, discrimination against autistic children and adults is more the rule rather than the exception. -Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
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RFK Jr.'s strange remarks on autism
Even though he apologized for comparing it to the Holocaust, Robert Kennedy Jr. retains a bizarre view of autism.
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Some Doctors Still Dismiss Parents' Concerns About Autism
Most children don't get diagnosed with autism until they start school, a study finds, though the signs may be visible much earlier. Earlier diagnosis means more time to get therapy.
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