Top official overseeing Washington state’s worst measles outbreak in two decades says U.S. government needs a national campaign to counter false information about vaccines, much like the anti-smoking campaigns launched decades ago. Source: Measles outbreak: Washington health secretary calls for national campaign to combat anti-vaxxers – The Washington Post
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Amazon’s charity arm allows shoppers to donate to an organization of their choosing – including anti-vaccine groups Source: Revealed: AmazonSmile helps fund anti-vaccine groups | US news | The Guardian
Who knows what a person on the spectrum looks like? Source: How I Know We Need Autism Awareness – The Good Men Project
New research from the University of Utah found that people with autism were at a higher risk to die from suicide than people without autism from 2013-2017. Source: University of Utah study finds higher suicide risk in people with autism | Deseret News
EHRC says consultation about change in policy should have taken place Source: Autistic people angry at having to disclose diagnosis to DVLA even if driving not affected | Society | The Guardian
On Feb. 26 Dr. David Mandell, the Kenneth E. Appel Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, delivered the third annual Kessler-Freedeim Lecture. The event was sponsored by the Schubert Center for Child Studies and co-sponsored by the International Center for Autism Research and Education. Speaking before a large crowd of […]
