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Autism: Present Challenges, Future Needs — Why The Increased Rates? Dan Burton Opening Statement | April 6, 2000
Full transcript of hearing >> Mr. Burton. If I could have your attention, please. I know a lot of people have cameras, and I hate to throw a wet blanket on those of you who want to take some pictures, but unless you are a member of the media, I wish you would not take […]
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Archived | Inside the autism treatment maze | Circa February 2005 #NotAnAutisticAlly #AutisticHistory
[Note: This article is for archive purposes in Autistic History. It’s to illustrate the the voices heard during this era. It’s to show how the Wrights, co-founders of Autism Speaks, and pals used their privilege purposefully to drown out the voices of the Autistic community and others.] Inside the autism treatment maze No single approach […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: 2008 Treatment Awards | Circa 2008 #NotAnAutisticAlly
Special Interventions Lois Black, Ph.D.Oregon Health and Science University$200,000 for 2 years A computerized interactive game for remediation of prosody in children with autism People communicate both by what they say (content) and how they say it (prosody). Prosody can refer to the rhythm, loudness, timing, stress, and melody of speech, and allows people to […]
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An Autistic Perspective of Anti-Vaxxers, Miracle Mineral Solution and Other Quackery | Eve Reiland
Across America parents are feeding their children bleach as a cure for autism. This is a deadly phenomenon and one that Autistic activists and allies have been battling worldwide for years. Yes, administering industrial-strength bleach as a drug, marketed as Miracle Mineral Solution, is absurd, toxic and has harmed and killed people around the world. […]
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The Texas Medical Board acts in the case of the Winkler County whistle blowing nurses – Science-Based Medicine | Circa July 19, 2010
David Gorski on July 19, 2010 I can’t speak for anyone else who blogs here at Science-Based Medicine, but there’s one thing I like to emphasize to people who complain that we exist only to “bash ‘alternative’ medicine.” We don’t. We exist to champion medicine based on science against all manner of dubious practices. Part of that […]
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Fashionably toxic – Science-Based Medicine | Circa May 23, 2011
David Gorski on May 23, 2011 It’s the toxins. Toujours les toxines. How many times have I read or heard from believers in “alternative” medicine that some disease or other is caused by “toxins”? I honestly can’t remember, but in alt-world, no matter what the disease or condition under discussion is, there’s a good chance that sooner […]
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Pete Evans shares rambling hour-and-half version of his controversial 60 Minutes interview | Daily Mail Online
Pete Evans shares rambling hour-and-half version of his controversial 60 Minutes interview after threatening to leak the video if he didn’t like how he was portrayed on the program Pete Evans aired his ‘unedited’ interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday night He hoped they ‘don’t make it a sensationalist piece’ and air all of his […]
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