Posts under ‘Myth or Fact’

There are many myths of autism and I thought I would highlight a few, according to Lisa Jo Rudy of About.com.   Until we dispel the myths that the media loves to perpetuate, we will not begin the real work of find causes and cures. A diagnosis of autism is not the end of love and [...]

As explained on the NBC website after the newly created show, “Parenthood” aired an episode on aspergers.  It’s about time that the media started paying attention to autism- a national epidemic.  We applaud networks like NBC and PBS for doing so…. Asperger’s Disorder was first described by Viennese pediatrician Hans Asperger in the 1940s, who [...]

This is autism awareness month and the media is finally taking some serious notice.  With 1 in 70 boys and 1-117 children on the autism spectrum, it is clearly an epidemic.  Here is an explanation of why the childrens’ show, Arthus- depicted aspergers.  Thank you to the producers of Arthur, the new show Parenthood and [...]

So just what is this “biomedical treatment” for autism?  To me, it’s a big word and, I think, can come across scary.  My first experience with the term came when I went to the biomedical autism conference in South Bend, Indiana last year.  Okay, to be honest… I did not know that it was a [...]