MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'amanda'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:58 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4238058&cid=t_169485_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FITIH5pA4UIA%2F It was recently reported that one in three Americans have been vaccinated for the flu. While that’s on par with the number of seasonal flu vaccinations in the past, many doctors are hoping that the number will increase before the flu season peaks between January and March.  But why listen to doctors when there are so many celebrities willing to inform us about the pros and cons of vaccinations?  Save yourself the trouble of waiting in a crowded medical clinic or trying to find time in your schedule for a doctor’s appointment.  Instead, if you’re not sure what your stance on immunizations is – and don’t limit your opinion to just flu shots – look to these celebrities for guidance: ... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4238058 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:42:00 +0100 4238058 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4220425&cid=t_169485_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F12%2F01%2Fwomen-who-kill-or-rather-women-who-dont%2F Laurie Bembenek, of "Run, Bambi, Run" fame My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Women Who Kill . . . or Rather, Women Who Don’t. Two “femme fatales” were in the news last week. Laurie Bembenek, accused killer turned folk hero (“Run, Bambi, Run”) died of liver cancer at the age of 52 in Portland, Ore. A former Playboy bunny and a Milwaukee police officer, Bembenek was convicted of the 1981 murder of her husband’s ex-wife. She escaped from prison in 1990 and fled to Canada. She was recaptured and, after a new trial, was sentenced to time served and set free. To the end, she proclaimed her innocence. On the other side of the world, in Italy, former Seattle college student Amanda Knox recently appealed her murder conviction and life sentenc... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4220425 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:25:02 +0100 4220425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142716&cid=t_169485_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F11%2Fstudy-suggests-red-meat-consumption-types-stomach-esophageal-cancer%2F A new study out by lead researcher Dr. Amanda Cross is suggesting an association between the consumption of red meat and the development of some types of stomach and esophageal cancer. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142716 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:14:39 +0100 4142716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876747&cid=t_169485_113_f&fid=34634&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emrandhipaa.com%2Femr-and-hipaa%2F2010%2F08%2F16%2Femr-stimulus-qa-chiropractors-and-meaningful-use-e-prescribing-requirement%2F Pauline Murphy asked the following EMR stimulus question: If a chiropractor does not write perscriptions, does he still have the same e-prescribing requirements for “meaningful use”? How does that work, does anyone know? Amanda Doss from Computer Link offered this answer: No, the chiropractor would not have the same e-prescribing requirements for Meaningful Use. Page 61 of Meaningful Use discusses the “inapplicability” of measures to various provider types. Basically, your chiropractor will have a denominator of “zero” for that measure. Also, on page 99 of Meaningful Use, you find (talking about e-prescribing) “this objective and associated measure do not apply to any Eligible Provider who writes fewer than one hundred prescriptions during the EHR reporting period.”... EMR and HIPAA blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876747 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:47:25 +0100 3876747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822953&cid=t_169485_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FzsIKEYOAYOU%2F Who are the most search for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822953 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:09:16 +0100 3822953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3737229&cid=t_169485_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F07%2F08%2Fthe-anti-vaccine-movement-blinding-us-with-pseudoscience%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. The Anti-Vaccine Movement: Blinding Us With Pseudoscience. Despite the American infatuation with gambling, in other areas of life we shy away from random chance. We like cause and effect. We like the story of one thing leading to another in a nice, straight line. And if such a story does not declare itself, we’ll invent one. Our need for a clear, predictable pattern leads us down the wayward path of conspiracy theories. In the absence of a cause that makes sense to us, we’ll spend hours, days, years looking for one. Why? Peter Jennings alluded to a possible reason in his thorough 2003 documentary “Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination – Beyond Conspiracy.” In his conclusion Jennings said, “When you ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3737229 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:04:59 +0100 3737229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729878&cid=t_169485_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-cancer-journey-take-control-of-your-illness-and-treatment%2F2010.07.06 I love this – a website that could’ve ONLY been created by cancer patients. From ThinkAboutYourLife.org: Find empowerment: Anything you can do to feel like you are taking control of your illness and treatment will help you. Think About Your Life was developed by cancer survivors. We have used the tools on this website in our own experiences, and we hope to inspire you do the same. This website provides easy-to-use tools for each stage of the cancer journey to help you: Process your thoughts and feelings: Elizabeth shared the “Good Day, Bad Day” tool with her family to tell them how they could help her throughout treatment. Take control and make decisions: Amanda used her “One Page Profile” with her doctor to discuss the impact of treatment on her life... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729878 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3729878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687142&cid=t_169485_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2Fo6KXjA5Y07o%2F Amanda Bynes, a former child... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687142 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:51:00 +0100 3687142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2999557&cid=t_169485_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FiX6M9nP7LhQ%2F The lovely Amanda Lepore is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2999557 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:27:38 +0100 2999557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2946931&cid=t_169485_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F9luksI_ElL4%2F Wendy Williams and Amanda... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2946931 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:05:16 +0100 2946931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389846&cid=t_169485_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FJ0iXPrxVvUU%2F With lips like tasty Jimmy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389846 Tue, 05 May 2009 13:18:15 +0100 2389846 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2128800&cid=t_169485_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F520808890%2F Amanda Lepore’s lips... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2128800 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:11:15 +0100 2128800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074307&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FAEl2FxBWZe4%2F Happy 2009! We’re leaving tonight on the red-eye to go back from the Bay Area to New Jersey so, in the interest of being able to spend more time in the California sunshine with my guys and my parents, and since it is, indeed, 2009, a few more highlights from 2008. August means one thing in my household—-two weeks at the beach, at the Jersey Shore. Not surprisingly, it was still impossible to avoid talk about vaccines. A new clinical trial of the GFCF diet was announced. While people have strong disagreements about the “right” of parents to vaccinate or not, everyone agreed that the use of “retard” in the movie Tropic Thunder was unncessary. Charlie started middle school in September and, by October, he was deep into middle school blues, and Jim and I fou... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074307 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 08:54:15 +0100 2074307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033255&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35089&url=http%3A%2F%2Faspiefamily.org%2Fdad%2Factress-amanda-peet-speaks-out-for-vaccines%2F Yea, sanity! “Mercury in vaccines causes autism!” “There is no longer mercury in vaccines. How come autism is still prevalent and, in fact, apparently on the rise?” “Urm, vaccines have toxins!!” “What?” “Toxins. ToxinsToxinsToxins!!!” Sigh. Defending Vaccines: Actress Dispels Link To Autism by Jon Hamilton Alberto E. Rodriguez Actress and mother Amanda Peet is an outspoken advocate for childhood vaccines, unlike some of her fellow celebrities. Getty Images Morning Edition, December 11, 2008· A movie star and a prominent scientist have teamed up to reassure the public that childhood vaccines are safe and do not cause autism. Amanda Peet, who starred in films including The X-Files: I Want To Believe and Syriana, is working ... Aspie Dad blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033255 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:39:25 +0100 2033255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2026801&cid=t_169485_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2F480615404%2F Why are Amanda Byne’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2026801 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:18:13 +0100 2026801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930297&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FjPUDNbiqRPc%2F It’s so often said that If you’ve met one person/child with autism, you’ve met one person/child with autism. And of course this is true. It’s why, for one thing, I (like many others parents) emphasize the “I” in “IEP”—”Individual Education Plan.” Many’s the time that Jim and I have sat at the table with the Child Study Team and insisted that Charlie needs to be taught as he needs to be taught, not as “autistic children in general.” It takes awhile—weeks, months—for teachers and therapists, for anyone—to get to know Charlie’s patterns of speech and his way of doing things; to know who he is, as an individual. And it’s after this that they can teach him well, and better, even. It... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930297 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:05:55 +0100 1930297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927856&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FE_D9bnLh1_o%2F The claim that vaccines can be linked to autism suggests that a child became autistic and was somehow “damaged” by a vaccine. According to such a view, not only is autism something that happened to a child; it is something bad that happened—-a recent CBC News special feature, Positively Autistic, says that “since the early 90’s, an autistic rights movement has sprung up, challenging the official view of autism and working to change how the world sees autism.” Interviewed are: Amanda Baggs, Estée Klar-Wolfond of The Autism Acceptance Project, Michael Moon, Michelle Dawson, Dr. Laurent Motron, and Ari Ne’eman and Scott Robertson of the Autisitc Self-Advocacy Network. One comment from a mother : This news story gave me a real jolt -it is by far, the ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927856 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:05:08 +0100 1927856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1686315&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FHRN9YTOznOo%2F In light of this discussion, consider statement from Bad Astronomy (a blog for Discover Magazine): …….antivaxxers are potentially the Number One health hazard in America ????!????!!!?!?????! Or maybe Bad Astronomy’s statement could just be punctuated with a plain old, definitive, period. Tags: amanda peet, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Baby, bettelheim, child rearing, disabilities blog, disability, Health, immunization, infant, measles, mercury, mmr, Parenting, paul offit, pdd-nos, prophet, Science, shots, VaccinesShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686315 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:20:46 +0100 1686315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683092&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FVG5xFg66GA8%2F Discussions about vaccines and autism are mostly about children, and even children who are yet in utero and have yet to be conceived, who don’t have autism; as proponents of a vaccine-autism link claim, they want to get the thimerosal out and the schedule changed so that no more children will become autistic due to a vaccine. This is one reason why anti-vaccine/pro-vaccine safety advocates seems to be so (at the very least) hesitant and (as often stated) disdainful of evidence for genetic causes of autism. Autism is “preventable” (just say no to those shots, or at least that schedule and green ‘em in the process) and “treatable” (by unproven and potentially dangerous treatments like chelation that stem from also-nproven theories of what causes autism). A... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683092 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:59:05 +0100 1683092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1658175&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F347532214%2F Much happened over the past two weeks but I want most of all to think about Evan Kamida, who passed away on July 24, just a few days shy of his eighth birthday. Please keep his mother Vicki Forman and Evan’s family in your thoughts and prayers—-and to honor his memory, here’s a small and lovely thing to do: Please take a photo of flowers at a swingset and post it to this Flickr pool. Shannon Des Roches Rosa and Jennifer Graf Gronenberg have posted more information. Thinking of Evan. Not a Team Player in the Office?—-Not Necessarily The difficulties that autistic individuals face in the workplace. Use of Restraints Increasing in Public Schools? Kids coming home with bruises on their wrists, arms, legs: That’s not supposed to happen in public school, and not at the ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1658175 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:02:36 +0100 1658175 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1634976&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F338366203%2F Amanda Peet says a sorta sorry. While writing “”I believe in my heart that my use of the word ‘parasites’ was mean and divisive’” in a letter on the Cookie magazine website, she also says: “[T]here is no association between autism and vaccines. How many more studies do we need to conduct on vaccines, before we start re-channeling our efforts and money towards research on autism?” Of course, just saying “[t]here is no association between autism and vaccines” is enough to draw a lot of ire, depending on who you talk to. Tags: actress, amanda peet, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, celebrity, disabilities blog, disability, Health, immunization, jenny mccarthy, measles, mercury, mmr, Movies, Parenting, patient, pdd-nos, Science, sho... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1634976 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:29:27 +0100 1634976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631149&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F337896088%2F About autism, that is, this blog having the “a-word” in its title. Frequently discussion here veers off into this topic. The power of association being what it is, the more “the v-word” is mentioned, the more the belief/feeling/notion that there’s a link between said word and autism gets etched into the public’s mind. This association occurs (and is strengthened by source amnesia) no matter how much scientific evidence (and there has been more recently, concurrent with more evidence that autism is genetic) arises that disputes a link. The good thing about the very large amount of attention attributed to this particular theory of what causes autism is that more people (besides parent advocates of varying beliefs), and in particular more scientists, have t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631149 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:43:08 +0100 1631149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1631151&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F337330474%2F About a year and a half ago, two reporters debated about thimerosal, vaccines and autism. This was back in January of 2007; the reporters were David Kirby and Arthur Allen. In the past two months, two actresses—Amanda Peet and Jenny McCarthy have made statements to various media sources about vaccines and what they do and what they don’t. Peet has (no surprise here) aroused quite a bit of scorn, anger, fury, from proponents of the hypothesis that vaccines or something in vaccines can be linked to autism. So there you have it. Journalists and actresses weigh in on a scientific question that no scientist thinks is a good question; discussion rages; misinformation is cast. Or on second thought: Maybe the latest incarnation of debate about a purported vaccine-autism link is (with a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1631151 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:05:06 +0100 1631151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1616178&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F332948153%2F Amanda “soon to appear in PSA’s for Every Child by Two” Peet vs. Jenny “Green Our Vaccines” McCarthy? If the subject is vaccines. Conversations with Paul Offit, M.D., who is chief of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a frequent target of the ire of pro-vaccine safety/anti-vaccine-ists, led actress Peet to be “’shocked at the amount of misinformation floating around, particularly in Hollywood.’” Apparently on the trailer of her soon-to-be-in-theaters film, X-Files 2, Peet says “I am not the most popular girl at the FBI, right now” —- I suspect she’s not going to be “the most popular” in some other circles. But much appreciated in others (here, too). Tags: amanda p... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616178 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:32:23 +0100 1616178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1286331&cid=t_169485_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F03%2F07%2Famerican-idol-down-to-its-top-12%2F Amanda Overmyer Carly Smithson Chikezie David Archuleta David Cook Jason Castro David Hernandez Kristy Lee Cook Michael Johns Ramiele Malubay Syesha Mercado Brooke White I haven’t been able to regularly post about the AI as I’ve been busy with work. But I wasn’t busy enough to miss the shows. For 3 weeks I’ve been following AI and it must be one of the very few shows that I watch on TV nowadays. I’m happy with the crop of new talents they have on AI this season. But, actually, for me the top 12 onwards are the more exciting and interesting part because these are the times when the less interesting talents are weeded out of the group. Not that I hate their talent. I just don’t find them too interesting. Well, except Danny Noriega. I think he should have ... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1286331 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:18:01 +0100 1286331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1266615&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F242968612%2F Are people with autism trapped in their own world? Or are the rest of us just trapped in ours? asks Tara Parker-Pope on the New York Times, regarding the the Wired magazine article on autism featuring Amanda Baggs and Michelle Dawson. Parker-Pope asks a chicken and egg kind of question about autism: Is it a disease and a disability? Or is it a difference, a different way of being human? And who decides—autistic persons themselves, “experts” in autism, those who live with autistic persons—or who should decide? Tags: amanda baggs, asd, asperger, autism, disability, diversity, Intelligence, IQ, michelle dawson, Neuroscience, Parenting, pdd-nos, Technology, wiredShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1266615 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:27:04 +0100 1266615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1263438&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F242453658%2F Writes Cory Doctorow on Boing Boing about the Wired magazine article on autism featuring Amanda Baggs and Michelle Dawson: The article looks into the long-held belief that autism and retardation are tied together and concludes that this just isn’t true — rather, that people with autism have been incorrectly classed as retarded for generations. Yes. It’s very obvious to me why people would think my son is mentally retarded; his academic performance and testing reveal this. But anyone who’s spent any time with Charlie knows that—-while he is very limited in his speech and while it often takes a long time (minutes, hours, days) for him to understand things that are said to him—-he doesn’t just look smart, but he is. Charlie’s very attuned to all... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1263438 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:29:48 +0100 1263438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1256291&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F241205979%2F Go here to read Wired’s article, The Truth About Autism: Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know. The article closely profiles Amanda Baggs—-who notes that “‘I don’t fit the stereotype of autism. But who does?’”— and Michelle Dawson—-who says “‘There’s such a variety of human behavior. Why is my kind wrong?”‘. And some words by Mike Merzenich, a professor of neuroscience at UC San Francisco: Mike Merzenich…….says the notion that 75 percent of autistic people are mentally retarded is “incredibly wrong and destructive.” He has worked with a number of autistic children, many of whom are nonverbal and would have been plunked into the low-functioning category. “We label them... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1256291 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:48:16 +0100 1256291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226781&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fwordy-wednesday-sense-of-smell.html “A floor plan? You don’t know anything about architecture do you?”“What I know about architecture could be written on the back of a postage stamp.”“So why to we have a picture of a floor plan then?”“Just think of it as a map, put you in the picture as we go from A to B, so you can get your bearings.”“Fair enough. We start at A?”“The sitting room, but we never really use it. It’s just an extra piece of space like a corridor.”“Why am I interested in this?”“Because he can’t go in there.”“Why not?”“Because it smells.”“Dare I ask what it smells of?”“We don’t know. We can’t smell it. I know! Maybe we should start in E, the half bathroom.”“He can’t go in there because it smells?”“Spot on.”“Bathrooms often smell.”“This is... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226781 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:24:00 +0100 1226781 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=713196&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F130158577%2F When it comes to teaching children language, it seems that Elmo has a slight advantage over Po. “The idea that television can help teach young children their first words is a parent’s dream, but one not supported by this research,” says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication at Wake Forest and author about a study (see today’s Science Daily) which has found that (somehow one is not too surprised?) toddlers learn their first words better from humans than from Teletubbies. Krcmar notes that “‘We have known for years that children ages 3 and older can learn from programs like ‘Sesame Street,’” but it seems that TV watching for children under the age of 2 does not assist in building vocabulary. Might this study be seen as furth... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=713196 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:13:24 +0100 713196 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710488&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F129956983%2F A July 2nd USA Today story reports on a study conducted by researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore on the early detection of autism. While some children can be identified as having autism at the age of 14 months, others seems to develop normally and only present with symptoms of autism when they are older. When I read this, my first thought is, Charlie could have been diagnosed at 14 months, if not younger. Scientists know that “we can reliably diagnose autism at age 2, but only by real experts,” [lead author Rebecca] Landa says. “What’s different about this is we can show that we can stretch that down close to the first birthday, but the caveat is we can’t do it for all children.” The study involved 107 children who were considered at... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710488 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 04:26:17 +0100 710488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486975&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35081&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmikestanton.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F02%2F24%2Famanda-baggs-advocate-for-autism%2F I was going to post about the article in New Scientist on sociable computing that featured Amanda Baggs’ latest video on YouTube. Then Amanda made it onto network TV in the USA. She did a fantastic job raising autism awareness and promoting the ideas of autism acceptance and neurodiversity. Thank you Amanda. This must have cost her a lot in terms of nervous energy and sensory overload. Thank you again, Amanda for sacrificing your time and energy and privacy. And for anyone else reading this, please show your appreciation by following these links. Amanda’s blog [Be aware that all the media attention has been very stressful and Amanda may be taking  break for now.] New Scientist Amanda’s video, “In my language” Amanda on CNN Amanda’s guest blog on Anderso... Action For Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486975 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:10:06 +0100 486975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486988&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2F29marbles.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fin-my-language-video-that-caught-cnns.html The spark that caught CNN's eye about Amanda Baggs (see my last post if you don't know what I'm talking about) was her video "In My Language" posted on YouTube. While it is easy enough to just go to YouTube to watch it, I would like to share it here as well.tagged as: Autism, Amanda Baggs, Anderson Cooper, Sanjay Gupta, Intelligence, Neurodiversity, Autism Advocacy (c) by Brett Miller 2005-2007 Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License . (Source: 29 Marbles) 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486988 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:50:00 +0100 486988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=486989&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2F29marbles.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fwhy-dont-more-people-understand-this.html One of the dangers of being too close to a topic like autism and autism awareness is that you sometimes forget that not everyone has caught up with you in their perception of that issue. Even people you think should know better by now.An example that recently struck me was how many people still don't realize that "low-functioning" autistics can be very intelligent.In her new book Strange Son, author Portia Iverson describes her initial reaction to the idea of an intelligent "low-functioning" autistic:“There’s a boy I think you should know about,” Francesca Happe began, gesturing for me to sit down. “His name is Tito.” The renowned psychologist from England, whose specialty was autism, continued: “He’s eleven years old and he lives in India. He’s quite autistic, but he can r... 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=486989 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:57:00 +0100 486989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487010&cid=t_169485_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2F29marbles.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F06%2Fon-internet-nobody-knows-youre.html Consider the following excerpt from an autism advocacy blog:What started the conversation was a person we know offline who has acquired a new condition over the course of the time we have known her. She has always been extreme in both her ableism and her refusal to even contemplate thinking politically about disability, more extreme than most people. Her entire identity has been tied up in the work (paid and unpaid) that she can’t do anymore. And she’s currently mired in some of the worst kinds of self-hatred because she appears to have transferred her bigotry towards disabled people (which she never acknowledged as such, and would probably be insulted by that description, but it’s true) to herself, and is busy thinking of herself as the useless burden on her family that she thinks o... 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487010 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:29:00 +0100 487010