Saturday, May 31, 2008

Autism and Vaccines: Part Two

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Part two of a two part audio podcast on Autism and Vaccines. This podcast discusses the facts surrounding vaccines, mercury, thimerosal and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

SHOW NOTES:

WYETH WINS THIMEROSAL-AUTISM CASE IN MARYLAND COURT
NYSE WYE - Madison, New Jersey
Tuesday February 19, 2008
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/StockNews/1110761/
http://www.autisticsociety.org/News/article/sid=1059.html

DOCTOR AT CENTRE OF MMR CONTROVERSY
PAID CHILDREN AT SON'S PARTY £5 FOR BLOOD SAMPLES
Scotsman News, July 17, 2007
Tanya Thompson, Social Affairs Correspondent
http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=1110112007
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/335/7611/118-a

ANDREW WAKEFIELD DROPS LIBEL CASE AGAINST CHANNEL 4
British Medical Journal, January 13, 2007
Clare Dyer, legal correspondent
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/334/7584/60-a?rss

HIGH COURT JUDGE CRITICISES ANDREW WAKEFIELD FOR TRYING TO SILENCE HIS CRITICS
British Medical Journal, November 12, 2007
Clare Dyer, legal correspondent
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7525/1104-a?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=
Andrew+Wakefield&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT

PARENTS SUE DOCTOR OVER AUTISTIC BOY'S DEATH
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Monday , July 09, 2007
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,288677,00.html
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07190/800414-100.stm

CHELATION THERAPY
Research Autism UK
http://www.researchautism.net/interventionitem.ikml?ra=25&infolevel=4

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Autism and Vaccines: Part One

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This podcast discusses the facts surrounding vaccines, mercury, thimerosal and Autism Spectrum Disorders.

SHOW NOTES:

'FAKE VACCINATION' PEDIATRICIAN FINED $10,000
Did It For Parents Concerned About Shots-Autism Link
Sunday, 25 Nov 2007
Fox Media Network
http://www.myfoxny.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5033885&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

THIMEROSAL IN VACCINES
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
May 12, 2008
http://www.fda.gov/CBER/vaccine/thimerosal.htm

U.S. GOVERNMENT CONCEDES VACCINES MAY HAVE INJURED GEORGIA GIRL
Thursday March 6th, 2008
Marilynn Marchione, The Associated Press
http://www.canadaeast.com/wellness/article/232087
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/health/080306/x030604A.html

AUTISM RATE IS STILL RISING DESPITE VACCINE CHANGE
January 7, 2008
By Jennifer Corbett Dooren
The Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119973993129672867.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

STUDY: AUTISM RISE FROM LABELING, NOT EPIDEMIC
Exploring Autism: A Look at the Genetics of Autism
April 3, 2006
http://www.exploringautism.org/news/label.htm

MMR VACCINE DOES NOT CAUSE AUTISM: BRITISH STUDY
Reuters - Mon Feb 4, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL0439630

STUDY 'DEBUNKS ... MYTH' OF LINK BETWEEN INFANT VACCINES, AUTISM
MediaCorp News
31 January 2008
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/health/view/326020/1/.html
NO LINK BETWEEN MERCURY AND AUTISM: NEW STUDY
Autism Connect
March 5, 2007
http://www.autismconnect.org/news.asp?section=00010001&itemtype=news&id=6186

THE AGE OF AUTISM: CDC PROBES VACCINES
UP International - Jan. 6, 2006
http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20051222-105616-5876r
The Age of Autism: CDC probes vaccines
January 6, 2006
United Press International

WYETH WINS THIMEROSAL-AUTISM CASE IN MARYLAND COURT
NYSE WYE - Madison, New Jersey
Tuesday February 19, 2008
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/StockNews/1110761/
http://www.autisticsociety.org/News/article/sid=1059.html

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Sunday, Mar 30, 2008

Autism and Bullying: Part Two

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This is part two of a two-part podcast on the issue of bullying as it relates to children on the spectrum.

A clear definition of bullying, identifying bullies, the causes for bullying and more are examined in the first part of this podcast.

SHOW NOTES:

Definition of Asperger Syndrome
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994
American Psychiatric Association

"Bullied On A Daily Basis"
Nightline, ABC Network
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3006889&page=1


"Back To School Tips"
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/augschool.htm

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Saturday, Mar 15, 2008

Autism and Bullying: Part One

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This is part one of a two-part podcast on the issue of bullying as it relates to children on the spectrum. <

A clear definition of bullying, identifying bullies, the causes for bullying and more are examined in the first part of this podcast.

SHOW NOTES:

American Psychological Association
"Back To School Tips"
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/augschool.htm

"Bullying and Peer Victimization Among Children With Special Health Care Needs"
Dr. Jeanne Van Cleave, MD, and Dr. Matthew M. Davis, MD
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/118/4/e1212

"Caring for Your School-Age Child: Ages 5-12"
Edward L. Schor, M.D.
Bantam Books, July 1999
ISBN-10: 0553379925
ISBN-13: 978-0553379921
http://www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZWYUCM79C.htm?&sub_cat=1

American Psychological Association
Public Interest Policy
"Causes of Bullying"
http://www.apa.org/ppo/issues/bullying.html

"Tall Tot Today, Bully Tomorrow?"
Science Daily, August 19, 1998
Adrian Raine, Ph.D
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/08/980819080711.htm

"Family Circumstances, Not Children's Misbehavior, Spur Abuse"
Monitor on Psychology, Volume 35, No. 11 December 2004
Sara Jaffee, PhD
http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec04/abuse.html

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Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008

Autism and the Media

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When information, misinformation and disinformation cross paths, it's difficult for anyone to know what to believe. This podcast discusses autism and how it is portrayed in the media.

SHOW NOTES:

"Adam's Year of Cruelty: Filmmaker Documents Bullying of Son with Asperger Syndrome"
Trish Crawford, Staff Writer, Toronto Star, 23 March 2007

"Canadian-led research identifies new genetic regions linked to autism"
Canadian Press, 18 February 2007

"Heavy metal poisoning (Part II) - Health effects of mercury"
Jamaica Observer, 25 March 2007

FDA Grants Pediatric Exclusivity for RISPERDAL(R)"
Press Release by Janssen, L.P, 01 March 2007

"School stabbing suspect terrorized other students"
South Coast Today, 07 March 2007

"Drugs, Booze and Burglary Crimes of Boy, 10"
Lucy Thornton, Staff Writer, The Mirror, 13 March 2007

"At Play and At Ease with Autism: The Garden State Discovery Museum opens its doors for free"
Philadelphia Daily News, 25 March 2007

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Dr. Peter Szatmari, MD, M.Sc. is the Vice-Chair of Research at Chedoke Health Chair in Child Psychiatry, Head of Division of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences.

Dr. Steve Scherer, Ph.D., FRSC is the Senior Scientist of Genetics and Genomic Biology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto as well as the Director at The Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto.

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Saturday, Sep 15, 2007

Autism on the Homefront: Parenting Autistics

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The issue of parenting autistic children is very complex.


This podcasts makes suggestions with regards to ways family members can facilitate positive relations between autistics and non-autistics in the family situation, and to structure the house and home environment in such a way as to make life easier and less stressful for those with autism.

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Sunday, Jul 15, 2007

Special Feature Interview with Lewis Schofield

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Thomas D. Taylor and Elyse Bruce talk with Lewis Schofield about Asperger Syndrome and more. This enchanting and enlightening interview covers a number of topics from his recent interview with world renown autistic author, Donna Williams to his views on life in general and quite a bit in between.


Photo Credit: Michael Taylor, Peterborough, ON

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