Posted by Gary G. Porter on Thursday, January 20th, 2011
In what is probably the best indicator yet of just how divided the nation is on the autism-vaccine controversy, a new Harris Interactive/Healthday poll released today shows that fifty-two percent of Americans think that vaccines do not cause autism. The survey comes nearly one month after the Dr. Wakefield MMR scandal broke and was taken [...]
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Posted by Michelle Gonzalez on Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Here is an audio excerpt from a recent broadcast of Wretched Radio, where host Todd Friel describes an unfortunate situation involving a woman who’s son was turned away from several churches because of his autism. In the clip, Friel laments at how the woman and her child are treated by places where people expect to [...]
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Posted by Gregory Stevens on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Former "Big Brother 9" contestant Adam Jasinski will be sentenced this week for attempting to sell 2,000 pills of oxycodone to a DEA informant, as well as his failure to file a tax return for 2008, the same year he won $500,000 for his part in the hit reality series. Jasinski is expected to draw [...]
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Posted by Michelle Gonzalez on Monday, January 17th, 2011
Amid the insults and mean-spirited humor from host Ricky Gervais, there were some bright spots during last night’s 68th Annual Golden Globes Awards ceremony. One of which included actress Claire Danes taking home an award for her portrayal of Temple Grandin in the made-for-HBO movie with the same name. Danes’ award was for best performance [...]
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Posted by Gregory Stevens on Sunday, January 16th, 2011
In what can only be described as a sickening case of extreme bullying, five individuals (3 adults and 2 juveniles) have been charged with felony kidnapping and aggravated robbery after they lured a 16-year-old autistic teenager into a neighborhood area and attacked him after initially indicating they wanted to "hang out" and be his friend. [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Friday, January 14th, 2011
A Sarasota police officer has been fired for roughing up a special needs student on a school bus following an incident back in December. The video tape, which can be viewed below, shows Deputy Mark Perrin violently yanking a 17-year-old special needs student out of her seat and handcuffing her while she is still screaming. [...]
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Posted by Gregory Stevens on Thursday, January 13th, 2011
It’s always beneficial when a well-known public figure can use their celebrity status to raise awareness and funding for autism. But when that celebrity also has a child with autism, there is a “credibility” factor and an instant connection is made with the autism community. As a result, great things are typically accomplished. Such is [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011
After investigative reporter Brian Deer found that Andrew Wakefield falsified a study linking autism to the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine, stories have inundated the newswires on a daily basis with headlines such as, "Autism/vaccine link: Another nail in the coffin," "New finding disproves link between vaccines and autism," and "Busting the autism/vaccine myth." [...]
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Posted by Gregory Stevens on Monday, January 10th, 2011
Every so often, a new "study" will be conducted, with results claiming to establish a new potential link to autism. The latest installment of these never ending theories comes from a California study claiming that spacing babies too closely causes autism. Although the findings are admitted to be preliminary by the researchers, this is just [...]
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Very disheartening to read the story below. Wakefield’s purported actions have hurt the cause of many who are still trying to uncover the truth behind a potential autism-vaccine link. While Wakefield’s story deals specifically with MMR and autism, there is still a lot of inconclusive info in relation to other vaccines and potential environmental triggers. [...]
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