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A correction by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Last year, following the autism hearing in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, I wrote a piece Mr. Wright, is autism an epidemic or not? Why not give real examp ... Read on »
IACC to take more active role by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum The U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) met last week. There were presentations on important subjects but for me the real event happened in the final ho ... Read on »
Jenny McCarthy loses gig for health-related fundraiser by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum I haven’t spent much time discussing Jenny McCarthy in a while. The reason is pretty simple, aside from her annual presentation at the AutismOne parent convention (where ... Read on »
The Geiers’ Second Home by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum is well known within the autism alternative medicine community (think chelation, lupron ) and as a consultant and expert for the attorneys in the vaccine court. David Ge ... Read on »
Princeton families make $1.5M donation to Rutgers to study adult autism by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum NJ.com is reporting Princeton families make $1.5M donation to Rutgers to study adult autism . Two families donated $750,000 each, matched by another gift to the university ... Read on »
IACC to hear about Minnesota Somali Project, Optimal Outcomes and National Children’s Study by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum The U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) meets tomorrow (January 29th). The agenda is listed online and below. The committee and the public will hear ... Read on »
A paper retraction and a strange blog post by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum My pubmed email alerts had a retraction notice recently. Enhanced Polyubiquitination of Shank3 and NMDA Receptor in a Mouse Model of Autism now shows “retracted”. Per ... Read on »
An update: Adverse reaction data for alternative therapies for autism? by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum With apologies for how long this took to put online: Last September I wrote an article Adverse reaction data for alternative therapies for autism? In it I pointed out ho ... Read on »
IACC Full Committee Meeting Tuesday, January 29, 2013 by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum There will be a meeting of the U.S. Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) next Tuesday. Full details can be found on the IACC website . The meeting will be fr ... Read on »
Optimal Outcomes for Autism by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum A recent study discussed people who were given autism diagnoses but later did not qualify for the diagnosis.  The study is Optimal outcome in individuals with a history of ... Read on »
Is Slate misrepresenting the Neurodiversity movement? by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum In a word, yes. In, Is the Neurodiversity Movement Misrepresenting Autism?, Slate.com author and autism parent Amy Lutz argues that the neurodiversity movement is essenti ... Read on »
Minamata Convention Agreed by Nations: thimerosal containing vaccines exempt from mercury ban by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Shot of Prevention are reporting Decision Made: No Global Ban on Thimerosal . A worldwide treaty has been finalized involving reducing mercury in the environment. Much d ... Read on »
Dr. Bob’s Facebook delusions by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Dr. Bob Sears is best known for his 2007 work, The Vaccine Book, ostensibly written “to give parents a balanced look at pros and cons of vaccination so that they can make ... Read on »
MMS, yeah, it’s bleach by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Last year the AutismOne parent convention hosted a talk by someone promoting MMS as a treatment for autism. MMS is a bleach. But MMS supporters and defenders rush to dis ... Read on »
Comment on National prevalence rates of bully victimization among students with disabilities in... by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Bullying is a major issue. This is especially true among the disabled. A recent study focused on bullying within the school aged autistic population, and I discussed tha ... Read on »
Comment on: The association between bullying and the psychological functioning of children with... by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum A study published recently addressed the issues of bullying among school age autistics: The association between bullying and the psychological functioning of children with ... Read on »
A Decade of Left Brain/Right Brain by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum 2013 marks the 10 year mark for Left Brain/Right Brain. The blog actually started in June, as I recall, but June of 2003. The blog started out as a place for Kev Leitch to ... Read on »
Last chance to participate: UJA Adults with Autism Survey by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum IAN, the Interactive Autism Network, the UJA Federation of New York and the Autism Science Foundation have teamed up to sponsor the Adult with ASD Survey . The survey ... Read on »
SFARI looks back at 2012 autism research by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum SFARI , the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative, hosts one of the best autism research focused blogs there is. The Simons Foundation is the largest private funde ... Read on »
San Diego mother pleads guilty in the drowning murder of her autistic son by Kev Leitch Healthy Living ProfessionalHealth Maven Posted in: Blog Posts in Autism & Autism Spectrum Channel 10 news in San Diego reports Patricia Corby, woman accused in autistic son’s death, pleads guilty to murder charges , Corby faces sentence of 15 years to life. ... Read on »