Against Autism Pseudoscience: An Interview with Anne Borden King
We spoke with autistic advocate and autism pseudoscience watchdog Anne Borden King about the continued proliferation of questionable and outright fraudulent “treatments” for autism.
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The quest for autism’s causes, and what it reveals about all of us
Emily Willingham Knowable Magazine As alarm grew over autism prevalence at the turn of this century, there was much public talk of a growing “epidemic.” That language has since softened, and it is now clear that many autistic people were there all along, their condition unrecognized until relatively recently. But what is the cause? The
Why The New 1 in 45 Autism Numbers Shouldn’t Surprise You
Shannon Des Roches Rosa www.thinkingautismguide.com We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: There Is No Autism Epidemic. Not even after US estimates for autism prevalence recently rose to 1 in 45. How do we know there’s no autism epidemic? Two reasons: A comprehensive survey of autism prevalence in Korea estimated a rate of 1
This Just In … Being Alive Linked to Autism
There are so many absurd theories about autism causation. Who really would have the wherewithal to follow the growing list of “factors” linked to autism? (Emily Willingham would.)