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Amy Wallace: An Epidemic of Fear - How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All
The result is that science must somehow prove a negative — that vaccines don’t cause autism — which is not how science typically works.
2009-11-21 to autism, bestof, medicine, science, statistics, vaccination, vaccines by soobrosa
Genius locus
There is strong evidence for a link between genius and autism. In the first of three articles about the brain this week, we ask how that link works, and whether “neurotypicals” can benefit from the knowledge.
2009-04-28 to autism, bestof, brain, genius, mind by soobrosa
Celeste Biever: Inside the mind of an autistic savant
Autistic savant Daniel Tammet shot to fame when he set a European record for the number of digits of pi he recited from memory (22,514). For afters, he learned Icelandic in a week.
2009-02-08 to autism, bestof, mind, portrait, science by soobrosa
David Wolman: The Truth About Autism - Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know
Amanda Baggs is at the forefront of a movement that’s forcing researchers to rethink autism.
2008-04-03 to autism, bestof, psychology, society by soobrosa

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