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  1. Fifteen Years After A Vaccine Scare, A Measles EpidemicRead the original story w/Photo

    34 min ago | GPB.org

    ... Britain after a 1998 paper by Dr. Andrew Wakefield claimed that the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella had caused autism in a dozen children. That study has since been proven fraudulent , but it fueled fears about vaccine safety in Great Britain ...

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  2. Burt Bacharach's Memoir Delves into the Pain of Daughter...Read the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Billboard

    ... she grew up with emotional issues, which he later found out was an undiagnosed case of Asperger's syndrome (the autism spectrum disorder is a relatively new diagnosis.) "Nobody said she's got Asperger's or she's got autism. (They said) she's just ...

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  3. Feeling Blue? There's a Disorder For ThatRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday May 15 | EDGE

    ... criticized, but the latest one comes at a time of soaring diagnoses of illnesses listed in the manual - including autism, attention deficit disorder and bipolar disorder - and billions of dollars spent each year on psychiatric drugs. The group's ...

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  4. Baby Einstein videos educate typical and autistic childrenRead the original story

    Jan 27, 2010 | Examiner.com

    ... for the arts. That is what the Baby Einstein videos create. This is personal. As a mother of a child with autism , I received the Baby Bach video as a gift from a friend. From the very first time the video played, my son received the needed feedback ...

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  5. The legacy of Andrew Wakefield continues [Respectful Insolence]Read the original story

    7 hrs ago | ScienceBlogs

    ... leading British parent to refuse to vaccinate their children with the MMR for fear that it was associated with autism. Meanwhile, with a "wink, wink, nudge, nudge," charisma, and skill at self-promotion, Wakefield promoted the idea that the MMR ...

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  6. Brother and Sister Battle Odds to Overcome Autism with Help from...Read the original story

    13 hrs ago | PR.com

    Seven-year-old Torin Phillips and his 6-year-old sister, Kaia, are on a mission to overcome the limiting effects of autism.

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  7. More Than the Mind in Mental Health CareRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | DailyRx

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  8. Measles scare in the Associated Press due to upcoming jurisdictional appeal?Read the original story w/Photo

    17 hrs ago | Examiner.com

    ... at Wake Forest University. The two sides to this story are told by Dr. Wakefield in his book, "Callous Disregard, Autism and Vaccines - The Truth Behind a Tragedy" (Skyhorse Publishing: NY 2010) . Despite five years of inquiry by the General Medical ...

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  9. Critics blast new manual on mental disordersRead the original story

    Yesterday | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    An updated manual of guidelines for the diagnosis of mental disorders goes on sale Wednesday after stoking long-standing controversy over its new characterization of some disorders, including combining autism disorder and Asperger's syndrome as different levels of the same problem.

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  10. Measles can kill ...it's never too late to get a jabRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | IcNorthWales

    ... research by Dr Andrew Wakefield - which has since been discredited - raised concerns over the jab, linking it with autism. Subsequent media coverage of parents' worries has also been blamed for the low vaccination uptake which has led to nearly ...

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  11. Latest edition of psychiatry's 'bible' launched amid controversyRead the original story w/Photo

    Monday | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    ... will soon qualify for attention-deficit disorder," Frances said in an interview. The combination of a number of autism-related disorders into a single category called autism spectrum disorder. Although some clinicians believe that placing autism on ...

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  12. Healthy living: Are child vaccine programs really safe?Read the original story

    Jan 8, 2013 | Examiner.com

    ... aware of the studies that suggest a possible relationship between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism? If you are aware of it and disagree, can I see the studies that serve as evidence to support your opinion? Where vaccines are ...

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  13. Parents of kids with special needs offer advice on how to helpRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | Examiner.com

    ... common factors. These characteristics are typically present regardless of if the child has been diagnosed with ADHD, autism, physical disabilities, Down's syndrome, emotional issues or any other special needs. Here are some things to know about ...

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  14. The 2nd to 4th digit ratio and autism.Read the original story

    Yesterday | CiteULike

    It has been suggested that autism may arise as the result of exposure to high concentrations of prenatal testosterone.

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  15. 2nd to 4th digit ratios, fetal testosterone and estradiol.Read the original story

    Yesterday | CiteULike

    ... is thought to be fixed early in development. 2D:4D has been reported to be related to fetal growth, hand preference, autism, Asperger's syndrome, sperm counts, family size, age at myocardial infarction in men and breast cancer in women. There is ...

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  16. New mental health manual sparks controversyRead the original story

    Yesterday | Fox News

    ... on mental health care. One of the most publicized changes in the DSM-5 involves grouping all of the subcategories of autism into a single category known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This move effectively eliminates previously separate ...

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  17. Mullumbimby vaccination rate below 50 per centRead the original story

    Monday | ABC News

    ... unities." "When there's a lot of misinformation spread about risks of vaccination that are untrue, such as links with autism or some of the components of vaccination, then that frightens parents.

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  18. Legacy Of The Wakefield Scare: Measles Resurges In UK, Threatening Global HealthRead the original story

    Monday | Medical Daily

    ... Associated Press. The surge comes more than 10 years after a now-discredited study which claimed that vaccines cause autism, leading parents to refuse to vaccinate their children. "This is the legacy of the Wakefield scare," Royal College of ...

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  19. Measles surges in UK years after flawed researchRead the original story

    Yesterday | Ocean View

    More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism.

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  20. Library services for youth with autism spectrum disordersRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | American Library Association

    Autism is now the second most commonly diagnosed serious developmental disability, and the number of children identified as autistic continues to grow.

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