Since the tragic death of John Travolta and Kelly Preston’s 16-year-old son Jett at their home in the Bahamas on January 2nd, rumors have swirled about what was actually wrong with Jett. These rumors include repeated reports that Jett was autistic. Is it any of our business? Does it matter? The Travoltas have spoken publicly [...]
And I have the qualifications to make that diagnosis – a brain – unlike Leary, who has no qualifications to make the statements that he makes about autism in his upcoming book that I’m sure you’ve all heard way too much about by now. Back in one of the pieces I originally wrote about this [...]
Last night's special Thursday episode of Saturday Night Live took a less-than-subtle poke (pun intended) at parents who are against vaccinating their children because of concerns that vaccinations cause disorders like autism. The episode's "Weekend Update" segment featured a piece about a new trend emerging that parents who are opposed to vaccinating their children are [...]
John McCain would like you to think she does. He said about her in last week’s presidential debate: …she also understands special-needs families. She understands that autism is on the rise, that we’ve got to find out what’s causing it, and we’ve got to reach out to these families, and help them, and give them [...]
Newsweek has a piece up right now that is an interview with Kristina Chew, the blogger of Autism Vox, about her thoughts on John McCain’s comments in response to a question about autism during last week’s presidential debate. Chew’s comments are well put in the interview and I believe they get to the heart of [...]
Denis Leary issued a press release Wednesday which I was unaware of when I wrote yesterday’s piece about the chapter on autism in his upcoming book. In the statement, he says that the oft-quoted piece from his book is being used out of context and doesn’t mean what it is being interpreted to mean: The [...]
I used to like Denis Leary. His edgy, angry humor had a talent for making me laugh. With Rescue Me, he has proved he has some admirable acting skill as well. But in his latest book he wipes all that away by proving that despite his talents he is…a moron. It seems Leary’s been listening [...]
Do you remember signing your child up as a poster child for PETA’s anti-dairy campaign? Because I don’t. And yet PETA’s latest campaign in their no-holds-barred attempt to value animals above people is a campaign modeled after the famous "Got Milk?" ads that say "Got Autism?" and purport to be warning people that drinking milk [...]
There. I said it. She’s a pretty celebrity mom (and the media just adores celebrity moms right now) who has a heartwarming story to tell about "fighting to save her child". She’s everywhere, ranting about vaccine safety and plugging her books. The problem is that her views aren’t backed up by medical science. Her views [...]
Ever wonder what it would be like to have SIX kids with autism? Well, Discovery Health is going to show you tonight in a program called "Autism x 6" featuring the family of John & Robin Kirton. The Kirton family has 6 children under the age of 14 that all have autism. Find out what [...]
