Not exactly a wealth of information

Well, that's what I get for linking to a list of articles before I've had a chance to browse through them. There are a few interesting stories and a smattering of good information about autism. On the whole, however, they are not well written or as informative as I had hoped. (Sigh.)

I would recommend "Young man strives for independence." It talks about the challenges a 19-year-old faced growing up with autism, and, now, entering the workforce and trying to prepare to be on out his own.

Other than that, I'm sure there are better sources for information on autism out there.

P.S. Actually I found some interesting info in the captions of these photos.

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Autism info

Ok, so I know this is normally my day to be "wordless". But I think this merits breaking the silence. After writing yesterday's post on autism/MMR vaccines, I randomly heard about a local radio station doing an fundraiser for autism.

I don't normally even listen to KTAR. I flipped over there, planning to use them for one of their every-10-minutes traffic reports and then ditch them, and that's when I heard about their autism awareness event, which I think is still going on.

This page of their site has their fundraising details and a ton of links to autism-related articles, which look really interesting. Let's check it out and discuss!

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Wish I could tell you

This weekend Mom gave me an article from RemedyLife.com, which says that "Several recent studies have further put to rest the notion that the childhood MMR (measles-mumps- rubella) vaccine causes autism."

The MMR vaccine used to (and in other countries still may) include thimerosal, which contains mercury. People were concerned that was a factor in causing autism. (Injecting mercury-filled substances into kids sounds pretty risky to me.)

However. They have not found a link between thimerosal and autism. Autism cases in the U.S. have continued to climb - not decrease - despite the fact that thimerosal is no longer used in the MMR vaccines.

What is causing autism? Sure wish I knew. Wish someone did.


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