Pitt expert goes public to counter fallacy on autism

[Orrex]

Read the article here.

The centerpiece of the article, IMO:

One reason that the vaccine theory won't go away, she said, is the painful coincidence that most symptoms of autism show up in the second year of life, at 18 months on average, and that corresponds with the time many vaccinations are given.

When that happens, she said, "you want to blame something. Something horrible has happened to your child, and it did seem to start around that time, so for some people who aren't logical and who are affected, it's understandable that they would blame vaccinations.

"But when it gets to the point that people are seeing conspiracies at the Centers for Disease Control and they're accusing all these scientists and experts of conspiracy ... that's wrong."

The article is a little too kind to the new ABC series Eli Stone, but the meat of the article really hits the nail on the head.

[TZ]

1. Great, great article, except for the niceness to Eli Stone

*snort* mercuritol. Wonder what woobrain (er genius) thought of that one.
But I am especially pleased by this....
"In a December ruling, Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Stuart Berger ruled that none of the family's expert witnesses could testify in the case, because their research did not meet prevailing scientific standards."

My state Maryland rocks..liberal AND rational!!!:woohoo:

[LeftishBrit]

2. Great article...

You may be interested in this article from a few months ago. Simon Baron-Cohen is probably Britain's best-known researcher on autism.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article2060575.ece

[TZ]

3. Is it true that SOB Wakefield is doing research in TEXAS?

Well why does that not suprise me..Texas seems to breed all sorts of ignoramuses (with the notable exception of Cosmik Debris of couse). And isn't Carol Stott the one that Ben Goldacre (whom I think is AWESOME) quoted as telling someone "try me shithead!"?
:rofl:

[cosmik debris]

4. Disclaimer!

I was NOT born in Texas! I came here to save the souls (figuratively) of the poor lost heathens (metaphorically). I am like the missionary among the cannibals. (simile)

But be careful, I married a Texan and my daughter is a Texan (who left the state as soon as she was able)

Just remember, your gene pool has a few mud puddles in the shallow end too.

:)

[TZ]

5. lol

I was born in SW Ohio (Cincinnati) there is PLENTY of muck in that part of my gene pool..including the 2004 election (Ken Blackwell..if there was a hell you would deserve to rot in it)

[cosmik debris]

6. And I would just like to add

I am sitting around the house with all the windows open and preparing to cook lunch out on the grill--I don't like to cook indoors because it heats up the house too much.

So all you people who have to wear three layers of clothing just to keep from spending $400 a month to heat your homes don't look so smart yourselves, do ya?

[Warpy]

7. Hell, I was born in FLORIDA

which is the only state to rival Texas when it comes to pure dumbfuckery. Fortunately, my parents left before I was 6 months old, so it didn't seem to take.

What I consider the muckiest parts of my gene pool were part of the old European aristocracy. I generally keep it a deep, dark secret. A point of pride is that one of them was hanged by Henry VIII.