We’re honoring Autism Acceptance by publishing April Accommodations—meaning adjustments that other people can do for the autistic people in their lives. (For the flipside, as in things that make life harder for autistics, please see our Autism Checklist of Doom.) Today, we’re hearing from Ava Gurba, who wants other people to please just answer her […]
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Tony Charman Chair of clinical child psychologyKing’s College London Catherine Lord Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles last month, Spectrum hosted a webinar with autism researchers Tony Charman other Catherine Lordwho co-chaired the lancet Commission’s set of recommendations for the autism field. Conversations around the commission continue; yesterday, the European Council […]
Vacation travel suddenly feels tense as the world waits for new information on the portability and virulence of the new variant of the coronavirus. Scientists are trying to determine if current vaccines offer protection against Omicron, but many families and other travelers now may need to consider a variety of factors before heading out to […]
Fauci answers your questions When is a vaccine approved for under 12s? Clinical studies have been going on for a long time. Pfizer data is expected to be released in late September / early October. If the Food and Drug Administration believes this is an emergency for children, emergency approval could come a few weeks […]
6 questions about children and Covid answered Tara Parker-PopeCoronavirus reporting What do you find most comforting about children and school? It’s pretty comforting that at the onset of the pandemic, when teachers weren’t vaccinated, schools that took a layered approach – masking, capsules, ventilation, regular testing – could stay open. We will have disruptions, and […]
Illustration by Laurène Boglio Hello and welcome to this week’s community newsletter! I am your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, the engagement editor of Spectrum. Autism Twitter this week addressed some tough ethical issues surrounding biomarkers and early intervention. The discussion started when Arianna Manzini, a research fellow in autonomous systems ethics at the University of […]
That meant the Prince Edward County public schools did not have to provide Jackson’s teaching for the Faison Center. “In the case of this story, it seemed like you had a place that seemed to say, ‘No, no, no, we’re not going to pay for this private day school. You can have that extra year […]
By Anne Dachel In 2007 I wrote a piece calledAutism: An epidemic of relatively recent origin It was all about the explosion of autism from a relatively rare condition to one in 150 (2007). One of my sources for this story was a 2007 piece from the Boston Globe, with Rise in Autism, Programs Tense. […]
By Anne Dachel In 2007 I wrote a piece calledAutism: An epidemic of relatively recent origin It was all about the explosion of autism from a relatively rare condition to one in 150 (2007). One of my sources for this story was a 2007 piece from the Boston Globe, with Rise in Autism, Programs Tense. […]
It’s hard to believe that summer is around the corner, but luckily, Matt Weneta takes the stress out of finding a good summer camp for your ADHD kids. Camping as a great opportunity for kinesthetic kids who need to move – they can learn by doing. On this blog, Matt offers parents 7 questions to […]
“That puts us in a bad position,” agreed Dr. Karina Bishop, a geriatrician at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, added. From an ethical point of view, she added, “If this drug were available now, I would not be able to prescribe it.” As individual doctors grapple with advising patients, hospitals and health systems are […]
Below is an excerpt and link to an interview with Dr. Bret Weinstein by Jan Jekielek. The world was enlisted en masse – for the first time – in a clinical trial. Without any of the controls required for a clinical trial. How did this become the “patriotic” thing here in the US and around […]