tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post5441356311597407354..comments2023-12-02T09:37:08.472-05:00Comments on Autism Jabberwocky: Jabberwocky of the Day : Fun With Words EditionM.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12033918835169823548noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-28820933174889513332011-05-10T00:08:03.627-04:002011-05-10T00:08:03.627-04:00MJ, it's definitely the latter. They are purp...MJ, it's definitely the latter. They are purposefully misrepresenting it. I can't figure out why though.Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672437377730410871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-76097327695219690082011-05-09T07:13:13.533-04:002011-05-09T07:13:13.533-04:00Hi Minority,
That particular quark of "scien...Hi Minority,<br /><br />That particular quark of "science" sites never ceases to amaze me. On one hand they demand "proof" and dismiss all parental anecdotes. But on the other, they take everything that every random person with autism (self diagnosed or not) says that he thinks about autism.M.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12033918835169823548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-4951195028983196142011-05-08T22:54:08.267-04:002011-05-08T22:54:08.267-04:00I looked at the comments on the Ars article. Many ...I looked at the comments on the Ars article. Many are anecdotes from adults who received belated diagnoses. Odd that anecdotes are taken seriously in that context but denied in the context of environmental injury.Minorityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834476072596898758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-69769411522550757692011-05-08T22:27:58.393-04:002011-05-08T22:27:58.393-04:00Hi Schwartz,
I saw that article on Ars but I didn...Hi Schwartz,<br /><br />I saw that article on Ars but I didn't read it too carefully. By the time I read one of the opening lines -<br /><br />"Searches for putative environmental influences, however, have generally come up empty, even as researchers have identified very strong genetic influence on the disorders"<br /><br />I was laughing so hard that I only skimmed the rest. When most of the mainstream research is switching away from a genetic-only model of autism and starting to actively look for environment triggers, it is an absurd thing to write. Either the guy doesn't follow autism research carefully at all or he purposely misrepresents it.M.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12033918835169823548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1892134081049774386.post-18370953447685064972011-05-08T21:53:15.207-04:002011-05-08T21:53:15.207-04:00It appears the apologists over at a "science&...It appears the apologists over at a "science" blog are making the same mistake.<br /><br />http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/05/autism-epidemic-more-likely-were-just-better-at-diagnosis.arsSchwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672437377730410871noreply@blogger.com