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The life story of Temple Grandin, a well known author and autism speaker, is finally beginning filming in October. It has been reported that the film has been in development for over 9 years and that Claire Danes is in negotiations to play Dr. Grandin, who has a high functioning autism. Dr. Grandin has her doctorate and has been instrumental in helping design humane slaughterhouses. The "unititled Temple Grandin project" is in pre-production an… Continue

The New York Times reported that there has been an increase in the number of measles cases in the United States, Britain, Switzerland, Israel, and Italy. Furthermore, most of those who contracted the disease were unvaccinated. Public health officials report that many parents continue to believe that vaccines cause autism, even though numerous studies have not supported suc… Continue

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is no longer pursuing the controversial study examining the impact of chelation therapy on children with autism. Although Dr. Jenny McCarthy would have you believe otherwise, a previous study (October 2006) involving the effects of chelation therapy on rodents who did not have elevated levels of heavy metals, found that it caused lasting cognitive and emotional problems. So, the Institutiona… Continue

So, this is what Michael Savage had to say about the autism epidemic on his radio show last week, which is broadcast weekly on NYC's WOR-AM: "In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out." He added: "What do you mean they scream and they're silent? They don't have a father around to tell them, `Don't act like a moron. You'll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, you idiot.'" Mr. Sa… Continue

Thanks to the clamor stirred up by Jenny McCarthy, the government will now be conducting research on the efficacy of chelation treatment on alleviating the core symptoms of autism. According to Ms. McCarthy, who holds a Ph.D in pseudoscience, "A lot of people are scared to chelate ... but it has triggered many recoveries." To date, there has been no scientific evidence to support this treatment, so I am unclea… Continue