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The Psychology of the Vaccine Wars

In my new book, The Politics of Autism, I devote a chapter to ‘The Vaccine Wars.’ When I sat down to write about vaccines and autism, my goal was to delve into the psychology of what drives controver... ...more

Vaccine

March 17, 2025•4 min read

What Autism Isn’t

We hear a lot more about autism these days: There are data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), but also human interest stories, and even fictional TV characters that presume to teach us somet... ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•4 min read

The Sound of No Hands Clapping?

One readily noticeable pathognomonic trait of autism is hand-flapping—a stereotyped motor movement that can look a bit like an attempt to accelerating the drying of nail polish. ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•3 min read

Vaccinate Special Educators with Front-Line Workers

We are all hearing a great deal about herd immunity—and not just from the selfish autism anti-vaxxers this time. ...more

Vaccine

March 17, 2025•5 min read

Will Autism Anti-Vaxxers Subvert an End to Covid-19?

If you are the parent of a child with autism, or a clinician who advises parents, are you apprehensive that autism anti-vaxxers will throw a spanner in the works? ...more

Vaccine

March 17, 2025•5 min read

Your Autistic Child in the Time of COVID 2 0

How bad can this be? It’s been the whole of the spring quarter that your child’s IEP has not been implemented. How are you feeling about the COVID-19 pandemic and the child or children with autism in ... ...more

Autism

March 17, 2025•5 min read