Autism

"God talked to me today"
I was an agnostic who never took my family to church. And then, my son starting hearing the voice of God.
I'm a busy single mom and I just don't want to date
My mother is bugging me to go out, but really, with three kids, this isn't the time.
Autism debate, Take 5,832
A study finds no connection between thimerosal and autism. Anti-vaccine activists are outraged.
Roundup: Autism in girls, "manny" mania and more
Plus: Sports apparel company capitalizes on realization that girls sweat, too.
The body electric
Our son's condition kept getting worse, and everything we tried to help him failed. Then we discovered there was one final option: Electroshock therapy.
Should I invite my difficult friends to the in-laws' lake house?
I'm concerned that my pushy, sensitive friend and her husband, who has Asperger syndrome, won't fit in.
What else we're reading
Bitter women to reign over male subjects on Fox. Also, do lad mags offer up a "pantomime of sexism"?
Older dads and autism
Study: Don't automatically "blame the mother" for the medical risks of later parenthood.
It looks like my niece is autistic
Could you offer some words of advice to her mother?
Finding Fargo
For years, I fought fiercely for my autistic son. When he came back, I was still driven and relentless. Now, celebrating his 17th birthday in this strange city, I must learn from him the art of softness, and forgiveness.
Letters
The Institute of Medicine's president criticizes "Deadly Immunity," and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responds.
Deadly immunity
When a study revealed that mercury in childhood vaccines may have caused autism in thousands of kids, the government rushed to conceal the data -- and to prevent parents from suing drug companies for their role in the epidemic.
My son is so exceptional it's breaking my heart
He's mildly autistic and very, very bright -- what can I do to help him fit in?
Planet autism
Last summer, a man in California shot his 27-year-old autistic son to death and then shot himself. I understand why.
Of math and makeup tips
Men are more logical, women more empathetic? So says Simon Baron-Cohen in his new book, "The Essential Difference: The Truth About the Male and Female Brain."
Faith in the baby
They told me he was fine. I don't know that I ever believed them.
Autism and vaccination
"Secret and Lies" by Lesli Mitchell; "A Recipe for Disaster" by Arthur Allen
A recipe for disaster
While nobody knows the origin of autism, many researchers worry that linking it to childhood vaccines could be a very dangerous theory.
Secrets and lies
Is the astonishing rise in autism a medical mystery or a pharmaceutical shame?
Inoculated into oblivion
When families hit the Capitol last week, they demanded answers about the source of their children's autism.
Secretin may not be effective against childhood autism
The pig hormone has been found to be no better than a placebo in several studies.

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