People with autism don't need to be "cured," argues the burgeoning "autism culture" movement. Not all parents or medical experts agree.
By Elizabeth Svoboda Apr 27, 2009
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Films like "Adam" present autism-spectrum characters as real people. Cool! But do the movies have to be so lame?
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 29, 2009
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For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew.
By Ann Bauer
March 26, 2009
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Science has failed to convince many people that vaccines do not cause autism. Will last week's court ruling finally change their minds?
By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.
February 19, 2009
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I wish she'd consult a specialist, but she thinks she knows what's best.
By Cary Tennis
December 18, 2008
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As his book "Why We Suck" hits the shelves, Denis Leary talks about lazy parenting, the media storm surrounding his views on autism, and the omnipotence of Oprah.
By Heather Havrilesky
November 20, 2008
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At 38, he slurps his cereal, dresses bizarrely and throws childish temper tantrums.
By Cary Tennis
October 17, 2008
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A pediatrician traces the rise of the anti-vaccine movement that falsely linked thimerosal with autism and turned parents away from the most lifesaving medicine in history.
By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.
September 22, 2008
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Are nerds born or are they made? The author of "American Nerd" discusses the history of the geek, from greasy-haired overachiever to Dungeons & Dragons lover to blogging hipster.
By Eryn Loeb
May 20, 2008
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I was an agnostic who never took my family to church. And then, my son starting hearing the voice of God.
By Ann Bauer
March 22, 2008
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My mother is bugging me to go out, but really, with three kids, this isn't the time.
By Cary Tennis
January 23, 2008
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A study finds no connection between thimerosal and autism. Anti-vaccine activists are outraged.
By Carol Lloyd
September 27, 2007
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Plus: Sports apparel company capitalizes on realization that girls sweat, too.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
August 6, 2007
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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.
By Ann Bauer
June 19, 2007
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I'm concerned that my pushy, sensitive friend and her husband, who has Asperger syndrome, won't fit in.
By Cary Tennis
May 21, 2007
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Bitter women to reign over male subjects on Fox. Also, do lad mags offer up a "pantomime of sexism"?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
January 17, 2007
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Study: Don't automatically "blame the mother" for the medical risks of later parenthood.
By Lynn Harris
September 5, 2006
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Could you offer some words of advice to her mother?
By Cary Tennis
March 15, 2006
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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.
By Ann Bauer
July 19, 2005
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The Institute of Medicine's president criticizes "Deadly Immunity," and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responds.
June 22, 2005
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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.
By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
June 16, 2005
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He's mildly autistic and very, very bright -- what can I do to help him fit in?
By Cary Tennis
November 29, 2004
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Last summer, a man in California shot his 27-year-old autistic son to death and then shot himself. I understand why.
By Scot Sea
September 27, 2003
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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."
By Amy Reiter
August 25, 2003
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They told me he was fine. I don't know that I ever believed them.
By Kristin Ohlson
April 5, 2001
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Asperger's: Hollywood's new black?
The monster inside my son 
Judging autism
I think my friend's kid is autistic
Beyond rescue 
Inside the vaccine-and-autism scare
The beauty of the geek
"God talked to me today"
Autism debate, Take 5,832
The body electric
It looks like my niece is autistic
Finding Fargo
Deadly immunity
Planet autism
Of math and makeup tips
Faith in the baby
Glenn Greenwald
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