http://www.blisstree.com/articles/autism-advocacy-means-more-than-curing-autism/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:46:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/articles/autism-advocacy-means-more-than-curing-autism/comment-page-1/#comment-529289 Autism Vox » No Single Explanation for Autism? Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:45:22 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/autism-advocacy-means-more-than-curing-autism/#comment-529289 [...] The stated purpose of Lidia Wasowicz’s multi-part Ped Med series has been to “[keep] on eye on autism, [take] a backward glance at its history and surrounding controversies, [face] facts revealed by research and [look] forward to treatment enhancements and expansions.” Many of the articles have been more specifically focused on the topic of mercury and vaccines, and whether these might be connected to what causes autism. The Ped Med series has accordingly tended to refer to public health figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and also from the National Institute of Mental Health. Wasowicz has also often noted the crucial role that parent advocates have played in advancing and funding research on autism (especially in regard to a cure for autism) and in championing new and novel methods of educating and treating autistic children. Again, despite the Ped Med series’ stated focus on “surrounding controversies” and “treatment enhancements and expansions,” Wasowicz has tended to focus on the mercury/vaccine issue. The “parent advocates” cited have more than once been administrators from Cure Autism Now, such as the organization’s executive director, Peter Bell. [...] [...] The stated purpose of Lidia Wasowicz’s multi-part Ped Med series has been to “[keep] on eye on autism, [take] a backward glance at its history and surrounding controversies, [face] facts revealed by research and [look] forward to treatment enhancements and expansions.” Many of the articles have been more specifically focused on the topic of mercury and vaccines, and whether these might be connected to what causes autism. The Ped Med series has accordingly tended to refer to public health figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and also from the National Institute of Mental Health. Wasowicz has also often noted the crucial role that parent advocates have played in advancing and funding research on autism (especially in regard to a cure for autism) and in championing new and novel methods of educating and treating autistic children. Again, despite the Ped Med series’ stated focus on “surrounding controversies” and “treatment enhancements and expansions,” Wasowicz has tended to focus on the mercury/vaccine issue. The “parent advocates” cited have more than once been administrators from Cure Autism Now, such as the organization’s executive director, Peter Bell. [...]

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