Last Week’s Top Posts

Main event of the week: Charlie’s last day in elementary school.

And, yes, Tuesday.

In the comments, a link to a Press-Enterprise article about an 11-year-old, Nicholas Dooley, who has autism and possibly another psychiatric disorder.

• So Goeth the Autism Epidemic
  The June 6th Times (UK) has an article on The autism epidemic commeth, which heralds the publication of a book entitled Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism by anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker.
• If You Happen to Be Near a TV from 7-9am Tomorrow…
  See below.
• Trying to Be Pretty Good Neighbors
  Are nasty neighbors affecting your home’s value? asks a report today on ABC news.
• Telling the Grandparents
  A man writes about his 3-year-old niece to Dear Abby: Apparently the little girl has been diagnosed with autism and the man’s brother has not revealed this to their parents (the little girl’s grandparents).
• If You Happen to Be Near a TV on Tuesday morning around 8am…..
  See below.
• On Good Morning America, June 10
  On Good Morning America, Ari Ne’eman, president of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN); Dr. Tom Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and me.
• The ADHD Advantage (for nomadic tribesman)
  Nomadic tribesmen who have an ADHD-variant of the gene DRD4 fare better have better health than those without it, but when they settle, they become malnourished.
• I Don’t Feel That I Suffer
  On Diane Sawyer’s comment about acceptance as a “beautiful way of justifying heartbreak” and more.
• Recovered, Diagnosed, Undiagnosed…..
  In a transcript of McCarthy’s June 6 interview about her “autism crusade,” it’s as hard as ever to get the facts straight about what her son Evan has.
• “Different” Brain Connectivity Linked to Social Impairments
  Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, researchers affiliated with the University of Washington’s Autism Center have found an “;abnormal pattern of connectivity” in the brains of autistic adults; this different neurological “wiring” may be responsible for social impairments that are one feature of autism.
• The White Flag?
  I’m interviewed by CFRB in Canada, on the Leslie Roberts show and asked if acceptance is just a matter of waving a white flag.
• Chemicals in Shower Curtains……You Know What This Means
  About that infamous shower curtain smell.
• Parents Sue School District For Not Protecting Their Daughter
  The parents of a sixth grade girl with autism are filing a lawsuit against the Fort Wayne Community Schools, on the grounds that the district failed to protect their daughter.
• DIY Chelation: Not Recommended
  On the dangers of over-the-counter chelating products.
• Like Mother Like Charlie
  Charlie and I take a plane to California and encounter a little turbulence at the Newark Airport.