Comments on: Vaccines in the Media: Emotion Trumping Reason?

By: Myth, Science, and Autism: A Message from the AAP

Myth, Science, and Autism: A Message from the AAP — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:22:45 +0000

[...] proponents of a vaccine/mercury-autism link proclaimed the show’s main character the “new patron saint of autism, and thus showed the fervor of their belief, and also a tendency to confuse fact with fiction, [...]

By: David Banark

David Banark — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:29:02 +0000

Dr. Chew,

I can not make an argument for the scientific reasonings on the link between mercury and autism- because I do not have the medical background that you do. However, I do know an individual that is changing the opinions of a lot of individuals he speaks with- and has the science to back it up. I would love for you to have a conversation with him.

As a parent of a son with autism this is a VERY emotional issue- but at this point the emotion for me is creating awareness. Nothing is going to change the fact that my son is autistic- I just hope that others can prevent this from affecting their children- since it is indeed preventable.

By: This Week’s Top Posts

This Week’s Top Posts — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:33:06 +0000

[...] Vaccines in the Media: Emotion Trumping Reason?In a new book, Health, Risk and News: The MMR Vaccine and the Media, Dr. Tammy Boyce analyzes the media’s role in perpetuating public suspicion about giving vaccines to children in the UK — her analysis can be readily applied to the controversy over vaccines and autism in the US. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism spectrum disorder, bones, children, Diagnosis, eli stone, Family, grocery store, handcuffs, mercury, milk, mothers, nutrition, pdd-nos, Psychology, san jose, tooth, tv, vaccineShare This Related StoriesThis Week’s Top PostsLeft Brain/Right Brain ClosesThis Week’s Top PostsThis Week’s Top PostsThis and Last’s Weeks Top Posts [...]

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:59:24 +0000

Oh, you classics/humanities types.

Actually, they gave that guy that name for pretty obvious reasons: they’re using a hammer to send home the message of his dual nature: Eli (from Elijah, I guess?) = the Lord is my God (i.e., that’d be his whole spiritual, prophetic, “I see biplanes flying at me” side), and the “stone” has all kinds of fun connotations, the most obvious of which are “grounded,” “hard,” “tough,” “real.” His name, I assume, is meant to reflect this duality and his prophetic leanings. Oh, the layers! The layers!

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:37:46 +0000

Hmmmmm---emotions and science...........Eli Stone........

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:57:31 +0000

I was just re-reading these comments and noticed this one: “Emotions are much easier than science….”

Hmmm…maybe for some folks, but not so much for me.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:17:56 +0000

My thought is that it should have occurred to someone that TV show characters do not qualify for beaitification and canonization—-on other had, that anyone would suggestion making Eli Stone the “patron saint of autism” gives a good insight into the kind of thinking going on.

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:23:35 +0000

Anatomy of a public health debacle right there. And how suitable that their patron saint would be fictional. A perfect fit for the fiction they propagate.

By: Kassiane

Kassiane — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:24:09 +0000

Ah, what I wouldn’t throw.

Because, you see, the writers are endangering children. Something that people don’t get. They’re also endangering their own grandparents-SOMETHING ELSE they don’t get.

Maybe cabbage patch kids?

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:09:42 +0000

Hmm…….so what might get thrown at Stone……