After a lot of hesitation about riding his new bike, Charlie hoisted himself up, put his left foot on the left pedal, put his right foot on, and zoomed off with Jim easily catching up—that’s the image in my mind after a full week here.

Parents Going Back to School
Some parents of autistic children are returning to the classroom to study with a view towards helping their kids as they grow up.
We Go to the Met
Charlie and I spend a Saturday in Manhattan.
So Much For Autism Awareness
Robert Goldberg, the vice president of The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest …read more

The Pennsylvania Primary is today, with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama battling it out. I’ve noted the candidates’ autism plans in a previous post. Today’s Washington Post hones in on another way to consider the candidates, the alleged link between vaccines and autism. Back in February, Senator John McCain linked the rise in autism cases to thimerosal in vaccines. The Washing ton Post indicates that he’s not the only candidate who has “wandered into an exceptionally emotional medical debate in which they have no known scientific expertise”: According to David Kirby in today’s Huffington Post, Obama was quoted at …read more