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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Interesting connection

Was just reading an article (looking for research on autism) and found it connected to our class. The article discusses autism and treatments and how a celebrity (Jenny McCarthy) has parents running for cover from vaccines and that certain childhood conditions are on the rise in connection with it. It just had me thinking how parents with only hope are going to believe what they read, and how the internet can really send us down a dangerous path. Check it out at (Greenfeld K. (2010). Who's afraid of Jenny McCarthy?. Time. 175(9), 40-45. Retrieved from Academic Search Primier Database.
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  1. Chris MastrogiacomoMarch 26, 2010 at 10:38 AM

    Hey Tim- I'll have to check that article out. In my autism course last summer, my professor couldn't say enough about how Jenny McCarthy is a parasite in the autistic community. Since there is no known "cure" for autism, she has caused an uproar in panic and, essentially, given false hope. She seems very uneducated on the subject despite having an autistic child. I can't say I disagree with my professor's views on this matter...

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  2. yertlesmomMarch 30, 2010 at 4:16 AM

    Uggh--I hate Jenny McCarthy! I work with a a number of kids on the spectrum and Ms. McCarthy has used her celebrity to do a diservice to these families with her book and her non-scientifically based subjective nonsense. I can't wait to read the article. Thanks for passing it along.
    Lori

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