Paul Offit

They Gave Him 12 Shots at One Time

Adventures in Autism (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008

I am not sure what this woman is complaining about. According to Paul Offit her kid still could have gotten another 99,988 shots and still have been fine. Taking on autism Jessica Glover hopes to be a champion for children on the autism spectrum, like her son Cade By Christina Lent The Beaverton Valley Times , Nov 27, 2008 Cade Glover has regained his engaging personality after a switch...

Measles Aren’t Going Away, They’re On the Rise

Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008

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"Slouching Toward Fanaticism"

Thoughts About K4D (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008

Theodore Dalrymple has of , by Paul A. Offit."Paul Offit’s new book, as readable as a good detective novel, tells the story of how autism, a disorder of psychological development, came falsely to be blamed first on the MMR vaccine and then on thimerosal, a preservative found in several vaccines. It is a tale about bad science, worse journalism, unscrupulous political populism,...

• Vaccinations do not cause autism - David Kirkpatrick

Around the Web, November 24

PointOfLaw Forum (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008

"Lloyd's of London has warned that class actions, forum shopping and third-party funding of litigation are on the increase in Europe and the United States." [] Thank heaven for small favors: Third Circuit rules No Child Left Behind Act doesn't create private right of action for parents to sue []Some good reviews and attention for Paul Offit's powerful new history of child-health crankery...