I really, really, really just hate Jenny McCarthy.
One of my friends on twitter retweeted this blog piece, which is rather irritated with ABC.
If you're passionate about the good science/bad science fight in media (which I am) or autism (which I know many people in sf_d are, don't know if they're over here), you may have heard that a scientific study has found no link between autism and dietary disorders. This specific article confuses me a little at the end, but whatever, you get the idea.
Despite seeing no real difference with special diets, Nearly 1 in 5 of children with autism are on a special diet, according to a project that tracks what treatments parents are trying. Most of them were on diets that eliminate gluten, found in many grains, or casein, a protein in milk, or both, according to the Interactive Autism Network at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md.
The new report advises doctors to watch for nutritional deficiencies in patients with autism. It recommends a nutritionist get involved if a patient is on a special diet or only eats certain foods.
So, ABC decides to report on this. Who do they call in for a specialist? Jenny McCarthy! Yay!
Here's a pro-vaccine putting-faces-to-statistics article in USA Today. While I agree with its message, it has a bit of WTFery as well.
Shannon Duffy Peterson of Minnesota says she realized the dangers of diseases such as chickenpox and pneumococcus only after her children became ill. She didn't vaccinate her son or daughter against either disease after their pediatrician said the shots weren't needed.
In 2001, both children were hospitalized because of a bacterial illness called invasive pneumococcal disease. Her 5-year-old son survived. Her daughter, Abigale, who was two weeks shy of turning 6, died.
If you do have autism/related, or a close relative with autism/related, and see a rage or stupid in an article that I've missed or even caused, I definitely have no problem with you calling me and them out on it. I consider antivaxers like dear Jenny my main focus. And it's a little grudgy, as I'm allergic to at least one major vaccine.
If you're passionate about the good science/bad science fight in media (which I am) or autism (which I know many people in sf_d are, don't know if they're over here), you may have heard that a scientific study has found no link between autism and dietary disorders. This specific article confuses me a little at the end, but whatever, you get the idea.
Despite seeing no real difference with special diets, Nearly 1 in 5 of children with autism are on a special diet, according to a project that tracks what treatments parents are trying. Most of them were on diets that eliminate gluten, found in many grains, or casein, a protein in milk, or both, according to the Interactive Autism Network at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Md.
The new report advises doctors to watch for nutritional deficiencies in patients with autism. It recommends a nutritionist get involved if a patient is on a special diet or only eats certain foods.
So, ABC decides to report on this. Who do they call in for a specialist? Jenny McCarthy! Yay!
Here's a pro-vaccine putting-faces-to-statistics article in USA Today. While I agree with its message, it has a bit of WTFery as well.
Shannon Duffy Peterson of Minnesota says she realized the dangers of diseases such as chickenpox and pneumococcus only after her children became ill. She didn't vaccinate her son or daughter against either disease after their pediatrician said the shots weren't needed.
In 2001, both children were hospitalized because of a bacterial illness called invasive pneumococcal disease. Her 5-year-old son survived. Her daughter, Abigale, who was two weeks shy of turning 6, died.
If you do have autism/related, or a close relative with autism/related, and see a rage or stupid in an article that I've missed or even caused, I definitely have no problem with you calling me and them out on it. I consider antivaxers like dear Jenny my main focus. And it's a little grudgy, as I'm allergic to at least one major vaccine.