tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25170924.post6040249709395354889..comments2024-01-11T08:25:44.905-08:00Comments on Send Chocolate: can you check this out for me?Tina@ SendChocolateNowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756286418593037399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25170924.post-193290536706472712009-10-07T13:03:30.725-07:002009-10-07T13:03:30.725-07:00Tina, turns out I didn't have the story straig...Tina, turns out I didn't have the story straight. Sulllivan at LeftBrain/RightBrain has all the details<br /><br /><a href="http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=3288" rel="nofollow">http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=3288</a><br /><br />It's pretty complicated.Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25170924.post-91754714245550377242009-10-05T08:09:06.185-07:002009-10-05T08:09:06.185-07:00The reason it wasn't all over the news is that...The reason it wasn't all over the news is that the article was embargoed until today. Age of Autism & the examiner broke the embargo, which (in the case of Age of Autism, which claims to be staffed by "professional journalists") is rather embarrassing.<br /><br />Go read John Wills Lloyd <a href="http://ebdblog.com/2009/10/autism-prevalence-1/" rel="nofollow">http://ebdblog.com/2009/10/autism-prevalence-1/ </a> and Nestor Lopez-Duran have to say about what the study actually means <a href="http://www.child-psych.org/2009/10/autism-rates-in-the-usa.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.child-psych.org/2009/10/autism-rates-in-the-usa.html</a>.<br /><br />There was also the UK survey of adults, using a more rigorous methodology, which also suggests that the 1% prevalence rate is historically accurate (given of course the broader, 21st century definition of autism). Start at LeftBrain/RightBrain <a href="http://leftbrainrightbrain.co.uk/?p=3238" rel="nofollow">1 in 100 Adults are Autistic</a>Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.com