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In a popular press article entitled “Ped Med: Autism myths abound” that is unusually well-informed among articles in its genre, Lidia Wasowicz of UPI describes some of the misinformation about Autism that is circulating. Here is a snippet from Ms. Wasowicz’s story:

So many inaccuracies are circulating about the disorder in the media and general public, a special panel of experts was called to address the issue at the 2006 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, considered one of the nation’s most important and highly regarded forums for reporting science research and trends.

“It behooves us as scientists to distinguish uninformed stereotypes from scientific reality and to move beyond myths and misconceptions,” Morton Gernsbacher, Vilas Research Professor and Sir Frederic Bartlett Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, told the symposium she organized and chaired.

This is a worthwhile read. Anyone who’s been contributing to building a factual foundation for public understanding of Autism will probably want to pass it along to others of like mind.

Link to Ms. Wasowicz’s article.