For folks who are following press coverage of Autism, there are two items of potential interest in the New York (NY, US) Times. Under the headling “Book Is Rallying Resistance to the Antivaccine Crusade,” Donald G. McNeil, Jr., reports about the effects of Dr. Paul Offit’s book Autism’s False Prophets on efforts by some to dissuade people from vaccinating their children. According to a note appended to the story, another relevant article is pending: “Next week: In the Personal Health column, Jane E. Brody will write about efforts, so far fruitless, to find a cure for autism.”
Link to Mr. McNeil’s article.
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Personally I thought the NYT Offit article was far too slanted to constitute a serious a serious journalistic treatment of the important and controversial subject matter. It really seemed more like a free advertisement for Dr. Offit’s book.
I am not convinced that vaccines trigger autism but I am not convinced that the research has been done to determine the issue either. And I do not find Dr. Offit’s approach of mocking those with whom he disagrees convincing.