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Fombonne on thimerosal

Published on 22 January 2008 in Autism, Causes, Musings, News, Policy, Research and The press. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Eric Fombonne has continued to voice his doubts about the putative relationship between thimerosal and Autism. In an editorial in the prestigious Archives of General Psychiatry, Dr. Fombonne, whom alert readers will remember was mentioned in an earlier EBD Blog post because of his research on this issue, makes a clear case about the problems with the thimerosal hypothosis. In his comments for the Archives, he is providing context for the results of another study in that journal that shows no apparent causal relationship.

Here are the first few words of Dr. Fombonne’s comments:
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More de novo findings

Published on 10 January 2008 in Autism, Causes, Families, News and Research. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Professor Lauren Weiss and colleagues form the Autism Consortium published a paper in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine today that provides further and stronger evidence about genetic problems underlying Autism. They have identified changes in genetic structure that appear in a small number of children but not in those children’s parents.
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Consortium to Prevent School Violence launched

Published on 13 November 2007 in Acting out, Assessment, Behavior management, Conduct disorder, Families, News, Policy, Prevention, Research and Treatment. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Today is the official launch of the Consortium to Prevent School Violence (CPSV). The consortium will provide many resources including fact sheets, research summaries, training resources, and more.

The Consortium to Prevent School Violence (CPSV) seeks to promote the effective implementation of school violence prevention practices that are:

Based in high-quality scientific research

Proven to prevent and reduce school violence

Following the school shootings of Fall 2006, a group of 20 researchers and practitioners in the field of school violence prevention collaborated on the creation of a position statement on the school shootings. In the process, it became apparent that an alliance of researchers and practitioners in school violence prevention to further the common goal of reducing school violence would be highly valuable.

The Consortium is primarily a volunteer effort.

Visit CPSV on the Web. Snag a copy of CPSV press release about the launch.

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