tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645773721107840134.post6564046626958768351..comments2023-08-04T05:55:00.512-07:00Comments on Age Of Ignorance: The AoA CollectiveFree Speakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15248878063408820757noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645773721107840134.post-67918946268440736152009-05-28T17:46:21.500-07:002009-05-28T17:46:21.500-07:00Connie, when a movement loses Reader's Digest, the...Connie, when a movement loses Reader's Digest, they have lost Middle America. My son's doctor had ten copies of it in the waiting room, and he ordered 500 reprints.Free Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248878063408820757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645773721107840134.post-51823492260853249192009-05-15T12:00:00.000-07:002009-05-15T12:00:00.000-07:00Hey, don't know if you've caught the June 2009 iss...Hey, don't know if you've caught the June 2009 issue of Reader's Digest (of all places!), but there's an article in there about "celebrity science" that focuses, in part, on Our Jenny and the vaccine-autism "debate."<br /><br />Bottom line: RD thinks it's bunk.<br /><br />And (with apologies to Lyndon Johnson), if AoA has lost Reader's Digest, they've probably lost Middle America . . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265190348965219098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645773721107840134.post-36541490648845116572009-05-08T19:32:00.000-07:002009-05-08T19:32:00.000-07:00AoA take money from anyone? Well, you know what th...AoA take money from anyone? Well, you know what the oldest profession is, don't you? <br /><br />The authoress probably did help cause the autism. She contributed one half of the genetic material. Feeling guilty over that is just weird.Free Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248878063408820757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645773721107840134.post-64072093328164392662009-05-07T07:07:00.000-07:002009-05-07T07:07:00.000-07:00I rarely go to AoA anymore, but I did notice a cou...I rarely go to AoA anymore, but I did notice a couple of things the other day I wanted to comment on:<br /><br />1. They were running an ad from uber-kook Andrew Moulden (if you don't know him, Google him at your peril) -- guess they'll take money from anyone, eh?<br /><br />2. One of their recent articles contained a bit about how the authoress felt wracked with guilt because she had "caused [her] boys to have autism." <br /><br />That is so fucked. So very many of these folks are walking around loaded down with guilt because they've become convinced that THEY are responsible for their kids' autism -- if only they'd educated themselves on "the truth about vaccines," they reason, the kids wouldn't be autistic.<br /><br />That's tragic. And completely unnecessary. Add that to the list of AoA's crimes . . . .Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265190348965219098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645773721107840134.post-72394941259975722522009-04-21T18:07:00.000-07:002009-04-21T18:07:00.000-07:00I agree-there is a whole lot of very good informat...I agree-there is a whole lot of very good information. Finding it is not always easy.I can only speak from my own experience of when my boys were diagnosed.(7 and 5 years ago) It was a terrifying-vulnerable time. The way autism has been portrayed-one can't help but feel that way. The specialists we went to, had about 10 minutes of time available..So where do you turn-the internet. What is the first thing you are bombarded with...cure sites and anti-vax propoganda...much of it written by people with Dr. in front of their names. It can be very very scary and confusing. Thankfully, after 3 tries, I found a pediatrician who was willing and more than happy to discuss all things autism with us-including vaccines. My two oldest are on the spectrum, my two youngest are not. They are all immunized. I do my best to work with parents of newly diagnosed-to steer them in the right direction..because the sheer volume of information available is quite overwhelming.kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645773721107840134.post-59240891693587249312009-04-21T14:53:00.000-07:002009-04-21T14:53:00.000-07:00In actuality, it is worse than that. First, the ma...In actuality, it is worse than that. First, the mainstream media gives "false balance" to the anti-vax arguments, and even fails to realize that they are anti-vax. <br /><br />Second, many times the media has the study and just gets it wrong. Some media outlets have regular science reporters, and some of them do a decent job. But, when the reporter is expected to cover a wide variety of topics, they often blow it when it comes to science. <br /><br />As for parents doing their homework, I tend to disagree with you. From what I have seen, there is plenty of solid scientific information out there on the web. Parents selectively choose the "science" that supports their fears, desire for revenge at being stuck with a special child, etc. It is the easy way out. <br /><br />And, fo course, parents do have a ready made source of information, i.e. their child's doctor. They have chosen the doctor supposedly because they want the best of care for their child. When vaccination comes up, they get loonie and reject what that professional says. <br /><br />I feel that their rejection is based on the lies and inuendos promulgated by the anti-vax liars. That is their intent, i.e. to sow mistrust, and they are doing a damn good job.Free Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248878063408820757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645773721107840134.post-61903477423241602822009-04-21T14:13:00.000-07:002009-04-21T14:13:00.000-07:00The sad thing is-well to be quite honest..yes, one...The sad thing is-well to be quite honest..yes, one can read through these papers and pick them apart. I have to say that even though I am a college graduate-and did take bio/chem/physics...It took me time to muddle through. The problem is-how many people especially those without scientific leanings are going to do this? If you were to take a parent of a newly diagnosed child and gave them the "14 studies" to read-What do you think their reaction is going to be? Sadly, in many cases, they would be taken at face value-as truth. It is astounding to me that inaccuracy is allowed to be presented as factual science-even more horrifying is that main stream media doesn't seem to have a problem with that.kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648854807234137885noreply@blogger.com