Re: Re: Medical News Today!!!! Autism increase is finally real

[Guest guest]

hi Zoe, I'm not a member but will write

nx

Hi Natasa

It would be better for me if someone else did it - only because I

have raised a couple of issues with the NAS lately (one on MMR

position statement and another, more thorny issue).

Great idea though Natasa - it would be good to get several people

writing to NAS about this.

Research Autism could also be approached.

Please do write or e mail folks - it doesnt take long and these

organisations are supposed to be there to guide and support their

members.

Zoe

>

> Could someone please write to the NAS (Zoe, up to it?) to ask for

their

> official! statement on these revelations.

>

> Groundbreaking stuff, I'm so pleased

>

> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134717.php

>

[Guest guest]

The shocking thing is that they give him air time.

Sara

oneill_liam wrote:

>

> Thanks for putting up that link. I'm jsut after listening to an

> interview on one of the Irish radio stations in which our

> leading " expert " waffled away about the wonderful gift of autism and

> explained that it's a genetic condition.

> Fuming, I got out of the car, into work, found this article and e-

> mailed it off to the radio and to Prof Fitzgerald. Probably won't get a

> response from either, but made me feel better.

>

>

> >

> > Could someone please write to the NAS (Zoe, up to it?) to ask for

> their

> > official! statement on these revelations.

> >

> > Groundbreaking stuff, I'm so pleased

> >

> > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134717.php

> <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134717.php>

> >

>

>

[Guest guest]

I agree. Sadly, I'm not suprised they give him air time. The

assertion that autism is genetic rocks no boats. That's why the beeb

are happy to run such articles. Any suggestion that autism is

triggered environmentally must be politically terrifying, and I

wouldn't be surprised if D-notices or whatever the equivalent is these

days are being issued over stories like that.

I was going to write to P.M. letters about the radio4 piece this week,

but the NAS email today got in the way.

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Sara Moroza-

wrote:

> The shocking thing is that they give him air time.

> Sara

>

> oneill_liam wrote:

>>

>> Thanks for putting up that link. I'm jsut after listening to an

>> interview on one of the Irish radio stations in which our

>> leading " expert " waffled away about the wonderful gift of autism and

>> explained that it's a genetic condition.

>> Fuming, I got out of the car, into work, found this article and e-

>> mailed it off to the radio and to Prof Fitzgerald. Probably won't get a

>> response from either, but made me feel better.

>>

>>

>> >

>> > Could someone please write to the NAS (Zoe, up to it?) to ask for

>> their

>> > official! statement on these revelations.

>> >

>> > Groundbreaking stuff, I'm so pleased

>> >

>> > http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134717.php

>> <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134717.php>

>> >

>>

>>

>

>

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Simon Godden