Washington Post article on Hotez

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The usual propaganda, this time featuring Hotez, Scientist and Father:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062703023.\

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This article made me sad and angry also. It would seem that because their daughter was affected in the early stages of life, he has precluded any other possible cause , other than genetics, for autism. And that his NT daughter wants to study genetics and find the genetic cause. It would also seem that bio-med treatments for his daughter wouldn't be on his radar either. Pathetic -with someone highly intelligent with such a closed mind.

maurine

Subject: Washington Post article on HotezTo: EOHarm Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 9:32 PM

The usual propaganda, this time featuring Hotez, Scientist and Father:http://www.washingt onpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/ article/2008/ 06/27/AR20080627 03023.html

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Here's Hotez on NPR:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11070884

I've posted this link before for last year's " All Things Considered " .

Hotez and Gardiner are on this segment, playing attack

dogs against the Omnibus parents (who bite back during the call-in part

of the segment-- pretty great).

Well, like they said in one of the articles on him, Hotez's finances

are pretty strained because of his daughter so I guess he's just trying

to raise his profile to Offit-like mouthpiece status to bring in the

bucks. It would have been better for the world if he'd just done a nude

calendar, huh?

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> The usual propaganda, this time featuring Hotez, Scientist and Father:

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dyn/content/article/2008/06/27/AR2008062703023.html

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[Guest guest]

When I read stories of this nature it affects me the same way.

Having been very active in advocating for families for many years

though I've come to the conclusion that each person is in their own

place as to how they assist and support their child with ASD.

I've personally not judged others for that reason because I'm not

living their life 24/7. However I do think that when parents limit

their horizons on how to assist their kids, they then are limiting

opportunities for their children.

Our son would still be self-abusive, not speaking, and unable to

attend general education classes if we had not chosen the path for

him we did. He too broke out and away from his ASD and chose

community involvement. But it's been a full time job with overtime

really to keep this going and a lot of folks just don't have the

capability. Many don't have the financial means, the supports in

place, nor perhaps the open minds to see beyond the disability.

In meeting many folks I have asked myself the " What if? " question

many times. But that is really hard to do and hard to really know

what outcomes can take place. From this article however it would

seem that outcomes for Mr. Hotez daughter are being determined by his

thought process about her ASD.

I do get sad when I read articles like this because I do not want

people to pity or provide charity to individuals with ASD but to

provide empathy and compassion as well as support if needed.

Cg

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> Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 9:32 PM

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> The usual propaganda, this time featuring Hotez, Scientist and

Father:

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> http://www.washingt onpost.com/ wp-dyn/content/ article/2008/

06/27/AR20080627 03023.html

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