As I’ve mentioned before, my little Pwd will only eat garlic bread and toast. He loves the toast in B&Q’s … More
Author: Autismum
Le Packing – Pack it in
When Bruno Bettelheim proposed his theory, inspired by Leo Kanner, of the refridgerator mother, predictably, therapies were devised to “thaw” … More
The Patriot Nurse
The world of made up science is full of colourful characters. Perhaps this is why their nonsense gets so much … More
Back to Blog
It really has been ages since I last wrote a proper blog post. Ok, there’s been stuff about Wakefield and … More
The BMJ Bites Back
A press release from the British Medical Journal in response to Andrew Wakefield’s latest publicity stunt – oops! – I … More
Wakefield, MMR and Peer Review
This is an article I wrote last year examining how the fallacy that MMR vaccine causes autism gained traction: Reviewers … More
Wakefield’s back – a rant
Sweaty Andrew Wakefield is suing the British medical journal for claiming his research into MMR and autism to be fraudulent.
No Science in Scientology
A Letter to the Editor, S. Wales Echo The original letter from Brian Daniels is STILL not on Walesonline. Sorry! … More
Guest blog – Accept or Reject
Guest Post By Chris McKee It was a dreary Tuesday morning. I sat in ICT across from a group of … More
Out of Context
Yesterday my boy had his first annual review at school, even though he’s only been there since September. We discussed … More
What to Post?
This week I had it in mind to discuss the truly tragic news that an autistic boy, Michael Raven, aged … More
Celebs, stupids and great big BOOBS
I have joined the ranks of Jenny McCarthy and Polly Tommey (ick). No, I don’t believe vaccines cause autism nor … More
“Quiet Hands” – TPGA
The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism: On “Quiet Hands”. After my post, Jazz Hands, I was pointed in the direction … More
By Popular Demand…
…no, I’m not going to stop blogging. Sorry. I hope to have time later on to write a proper post … More
Being Autistic by Kyriolexy
This poem is just beautiful. Everyone should read it whether you think autism affects you or not. Read the full … More
Jazz Hands
This post is for Autistics Speaking Day 2011 Pwdin, my three and a half year old autistic son, loves Mammy, … More
Back to school – not too soon
Half term is officially over. Aidan is back at the college where he works and all my teacher friends are … More
I’ve calmed down…a bit
Thanks everyone for the positive response to The Fail on Sunday. The shares and retweets are greatly appreciated. Big thank … More