Breaking News

As I’ve mentioned before, my little Pwd will only eat garlic bread and toast. He loves the toast in B&Q’s…

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”…

The Patriot Nurse

The world of made up science is full of colourful characters. Perhaps this is why their nonsense gets so much…

Back to Blog

It really has been ages since I last wrote a proper blog post. Ok, there’s been stuff about Wakefield and…

The BMJ Bites Back

A press release from the British Medical Journal in response to Andrew Wakefield’s latest publicity stunt – oops! – I…

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…

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.

Out of Context

Yesterday my  boy  had his first annual review at school, even though he’s only been there since September.  We discussed…

What to Post?

This week I had it in mind to discuss the truly tragic news that an autistic boy, Michael Raven, aged…

“Quiet Hands” – TPGA

The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism: On “Quiet Hands”. After my post,  Jazz Hands, I was pointed in the direction…

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…