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.
No Science in Scientology
A Letter to the Editor, S. Wales Echo The original letter from Brian Daniels is STILL not on Walesonline. Sorry!…
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…
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…
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…
“Quiet Hands” – TPGA
The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism: On “Quiet Hands”. After my post, Jazz Hands, I was pointed in the direction…
By Popular Demand…
…no, I’m not going to stop blogging. Sorry. I hope to have time later on to write a proper post…
Being Autistic by Kyriolexy
This poem is just beautiful. Everyone should read it whether you think autism affects you or not. Read the full…
Jazz Hands
This post is for Autistics Speaking Day 2011 Pwdin, my three and a half year old autistic son, loves Mammy,…
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…
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…