tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post4491828543570077437..comments2024-03-14T18:26:18.208-07:00Comments on autism's gadfly: Autism Speaks on the record jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972394536850151087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-9649827525823176252019-01-03T07:48:05.590-08:002019-01-03T07:48:05.590-08:00The point I tried to make is research is done to w...The point I tried to make is research is done to write a book and get fame, not help anyone now or in the future. It's a metaphor, don't take it literally.<br /><br />Simon Baron Cohen is not looking to help anyone, he just likes writing armchair theory books and articles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-47919237379134922552019-01-01T21:33:23.302-08:002019-01-01T21:33:23.302-08:00Anonymous there is one flaw in your idea. Polio is...Anonymous there is one flaw in your idea. Polio is a disease. Autism is a disorder. There's a difference you know.Truly anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-66959036746127115682018-12-27T23:02:15.457-08:002018-12-27T23:02:15.457-08:00Imagine if Jonas Salk were alive today, and spent ...Imagine if Jonas Salk were alive today, and spent his resources on studies on children with polio doing a puzzle with a purple soccer ball. He wouldn't be working on the vaccine. <br />That's the direction it's been heading. That's Simon Baron Cohen's research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-40865950016811095322018-12-20T05:38:47.025-08:002018-12-20T05:38:47.025-08:00Will they be changing their name to "AutismS ...Will they be changing their name to "AutismS Speak"?<br />haroldldohertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428599632824769237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-92031468190858921562018-12-16T15:10:23.462-08:002018-12-16T15:10:23.462-08:00I just found this blog today and I want to say tha...I just found this blog today and I want to say thank you because now I feel a little less alone Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128931864308845808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353442983052145851.post-69131956827577507672018-12-16T00:24:34.712-08:002018-12-16T00:24:34.712-08:00If they removed "cure" simply because it...If they removed "cure" simply because it won't be possible for a century or two to rewire a person's synapses past 25, or grow a person's brain tissue from scratch, to make it as if the person never had Autism, if that's what they said, it'd be different. <br /><br />But there is no mention of a want for "practical/functional recovery" via medical treatment, or even prevention, whether you believe those terms are euphemistic or empty, not saying it says something too.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com