Science & Society

The Wandering Code: The CDC Explains

On March 14, I became aware of the CDC’s consideration of adding a wandering code to the ICD-9-CM in relation to autism and other developmental disabilities. ASAN, an organization created and headed by Ari Ne’eman, created a petition calling for people to ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Apr 9 2011 - 7:28pm

Absolutely No Justification: The Use Of Restraints In A Florida School

Written with Kathleen Leopold and originally posted at Autism Blogs Directory (and edited for a wider audience) ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Apr 15 2011 - 12:52pm

Through A Glass Darkly: PBS's Autism Now And Simon Baron-Cohen's The Science Of Evil

For now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then shall I know even as also I am known. It is, without a doubt, a truism, that we see the world through our own eyes, and that we cannot but help doing so. We try t ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Apr 17 2011 - 6:31pm

Burn the heretic witches at the stake?

In a recent email, my mother commented how I should help dissuade my younger sister from debating religious ethics on Facebook with our cousin. I didn't seek out the conversation, but we can vividly imagine the sorts of debates between an atheist and ...

Blog Post - Daid Kahl - Apr 19 2011 - 11:34am

U.S. Greenhouse Gases Drop To 1990s Levels- And Why That's Bad

When European politicians picked a target date for greenhouse gas emissions in the Kyoto accord, American environmentalists applauded despite the motivation- economic harm for the US with little to Europe, since Germany simply had to scuttle Soviet-era fac ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Jul 16 2015 - 3:18pm

Inside the BIG problem of the new Enlightenment

Whether your reading posts at science20, watching talks at TED, reading any of the self help books on the bestseller lists, watching Oprah, talking with your neighbors, or just turning on the news, be you a scientist or layman, zealot to atheist, of any pa ...

Blog Post - Brian Taylor - Apr 23 2011 - 12:40pm

Vaccine-Autism Researcher Poul Thorsen Indicted For Fraud- So?

Based on last week's indictment of vaccine-autism researcher Dr. Poul Thorsen for money laundering and mail fraud, the Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs (CoMeD), a Maryland-based non-profit organization, is calling for further investigation. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 22 2011 - 6:24pm

Now That It's Over: A Review Of PBS's NewsHour Series Autism Now

The PBS series on autism, Autism Now, has aired all of its segments now. The extended transcripts of interviews are available online, as well. ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Apr 23 2011 - 9:02pm

Let There Be Light: Todd Drezner's Loving Lampposts, A Contrast To MacNeil's Autism Now

Having examined PBS's Autism Now in an earlier posting and noting its overall negativity, I'd like to turn to a documentary on autism that I can recommend: Todd Drezner's Loving Lampposts. ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Apr 23 2011 - 9:36pm

When Restraint Abuse Warrants Little Concern And Less Attention: Is Florida Paying Any Attention?