ANDREW WAKEFIELD AND THE MMR AUTISM FRAUD In February 1998‚ Dr. Andrew Wakefield‚ a British gastroenterologist‚ published a research paper in which he linked autism and bowel disease to the measles‚ mumps‚ and rubella (MMR) vaccine – creating a public health crisis in England and raising questions about vaccine safety in North America. Additional studies have since shown that the data presented was fraudulent‚ and after ten years of controversy and investigation‚ Dr. Wakefield was discredited
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In my family‚ I have a brother that has autism with ADHD that can’t communicate with us‚ a dad and an aunt that have to go to dialysis three times a week‚ a mom that has had several surgeries in the past for having stomach cysts‚ several other aunts and uncles that have Type 2 diabetes‚ and a grandmother I was really close with who died from lung cancer. These events have forced me to grow up faster than I needed to. It may be a cliché‚ but for me it’s my life because every day I’ve had to make decisions
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The Mind-Body Problem The mind-body problem can be broken down into a series of questions. What is the mind? What is the body? Do the mind and body co-exist‚ or does the mind only exist in the body? Or does the body only exist in the mind? If both the mind and body exist‚ there could be a number of types of relationships. Maybe the mind affects the body. Maybe the body affects the mind‚ or maybe the mind and body both affect each other. The later possibility is called Dualist Interactionism‚ and
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Safeguarding Children and Young People with Autistic Spectrum Disorder The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of current provisions for safeguarding children and young people with Autism‚ whilst paying attention to proposed and current legislation and reports/ policy initiatives from a UK and Welsh perspectives. The rationale for this paper is because the writer has a nine year old autistic child. All children’s welfare is underpinned by legislation‚ leaving parents and adults
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Examine Descartes¡¦ account of the relationship between the mind and body. Do you find his arguments convincing? Descartes (1596-1650) is generally considered to be one of the most influential philosophers of the modern Western world. He has been called ¡¥the founder of modern philosophy¡¦ as he was the first man of any influence in philosophy to be interested and affected by physics and astronomy‚ as well as refusing to accept views of his predecessors‚ preferring to work out everything for
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• • • • • • A Truly Beautiful Mind Albert Einstein was born 14 March 1879 in the German city of Ulm. Albert’s mother thought that Albert was a freak. When Einstein finally learn to speak‚ he uttered everything twice Einstein’s playmates called him ‘Brother Boring’ He loved mechanical toys Looking at his newborn sister‚ he is said to have said- “ Fine but where are her wheels?” Albert Einstein at the age of three. • Einstein began learning to play the violin at the age of six‚ because
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CORRELATION OF ANXIETY IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER Abstract The study examined how individuals with autism often fail to successfully relate with others in social situations. Undergraduate Students of the University of Western Australia’s School of Psychology (N=472) participated in an online survey which included the Autism Quotient test (AQ)‚ the Fear of Negative Evaluation Questionnaire (FNE) and the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS). The purpose
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Adolescents with Autism Four themes representing the challenges the parents’ experiences included concern with medications‚ frustrations with healthcare services‚ recognizing secondary health issues‚ and the need for resources and services. Parents of adolescents with autism locating information about Autism‚ trying to understand the necessary medications that are needed and prescribed‚ and experiencing minimal social support from health care providers. Parenting a child with an autism spectrum can
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methods to cure autism. However‚ psychological and pedagogical intervention‚ conducting correction centers for children with special needs‚ specially organized for the child with autism living space in the building‚ supported by individual drug treatment and diet can dramatically improve a child’s development‚ greatly enhance the quality of autistic life‚ help them realize their potential. There are many different types of types of treatment‚ rehabilitation and treatments of autism‚ that might improve
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The Mind Locke The notion of personhood was introduced by Locke. For him the stream/continuity of consciousness defines a person. In other words the memory‚ since being conscious of something implies remembering it. When someone is drunk and is not co Locke diverted from the traditional understanding of the self. In dualism it is the soul‚ which is conscious of what he is doing‚ then he will not remember the event. Thus whilst being unconscious of something‚ one is not a person. constant and
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