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The cover story from this week's Newsweek magazine:
What Happens When They Grow Up
(And yes, this question sometimes keeps me up at night)
Meanwhile, over at UPI is the latest Age of Autism story:
source - http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20061113-075235-4819r
The Age of Autism: What Newsweek missed
By DAN OLMSTED
UPI Senior Editor
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Newsweek's cover story this week is about what happens to autistic kids when they grow up. The magazine does a good job of pointing to funding gaps and the plight of parents who can only imagine what will happen to their kids after they're gone.
But Newsweek fails to confront a key issue, one that bedevils mainstream publications every time they write about autism: Is it really increasing? Or are we just doing a better job of diagnosing the disorder?
( Read more... )
What Happens When They Grow Up
(And yes, this question sometimes keeps me up at night)
Meanwhile, over at UPI is the latest Age of Autism story:
source - http://www.upi.com/ConsumerHealthDaily/view.php?StoryID=20061113-075235-4819r
The Age of Autism: What Newsweek missed
By DAN OLMSTED
UPI Senior Editor
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Newsweek's cover story this week is about what happens to autistic kids when they grow up. The magazine does a good job of pointing to funding gaps and the plight of parents who can only imagine what will happen to their kids after they're gone.
But Newsweek fails to confront a key issue, one that bedevils mainstream publications every time they write about autism: Is it really increasing? Or are we just doing a better job of diagnosing the disorder?
( Read more... )
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