Friday, April 22, 2011

The New York Times Comments on Andrew Wakefield

Autism - Signs, Symptoms, Treatments, Resources, Support for Autism

I've already received the same link twice today - a link to an article in the New York Times entitled The Crash and Burn of an Autism Guru.  It's a piece about Andrew Wakefield, whose 1998 study linking measles vaccine and autism was retracted from the Lancet, and whose medical license was revoked in the UK.  Some believe that Wakefield is a charlatan.  Some believe he's a martyr.  This piece explains both perspectives.  Perhaps as importantly, it has brought  Wakefield into focus for the wider world that, until recently, had never heard of the man, his theories, or his life story.

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