Comments on: Studies Prove It: Autism is Linked to Being a Carbon-Based Life Form

By: Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg

Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:43:29 +0000

It looks like the study linked pet shampoo and autism:

http://autism.about.com/b/2008/05/15/does-pet-shampoo-cause-autism-lets-hope-not.htm

Another one for my list…

By: Josh Thomsen

Josh Thomsen — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:21:41 +0000

My wife’s a developmental therapist and there was a flyer going around about the link between the dander in dogs hair and a corilation with autism! I wish I still had one of them to get the website off of it! It was absolutly obsurd. I’m not sure where they even came from!

By: Leith McMurray

Leith McMurray — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:28:38 +0000

There is a parallel book to yours, called “Autism All-Stars”, ed. by Josie Montano. Each chapter was written by a different person on the spectrum, including Temple Grandin, Stephen Shore, Donna Williams…. (and me).

Temple was going to put out a similar publication but I haven’t heard of its having been published yet. It’s great to see these collections coming out that are so accessible for everyone!

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:52:37 +0000

Amen Sister. Thanks for the pick-me-up perspective!

By: Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg

Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:38:02 +0000

OMG. I had vinyl flooring as a kid. That explains everything!

Thanks for the link. I will add it to the ever-growing list.

By: Deb Briggs

Deb Briggs — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:06:04 +0000

Hilarious

Here’s one I ran across a couple years ago:

Scientists Find ‘Baffling’ Link between Autism and Vinyl Flooring

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=link-between-autism-and-vinyl

It struck me as so funny at the time. It states, “Infants or toddlers who lived in bedrooms with vinyl, or PVC, floors were twice as likely to have autism five years later, in 2005, than those with wood or linoleum flooring.”

First of all, who has vinyl floors in a kid’s bedroom anyway? Realistic sample size… 1?

“Baffling” ha ha

By: Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg

Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 14:37:46 +0000

And the hits just keep on coming…

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 08:55:46 +0000

Ran into another one: “Is excess folic acid supplementation a risk factor for autism?”

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21454018

I’m not looking for them, but my subconscious search engine is running. I may be back.

By: Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg

Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:13:27 +0000

Thank you! I’ll add this one, too.

By: Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg

Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:12:17 +0000

I’ve seen that one! I love it.