Recent PostsIn spite of our bipedalism, tool-making, sweat glands, and opposable thumbs, the thing we deem as the defining human characteristic is ironically something we share, to a certain extent, with many organisms and certainly all mammals: a brain. Even t...
To paraphrase Mark Twain, a phony statistic will travel half way around the world before the truth can get its boots on – and even further when the phony statistic is hitched to the wagon of vaccine denialism. A case in point: last June, blo...
I’m critical of the Age of Autism blog and their so called “editors”. That comes as no news to anyone who has read this blog, I’m sure. But I found an odd bit in David N. Brown’s recent piece, Paul Offit’s Mythi...
There is a myth that is spreading around the internet. The myth that neurodiversity means denying that autism is a disability. I see this over and over on this blog in the comments. I see it elsewhere in blogs that put truth second to promoting t...
This is a PUBLIC DOMAIN document (dated 12/11/09, revised 12/12). It may be copied, forwarded, cited, circulated or posted elsewhere. The author requests only that it not be altered from its current form. Breaking news: Dan Olmsted and AoA have ...
I was literally just about to write a post referencing Kim Peek when I found this story on the news: Father says Kim Peek, Utah man who inspired Dustin Hoffman’s ‘Rain Man’ character, dies at 58. Kim Peek was a savant. He was th...
This blog is currently rated a 5.00 out of a possible 5 based on 5 comments.
Steve DNot only is this blog highly informative, but it also approaches the topic of autism with a compassionate, humanistic mission. Occasionally, readers will be treated to thought-provoking pieces from a young autistic man named Tito Mukopadhyay. Every day, there are in-depth posts and discussions regarding current science and advocacy issues.
Bravo, LBRB!
Phil SchwarzThis is one of the key places to go for reliable, honest, non-alarmist information on autism -- for parents new to a diagnosis, or anyone else trying to find their way through the cacophony of claims, counterclaims, advice, treatments, methodologies, and opinions out there regarding autism.
The sum is indeed, in this case, greater than its parts.
MattLeftBrainRightBrain is my main source for blogged info on autism.
mike stantonLeft Brain Right Brain is an excellent example of the strengths of team blogging. Writers with distinctive voices married to a common purpose combine to expose quackery, promote autism acceptance and celebrate neurodiversity in equal measure. And the comments section is just as vibrant. Unmissable!
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I love your blog and it is highly informative! You have very good and interesting articles. I am also trying to raise awareness of autism especially in Singapore.
Please visit my blog: http://singaporeautism.blogspot.com and post comments too.
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