MEET DR. MINSHEW AT PENN BREWERY!
Remember Dr. Nancy Minshew? Allow us to remind you: "I used to think there were more cases [than in past years], but I don't think so any more." She is now convinced that the higher numbers are "not an increase in the number of cases, but are an improvement in recognition." Ah yes, the autism expert who doesn't believe there is an autism epidemic.
Want to meet her on Monday the 7th in Pittsburgh? The event appears to be her opportunity to tell people that vaccines do not cause autism. The event is wisely hosted at a brewery so you can hoist a few before before she arrives. The press release follows:
Our Next Meeting!
Monday, April 7, 2008 at 7 pm
Penn Brewery
800 Vinial St
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Nancy Minshew, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Autism: A Compelling Neuroscience Window on Brain Circuitry & Human Function
The rate of autism is on the rise, with one occurrence per 150 births overall, and one per 94 in baby boys. It is a clear and present risk in the minds of all those contemplating childbirth and of those with children under the age of 4. Cases of autism whose onset appears to follow the administration of vaccines has caused some parents to avoid vaccinating their children, putting them at risk of developing devastating illnesses that are preventable. But what is a concerned parent to believe?
Nancy Minshew, MD, is a Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Director of one of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's (NICHD’s) Autism Centers of Excellence, where she is investigating the neurobiologic and genetic basis of autism. She will talk briefly about the basis for the expansion in recognition rate of autism, and show that co-occurrence with vaccination is a very poor basis for considering vaccination to be a cause of autism. Evidence of accelerated growth of the brain in children with autism at various points in development is just one piece in the neurobiological puzzle that might lead to a better understanding of autism. Furthermore, Dr. Minshew will explain that autism is a syndrome, not a disorder.
Please join us for an enlightening discussion of this traumatic health problem.
We hope to see you there!
Tim Palucka and Angela Stabryla, co-organizers
Café Scientifique Pittsburgh
Tim Palucka and Angela Stabryla, co-organizers
Cafe Scientifique Pittsburgh www.cafescipgh.org
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What strikes me about these reflexions is how Dr. Minshew and others remain so careless and unapologetic about a very serious problem. Please do I hear lawsuits.
Posted by: Unatutor | April 04, 2008 at 06:08 PM
"She will talk briefly about the basis for the expansion in recognition rate of autism, and show that co-occurrence with vaccination is a very poor basis for considering vaccination to be a cause of autism."
Minshew, for her own sake, needs to be immensely careful about the words that drop from her persona. It is better to hold judgement about things you know little about. It is better to keep the comments to the realm of brain function that you know about, than make wild suggestions about aspects that are clearly out of your area of expertise.
Assuming of course there is a reputation that is at stake here that you want to protect. By the way there's nothing wrong with saying "I do not know!" Assuming THAT is a problem.
Posted by: Desperado | April 04, 2008 at 09:25 AM