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Elon Musk: Is It Asperger s or Level 1 ASD? May 14, 2021 When billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk revealed he has Asperger s syndrome on his recent Saturday Night Live hosting gig, many applauded his transparency and the ability to speak about a condition that s often stigmatized. Others, while still appreciating the honesty, point out that Asperger s is outdated terminology. It is no longer viewed as a diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible used by mental health professionals to diagnose conditions. Instead, it falls under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The DSM was last updated in 2013. ....
This is a succinct response to the British government consultation on the future of GMO technology taking place amid zero publicity and about to close (last day for submissions Wednesday). Note also the valuable introduction at Alliance for Natural Health.
This document is couched in up-side down language which some might term Orwellian: 1) It is actually about the deregulation of genetic technologies 2) It represents this as a “green” policy when it is patently an opportunistic attack by an industrial lobby on our natural environment, and upon bio-diversity. It could not be more anti-green in any way that could normally or traditionally be understood ....
by Michelle Diament | February 5, 2021 Under pressure from advocates, changes are in store for a forthcoming movie about a girl with autism that picked up two Golden Globe nominations this week. Australian pop singer-songwriter Sia reportedly will remove scenes and add a warning to her directorial debut “Music,” which is scheduled to be released at some IMAX theaters Feb. 10 and on demand Feb. 12. The move comes after months of controversy surrounding the film about a newly-sober woman who becomes the guardian of her half-sister named Music who has autism. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Originally, the backlash focused on the casting of Maddie Ziegler, who does not have autism, to play a character on the spectrum. More recently, disability advocates were alarmed by scenes in the film depicting physical restraint. ....
Mental Health Issues Affect 3 In 4 Kids With Autism by Shaun Heasley | January 26, 2021 The vast majority of children with autism have at least one mental health condition too, new research suggests. Almost 78% of kids on the spectrum are diagnosed with some type of mental health condition and almost half have two or more. Even among preschool-age children with autism, 44.8% have such conditions. By contrast, just 14.1% of young people without autism have mental health conditions. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below That’s according to a study published recently in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. The findings are based on interviews with 42,283 caregivers of children ages 3 to 17 years across the country that were done as part of the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health. ....