Autism

Carl the Collector just won an Emmy for Outstanding Public Service Initiative. PBS Kids’ first autistic lead character is voiced by Kai Barham, a 10-year-old autistic actor who said it best:

“I hope that people who are not on the spectrum will learn that autism is not like the stereotypes.”

The show was built with autistic writers, directors, and voice actors behind the scenes. That kind of representation matters.

I am late in acknowledging World Autism Awareness Day and the entire month. But the day is over yet. I already wrote a couple blog articles on Autism. All I need to create an image for each blog article.Will share them when they are published throughout the month.

So Happy World Autism Awareness Day.

“Autism is not a limitation. It is a different way of experiencing the world.” —Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari

I try to avoid talking about politics here, but I have to say something abt this.

A new study shows that after Trump told pregnant women to skip Tylenol & pushed an unproven autism treatment, prescriptions surged and Tylenol use dropped — with no new evidence supporting either claim.

“It can take years, even decades, for high-quality research to reach clinicians. Here, it was done overnight. Unfortunately, they’re claiming breakthroughs that simply haven’t occurred.” — Dr. Jeremy Samuel Faust, Harvard Medical School

Please listen to your doctors, not a press conference—not even Trump himself.