Autism and the Media

26/03/2009 22 min
Autism and the Media

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Originally aired January 2008.When information, misinformation and disinformation cross paths, it's difficult for anyone to know what to believe. This podcast discusses autism and how it is portrayed in the media."Adam's Year of Cruelty: Filmmaker Documents Bullying of Son with Asperger Syndrome"Trish Crawford, Staff Writer, Toronto Star, 23 March 2007"Canadian-led research identifies new genetic regions linked to autism"Canadian Press, 18 February 2007"Heavy metal poisoning (Part II) - Health effects of mercury"Jamaica Observer, 25 March 2007 FDA Grants Pediatric Exclusivity for RISPERDAL(R)"Press Release by Janssen, L.P, 01 March 2007"School stabbing suspect terrorized other students"South Coast Today, 07 March 2007"Drugs, Booze and Burglary Crimes of Boy, 10" Lucy Thornton, Staff Writer, The Mirror, 13 March 2007"At Play and At Ease with Autism: The Garden State Discovery Museum opens its doors for free"Philadelphia Daily News, 25 March 2007ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Dr. Peter Szatmari, MD, M.Sc. is the Vice-Chair of Research at Chedoke Health Chair in Child Psychiatry, Head of Division of Child Psychiatry, Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences. Dr. Stephen Scherer, Ph.D., FRSC is the Senior Scientist of Genetics and Genomic Biology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto as well as the Director at The Centre for Applied Genomics at the Hospital for Sick Kids in Toronto.