supposed connection between vaccination and autism has been an issueacross the political spectrum in recent years, no matter how many times it’s debunked. At last night’s Republican debate at the Reagan library, Donald Trump revived the issue the usual way, with an anecdote based on hearsay. He was corrected by Dr. Ben Carson, but it’s hard to know how many viewers were persuaded by an actual medical opinion.Dr. Barry Prizant has been an authority on autism for four decades, working as a researcher, scholar and consultant. His new book, “Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism,” argues that we have misread autism in general.
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">An autism expert on what Trump gets wrong about the so-called epidemic: “I see more blatantly misdiagnosed children than I’ve ever seen before”
The supposed connection between vaccination and autism has been an issueacross the political spectrum in recent years, no matter how many times it’s debunked. At last night’s Republican debate at the Reagan library, Donald Trump revived the issue the usual way, with an anecdote based on hearsay. He was corrected by Dr. Ben Carson, but it’s hard to know how many viewers were persuaded by an actual medical opinion.
Dr. Barry Prizant has been an authority on autism for four decades, working as a researcher, scholar and consultant. His new book, “Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism,” argues that we have misread autism in general.