Category Archives: autistic spectrum disorders
Nature Publishing promote bad autism science
Nature Publishing are linking a document which suggests autism treatments that lack decent evidence and are potentially harmful. This document is focussed on suggesting treatments for autistic children Continue reading
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ASA: Dore advert is “misleading” and breaches rules on “truthfullness” and “substantiation”
I was delighted to see that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint of mine about Dore’s advertising. I complained about an advert referring to “help with Dyslexia, ADHD, Dyspraxia or Asperger’s”. The ASA has reviewed the evidence … Continue reading
The Times and Hopkins allow Quinnell to plug Dore
Quinnell plugs Dore in Times: ‘miracle cure endorsed by celeb’ stories may be more newsworthy than ‘miracle cure still doesn’t work’ stories. That is a pity. Continue reading
BBC1 lets Scott Quinnell plug Dore, uncritically
I was interested to see this clip on YouTube: apparently broadcast 26/6/09*. The interviewer gives Scott Quinnell ample time to plug Dore for the treatment of dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, autism and Asperger Syndrome. There are a number of important issues … Continue reading
Will Patrick Holford Be Calling Upon His Mailing List to Sign the New Andrew Wakefield Petition? If So, We’ve Made Some Annotations
In June 2007 Patrick Holford contacted his mailing list to ask them to sign a petition in support of Andrew Wakefield. In February 2009, there is a new petition to support Wakefield. Holford has yet to redact his products and recommendations that rely upon Wakefield’s research so will he ask his followers to sign this new petition? We provide an annotated version of the We Support Andrew Wakefield petition. Continue reading
Filed under Andrew Wakefield, autism, autistic spectrum disorders, brian deer, measles, MMR, patrick holford, vaccination, vaccines, Wakefield
Dore releases news of groundbreaking autism treatment in the prestigious medical journal The Leamington Courier
A quick break from your usual Holford coverage, to note how excited I was when I saw Wynford Dore claiming a number of breakthroughs in understanding and treating of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). However, when I followed the link he … Continue reading
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Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings: Part 2
Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University frequently upbraids professionals and researchers for what he perceives as their lack of up-to-date research. Yet, he reaffirms that he has concerns about the MMR vaccine-he raises scientific concerns that have been comprehensively debunked for some time.
Holford recommends that you should consult a nutritional therapist before vaccinating children and should consider a recovery programme based on supplements and tests for which there is no scientific support. Continue reading
Filed under Andrew Wakefield, autism, autistic spectrum disorders, immunization, measles, MMR, vaccination, vaccines, Wakefield
Patrick Holford and Andrew Wakefield’s Discredited Findings: Part 1
Professor Patrick Holford of Teesside University frequently upbraids professionals and researchers for what he perceives as their lack of up-to-date research. Yet, he reaffirms that he has concerns about the MMR vaccine-he raises scientific concerns that have been comprehensively debunked for some time.
Holford recommends that you should consult a nutritional therapist before vaccinating children and should consider a recovery programme based on supplements and tests for which there is no scientific support. Continue reading
Dore pwned in medical journal: expensive and unproven ‘cure’
The Dore programme is an interesting ‘cure’ for all kinds of things: as Dorothy Bishop puts it, “Dore Achievement Centres are springing up world-wide with a mission to cure cerebellar developmental delay, thought to be the cause of dyslexia, attention-deficit … Continue reading
Filed under ADHD, autistic spectrum disorders, Dore, dyslexia
