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Jono
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15 Jan 2015, 11:33 am

I've just noticed this recently but it appears that RationalWiki now has an article on Autism Speaks that was created last year. It seems to support a lot of our positions on the organisation:

http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Autism_Speaks

What do you guys think of this?



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15 Jan 2015, 5:10 pm

Awesome.

The only inaccurate thing there is suggesting that they're now pro-vaccine. They have a very wishy-washy position now which is not based on science, but a desire to please parents on both sides.

http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/pol ... and-autism

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It remains possible that, in rare cases, immunization may trigger the onset of autism symptoms in a child with an underlying medical or genetic condition. Autism Speaks is funding studies on the underlying biology of autism, including studies to better understand medical and genetic conditions associated with autism. Autism Speaks also funds research on associations between autism and a wide range of nongenetic, or environmental, factors – including vaccination history.


Here's a rebuttal http://www.asatonline.org/media-watch/a ... sm-speaks/

A$ has at least one anti-vaxxer on their board, Sallie Bernard.

In conclusion, my only criticism is that it's way too charitable. :lol:



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15 Jan 2015, 6:06 pm

I had never even heard of this rational wiki.interesting


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15 Jan 2015, 9:08 pm

vermontsavant wrote:
I had never even heard of this rational wiki.interesting

Same here. It looks like it would be an interesting thing to read through. I just bookmarked it. :wink:



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19 Jan 2015, 5:08 am

AspergersActor8693 wrote:
vermontsavant wrote:
I had never even heard of this rational wiki.interesting

Same here. It looks like it would be an interesting thing to read through. I just bookmarked it. :wink:


It is.



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22 Jan 2015, 4:42 pm

Rational Wiki is pro science. And debunking anything that's considered pseudoscience so this expected



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24 Jan 2015, 3:54 pm

RationalWiki is a pretty useful source for debunking typical crank arguments and has a great database with logical fallacies, although be warned that they tend to take a position of "pure rationality", which in itself can be irrational.