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		<title>Thoughtful House after Wakefeld</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/03/12/thoughtful-house-after-wakefeld/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wakefield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MMR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[biomedical interventions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[arthur Krigsman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bryan Jepson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughtful House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when the names Wakefield and Krigsman were synonymous with Thoughtful House. Wakefield was director of research. Krigsman was director of the gastroenterology clinic.
Dr. Wakefield is one of the founders of Thoughtful House. He has been an integral part of the organization since its inception, particularly in the research program.
That is what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polly Tommey and the Adult Autism Strategy.</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/03/05/polly-tommey-and-the-adult-autism-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/03/05/polly-tommey-and-the-adult-autism-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[National Autistic Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[adults]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[campaigns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Adult Strategy for Autism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[autism act]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[External Reference Group]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Polly Tommey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year I wrote a couple of posts (here and here) criticizing Polly Tommey for pulling expensive publicity stunts that resulted in her meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife at Downing Street. She presented herself as just a mother speaking for thousands of other mothers. Her remarkable success was contrasted with the apparent failure of autism organizations to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autistic Adult Strategy published in the UK</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/03/05/autistic-adult-strategy-published-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/03/05/autistic-adult-strategy-published-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[adults]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[campaigns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[government]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Adults national Autistic Society]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[autism act]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autism strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The UK government have published their strategy for autistic adults, Fulfilling and rewarding lives: the strategy for adults with autism in England. This was welcomed by the National Autistic Society. 
The National Autistic Society (NAS) is pleased to welcome the publication of the first ever strategy for improving the lives of adults with autism in England.
Last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is there a doctor in the (Thoughtful) House?</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/21/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-thoughtful-house/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/21/is-there-a-doctor-in-the-thoughtful-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wakefield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MMR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[arthur Krigsman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thoughtful House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What are we to make of recent events at Thoughtful House, the integrated autism clinic and research centre that, until recently operated under the auspices of Dr Andrew Wakefield as director of research? First Wakefield resigned. Then the Times carried a story (now confirmed) suggesting that Arthur Krigsman was standing down as well.
Following the recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asperger boy is &#8220;too bright for services&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/19/asperger-boy-is-too-bright-for-services/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/19/asperger-boy-is-too-bright-for-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[DSM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[aspergers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[campaigns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[services]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[petitions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Better support, services, SEN assessments &#38; statements for children with Aspergers in primary school.
Claire Parkinson has created this petition because
Today I become the voice of my 9 yr old son diagnosed with Aspergers. Since he was diagnosed over 1 year ago his primary school has refused any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autism Insights cites Wakefield&#8217;s retracted paper</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/15/autism-insights-cites-wakefields-retracted-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/15/autism-insights-cites-wakefields-retracted-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wakefield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autism Insights]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GI disorders]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gastrointestinal disorder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wakefield]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Autism Insights has published a new editorial addressing the question,
Is There a Relationship Between Autism and Gastrointestinal Disease?
They neglect to mention Tim Buie&#8217;s recent consensus report on gastrointestinal disorders and autism and autism published in Pediatrics. Nor, for that matter, do they refer to Arthur Krigsman&#8217;s study which they published last month. However, despite it being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Wakefield, the never ending story</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/15/andrew-wakefield-the-never-ending-story/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/15/andrew-wakefield-the-never-ending-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wakefield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MMR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GMC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you watch a lot of cop shows you soon come to recognize the basic plot lines. Perhaps the villain is obvious from the start but is able to elude justice until a dogged investigator uncovers the evidence that will put him away. Or else all the evidence points in one direction but a lone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Krigsman, Wakefield and Research Ethics</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/14/krigsman-wakefield-and-research-ethics/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/14/krigsman-wakefield-and-research-ethics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wakefield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MMR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[arthur Krigsman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[autistic enterocolitis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GMC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Research Ethics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Arthur Krigsman has finally published a paper which is supposed to provide independent verification of Wakefield&#8217;s premise that gastro-intestinal disease and autism are connected. It is published in Autism Insights, an open access journal. There is nothing wrong with this except that Andrew Wakefield is on the editorial board of Autism Insights alongside one of Krigsman&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andrew Wakefield: The Honorary Consultant</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/03/andrew-wakefield-the-honorary-consultant/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/02/03/andrew-wakefield-the-honorary-consultant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wakefield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MMR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GMC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lancet]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a mighty blog storm surrounding the announcement last week of the General Medical Council&#8217;s &#8220;finding of fact&#8221; in relation to the Fitness To Practice hearing regarding Andrew Wakefield, John Walker Smith and Simon Murch.
Liz Ditz is collating blog responses to the decision here:
Andrew Wakefield: Dishonesty, Misleading Conduct, and Serious Professional Misconduct: Blog Posts Approving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polly Tommey and the Autism File</title>
		<link>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/01/08/polly-tommey-and-the-autism-file/</link>
		<comments>http://actionforautism.co.uk/2010/01/08/polly-tommey-and-the-autism-file/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Wakefield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[MMR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quackery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autism File]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Polly Tommey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Polly Tommey is feeling the pressure. According to an article she wrote for The Age of Autism leading autism organizations in the UK, academics and celebrities are telling her that her continuing support for Andrew Wakefield is a liability. Even her advertisers are threatening to pull out.
Specifically, I have been &#8220;warned&#8221; not to print any [...]]]></description>
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