A moving documentary following the often unheard stories of fathers with children on the spectrum, DAD shares the experiences of twelve Aussie dads as they navigate the world of parenting and autism. […]
DAD a film about autism and fatherhood
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RSM webinar: developmental disabilities Part 1 & 2
Review of the Mental Health Act: Implications for people with developmental disabilities – Part 1 – Thursday 11 June, 3.30pm to 5.05pm and part 2 takes place Friday 12 June, 3.30pm to 5.05pm. Part 1 – People with Intellectual Disability and Autism can, in certain circumstances, be subject to treatment under the Mental Health Act. […]
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Aluminium in human brain tissue
We have now measured the concentration of aluminium in human brain tissue from over two hundred donors involving at least five different brain banks. This equates to several thousand individual brain tissue samples. We have information relating to sporadic and familial Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, cancer, epilepsy and autism. If I am honest, I am […]
Cochrane supports safety & effectiveness of MMR vaccines
New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today finds MMR, MMRV and MMR+V vaccines are effective and that they are not associated with increased risk of autism. Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (also known as chickenpox) are infectious diseases caused by viruses. They are most common in children and young adults, and can lead to […]
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Ocean Heroes Surfing the Spectrum
Since 2016, Ocean Heroes has shared the thrill and wonder of surfing with over three thousand autistic children in Australia, enabling them to build self-belief in a supportive and fun environment. This fantastic organisation is thinking outside the box and taking the concept of surf therapy for autistic children to the next level. […]
How to help an autistic child during the Coronavirus outbreak
Sudden change is never easy and often bewildering, but for young people on the autistic spectrum, it is especially difficult to navigate – and sometimes distressing. The coronavirus spread has resulted in unavoidable change, leading to the closure of many schools and community settings, with the intention of slowing the pandemic. This has meant families […]
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Infants are Uniquely Vulnerable to Aluminium in Vaccines
Aluminium is Toxic In 1984, as an undergraduate at the University of Stirling, Scotland and while carrying out my first piece of independent research, I watched for the first time a fish, a salmon parr, die from acute aluminium toxicity. The whole process took less than forty-eight hours. Within six hours, the fish showed signs […]
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Aluminium Adjuvants in Vaccines: Missing Information
I have been researching human exposure to aluminium for over thirty-five years. I am (sometimes affectionately) known as Mr Aluminium. About ten years ago, I became interested in aluminium adjuvants and specifically how they help to potentiate the immune response in vaccination. Funded initially by the Medical Research Council (Nanotoxicity of Aluminium Adjuvants) we set […]
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Epilepsy and Aluminium
There is a long (and perhaps regrettable) history of the injection of aluminium salts into brain tissue in animal (including primates) models of human epilepsy. With this in mind, it may be surprising that our recent research (https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/12/2129) is the first to measure and identify aluminium in human epilepsy. We present a case report of […]
Update on Autistica
My interest in autism medical research began with a literary search to see where the science had got to. That was roundabout the millennium when Asperger’s syndrome was not considered to be part of autism. My charitable foundation then sponsored a series of relevant university studies (some seminal; others that died without trace). Partly to […]