I am Phyllis Wheeler, mother of two kids with Asperger's: "Mike" and "Shannon."
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Phyllis | June 30, 2010
Mike, age 17, has gotten an invitation to go with his brothers to their friend’s vacation house 10 hours’ drive away. They will stay for a week. I still can’t get over it. The friend specifically invited him along with his “neurotypical” brothers.
Phyllis | June 12, 2010
Golomb was looking at a particular issue involving statin drugs. Favorable studies were published, but unfavorable ones were not, skewing the apparent usefulness of the drug. In fact, the effect was so pronounced that when the unfavorable results were factored in, the effectiveness of the drug went from the reported 90 percent down to just 50 percent. “That’s the difference between unanimity and a coin toss,” said Golomb.