Ok, I said I was going to blog about books that I'm reading, but I also intend to pass along links to interesting audio, video and articles. Basically, these are the interesting tidbits I've come across lately.
For example, a frightening PBS documentary about the tactics and morals behind the massive amount of marketing aimed at children. It's called, "Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood" and there is a link to it here.
According to another blogger, Jon Stewart on the Daily Show went after the ACORN story "like the rich pinata of news-candy it actually is". It's the Daily Show, so it's not for the faint of heart, but I like a good point humorously made.
On the autism side of things, here's an interesting article from the BBC about the rate of autism in adults vs. children. It was a small study, but, in my opinion, it is yet another nail in the coffin of the "MMR causes autism" view.
On a less controversial note (if anything about autism can not be controversial!), Wired had a wonderful article about a Danish company that has recognized the value of hiring autistics as software engineers. He says, "This is not cheap labor, and it's not occupational therapy," he says. "We simply do a better job." I was happy to read this article because I've had the same thoughts regarding my son's future in the workforce!
I'm not sure that I'll ever need this information, but I feel safer now that I know how to survive a sinking car.
You were very kind to link to my blog post of the YouTube video. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome! Your blog started out as a great Classical Conversations resource for me, but I'm really enjoying your other posts as well!
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