Last year, fifteen of our bloggers read and reviewed Dr. Paul A. Offit’s book Vaccinated. Now Offit is back with a new book, Autism’s False Prophets, that takes on the fallout of the publicity surrounding the still-unproven link between vaccinations and autism.
Offit is the chief of Infectious Diseases and the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, as well as the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology and professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He’s also the coinventor of the rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq.
In Autism’s False Prophets, Offit covers the alternative therapies that have been developed to “treat” autism and the unintended harm that they have caused. He also lays out the history of autism research and the opportunism and exploitation surrounding the anti-vaccination publicity of recent years.
Dr. Offit will donate all royalties from sales of Autism’s False Prophets to autism research.
Ten of our bloggers will read and review Autism’s False Prophets - several of whom also read and reviewed Vaccinated. Check out their upcoming reviews:
Monday 10/13 - Esmon
Wednesday 10/15 - Creature Bug
Friday 10/17 - SeaBird Chronicles
Monday 10/20 - Cootie Chronicles
Tuesday 10/21 - Cheese Party
Wednesday 10/22 - Modern Mamma Marvels and Mid-Campaign Post on PBN
Thursday 10/23 - Chefdruck Reviews
Friday 10/24 - Ovolina
Monday 10/27 - Taste Like Crazy
Tuesday 10/28 - Slouching Mom
Wednesday 10/29 - Round-Up Review on PBN
WIN IT! If you’d like to win a copy of Autism’s False Prophets, leave a comment here or on the upcoming Mid-Campaign post. We’ll draw one winner at random and announce on the Round-Up!
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I would LOVE a copy of this book. As a parent of a child on the spectrum, and also working towards my BCBA I find this topic fascinating. The class I’m currently taking discusses fads and controversial therapies and why people jump on the bandwagon so fast, despite evidence that they work.
I’d love to win this, my 6 year old is high functioning autistic.
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I found the critique on Cootie Chronicles blogspot very informative. I teach music to K-6th grade students and have recently had 10 autistic children mainstreamed into my “regular” classes. My district has offered NO training in understanding autism, but my introduction to these children had peaked my interest and I can see that music class (to varying degrees) can be a positive part of their day. I’d love to learn more about the subject.
Jenna’s review of this book at Stop, Drop and Blog peaked my curiosity. I read Sears’ Vaccine Book and I’d love to win a copy of this to compare the two.