Bartholomew Cubbins on Autism
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 17 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAs a scientist and a parent of a child on the spectrum, I wear many hats thoughout the day. I believe the pursuit of understanding the roots of autism and other neurological disorders affecting children to be one of the most important things one might do with their professional and free time. Comments and debate are welcome, abuse is not.
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The Neurobiology of Autism - conference notes
June 04, 2007 04:00Click To Play These are some verbal notes from a recent meeting I attended. There are some pictures, but it's mostly an audio thing. One thing I forgot to note was that in the Mirror Neuron presentation, an experiment was discussed that focused on sarcasm and the ability of an ASD child to "get it". "A balloon, oh great." Said by 2 different people means two entirely different things depending upon the tone. One person is excited about the balloon and the other is expressing disappoin...
From the IOM: an N of 1; Ep 31
April 22, 2007 01:38Click To Play For quicktime format click here running time = 6m 21s
Part 2: Verbal Notes from an Autism Conference, BC on Autism Ep 30
February 12, 2007 07:02Click To Play Part 2: Rett syndrome and an overview by Mehlmer Again, more of an audio thing. Running time ~8 minutes
Verbal Notes from an Autism Conference Part 1: BC on Autism Ep 29
February 10, 2007 21:06Click To Play Here is the verbal version of my notes on several talks at an autism conference last December. It's more of an audio thing to be honest.
BC on Autism 28: Bipolar Autism Speaks
January 19, 2007 06:19Autism Speaks is trying to be the voice in the autism community but I want to focus on two of its members: Kevin Barry and Dr. Andrew Shih. Kevin Barry is a consultant and a lawyer who is a mercury enthusiast whereas Dr. Shih seems to be a straight-up scientist. Guess which one has a real problem with Roy Grinker's latest book that challenges the notion that there's an autism epidemic? I'll give you a hint: the other one bodyslams Montel Williams on his own pathetic show. Running time is ...
BC on Autism 27: California isn't special
January 16, 2007 02:58Click To Play David Kirby tries to reduce the impact of the fact that the California autism rates aren't going down in accordance with a severely reduced exposure to Thimerosal by claiming that California is different because California is getting poisoned by mercury from China. What a load. Running time ~ 10 minutes. Click here for the QuickTime version (pops)
BC on Autism Ep 26: Revisiting Burbacher 2005
January 12, 2007 07:21Click To Play There has been a number of people touting this paper yet only a few have really read it. Here's the paper in pictures. In short, only about half of the real experiment was done. I can't speculate why the authors stopped short, but I can say that their decision renders this paper almost worthless. Running time ~ 10 min Click here to get the QuickTime version
BC on Autism 25: Brian Deer Shines a Light on the Big Money Earners of the MMR Scare
December 31, 2006 14:58Click To Play Click here for QuickTime version Wow. Brian Deer really shows us just how much money someone can make in generating panic over nonsense. One guy in particular is reported to have pulled in almost a million US dollars. I'm in the wrong business.
BC on Autism 24: Microarray, Schmicroarray
December 27, 2006 03:42Click to Play A quick look at a paper which allows me to launch into my favorite criticisms of microarray data. In short, most people doing Affy arrays don't have any idea what they're doing. Good for Affy. Bad for science. Bad for the public. These guys even try to pull in autism into their analysis. Blech. Running time ~7min Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv) Tags: science, autism, rna, microarray, blood
Is DMSA/Succimer use in the absence of high lead a dangerous experiment? BC on Autism Ep 23
November 16, 2006 04:45Click to Play A recent paper caught my eye since it claimed that the use of the chelation agent, DMSA/Succimer, may contribute to cognitive deficits if used in the absence of lead contamination of an animal model. This is a good paper, but I'm just not entirely convinced the the data. Dunno, maybe it's just me. The bottom line is that if one is convinced by their data that succimer treatment can alleviate lead-induced cognitive defi...
Frosted mini RNA, a cure for Autism: BC on Autism Ep 22
November 13, 2006 08:00Click to Play Two different short bits dealing with RNA and autism. One funny and tasty, the other dealing with an ill-informed (euphemism) money hound. In part 2, the individual actually uses the recent awarding of the Nobel Prize for the discovery of RNAi to help drum up some dollars for the Drinkee Drinkee Cure Autism RNA lady. Runtime is 10 minutes. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov) Tags: skeptic, rna, science, autism, sa...
BC on Autism Ep 21: Hey, hey, it's EDTA
November 11, 2006 07:30Click to Play Just a quick accompaniment to a great article at Autism Street delivering some punishing blows to those who are pushing EDTA chelation therapy for autism despite the amazing health risks involved, risks that have been known and admonished by the government for over 30 years. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov) Running time = 10 minutes My previous stuff on chelation: Chelation part 1 (mov) same but small 3GP format...
BC on Autism 20: What do I do for therapy?
November 05, 2006 06:00Click to Play I get asked all the time about what therapies or interventions I use for our child. Outside of school we simply live life. That's it, but here are some snippets. Run time is 4min 44sec. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv)
Advertising Techniques, RNA, and Autism: BC on Autism Ep 19
October 29, 2006 02:40Click To Play This is it, my heart can't take any more of this talk about RNA curing Autism. No amount of ribobabies could get me to do any more. So here's the last bit I have to say about it. If you buy it and drink it, well, it's on you. But please, spare the kids. Other Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)
BC on Autism 18: Gettin' the RNA Out (of yeast)
October 29, 2006 02:21Click To Play Q: Why would anyone want to get the RNA out of yeast so they can ingest it? A: I don't know, but I know it won't cure Autism. Here's how to do it... Running time: ~3 minutes Click here for Quicktime (pops)
BC on Autism 17: A PCR Primer
October 13, 2006 06:13Click icon for flash version. click here for Quicktime version (pops) Why do some people find measles virus RNA anywhere they look and then link the MMR to autism?? Hmmmm... A look at how bad PCR can fuel an MMR conspiracy theory. running time ~10 min
Ep 16 Part A: Deeper into the RNA Quagmire
September 25, 2006 02:50Click to Play I simply had to go to the source of information about RNA drops curing autism and boy, oh boy. A feller could have an entire blogging career taking these sales pamphlets / presentations / mockery of science apart, piece by piece. btw, I guess last week's injesting/ingesting/in-jesting fun was either too low-brow or too brief. Come on and give me some affirmation love. Maybe more voice-over video fun is the ticket, but it'll have to wait ...
BC on Autism Episode 15: RNA Quackery: Shaken, Not Stirred
September 13, 2006 18:45Click to Play Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv) running time = 7m 11sec or so. Why the blazes would you ever want to put a mole of nucleotides or oligonucleotides into your mouth? Very simple: because you've been told it'll cure autism, that's why. It'll also cure heavy wallet syndrome, and who really wants a big old lump in your back pocket making the derrier look all lopsided and such? Just a quick look at pH and RNase-induced transest...
BC on Autism Episode 14: From Chelation Quackery to RNA Quackery
September 10, 2006 05:05Click to Play Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash Video (.flv) runtime = 1min 11sec Just some fun with an old JB vid. Had to get this out of my system before I get into some papers and RNA quackery debunking mode.
BC on Autism Episode 13: Institutional Affiliation Oddities
June 10, 2006 00:48Watch the video (pops) Which university are you working for?
BC on Autism Episode 11: 2 Angry guys
June 06, 2006 02:28Watch the video Anger, anger everywhere, and not a drop to drink.
BC on Autism Episode 12: Trolling for... why do they troll?
June 06, 2006 02:23Watch the video What does trolling achieve? Self-gratification is the only thing I can think of.
Guilt: It's the Arrogance of Me versus the Acceptance of We
May 23, 2006 16:12Watch the video I've swung hi and low on the cure / notcure scale and on the who and/or what made my kid autistic scale. What I've come to realize that the only way to be at peace is to accept, which is not synonymous to giving up on someone. I'm using this as a preview before tomorrow's blogging about murder. /hiatus complete
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April 02, 2006 02:44BC on Autism Episode 10: If I were a cartoon Watch the video The idea of simple, pointless cartoons as stress release has been percolating in my mind for some time now. The punchline, if it can be called such, is blatantly stolen from some forgotten cartoon. Either that, or I've deluded myself into thinking I saw it somewhere before. Meh.