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Gabrielle Bryden
I am an Australian poet, writer, blogger, psychologist, wife, mother of two children, autism and environmental advocate, and mad animal lover
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photo by Gabrielle Bryden
March 29, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Note: Just for the record my son wasn’t kidnapped (who the hell wrote this ad!) but it is still good to see an Australian awareness raising campaign that goes some way to educating the broader community. I do like Steve Bisley 😉
March 30, 2011 at 2:06 am
I seem to remember that there was a theory about it being caused by the children’s injections, but this was shot down very smartly.
March 30, 2011 at 9:26 am
The experts agree there is an environmental component to the causation of autism (along with the genetic component) but are still trying to isolate the various causes – they have said vaccinations aren’t the problem, though many people disagree and there are literally thousands of court cases pending – research continues.
March 30, 2011 at 4:37 pm
I really wish they would get to the bottom of it… to think that this could all be avoided – I just hope that money is not involved!
March 30, 2011 at 11:02 am
Excellent ad. I didn’t know more boys were diagnosed with it than girls. I hope there is enough funding for further research. And yeah, the kidnapped bit was slightly over the top….
March 30, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Thanks Selma and yeah, it’s about 4:1 with the boys versus girls.
April 22, 2011 at 1:24 pm
Powerful ad. I’m a poet mom with a child with autism, too. Here’s a link to a poem you might like. http://yourdailypoem.com/listpoem.jsp?poem_id=277
April 22, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Love your poem – similarities with my boy that’s for sure 🙂