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Matt Carey

@LBRBAutism

Writer for Left Brain/Right Brain blog and elsewhere. Parent of an autistic adult.

LeftBrainRightBrain.co.uk
Joined October 2011
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Big news. I'm thrilled to announce I have a new book deal with @penguinrandom: "The Taste of Salt," about the taming of a fatal childhood disease at the frontiers of medicine. Read more on my newly relaunched website. A new journey begins! #cysticfibrosis stevesilberman.com/my-next-b…
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John Marble@JHMarble29 Nov 2018
Hey @KQEDforum! I see you’re doing a show tomorrow on autistic people but do NOT have an autistic person booked. Let’s correct that! I’m happy to join or connect you with MANY other qualified autistic people. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #ActuallyAutistic people, can I get an amen?
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Tammy@CuriOuroboros30 Jun 2016
My 10 year old has a message for you: "I'm Autistic and am not waiting for you to enter my world. I live in the same world as you" #Autism
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Catherina@justthevax28 Jun 2016
#vaxxed "hero" Del Bigtree likens parenting autistic children to handling a dog or bringing home a chimpansee youtu.be/KM0juxy5mEI
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L. Tock@LTock26 May 2016
Replying to @LBRBAutism
I know that if I felt my co-authors misrepresented data, I would insist on my name removed. @justin_kanew @justthevax @lizditz
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Replying to @nraldiris @swan276_g @LBRBAutism
people can look at the documents. We - but not Wakefield - made them public. #CDCwhistleblower – at Fremont, CA
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Poor @BenSwann_. His #cdcwhistleblower report is pathetically biased and loaded with antivaccine misinformation. scienceblogs.com/insolence/2…
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Missed #neurotribes & @stevesilberman on @KQEDForum this AM? You can listen to the archive: bit.ly/1hZSEKh #autism
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PLOS@PLOS25 Aug 2015
Congrats @PLOSBLOG's @SteveSilberman #NeuroTribes pub date today! Read @ejwillingham in-depth interview & book review plos.io/EJWNeurotribes
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If you missed it, senior autism researcher Morton Ann Gernsbacher calls #NeuroTribes a "historical tour-de-force." sfari.org/news-and-opinion/a…
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Let It Shine:Candlelight vigil 4 Californians w/ developmental disabilities youtu.be/O2wf3ijW0Go via @YouTube #CABudget #Dotherightthing
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Replying to @kdeleon
@kdeleon @FossQuie @CSLN5Ps #keepthepromise #DoTheRightThing #CABudget #LetItShine m.youtube.com/watch?feature=…
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Many people have asked if my TED/@PopUpMag talk on #autism will be published anywhere. Yes! In book form, in August: amazon.com/NeuroTribes-Legac…
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JAMA
@JAMA_current21 Apr 2015
No association found between #MMRvaccine and #autism among children at higher risk. ja.ma/1K2VkiD in @TIME ja.ma/1K2VkiG
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If you missed it: New major JAMA study confirms: No link between MMR vaccine and #autism. theguardian.com/society/2015…
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#Measles vaccine NOT linked with #autism: bit.ly/1K4YG4K (from @LiveScience)
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Lori D.@AQuietWeek2 Apr 2015
#WalkinRed with our family in April! Support Autism Acceptance! fb.me/6wrdIv2rT
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Lori D.@AQuietWeek2 Apr 2015
Are you a fierce supporter of #WalkinRed? Show (and share! ) your colors!
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Turns out some people get really mad when you talk about #vaccinations… youtu.be/i2mdwmpLYLY
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Watch Jimmy Kimmel read mean tweets about himself from anti-vaxxers. vnty.fr/1BR7if5
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