Countering evidence denial and the promotion of pseudoscience in autism spectrum disorder

Isabel M. Smith, Noni E. MacDonald

Résultat de recherche: Comment/debateexamen par les pairs

6 Citations (Scopus)

Résumé

This commentary introduces a framework within which clinical and research experts in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can address public instances of evidence denial and promotion of pseudoscience related to ASD. This is a generalized extension of work by a World Health Organization (WHO) group dedicated to reducing the influence of Vocal Vaccine Deniers through educating advocates in how to effectively defuse their arguments. The WHO guidelines were informed by conceptual work on the “denialism” phenomenon, and by studies in psychology, communication, vaccine science, and public health. Our goal is to introduce these ideas to, and encourage discussion within, the ASD research community. Autism Res 2017, 10: 1334–1337.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)1334-1337
Nombre de pages4
JournalAutism Research
Volume10
Numéro de publication8
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - août 2017

Note bibliographique

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Neuroscience
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Genetics(clinical)

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