“About six months ago I wrote an OpEd piece called ‘The Really Big Lie About Autism’ in which I described the persistent yet illogical claim that all the autistic kids filling speech therapy sessions, classrooms, and even whole schools, are the result of ‘better diagnosing and greater awareness’ on the part of doctors. In other words, autism has always been a major childhood disorder; we just didn’t recognize it for what it was. That article focused on the Really Big Lie About Autism as told to parents by the medical community. Regardless of the number of autistic kids sitting in their waiting rooms, doctors are satisfied that it’s all due to their keener sense of observation. The Really Big Lie About Autism has just been updated and expanded.” (02/27/07)