I'm so honored and thrilled to be your publisher and know that this book will be eye-opening and tremendously impactful. Your story inspired me from day one and I'm thrilled that we are working together on this book.
Congratulations on the book deal! I'm jealous. I know your book will be well received by many people.
For what it is worth, I sent you some reactions.comments to this post to your GW email for you to probably throw in the circular file.
I am starting a writing project about autism which probably is more personal and will try to be funny. If it becomes a book, I suspect it will have to be self published.
One thing I noted in reading some of your work on autism is that I share numerous traits with you and somewhat similar reactions in finding out I was autistic late in life. But, I experienced those traits in very different ways than you have based on what I have read that you wrote (comments in my email are about that).
I have a short Substack piece that just reflects on a poem (Biology Lesson) by Claudia Emerson. I loved that poem- but I loved it more after I was assessed as having ASD. I am curious whether that last line resonates with you. https://jcoleman1960.substack.com/p/pathologically-genuine-reflection
Congratulations! As a UNC alum and fellow writer in this space, I am so excited to read your book. If you need a parent or clinician perspective along the way, just let me know.🩵
I love this about leading with autism! It is so very obvious we all need to pay serious attention to people with autism who know so much and from who we could learn a vast new understating if we would only pay attention to and respect them.
Dr. Thorp, on one hand, I welcome your publicly describing your personal experiences and what you believe. Being diagnosed at age 53 clearly gives you a valuable personal perspective.
But that is not evidence about the population. It does not support the conclusion "there is no autism epidemic," which is equivalent to "there is no increase in autism case incidence." The title of your New York Times op-ed says you do know but it does not cite evidence of the conclusion. Circumstantial arguments and anecdotes are not evidence.
Please join me in working to determine the true trend in autism case incidence. It is possible, using currently available data. See e.g. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260738
And it should go without saying that a true long-running exponential increase in case incidence is not evidence that vaccines have anything to do with it.
I'm so honored and thrilled to be your publisher and know that this book will be eye-opening and tremendously impactful. Your story inspired me from day one and I'm thrilled that we are working together on this book.
Thank you for your confidence!!
Holden,
Congratulations on the book deal! I'm jealous. I know your book will be well received by many people.
For what it is worth, I sent you some reactions.comments to this post to your GW email for you to probably throw in the circular file.
I am starting a writing project about autism which probably is more personal and will try to be funny. If it becomes a book, I suspect it will have to be self published.
This is kind of a preface to get some reactions. https://jcoleman1960.substack.com/p/pathologically-genuine;
One thing I noted in reading some of your work on autism is that I share numerous traits with you and somewhat similar reactions in finding out I was autistic late in life. But, I experienced those traits in very different ways than you have based on what I have read that you wrote (comments in my email are about that).
I have a short Substack piece that just reflects on a poem (Biology Lesson) by Claudia Emerson. I loved that poem- but I loved it more after I was assessed as having ASD. I am curious whether that last line resonates with you. https://jcoleman1960.substack.com/p/pathologically-genuine-reflection
Thanks, Jim. I’ll respond to your email later today. My wife is a UNCG alumnus and I loved Linda Brady so much.
Congratulations! As a UNC alum and fellow writer in this space, I am so excited to read your book. If you need a parent or clinician perspective along the way, just let me know.🩵
Holden Thorp is fast becoming one of our most important public intellectuals. Thank you, Holden. Cannot wait to read the book.
I love this about leading with autism! It is so very obvious we all need to pay serious attention to people with autism who know so much and from who we could learn a vast new understating if we would only pay attention to and respect them.
Dr. Thorp, on one hand, I welcome your publicly describing your personal experiences and what you believe. Being diagnosed at age 53 clearly gives you a valuable personal perspective.
But that is not evidence about the population. It does not support the conclusion "there is no autism epidemic," which is equivalent to "there is no increase in autism case incidence." The title of your New York Times op-ed says you do know but it does not cite evidence of the conclusion. Circumstantial arguments and anecdotes are not evidence.
Please join me in working to determine the true trend in autism case incidence. It is possible, using currently available data. See e.g. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260738
And it should go without saying that a true long-running exponential increase in case incidence is not evidence that vaccines have anything to do with it.
I look forward to reading this. So glad that you are writing it.