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In reply to the discussion: Autism 'caused by genetics', study suggests [View all]proverbialwisdom
(4,959 posts)103. Kicking the thread while trying to (mis)brand me? Here's a secret.
When I post information it's not purely "for the sake of convincing those who do not know it, but for the sake of defending those that do." Get it? Apologies to William Blake. Unaltered quote available in jpg format on Twitter.
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READ: 5/2014 JAMA study of 2 million people in Sweden from '82-'06, "The Familial Risk of Autism."
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#59
Sideshow? You mean like the stupid-shitbaggery vaccines-cause-autism sideshow?
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#62
Sweet Jebus, you think every single reply is an excuse for you to post anti-vax shitbattery
Major Nikon
Mar 2015
#64
Those are John Stone's words and he's readily accessible. I recommend reading his full comment...
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#117
THIS is funny!!! I guess way back when if you didn't have the sense to run from a saber-toothed tig
adigal
Mar 2015
#118
During the Dark Ages and prior, autism probably got you killed so you couldn't breed.
Trillo
Mar 2015
#17
I think you're absolutely right on that, Skittles. My brother, now 66, is very much ADHD...
Hekate
Mar 2015
#23
Indeed, Warpy... so I was looking for recent Menendez/autism news on Google and this popped up.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#66
No, I want transparency. You want to shut it all down and pretend everything's fine. (nt)
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#94
#2 Correction: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, UK lack universal Hep B vaccination policy
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#120
When it's good information, crowdsourcing ROCKS! Additional fine-tuning here.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#123
my best friend has a semi autistic adult daughter who blames her mother for everything
dembotoz
Mar 2015
#6
I think a lot of kids are "autistic" because they are not the perfect child of "perfect" parents.
LiberalArkie
Mar 2015
#20
But over 80% of US children involved in a multi-vehicle accident have received the TDAP vaccine!
struggle4progress
Mar 2015
#11
Well, this study is only confirming even more what other studies have shown over time.
HuckleB
Mar 2015
#16
I think certain conditions have been diagnosed much more often since healthcare became for-profit. n
valerief
Mar 2015
#25
Maybe now that they're no longer having to waste money refuting Wakefield's bull shit
Warpy
Mar 2015
#28
I've been thinking along those lines as well, especially after reading how many industrial chemicals
Hekate
Mar 2015
#35
Looking back, I can ID quite a few people I've known who were high functioning ASD people
Warpy
Mar 2015
#37
Same here. My whole family was "different," each in our own way. We just see the world ...
Hekate
Mar 2015
#41
I am not sure you want to condemn everyone when money is involved- Dr Gerberding
KellyW
Mar 2015
#112
What does that have to do with Wakefield cherry-picking (and even falsifying) his research?
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#113
I am just saying that the 4 words "There was money involved." is not all you need to know
KellyW
Mar 2015
#114
That is the current official story, isn't it, but will it be the historical one? (nt)
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#119
you get sarcasm when you respond to a peer reviewed study with basically, "nah, meh"
CreekDog
Mar 2015
#55
The headline "Autism 'caused by genetics', study suggests" is not true as stated
Bearware
Mar 2015
#31
Sometimes a quick glance is not enough and you throw the baby out with the bathwater
Bearware
Mar 2015
#52
I am pushing for science - when your consensus doesn't explain reality well it needs to change
Bearware
Mar 2015
#56
I did not revise the links I deleted them because the posts can stand without them
Bearware
Mar 2015
#58
Your relative's ataxia may have been influenced by an autoimmune disease, but that doesn't make it
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#104
Most neurological diseases can have more than one contributory cause including my relative's Ataxia
Bearware
Mar 2015
#109
Again, I think it's very possible, even likely, that there are environmental components to autism.
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#110
Both positive and negative, yes. That's probably the best way to look at it.
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#105
Look at the results that come up from a search on Google: C4B gene CD46.
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2015
#85
The "condemnation" is because there's no solid proof that vaccines have anything to do with autism.
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#106
maybe if get full-blown genetic studies we can start proving that autism is actually a whole host
JCMach1
Mar 2015
#92
The extreme variation within the "spectrum" does strongly suggest that there are multiple disorders
nomorenomore08
Mar 2015
#107