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4. "The most severe form of autism" just means "not Asperger's or PDD-NOS"

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 11:10 PM

Dec 2012

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And, again, the presentation is subjective.

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N.J. autism rate soared in 4 years [View all] proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 OP

Eh. Behavioral health people are rewarded for a diagnosis Recursion Dec 2012 #1

I wondered if it was environmental or diagnostic enthusiasm. nt MADem Dec 2012 #2

Awareness may have uncovered hidden cases bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 #6

That's clearly inaccurate. Check any of these links. proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #5

Did you read them? They're saying what I said Recursion Dec 2012 #15

Sloppy spelling x2. Rushing? proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #19

Since that wasn't what I said, I don't have to be serious about it Recursion Dec 2012 #23

Nonissue side-show diversion for me, sorry. proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #25

It's the LEAD ingested by children fasttense Dec 2012 #12

You have just described the majority of mental health diagnoses. Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #16

Unfortunately Recursion Dec 2012 #17

Ya know, it really pisses me off when Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #20

There's no doubt that the incidence of autism is rising.... ReRe Dec 2012 #7

Yes. WHY? southerncrone Dec 2012 #8

Actually, there are so many chemicals in our enviroment caseymoz Dec 2012 #9

Yes chemicals like lead fasttense Dec 2012 #13

There seems to be a genetic component. dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #10

A genetic component may mean that under Ilsa Dec 2012 #11

Autism increased dramatically during the 90's, not the 80's. proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #18

It began showing up in kids born in the '80's, but southerncrone Dec 2012 #32

Plenty of researchers doubt that Recursion Dec 2012 #14

Your citations are from 2005, 2005, 1991. Stale. proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #21

Dr. Tom Insel, 2009, MIT: increase in autism is real. proverbialwisdom Dec 2012 #22

A lot of faulty Diagnosis and scamming the system WestCoastLib Dec 2012 #24

It also qualifies them for extra govt. money if they are on assistance. southerncrone Dec 2012 #33

While I am not trained; greiner3 Dec 2012 #26

Rising age of fathers? mainer Dec 2012 #27

Another article on father's age and rising autism rates mainer Dec 2012 #28