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It would be wonderful if the could treat/prevent autism. k&r Little Star Mar 2012 #1
Be careful... Leftist Agitator Mar 2012 #8
I'm niot "broken" and don't need to be fixed Odin2005 Mar 2012 #16
Please except my apology Odin2005... Little Star Mar 2012 #19
Accepted! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #20
Thank you. Little Star Mar 2012 #22
But think what you could have been if you had not been vaccinated. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #29
Took me a while to get the sarcasm, LOL! Odin2005 Mar 2012 #31
Thank goodness. I was hoping it was pretty obvious. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #32
Now they need to find out WHY they misfire--if there's a precursor that causes it. MADem Mar 2012 #2
Vaccines have been off the hook for many, many years Warpy Mar 2012 #7
my late brother was "autistic" CountAllVotes Mar 2012 #14
I don't know anything about this debate JonLP24 Mar 2012 #21
They found the genes Warpy Mar 2012 #23
"an overabundance of brain cells in the pre-frontal cortex" KamaAina Mar 2012 #3
Or an overabundance in the Reptilian Cortex n/t IDemo Mar 2012 #30
... xchrom Mar 2012 #4
Thanks for this link! SamG Mar 2012 #5
In the case of we asberger's types DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #6
I like Aspies Warpy Mar 2012 #9
But that's why you're all so smart. Don't change. We love you. crazylikafox Mar 2012 #10
I have heard that autism has been linked to ehrnst Mar 2012 #12
Interesting sakabatou Mar 2012 #11
But it can't solely be a case of genes, can it? Since autistic identical twins pnwmom Mar 2012 #13
The same genes can behave or 'misfire' differently - the theory here ehrnst Mar 2012 #15
Thanks! n/t pnwmom Mar 2012 #26
The brain overgrowth occurs before birth. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #18
There are many other factors researchers are investigating pnwmom Mar 2012 #25
"overabundance of brain cells in the pre-frontal cortex" so that's why... Odin2005 Mar 2012 #17
Perhaps there is something to the arcane art of Corrective Phrenology after all slackmaster Mar 2012 #24
I am creeped out by the language: "...to treat and prevent autism." BlueIris Mar 2012 #27
I'm hoping that they can do this to genes, soon, for personal reasons. ehrnst Mar 2012 #28
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