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In reply to the discussion: Autism in US more common than previously thought; wider screening, better diagnosis cited [View all]TheWraith
(24,331 posts)2. Cue someone blaming vaccines in three... two...
It's like the Obama birth certificate of medical science. Even after it's been proven wrong, some people still believe.
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Autism in US more common than previously thought; wider screening, better diagnosis cited [View all]
Julian Englis
Mar 2012
OP
It's now being considered that ADHD is a possible sign of later onset of bipolar. I know
GreenPartyVoter
Mar 2012
#20
Higher rates in Utah? Didn't someone just post an apology letter from a grandparent
midnight
Mar 2012
#16
In the old days, the low-functioning autistic kids would have simply been labeled
Lydia Leftcoast
Mar 2012
#19
OFFICIAL DATA: the autism rate for boys born in NJ in 2000 is 1 in 29 reports Mark Blaxill (@ 4:09).
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#25
"Living in Utah... baby boy will have a 1 in 32 chance of being autistic, the highest risk in US."
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#27
ENVIRONMENTAL QUESTIONS: Occupy EPA Action, 3/30/12,"If the EPA were occupied with sound science..."
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#28
Of mice & children: does this happen in infants & should it comprise a contraindication, like fever?
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#29
Wrong, sorry. The stats are from ADDM, a project of the CDC and its parent agency, DHHS.
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#48
You MUST read this even if a more nuanced explanation is ultimately more accurate (eg post #26).
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#32
HHS Press Release naming new public members of Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee:
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#33
Ouch, PUSHBACK. The devastating grievances detailed here warrant attention.
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#35
Harvard Health Publications: The Autism Revolution by Martha Herbert, MD, PhD, with Karen Weintraub.
proverbialwisdom
Apr 2012
#40
Physicians for Social Responsibility: Impending Vote on Safe Chemicals Act!
proverbialwisdom
May 2012
#58
"Not 1 newborn American baby has been tested without finding 100's of chemicals in umbilical cord."
proverbialwisdom
May 2012
#61