re: Anti-vaxxers on the rise: Typically rich and white

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I really don't know what to think. I encounter more and more autistic kids every year. And no, it's got nothing to do with advances in modern diagnosis. The kids are noticeably autistic and there are more of them than there used to be just 20 years ago. I personally know 6 women I went to school with who have autistic kids.

I'm not saying vaccines cause it, but something seems to be.

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Improvements in diagnosis may be one thing leading to higher number of children on the spectrum.

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I really don't know what to think. I encounter more and more autistic kids every year. And no, it's got nothing to do with advances in modern diagnosis. The kids are noticeably autistic and there are more of them than there used to be just 20 years ago. I personally know 6 women I went to school with who have autistic kids.

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autistic kids also used to be sent off to live in a home or were hidden from society out of shame. You see them more now b/c of things like parents no longer believing their autistic kid should be institutionalized and most no longer fearing how people will react to them. Also, in 1960, the population of the US was at 180 million. Today the US population is 318 million. Simple math says you are seeing it more because there are a frick ton more people in this country.


and honestly, if there is a rise, its far more likely to do with a pollutant or some kind or new(ish)chemical that has had very little study done on its long term effects.