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Why Autism Cases Have Risen so Much Since the ‘90s — and 3 Common Myths to Ignore
New York Post ^ | May 12, 2025 | Dr. Rebecca A. Shalev and Dr. Kritika Nayar

Posted on 05/12/2025 1:22:05 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: nickcarraway

They added those with Asperger’s into the Autism bucket. I think that’s a mistake. I am very different from those that stim, can’t communicate, and so forth. As someone with this for my whole life, Asperger’s and Autism are NOT the same condition. But it bumps the numbers up.


41 posted on 05/12/2025 3:37:47 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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42 posted on 05/12/2025 3:46:56 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: nickcarraway

NY Post carries the rants of two “rent-a-doc” for Big Pharma propaganda.


43 posted on 05/12/2025 3:49:21 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Trump has arrived and it is awesome to have a real President.)
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To: StolarStorm

This has been my concern regarding the claimed increase. Expand the definition, of course you get greater numbers. Not my field of professional study but what’s the justification for lumping other conditions such as Asperger with Autism?


44 posted on 05/12/2025 3:52:03 PM PDT by Reily
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To: nickcarraway

“One of the most harmful myths is that vaccines cause autism. Decades of research and large-scale studies have repeatedly shown that vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccines are safe and effective, and misinformation can lead to preventable diseases.”

Safe and effective. Now, where have I heard that before?


45 posted on 05/12/2025 4:28:24 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Time to dump out the Treasury drawer and throw out all the junk that is wasting our money.)
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To: StolarStorm; All

They added those with Asperger’s into the Autism bucket. I think that’s a mistake. I am very different from those that stim, can’t communicate, and so forth. As someone with this for my whole life, Asperger’s and Autism are NOT the same condition. But it bumps the numbers up.


Exactly right. From my perspective, people with Asperger’s are the font of most of the progress in the human race over the last 500 years.

It appears to me that Newton, Edison, Jefferson, Tesla, and many, if not most of those responsible for significant technical and scientific advances show strong signs of Aspergers.


46 posted on 05/12/2025 4:28:34 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: Tom Tetroxide

No one had peanut allergies when I was in school in the late 60s thru the 1970s.


47 posted on 05/12/2025 4:32:24 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Time to dump out the Treasury drawer and throw out all the junk that is wasting our money.)
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To: NorthMountain

Children used to get a couple of vaccines in youth. They are now up to 73 vaccines by Junior High. Many made with DNA from decades ago. Have you read about the extremely high percentage of children who get high fevers up to 108 after vaccination?


48 posted on 05/12/2025 4:35:13 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: NorthMountain

The way to avoid being stupid is to first stop believing false instructions.

Next, learn to trust your instincts and your experience. Then you’ll see there’s a connection between autism and vaccines.


49 posted on 05/12/2025 4:38:53 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: marktwain
Yep. I wrote part of the onboard space shuttle software along with a number of other interesting efforts. Everyone that I worked with at NASA and other entities that were gifted in some areas (and with great deficits in other areas) were just like me. We groked each other.

I have yet to meet someone that I consider gifted that doesn't display some Asperger traits. So, I do not consider those traits to be an aspect of Autism, but rather an aspect of being unusually good in specific areas. Those with Aspergers have been studied and have 40% more neurons than others. Just being that way makes us weird because we have a hard time relating to others and have a hard time shutting thoughts down. I never relax. My brain is always churning. It sucks now that I'm not working on anything difficult.
50 posted on 05/12/2025 4:40:36 PM PDT by StolarStorm
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it has nothing to do with parenting style, vaccines or foods.

Is the science "settled" or something like that or will you be censored if you disagree? Asking for a friend...

51 posted on 05/12/2025 5:11:28 PM PDT by frogjerk
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To: nickcarraway

As crazy as that sounds you are correct


52 posted on 05/12/2025 5:12:12 PM PDT by frogjerk
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To: nickcarraway

Some “autism” and much of ADHD is a discipline problem. Of this there is no doubt.


53 posted on 05/12/2025 5:16:38 PM PDT by frogjerk
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To: Persevero

Very good observation


54 posted on 05/12/2025 5:17:59 PM PDT by frogjerk
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To: Tell It Right

I wouldn’t take the federal money away but ratchet the scrutiny way up, require reevaluation after some time and jack up the penalties to the sky for fraud.


55 posted on 05/12/2025 5:20:59 PM PDT by frogjerk
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I cannot believe they used that term. That’s how clueless they really are.


56 posted on 05/12/2025 5:25:57 PM PDT by frogjerk
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To: nickcarraway

My little brother, God rest his sweet soul, was afflicted with severe autism and mentally challenged, and my family believes it was because of vaccinations. Even later in life, he responded badly to vaxes, like the pneumonia shot. After he received that, he was hospitalized with pneumonia from the Saturday after Thanksgiving until January 3rd, 2008. It’s a miracle he lived. He died two years ago from an arrhythmia. He was like a little child, and I’ve had a hole in my heart ever since.


57 posted on 05/12/2025 5:27:00 PM PDT by Trump_Triumphant (“They recognized Him in the breaking of the Bread”)
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To: StolarStorm

I hear you. Do you know of any research/essays which explore the contributions of Asbergers to civilization/technological progress?

I have been considering such an essay, but have tended to shy away from the work.


58 posted on 05/12/2025 5:29:40 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: nickcarraway

Claiming autism....a defense attorney’s go to crutch...buy a specialist to examine and diagnose autism and see if it works out in court.


59 posted on 05/12/2025 5:44:13 PM PDT by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I never heard about them when I went to school in the ‘70s and ‘80s.


60 posted on 05/12/2025 6:15:46 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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