Rates of autism have skyrocketed 1000% since 1990 - Vaccines?

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[Scythian]

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Vaccines cause autism: Supporting evidence
October 6 - Rates of autism have skyrocketed 1000% since 1990, yet defenders of vaccines and the pharmaceutical industry keep scratching their heads in confusion: What could be causing this? Lots of clues point to vaccines...

Autism rates double in children as vaccines poison an entire generation
According to a U.S. government survey just published, rates of autism in children have doubled since 2003. Today, an estimated 1 in 91 children are being diagnosed with autism ...

[driftdiver]

Not sure how you can say that without seeing the kids. The people I know have kids that are quite obviously autistic. They aren’t bad parents and the kids are not undisciplined.

Im not saying there isnt an agenda. Just saying that blanket statements are unwarranted. Autism is far far different than ‘ADHD’.

[pollywog]

I can tell you have never been exposed to a child with autism.
Sad comment!

[cajungirl]

Correct. THe Autism Spectrum Disorder is what has increased the number of kids with diagnosis. And money for research and disability claims.

[cajungirl]

Same thing happened with Bipolar which used to be known as exceedingly rare. Now everybody has it. The definiton was changed to include people without classic Bipolar Disorder and catches those with milder variants.

This is legitimate and because of there is agreater understanding of the entire spectrum of disorders which are autistic in nature but not as severe or disabling as autism.

HOw you count and how you define a disorder makes a difference.

[cajungirl]

I believe you are nistating the case and don’t know much about these disorders. They are real and with early intervention can be improved.

[cajungirl]

mistating,,I cannot type so early!

[Canedawg]

“Schools get paid more for kids with a diagnosis.”

Exactly. The kid gets an IEP and the schools receive money stemming from the I.D.E.A.

[Cloverfarm]

“...the new buzzword for kids that don’t get enough discipline ...”

Um, no. Have to disagree on that. Discipline was rigorous in my grandma’s family yet still one uncle was “that way” like some of the other relatives.

No easy answers.

[wolfcreek]

One would have to look back at the practices of the parents and especially the grandparents. (you get most of your characteristics from your GPs)

The vaccines could be a problem but, the overall diet and exposure to modern chemicals, pesticides, illegal and legal drugs, the use of microwave ovens, tainted drinking water, lack of fresh air and lack of sunlight, etc....are more likely.

My MIL took a drug to lessen the risk of miscarriage back in the ‘60s. It was later to be found to cause problems in her grandchildren. It skipped a generation.

[Dianna]

Not sure how you can say that without seeing the kids. The people I know have kids that are quite obviously autistic. They aren’t bad parents and the kids are not undisciplined.

I worked in a special ed preschool in a public school for awhile. We had one class exclusively for autistic children. ALL of those children were textbook, classic autistic.

In my classes (morning and afternoon), we had one child who was classically autistic whose parents didn't want him in the other program, 1 child with Down's Syndrome, 1 child with extreme physical and mental handicaps, about 5 kids who had something going on because normal discipline, firmness and consistency were ineffective, and maybe 8 kids who needed speech therapy.

The other 24 kids were all diagnosed with something (had to, in order to qualify for the program) but they seemed pretty normal to me.

There is a LOT of diagnosing going on, but from what I've seen, the autism diagnoses have been spot on.

[rbg81]

I dunno. I have read that new fathers over 40 are more likely to have kids with autism than younger men. And a lot more couples (men) are getting married later and putting off having kids. It may be as simple as that.

[CalvaryJohn]

Recently, Autism Awareness advocates have “rounded down” the 1 in 162 figure to an even 1 in 150. I do not believe there is an explosion of this disorder. What other statistics have they been monkeying around with?

[Dianna]

Exactly. The kid gets an IEP and the schools receive money stemming from the I.D.E.A.

The money for children with IEP's is limited to a certain percentage of the school population. There are more than enough kids who require some kind of extra help that they really don't need to be making up autism.

[Canedawg]

there are thousands and thousands of lawsuits filed by parents of kids with IEPs seeking dAMAGES that claim the school is not giving them the proper education in accordance with the IEP.

Inner city parents are being encouraged (by ACORN types) to GET IEPs for their kids. ADD, ADHC, autism, whatever the condition- they are advised to get an IEP

That is the reality.

[Paradox]

Its a shame that real phenomena are being linked to various boogey men. Like the rise in Autism to Vaccines. Or Obesity to HFCS. Lowered sperm count to Soy. Why? Because people become fixated on these "causes" and stop paying attention to other, just as, if not more, likely causes.

There is little if any scientific evidence to link the latter to the former, yet advocates (disadvocates?) get into silly conspiracy theories to support their views. Just a shame what happens to real science these days.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

Vaccines MAY be a trigger, but they are not the cause.

It is grossly irresponsible to claim vaccines cause autism. Autism spectrum disorders are genetic.

[uncbob]

It’s not vaccines. Anything mental gets diagnosed as Autism these days, because it turns on the money.

New fad diagnosis along wth the BS Attention Deficit Disorder

[C210N]

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[Sir Francis Dashwood]

there are thousands and thousands of lawsuits filed by parents of kids with IEPs seeking dAMAGES that claim the school is not giving them the proper education in accordance with the IEP.

The legal profession is full of vultures and filth.

[Canedawg]

It's even more complicated than that- in NYC, a TOP, TOP white shoe law firm is litigating these cases pro bono in conjunction with leftist, anti-board of ed organizations, who in return divert federal money to the law firm during "fundraisers" to make up for the law firm's assistance.