The problem might not be an increase in autism, but a change in what is defined as autism. Many of those described as having autism today might not have been described as such in decades past.
I agree with you. Also, I think the diagnosis automatically qualifies for some SSDI or other benefits, as well as possibly medical providers have financial motives to have more cases.
I don’t have statistics on this, so if someone has any sources to support these claims, I would appreciate it. Otherwise, it is JMHO.
That's a part of the story, women having kids layer in life and fewer kids overall is part of the story, Tylenol use might be part of the story, vaccine schedules and ingredients might also be part of the story,
But if you talk about any one of those things as contributing to autism rates, someone is going to say it's garbage science because it doesn't explain everything, or it makes women feel accused of making bad decisions or confronted with the consequenses of their actions, or it makes a republican look good, or one of the establishment heros look bad. That's just the state of the world any more.
I would say indeed autism has been redefined to include everything. Anyone and everyone now has the luxury to be called a victim of something. Kid a little awkward, he must be autistic. And then to throw a whole lot more victims on the pyre, invent “Asperger’s” syndrome for adults to be called autistic. And when that’s not enough? Make a whole spectrum that everyone can be on.
Maybe it is acetaminophen maybe not. But it that’s the biggest fish right now RFK skipped right over the lgbtqwtf surge in children and its root causes.