There is simply no epidemic and no exponential rise.
The fact is that there is an increase, but most major institutions feel that it is related to better identification of children.
More importantly, children with autism in California are offered special gov't subsidies and gov't financed healthcare permanently. If a parent has a child in California who is diagnosed with autism, there is no longer any imperative to really diagnose the child. Autism is a poor diagnosis when there is failure to run the appropriate tests to identify the myriad of other conditions that mimic the disease.
Fortunately, most major pediatric centers are very thorough with their metabolic, neurologic, and endocrine evaluations.
I know one thing is for sure. Unless you are well experienced in the differential diagnosis of neurologic, metabolic, genetic, endocrine, and developmental pediatric disorders; you are totally unqualified to render these assumptions and decisions.
If you begin to render opinion on actual cases through this website, you should be cautious because you are stepping on the state laws on medical practice and on the federal laws on communication (FCC regulations).
Why don't you get off your high horse? People around here think it's appropriate to discuss issues that affect them personally and are in daily discussion in newspapers and in the U.S. congress. They are quoting experts giving congressional testimony, which is certainly as valid as anything you have to say. The First Amendment is still in effect, even though you seem to not approve of it.
These kinds of implied threats and attempts at intimidation are getting old.
| You are engaging in interstate commerce and you are engaging in unethical practices due to violation of the code of state regulations for any state having any reader of this thread. |
| However, these incessant postings regarding vaccines are bordering on illegal conduct......... Free Republic and other anti-vaccination websites are also guilty of such culpability if harm occurs to a child due to alleged negligence by said website, medical group, etc............. Let this be a frank warning to Freepers. These discussions expose Free Republic to malpractice culpability and they should be discontinued because the individuals starting the discussions apparently do not have credentials as physicians in each state of the country. |
If you think you're going to intimidate me from posting on this, think again. I haven't even gotten started posting on this subject.
No wonder Mr. Spock would wonder about humanity with outbursts like yours!
There are many professionals both medical and educational who claim that the growth in Autism goes beyond better diagnosis. I don't know your credentials but I don't see you pointing to specific links to back up your statements like the other people here are.
Yes there are quacks out there taking advantage of parents in a vulnerable state but there is room for disagreement over these issues.
Disagreement leads to understanding. I don't know why you're so intent on shutting it down.
It's not just California that provides funding for special education. The federal education law mandates it in all states. Now, I can tell you from personal experience that getting the appropriate education for my son is like pulling teeth. It's all local control at the school district level. If California is simply giving money away, which I doubt, perhaps I should consider moving from New Jersey.
You make a good point with regard to high functioning kids being provided with an over abundance of resources. Perhaps this is my bias showing since my son is low functioning and I know how that the competition for resources is fierce.
My son has been poked, prodded, scrutinized and analyzed beyond what I consider tolerable. It has been necessary to convince the powers that be that he's Autistic even when it's plainly obvious. I have not found the other way around to be true at all.
You need to spend a little more time on Omicron Ceti III.
Because the pharmacuetical companies said so....I don't think so.
In a former thread you posted a link that said that they felt they would do it when they felt like it. Show me the exact date that these vaccines removed mercury.
They didn't because it would show culpability. Something medical sociopaths are wont to do.