Explain the Rise in Autism

[lord of the mark]

Re: Explain the Rise in Autism

Originally posted by Eli

She also told me about some American professor around fifty years ago who got his hands on an autistic kid. He called all his students and/or colleagues to show them the rarity, saying to them that they will probably never see someone like this ever again.

Given that Fromm, Bettleheim, others, etc all had theories about Autism, and that presumably they didnt do so without seeing a number of patients with it, the above does not sound credible.

Kahners (sp?), IE full blown autism, was I think not nearly that uncommon 50 years ago. I wonder how many who were simply diagnosed as "retarded" and warehoused in state hospitals and such were actually suffering from autism?

Aspergers I suspect is much more diagnosed.

[General Ludd]

Interesting that no one seems willing to consider all pollutants, mutagents, radiation, ect... that enters our body and instead would rather pretend that there is no increase - that it's "all in the mind" and we're just diagnosing it more.

[Elok]

It's because kids aren't eating enough meat. Too much tofu causes autism.

[MRT144]

interesting that you seem so sure about it

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Elok
It's because kids aren't eating enough meat. Too much tofu causes autism.

[Eroberer]

All I know on this subject is that there are advertisements for autism everywhere now. You have the "1 in 166" kids ads, mentions on talk shows, mentions on sports shows, and so on. Did somebody just start throwing a lot of money at this problem? Another explanation is that I just watch too much TV.

[Dis]

the media just likes to have their pet diseases.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Elok
It's because kids aren't eating enough meat. Too much tofu causes autism.

I didn't realise you where raised vegetarian.

[Elok]

Originally posted by General Ludd
I didn't realise you where raised vegetarian.

I didn't know you were raised in Chernobyl.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Elok


I didn't know you were raised in Chernobyl.

I wasn't. However I was raised on the planet earth, after the atmospheric nuclear tests of the past six decades. There isn't a person on this planet who is safe from the radioactive particles released into our atmosphere by the deathmongers we elect to lead us. Even chernobyl had strong and immediate effects in most of europe, reaching to even the British Isles.

[General Ludd]

Likewise, I have breathed in the exhaust of cars and factories, drank in industrial run-offs, and eaten poisons and contaminants most every single day of my life.

[Elok]

And all before you reached the age where your Asperger's manifested itself? Impressive. I wonder what the autism rate is in Mexico City, or the industrial areas of the PRC?

EDIT: Victorian London must have been absolutely swimming with us nerds! Your average gentleman in a carriage ran over a dozen orphans each day who were staring at the fascinating patterns soot formed on the bricks.

[Dis]

nice sarcasm.

But one can't say those poisons are good for us. What exact effects they have are unknown. But I have no desire to go back to living in the dark ages.

[Elok]

I thought their exact effects were something along the lines of chronic lung disease and a buttload of assorted cancers, depending on the severity and type of the problem in the area you live. Assuming that differences in brain structure have something to do with it is something different.

[Dis]

yeah I agree. pollution from factories is known well enough. Same with radionuclides (which occur naturally as well- so don't get to worked up over chernobyl).

No one has discussed mercury in fish. It's already established that pregnant mothers can't eat fish.