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Actual autism has NOT increased. It's a money scam created by the ADA and Social Security. Calling a child 'autistic' on the farthest fringy reaches of 'the spectrum' qualifies the parents for cash.

It's the same reason you saw adds for years on TV (back when people watched on-air TV) for 'free' scooters and such. The company ginned up a diagnosis and overbilled the Government for an 'approved medical device'. It's all a scam.

Eliminate the subsidy and incentives, and autism by and large goes away.

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Don't disagree since I think everyone is on the spectrum to one degree or another. However, real autism exists. Think you'd agree if you ever saw Doug Flutie's son and others I've met. Do agree with the perverse incentives from the government (like how they incent single parent homes) but feel that autism has roots outside of government.

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Yes, in my thinking real autism is the number you first mentioned 1-1000. The increased to absurd levels is government caused, and it tracks statistically - mercury-based vaccines (the ones most blamed) existed for decades, but the spike in diagnoses doesn't occur until after SS payments are approved for 'mental health' issues after passage of the ADA.

Those same issues are also responsible for increased 'education' costs because the special little snowflake gets a private tutor and extra time for tests and someone to hold their hand in class, all on the government (read - yours and mine) dime.

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Would agree with that and think you'd agree that the offshoring of the creation of our vaccines has been a disaster. The quality and reliability has gone in the toilet - resulting in such shocking numbers.

The incidence of SIDS is highest the 24-hours after inoculation.

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Yes, offshoring of any type of manufacturing - -especially medical - is disastrous on many fronts, and yet another reason to hate the Bush family and the Clintons, who both pushed it endlessly.

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