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proverbialwisdom

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6. Remarks in 2014 by Dr Tom Insel, Director of National Institute of Mental Health & head of IACC.
Thu Sep 17, 2015, 03:04 PM
Sep 2015
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"...the burden of proof is upon anybody who feels that there is NOT a real increase here in the number of kids affected."
- Dr. Thomas Insel, Director of National Institute of Mental Health and head of Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)

10:02 AM - 27 Mar 2014


http://www.northjersey.com/news/report-new-jersey-s-autism-rate-is-the-highest-in-the-u-s-1.752693#sthash.XyuaB0ms.dpuf

“The increase could be a growing number of children with autism or better screening or a combination of both,” said Dr. Coleen Boyle, the CDC’s director of the national center of birth defects and developmental disabilities.

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Dr Insel joins GOOGLE Life Sciences, September 2015:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/health/tom-insel-national-institute-of-mental-health-resign.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2015/09/15/google-life-sciences-hires-the-governments-top-brain-scientist/
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/15/9330249/google-alphabet-thomas-insel-hired-life-sciences-nimh
http://www.ageofautism.com/2015/09/if-the-iacc-had-met-it-would-have-to-consider-the-cdc-whistleblower.html
Without checking I assume he is full of shit as to the numbers being higher now. randys1 Sep 2015 #1
No the numbers are definitely higher now Egnever Sep 2015 #2
Would spreading out the vaccines help at all yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #30
No idea Egnever Sep 2015 #31
I doubt it too yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #32
No. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #38
Diagnostic criteria have changed significantly... -eom gcomeau Sep 2015 #3
Nothing he said is accurate shenmue Sep 2015 #4
Rump Roast kpete Sep 2015 #5
Remarks in 2014 by Dr Tom Insel, Director of National Institute of Mental Health & head of IACC. proverbialwisdom Sep 2015 #6
Again, yes, you're an anti-vaxxer. We get it. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #12
yep, here they come to show us "critical thinking" skills. zappaman Sep 2015 #16
The problem is that it's a circular argument. Oneironaut Sep 2015 #14
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You're a Democrat AND an anti-vaxxer who thinks vaccines cause autism. zappaman Sep 2015 #19
Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #24
That's okay. Trust me, we are all embarrassed for you. zappaman Sep 2015 #25
From the poster who thinks Andrew Wakefield will be the Carl Sagan of this generation... SidDithers Sep 2015 #22
!!! zappaman Sep 2015 #23
Well, at least he's consistent Warpy Sep 2015 #7
University of Michigan school of medicine yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #33
Gee, and here I thought Trump went to Wharton Warpy Sep 2015 #34
At least some significant SheilaT Sep 2015 #8
I would have loved for a reporter to ask - packman Sep 2015 #9
3. Did you eat your brain? Rex Sep 2015 #11
Yes & Yes. Q for you-> What are VAERS, NVICP and NCVIA ('86 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act)? proverbialwisdom Sep 2015 #15
Because vaccines don't fucking cause autism. NuclearDem Sep 2015 #17
No no...don't you see it is "autism" and not autism. Rex Sep 2015 #20
Oh you mean "autism" and not autism...carry on then... Rex Sep 2015 #21
I doubt he knows. Chemisse Sep 2015 #29
Wow did Dumb Dumb really go there? Rex Sep 2015 #10
This is from last month's Wired OnlinePoker Sep 2015 #13
You beat me to it. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #37
Donald hearts measels. muntrv Sep 2015 #26
The reason we have Anti-Vaxxers is... Marrah_G Sep 2015 #27
psssss don is full of shit. spanone Sep 2015 #28
Do you suppose he's looking for an endorsement from RFK, Jr? mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #35
I think we need to look at pesticides, bpa, aspartame, etc. ecstatic Sep 2015 #36
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