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22. This discussion is way too technical for me to assess personally, but having scientists

Reply to cthulu2016 (Reply #21)

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 02:48 PM

Mar 2013

making these assertions who are the parent or grandparent of a child with autism is a reason to pause.

http://www.rescuepost.com/files/hooker-autism-hearing-draft-testimony-draft-final-11-28-12-1.pdf
http://www.ageofautism.com/2012/12/brian-hookers-testimony-autism.html
Brian Hooker

http://www.ageofautism.com/2012/11/q-a-how-about-a-half-cup-of-mercury-hazardous-waste.html
http://www.ageofautism.com/2013/03/since-1938-there-have-come-to-our-attention.html
http://www.ageofautism.com/2012/12/poul-thorsen-called-industry-scumbag-scientist-and-mercury-shill.html
Jim Thompson

Their concerns are far from any legitimately marginalized or mocked.

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Autism Diagnoses Rise Among U.S. Children, CDC Finds [View all] proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 OP

Important caveats. proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #1

There is nothing that comes out of Fox that I believe. kimbutgar Mar 2013 #25

So what does our government and country have planned for these adults with autism? meadowlark5 Mar 2013 #2

If we become our brothers keepers cap Mar 2013 #4

I don't think we can compare our country as a whole to the Amish meadowlark5 Mar 2013 #6

Imagine if we could.... cap Mar 2013 #59

Not much tavalon Mar 2013 #11

That will be the same with my brother meadowlark5 Mar 2013 #13

I just got my son into a group home and it costs $1100 a month kimbutgar Mar 2013 #26

"The takers and the makers" meadowlark5 Mar 2013 #27

She will probably be eligible for SSI since she is a close relalative juajen Mar 2013 #51

Thank you. I did not know that meadowlark5 Mar 2013 #60

When I write to legislators, this is the primary argument I use for not Butterbean Mar 2013 #57

Due to the change in diagnostic criteria, or increase in symptoms? Blandocyte Mar 2013 #3

Changes in disagnostic criteria alone cannot explain the increase. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #8

The criteria do keep shifting MyshkinCommaPrince Mar 2013 #30

Linked to mercury content in high fructose corn syrup: bhikkhu Mar 2013 #5

Alex Jones' web site, reposting a "NaturalNews" article? Archae Mar 2013 #9

Here, from 2009. proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #17

It seems mercury could well be the culprit barbaraj Mar 2013 #18

Thank you for links. 840high Mar 2013 #32

It's nice to know that the assertion of causes that have no scientific evidence to support them Pale Blue Dot Mar 2013 #10

Mercury is a much more plausible factor than vaccine bhikkhu Mar 2013 #14

Here's another perspective backed by scientific evidence. Read for some not nice to know realities. proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #19

Another wack job site, "Adventures In Autism." Archae Mar 2013 #20

What say you to just these points? proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #24

The number of different vaccines in the current vaccine schedule has skyrocketed... nenagh Mar 2013 #28

Mercury is a known cause of developmental problems in the brain bhikkhu Mar 2013 #31

No theories? Then you'll have to read THIS. proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #34

And you'll have to read THIS. Pale Blue Dot Mar 2013 #35

Your assumption is wrong. I'll have to get back to you, though. nt proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #41

The theory that vaccine causes encephalopathy, and that encephalopathy causes autism? bhikkhu Mar 2013 #37

I will read the barbaraj Mar 2013 #38

In several countries the ending of thimoseral use coincided with a steady increase in autism bhikkhu Mar 2013 #46

Debunked! proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #50

debunked briefly, and with no particular facts bhikkhu Mar 2013 #53

Nope. proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #54

The CDC accounting barbaraj Mar 2013 #55

some background in vaccine study fraud barbaraj Mar 2013 #52

Giving credit where credit is due... proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #39

Well, now having read more, I agree with you bhikkhu Mar 2013 #45

Dr.Offit holds vaccine patents.. barbaraj Mar 2013 #47

The whole approach of "attacking the witness" doesn't work bhikkhu Mar 2013 #48

one in ten thousand in 1980 to barbaraj Mar 2013 #7

The diagnostic criteria has widened to include nonoyes Mar 2013 #12

well here in the trenches it barbaraj Mar 2013 #15

Maybe more geeks are getting married to each other? Xipe Totec Mar 2013 #16

This is what I believe, personally. Butterbean Mar 2013 #56

Personally, think normal is overrated. Xipe Totec Mar 2013 #58

I blame the fact we took mercury out of vaccines circa 2000. cthulu2016 Mar 2013 #21

This discussion is way too technical for me to assess personally, but having scientists proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #22

Beware: The Age of Autism blog = quackery alp227 Mar 2013 #36

Be AWARE barbaraj Mar 2013 #42

who ..WHO..no, they never took them out barbaraj Mar 2013 #23

They said on the news that the results are not exactly correct, because ... Tx4obama Mar 2013 #29

one in fifty.. barbaraj Mar 2013 #33

What are some parents of children with autism saying online about all this? ACTION ALERT, MOBILIZE! proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #40

My association isn't so far-fetched: "I want to go all Act-Up..." proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #43

This thread contains a pretty thorough list of BS websites to avoid at all costs Godhumor Mar 2013 #44

Another theory has popped up. Archae Mar 2013 #49

Heard the breakdown today barbaraj Mar 2013 #61

All because of vaccines and floride Ter Mar 2013 #62

Big money is taking down the brightest barbaraj Mar 2013 #63

HEADLINE: State with one of highest rates of autism turns out to be in normal range proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #64

Buried shocker. proverbialwisdom Mar 2013 #65