U.S. study shows autism more common. I've been around and around on this and I think one reason for the explosive growth in the rate of new cases has to do with awareness and early diagnosis. Some True Believers think mercury (and specifically, Thimerisol) is the culprit and nothing will dissuade them. Personally, I think autism is simply too large to have a single cause. The huge, huge range in disability on the spectrum makes me think this may not have a single cause or single cure. More on this later.
Quarantine 2008 has ended
Fair warning: possibly graphic post and not for the squeamish. So it all started Friday night. Wife and I had a long day (as usual) and had finally finished with dishes, laundry and the rest of the normal daily grind. The baby had been fussy most of the day and had spit up here and there. Mostly we thought it had been switching from formula to milk which can sometimes cause this type of thing. By the time kid #4 rolls around you tend to let these things slide. If this were #1 we'd have called in a medivac at the first sign of vomiting in a 1 year old. He finally calmed down and we got him off to sleep. We watched a bit of The Wire and retired (very) late. About 10 minutes later #2 wakes up crying complaining of a stomach ache. I ask if he has to go to the bathroom and he says no, it's not that. His stomach really hurts. OK, into my bed and I'll get the heating pad for a bit. We get him settled and he calms down. Knowing that he tends towards the dramatic, I s...
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