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[[Category:Issues]][[Autism]] is mainly an [[:Category:Issues|issue]] in that it has recently taken on epidemic proportions. [http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20050608-13272700-bc-us-ageofautism-wang.xml One source] quotes the U.S. Federal Government as saying the autism rate is now one in 166.
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[[Category:Issues]][[Autism]] is mainly an [[issue]] in that it has lately taken on epidemic proportions while the cause has yet eluded identification. [http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20050608-13272700-bc-us-ageofautism-wang.xml One source] quotes the U.S. Federal Government as saying the autism rate is now one in 166.
  
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Many parents and a minority of medical professionals believe there is a strong link between autism and vaccinations, possibly due to [[Wikipedia:thimerosal|thimerosal]], a mercury-based preservative used in the manufacture of vaccines during the 1990s and possibly earlier (it appears that its use began to be phased out in 1999, though it will be at least 2006 before existing thimerosal-bearing stocks are used up or reach their expiration date).
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A key point of contention is the argument put forward by some parents that [[autism vaccination theory|childhood vaccinations seemed strongly linked]] to early regression in children later diagnosed with autism; the [[scientific community]] in general has firmly rejected this theory.
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There is now some strong circumstantial evidence to indicate that there may be something to this theory, or at the very least to suggest possible avenues of inquiry, in that autism among the Amish (who generally do not use vaccines) is reportedly 1 in 15,000.
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* [[autism vaccination theory]]
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The medical community in general, however, seems strongly resistant to the idea that vaccines might be causing the problem, and even resistant to the idea of looking more closely at the Amish population for clues as to what might actually be behind the autism epidemic.
 
 
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* ScienceDaily articles by Dan Olmsted:
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===Reference===
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** [http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20050608-13272700-bc-us-ageofautism-wang.xml One in 15,000 Amish]: source of the figure used above
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** [http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20050509-09315700-bc-us-ageofautism-absence.xml Absence of Evidence]: more specifics about the Amish data
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* {{conservapedia}}
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** [http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20051030-10222300-bc-ageofautism.xml The Amish Elephant]: how some medical professionals respond
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* {{!in|dkosopedia}} no equivalent article (as of 2008-04-04); see [http://www.dailykos.com/tag/Autism DailyKos]
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* The {{Wikipedia|thimerosal}} article has some more details about the controversy
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* {{!in|sourcewatch}} no equivalent article (as of 2008-04-04); see [[sourcewatch:Special:Search/Autism|search]]
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* {{htyp}} (for practical information)

Latest revision as of 13:04, 6 January 2011

Autism is mainly an issue in that it has lately taken on epidemic proportions while the cause has yet eluded identification. One source quotes the U.S. Federal Government as saying the autism rate is now one in 166.

A key point of contention is the argument put forward by some parents that childhood vaccinations seemed strongly linked to early regression in children later diagnosed with autism; the scientific community in general has firmly rejected this theory.

Related Pages

Links

Reference

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