Posted by linkadge on August 31, 2016, at 21:46:02
In reply to Re: vaccinations and autism, posted by linkadge on August 31, 2016, at 21:34:57
It's the same with peanut allergies. The rate of serious peanut allergies **has** significantly increased in the past two decades. The dramatic rise in childhood allergies is **not** the simply a case of 'rising awareness' or 'better diagnosis'. When I was in school, we could bring peanut butter sandwiches to lunch without sending half the class to the hospital.
Its the same with childhood diabetes. The rate of childhood diabetes **has** significantly increased in the past few decades. It is **not** the case that we are simply better diagnosing the problem.
It is the same with childhood obesity. The rate of childhood obesity has significantly increased in the past few decades. It is **not** the case that we are simply better able to detect the problem (our scales worked just as well 30 years ago as they do now).
Like the above mentioned problems, I doubt that the increase in rates of autism is simply due to better 'diagnostic abilities'.
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