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> I don't quite buy that autism will be shown to be genetic. I think it's an environmental factor. The rate of increase in autism is pretty much exponential: Y
by hannob 10y ago
> I don't quite buy that autism will be shown to be genetic. I think it's an environmental factor. The rate of increase in autism is pretty much exponential:
You're confusing increase in diagnosis versus increase in autism. This confusion is the whole basis of the "autism epidemic" claim.
- adsfqwop 10y agoAm I? The Nature article explicitly states that the shift in diagnosis criteria does not fully explain the increase in numbers. "Shifting diagnoses and heightened awareness explain only part of the apparent rise in autism. Scientists are struggling to explain the rest." http://www.nature.com/news/2011/111102/full/479022a.html http://www.nature.com/news/2011/111102/full/479022a.html