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I detect sarcasm in your response and trust the legitimacy of random white papers about as much as I trust buzzfeed. That being said mercury correlation sounds

• perl4ever 7y ago
  It sounds semi-plausible until you skim the paper and notice that they seem to be conceding that if the linkage exists, it's happening prenatally because of the mother's fillings. That seems like it would greatly attenuate the effect suggested, and also makes it reminiscent of the vaccine claims. Also, much of the writing tone and rhetoric is floridly crank-style.
  • dreamcompiler 7y ago
    It can't be because of the child's fillings. Most autistic children are diagnosed well before age 6, which is about when baby teeth start to fall out. How many kids get cavities filled in baby teeth? Some probably, but I expect most diagnosed children have never had a cavity filled.