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Originally Posted by photon
Especially since resources for help are often triggered by specific diagnoses. I've seen first hand where a diagnosis wasn't super strong, but was still given because it enabled resources to be accessed that in turn allowed for a better, more accurate, diagnosis.
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Exactly, rates are rising, I have little doubt about that, however there are a number of factors that are associated with that. Here is a news story which highlights that exact issue. There are always a number of factors and for people to look for the single smoking gun to point at and say that is responsible for an increase are overly simplistic in their approach.
They say 1 in 68 falls on the spectrum, however the spectrum is so vast that this number becomes murky when you are lumping everyone under the same umbrella regardless of the severity of the presenting symptoms.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/autism...-u-s-1.2589106
And just for the record, I don't think that people who refuse to vaccinate their children are stupid or have a low IQ, rather I just think that it is a sign of a failing in our healthcare system combined with the fact that scientists are awful, just awful at promoting science to the masses. They use jargon, don't have celebrity power behind them and never seem to utilize media well. Even the posters that are designed to improve vaccination rates are awful and don't get the message across well. Right now they are losing not on the science and evidence front, but rather in the media.