You can say what you want... there are more autistic kids than ever before and no it's not due to increased awareness or reporting.

Maybe it's how kids are raised these days, or something to do with pollution/plastics, microplastics... but the number of 'normal' kids is lower than when I was a girl.

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PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F

Some is foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. I have an adopted son who has a diagnosis of FASD as well as autism. I got used to saying he's autistic as people are less judgemental and accepting when it's ASD but honestly I think it was more the alcohol. FASD is the leading cause of non genetic learning disabilities.

LibertarianEmily · 26-30, F

@PatientlyWaiting25 oh that might actually make sense given the community in which we live (sadly)

MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

Vaccines causes autism. Compare to the Amish for research.

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LibertarianEmily · 26-30, F

@PatientlyWaiting25 yes I think it's more likely to be discipline and diet and less pollution microplastics

PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F

@LibertarianEmily Amish are probably getting microplastics as it will be in the water, there's also autism within the Amish community, there's a genetic factors too and the Amish have a relatively small gene pool.

LibertarianEmily · 26-30, F

@PatientlyWaiting25 I am 100% that autism is a real thing and could have a genetic component... and everything... but there can be multiple factors right

EBSVC · 41-45, T

Why is not due to increased reporting and diagnosis? How do you know that?

LibertarianEmily · 26-30, F

@EBSVC cos I can see with my eyes that's there's a difference - I'm not going from reported numbers.

ImperialAerosolKidFromEP · 51-55, M

Maybe it's the way their parents hook up. I had to have Internet access for 20 years before I married

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