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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MrBrownstone · 46-50, M

Vaccines causes autism. Compare to the Amish for research.

PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F

@MrBrownstone I think more likely food additives, Amish have a healthier diet. There's no evidence of a link with vaccines and autism.

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