How did we go from less than 1 in 1000 children with Autism to 1 in 36? \ stacker news ~alter

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Autism became recognized as a developmental disorder distinct from schizophrenia for the first time by the WHO, in 1978.

Ever since Autism was recognized as a distinct disorder, researchers and doctors began to include other disorders and behaviors (that have long been studied in children) into the "autism umbrella".

Awareness of autism in the public culture increased with the release of Rain Man (1988) and other media portrayals.

The DSM-IV TR (an autism test deployed in year 2000) contained an almost complete rewrite of the definition of Asperger syndrome. Notably, it now no longer included speech and language difficulties. This greatly increased the number of people deemed to have the condition.

You can read more about the history of Autism here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_autism

If you've read this far, its probably because you have a hyperfixation and you might be autistic. /s

Take the Free RAADS-R Autism test here: https://embrace-autism.com/raads-r/#test

38 sats \ 11 replies \ @south_korea_ln 17 Jul

Good to see most comments highlight increased awareness and diagnostic abilities as the most likely explanation...

34 sats \ 9 replies \ @mrsu 17 Jul

I think that likely plays a small role. However, I find it unlikely that "normal" rates of autism are 1 in 36 for our species. Do other species in the wild have similar rates of behavioural/cognitive issues?

My wife is a behavioural therapist, and specialises in working with autistic children. Her view is that diet plays a much larger role in autism than is currently believed by the mainstream.

Very few children are breastfed now, and most babies are weaned onto a diet of wheat, rice and potatoes. I would find it hard to believe that this doesn't affect brain development.

0 sats \ 8 replies \ @Bell_curve 17 Jul

Very few babies are breast fed? Terrible

24 sats \ 7 replies \ @mrsu 17 Jul

Yes, its tragic. Just 50% in the first month, and less than 15% by 6 months. Our daughter is 1 year now, and still gets most of her nutrition from breastmilk. We've never fed her formula .

https://m.stacker.news/40207

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Bell_curve 17 Jul

What is the 'recommended' age to stop breastfeeding?

Thanks for providing the chart

13 sats \ 5 replies \ @mrsu 18 Jul

In the UK, the NHS recommends min 6 months for exclusive breastfeeding, and to continue on for 2 years with solid foods is considered ideal.

Id say the NHS is quite pro breastfeeding from our experience .

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/breastfeeding-and-bottle-feeding/breastfeeding/your-questions-answered/

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Bell_curve 18 Jul

Are breast implants the reason for less breast feeding?

24 sats \ 3 replies \ @mrsu 19 Jul

I don't think so. Its more of a cultural shift. Our society pushes for the infant to become independent from a very young age, which effectively separates infant from mother. The less dependant the infant is on the mother, the easier it is for her to return to the workforce and live her life. If you're interested in this topic, look up Erica Komisar on YouTube. She's a phycologists that talks about this. Here's one we watched recently: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7LgRztPiZO0&pp=ygURYXJjIGVyaWNhIGtvbWlzYXI%3D

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @WeAreAllSatoshi 17 Jul

Yea, I was going to say, it's probably a lot of things, but I bet it's largely detection and awareness.

34 sats \ 3 replies \ @wingalt 17 Jul

Adjuvants

43 sats \ 2 replies \ @Bell_curve 17 Jul

https://m.stacker.news/40192

13 sats \ 1 reply \ @cristaiji OP 17 Jul

1986 was the year where the problem really began. Kennedy has been talking about that for years.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 17 Jul

All these shots for influenza are unnecessary for 99 percent of children

24 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 17 Jul

www.xcancel.com/walkeramerica/status/1813356138445893738?s=46

24 sats \ 0 replies \ @Akg10s33 17 Jul

I think that it is a rather complex and long topic... since the statistics depend on the area or country, their data can vary or even manipulated... on the other hand we are in an era where people feed on garbage... not to mention say drugs and alcohol and that undoubtedly affects pregnancies and when it comes to procreating it is no longer the same as it was 70 years ago... in the past children who suffered from autism but were born into a rigid and sexist family were simply They beat them so that they would no longer behave that way... or as my colleague says in his article they simply said that that child was crazy and... autism was no longer recognized... today everything has advanced and it is much faster detecting this disease in children and at an early age, which is the best way to give them adequate treatment 👍

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @DesertDave 17 Jul

Because that is what we do in western medicine. We diagnose. The more diagnoses, the more money. And when people are diagnosed, they believe in the ailment and feed it. It's a self perpetuating loop. It's all made up. People are all perfect the way they are, labels aside. 💚

11 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 17 Jul

Classifying normal child behavior as autistic helps.

13 sats \ 0 replies \ @cristaiji OP 17 Jul

I agree with the doctor in the comments Jesse Morse who mentions environmental toxins such as heavy metals, glyphosate, pesticides etc.

And I agree with RFK Jr’s view that it’s also the adjuvants and other ingredients in kids vaccines - Aluminium, Thimerosal etc that cause disease including autism.

Anyone know Walker’s view?

13 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 17 Jul

Environmental factors, diet, drugs, detection, over diagnosis are likely all contributing factors to this.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 18 Jul

What a great post! It has attracted much knowledge!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 17 Jul

The way autism is defined now makes it easy to get on the "spectrum".

13 sats \ 0 replies \ @cristaiji OP 17 Jul

Yeah I’m not convinced with all autism diagnosis. When I think about it I’m concerned with the really debilitating symptoms in young children who were previously healthy and then suddenly developed symptoms after vaccination.