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einsteinmyhero
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28 Mar 2014, 7:44 am

1 In 68 Children, Or 1.2 Million Americans, Have Autism, CDC Says
Published March 28, 2014 Fox News



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28 Mar 2014, 8:23 am

einsteinmyhero wrote:
1 In 68 Children, Or 1.2 Million Americans, Have Autism, CDC Says
Published March 28, 2014 Fox News


Does that mean we're winning?


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28 Mar 2014, 8:38 am

Good. When we get to 100% autistics, maybe we will start seeing some sanity around this planet.



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28 Mar 2014, 12:23 pm

buffinator wrote:
Does that mean we're winning?


LMAO

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28 Mar 2014, 12:29 pm

emtyeye wrote:
Good. When we get to 100% autistics, maybe we will start seeing some sanity around this planet.


Love it! Then we could change the name of this website to "RIGHT PLANET, FINALLY"! ! :P


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28 Mar 2014, 1:54 pm

emtyeye wrote:
Good. When we get to 100% autistics, maybe we will start seeing some sanity around this planet.


I don't know autistics are still human...


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28 Mar 2014, 3:37 pm

"Yes" what?



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28 Mar 2014, 3:55 pm

Are you trying to build an army of autistic people? Because I don't see what's so great about that, otherwise.

einsteinmyhero wrote:
Published March 28, 2014 Fox News

no



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28 Mar 2014, 5:44 pm

100% Autistic world would be a disaster. Who exactly would look after us?

The severely Autistics, what do they do?

The guy with Aspergers that can function well seemingly, but his house is a mess, he can't look after himself and his hygiene, and he's falling to pieces, what does he do? Who does he turn to?


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28 Mar 2014, 7:19 pm

A 100% Autistic society would not work for me, I need someone to hate.



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28 Mar 2014, 7:25 pm

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100% Autistic world would be a disaster. Who exactly would look after us?


:lol: That was my first thought too.

Maybe some of us with techno skills could build androids to fulfill this function. :lol:



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28 Mar 2014, 7:50 pm

Wind wrote:
100% Autistic world would be a disaster. Who exactly would look after us?

The severely Autistics, what do they do?

The guy with Aspergers that can function well seemingly, but his house is a mess, he can't look after himself and his hygiene, and he's falling to pieces, what does he do? Who does he turn to?


The Robot Overlords will! :twisted:



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28 Mar 2014, 8:01 pm

Right on! Let's celebrate! :D


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28 Mar 2014, 8:33 pm

Truthfully, I believe the supposed "increased incidence of autism can be attributed to the broadening of the definition of autism, plus a demystifying of it caused, at least somewhat, by fascination among the general public with the savant abilities of some who are on the spectrum. Autistics, in the 1970's or before, were seen, invariably as being severely disabled. It was seen as being a very specific disorder, not a spectrum of disorders.



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28 Mar 2014, 8:44 pm

Norepinephrine wrote:
einsteinmyhero wrote:
Published March 28, 2014 Fox News

no

Fox, the Daily Mail, and such, are often biased, and often don't report science very well, but a story isn't automatically invalid because it comes from Fox.



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28 Mar 2014, 8:46 pm

Indeed. I always wonder why people immediately discount a story before checking to see if it's been picked up by anyone else.

While Fox News is full of lying liars who lie, this isn't the sort of thing they tend to lie about.

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/27/health/cdc-autism/

USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... e/6957815/

The CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/ ... order.html