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	Autism epidemic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The advent of a possible autism epidemic was first suggested in the mid-1990s by a handful of healthcare professionals who noticed sharp increases in the numbers being diagnosed and reported to public health agencies.
		Thus, since autism is diagnosed strictly in terms of cognitive function, the rise in such diagnoses, associated with the many conditions comorbid to autism spectrum disorders, does not necessarily represent an epidemic, per se, based on the prevailing diagnostic criteria.
		MSNBC.com - 'A coverup for a cause of Autism?
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Autism_epidemic (6135 words)

	The Autism Epidemic
		Autism is an illness characterised by a lack of social and communicative ability and undue focus on stereotypical repetetive behaviour.
		Autism was virtually unheard of before the 1940s, when Kanner first described the symptoms in a small group of children.
		The cost of (very inadequate) care for each person with autism over their lifetime still runs to millions of pounds, to say nothing of the loss of their contribution to society as a whole.
	www.geocities.com /mikebaker47/autism.html (601 words)

	neurodiversity.com \| the autistic distinction
		Indeed, recognition of autism in a family member has a deep impact upon the entire family, and the challenges inherent in supporting people with challenging behavior are profound.
		The revolution in the capacity of autistic citizens to communicate their experiences, needs and desires renders outmoded concepts of autism that focus only on incapacity rather than development and constructive adaptation through the lifespan, and that are based solely on observation of individuals who have been subject to lifelong professional scrutiny and speculative interpretation.
		Autism is as much a part of humanity as is the capacity to dream.
	www.neurodiversity.com /autistic_distinction.html (884 words)

	Autism Epidemic Reported
		The DDS presented this epidemic report to the state legislature with a request that funds be authorized for a study by the University of California at Davis into the causes of autism and the increased number of cases.
		The DDS report makes their conclusion on the basis that there were 11,995 autistic children enrolled in the department’s statewide programs during 1998, and that this number has increased 210% from the 3,864 enrolled in 1987.
		Autism is a neurological disorder that affects the functioning of the brain.
	www.prevention-news.com /disorders/autism-epidemic.htm (329 words)

	Vaccines May Fuel Autism Epidemic
		Autism is a severely incapacitating developmental disability for which there is no known cure.
		The report further revealed that "between Dec. 31, 1987, and Dec. 31, 2002, the population of persons with full-syndrome autism has increased by 634 percent." That is a doubling of autism cases every four years, and the staggering increases are not limited to California.
		It is estimated that within the next four years autism cases in the Golden State will exceed the total number of cases of both cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
	www.vaccinationnews.com /dailynews/2003/june/09/vaccinesmayfuelautism9.htm (2461 words)

	The Rest of the Story
		Much of the controversy has to do with two things: the notion that the incidence of autism is increasing, and the notion that mercury in vaccines has contributed to the increased incidence of the disorder.
		The "autism epidemic," likewise, had led to an epidemic of writing -- most of it bad.
		These include changes in diagnostic criteria for autism, with current criteria being more inclusive than when the diagnosis was first defined in the 1940s; methodological flaws in an unpublished California study widely cited as showing dramatically increased prevalence; and problems in using the U.S. Department of Education's annual "child count" data.
	trots.blogspot.com /2005/12/autism-epidemic-revisited.html (1018 words)

	Autism Blog Web Design Blog: » Autism - The Epidemic That Never Was (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Autism is a developmental disorder sometimes noticeable from a few months of age but not usually diagnosed until a child is 3 or 4 years old.
		This massive broadening of the definition of autism, particularly at the milder end of the spectrum, is one of the main factors responsible for the rise in cases, says Eric Fombonne of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, a long-standing sceptic of the epidemic hypothesis.
		Among autism campaigners these figures are often cited as incontrovertible and final proof of the existence of the autism epidemic.
	www.kevinleitch.co.uk /wp?p=261 (3179 words)

	Autism
		Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social relating, language, and by the presence of repetitive and stereotyped behaviors.
		This report is an update of the 1999 Autism Report and provides information on the population on persons with Autistic Spectrum Disorder served by the California Department of Developmental Services through 2002.
		The DDS Autism Spectrum Disorder Initiative was created in response to the increasing numbers of persons diagnosed with autism served by the Department of Developmental Services.
	www.dds.ca.gov /Autism/Autism_main.cfm (276 words)

	Autism-Biomed: Is there an autism epidemic? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The proponents of the 'epidemic' theory point to the 272.9% increase in number of individuals with typical autism registered for services in the state program between 1987 and 1998.
		However, the cited "cohort" is a single cross-sectional slice of all ages during 1998 and cannot be reasonably compared to a birth cohort of uniform age.
		In fact, the report underestimated the expected number of persons with autism (only 13,054 persons registered as of July 2000) compared to Fonbonne's estimate (using a prevalence estimate of about 22 per 10,000) showing 73,334 (all ages) and 21,940 (age 0-19 years).
	www.autism-biomed.org /fombonne.htm (697 words)

	The US Autism Epidemic is Out of Control
		Additional raw data can be accessed at [website], for 2000-2001; at [website], for the year 1999-2000; and [website], for data prior to 1999 (Table AA2), along with complete texts of the Annual Reports to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1996 forward.
		I have treated many hundreds of children with autism and am quite confident that a severe restriction of grains and sugars produces a profound improvement in the brain injury that accompanies this illness.
		We Are In the Midst of An Autism Epidemic
	www.namiscc.org /newsletters/April02/autism.htm (599 words)

	The Autism Epidemic Controversy
		Although the California DDS update underscores the undeniable fact that many more individuals have autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) than previously believed, in my opinion it is still very difficult to determine to what extent these increases are due to changes in approaches to diagnosis and classification.
		The proportion of individuals in the California DDS system with an autism classification and who did not have any indication of mental retardation has increased from 20 percent in 1987 to over 50 percent in December of 2002.
		The prevalance of autism (including autistic disorder and pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified) increased for each year of birth until 1991, then leveled off to about 2.6 per 1,000 live births.
	www.jhsph.edu /CADDE/prevalence.html (357 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Autism: An Epidemic Is Finally Acknowledged
		The efforts of these high-profile individuals combined with those of autism not-for-profit organizations and parents like myself—who have filed a deluge of vaccine-injury cases on behalf of their children in the "vaccine court" created in 1986 by Congress—to help remove the shadow of ignorance from autism.
		The prevailing hypothesis that autism is a psychological disease rooted solely in genetics was debunked.
		The cause for the epidemic might still be an issue, but such a revelation in the wake of all those denials is the jump-start that is needed to make other guardians of our healthcare system look at the very least foolish, and at the worst promoters of terrible propaganda.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-12-30/36349.html (1063 words)

	As autism cases soar, a search for clues - Autism: The Hidden Epidemic? - MSNBC.com
		Cases of autism are surging among the children of Silicon Valley, Calif. Are math-and-tech genes to blame or could there be another culprit? David Karutis, left, is a programmer with Asperger Syndrome, a related, milder condition.
		There’s no question that autism diagnoses are increasing, but it's unknown how much of that is due to greater awareness of the disorder by doctors and the public, a broader definition of it, a true increase in incidence or other factors.
		Studies done in the 1960s indicated that autism was quite rare, affecting only about one person in every 2,000 to 2,500, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6947652 (751 words)

	Natural Autism Treatments - Toxic Metals A Cause of Autistic Spectrum Disorders and ADD/PDD?
		Rimland, internationally recognized as a leading expert in the field of autism, has publically stated that he believes current childhood vaccine programs are one of the major causes for the current epidemic of autism.
		TAAP (The Autism Autoimmunity Project) is a non-profit charity dedicated to obtaining funding for independent research into the cause, treatment and prevention of autism and other autoimmune disorders.
		The mission of the LI Autism is to promote lifelong access and opportunity for all individuals within the autism spectrum, and their families, to be fully participating, included members of their community.
	www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com /autism.htm (12284 words)

	The Autism Epidemic
		A diagnosis of autism is generally made when a child is between the ages of18 months and 4 years.
		In fact, autism appears to be the only disorder among the various developmental diagnostic categories that is on the upswing.
		With regards to "epidemic." The one in 312 ball park numbers we're seeing now, or just the rates of increase taken by themselves as reported by the DDS, is an epidemic in my book.
	www.pediatricservices.com /prof/prof-11.htm (1427 words)

	Autism: The Hidden Epidemic? - MSNBC.com
		While the causes for the dramatic rise in autism cases over the past decade are the subject of much debate, one thing is certain: early diagnosis is crucial.
		"Autism: The Hidden Epidemic?" is a compilation of NBC News special reports on the subject of America's fastest growing serious developmental disability.
		Included on the DVD are an 11-part "Today" show series, a four-part series from CNBC, extensive reporting from "Nightly News with Brian Williams," as well as comprehensive coverage on autism that aired on MSNBC, NBC Universal's owned-and-operated stations and Telemundo.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6844737 (295 words)

	Autism Epidemic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The numbers of children being diagnosed with autism is rising at a meteoric rate--too fast to be explained by more frequent diagnostic recognition.
		The following figures are statistics maintained by the Department of Education for children with autism aged 6-21, who are given Special Education services under IDEA (the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).
		The increasing numbers of students with autism can also be seen clearly when statistics are examined by age group.
	www.altcorp.com /dentalinformation/autismepidemic.htm (286 words)

	Autism Diva: Evidence of Stupidity
		Mercury can only cause autism if the child is exposed to it in his or her mother's womb when he or she was very tiny (3 - 8 weeks into gestation).
		Later in the letter to the journal they defend themselves by saying that the only money they receive related to their research is from being expert witnesses in cases where parents are suing because they believe their child was damaged by a vaccine.
		The Geiers, Dr. Wakefield, Dr. Boyd Haley (creator of the phrase "Mad Child Disease" to describe autism), Ray Gallup, Dr. Donald W. Miller, and other assorted scientists and want-to-be scientists are the heros of the parents who believe in the autism epidemic caused by vaccines.
	autismdiva.blogspot.com /2005/04/evidence-of-stupidity.html (1892 words)

	Autism Society of America: New California Data Confirms Autism Epidemic
		According to the new data, an alarming 20,377 individuals with a diagnosis of autism were receiving services from the department as of the fourth quarter of 2002, compared with 16,802 individuals as of the fourth quarter of 2001.
		According to the Department, as of the end of 1994, there were 5,108 cases of autism in the entire system, compared with 20,377 at the end of 2002.
		Autism now accounts for 40 percent of all of the new intakes into California's Developmental Disabilities system, making severe autism the number one disability entering the system.
	www.autism-society.org /site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5465&JServSessionIdr008=oqnp8ap942.app14a&security=1&news_iv_ctrl=-1 (599 words)

	Autism Information -Autism: Hidden Epidemic TV series
		TODAY will cover the signs and causes of autism, how it is diagnosed, what educational programs exist, how it affects families, and how parents of autistic children can better advocate for their children.
		The Wrights will discuss how autism has touched their family since their eldest grandson was diagnosed a year ago at age two; and how they've been inspired by the determination of the autism community.
		Autism statistics are alarming: the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is reporting that as many as one in 166 (60 in 10,000) children in the United States will be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
	www.autism-pdd.net /testdump/test66.htm (2420 words)

	The autism epidemic that never was (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A far more obvious explanation for the increase in autism rates in California was the one that mainstream autism experts expounded: diagnostic changes, new laws that expanded federal payments to care for autistics, and greater parental awareness of these resources.
		For example, 13 autism cases were reported per 10,000 Minnesota 6-year-olds in the 1995-96 school year—that is, among children born roughly in 1989.
		Trying to pretend there is no increase in autism when so many patients and doctors disagree demonstrates that the so-called autism experts won't define what they claim autism is. I suppose they can next announce a cure for autism by declaring it doesn't exist.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1461544/posts (7041 words)

	Autism Epidemic In America
		Now, all you really have to do is scan the headlines in popular magazines or turn on a television to be bombarded by information about autism, the people that are diagnosed with the conditon, and the people who love them.
		As the mother of four special needs children, three of whom have been diagnosed with vaccine- related autism, I am happy to see the beginning of public awareness being generated about this epidemic in American society.
		My first book will be published in 2005, entitled, "For the Plaintiffs." It describes the ordeal of a family entangled in a web of legal and judicial misconduct and the ensuing medical malpractice case for their young daughter.
	www.useless-knowledge.com /articles/apr/oct090.html (390 words)

	No evidence of autism epidemic
		There was insufficient evidence to say whether Australia was experiencing an increase in autism despite concern about a worldwide "epidemic of autism", a Sydney researcher said.
		This compared to a 4-in-10,000 incidence rate for all children known to have autism in the 1960s and 70s, she said.
		She said at least 222 NSW children up to the age of 15 were newly reported as having classical autism in 2000.
	www.vaccinationnews.com /DailyNews/November2002/NoEvidence10.htm (473 words)

	Socio-Economic and Political Correlates and Antecedents to Epidemic Autism
		Let me explain what I mean by autism, and other vaccine induced injuries, being socio-political impositions, by drawing on the fundamental medical tenant that effective treatment must be directed by accurate diagnosis of, ideally, the root cause of the disorder.
		I urge you to consider autism, during this hearing, in this larger diagnostic light, as merely a symptom of a deeper disorder, one that might also explain the difficulties this committee has repeatedly experienced impacting an industry whose practices underlie (that is, undermine or assure) the health and safety of all Americans.
		In this context, autism might be seen, along with myriad vaccine induced injuries, as the signs and symptoms of what military-medical industrialists, in communion with defense department officials, consider an outstanding option for increased social, political, and population control.
	www.tetrahedron.org /articles/vaccine_awareness/antecendents_epidemic_autism.html (1970 words)

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