Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 " Autism is a difficult disorder to miss, as it is characterized by noticeably abnormal or impaired development in social interaction and communication and a markedly restricted array of activities and interests. And while scientific consensus claims autism has been around for millennia at generally the same prevalence, that prevalence is now considered to be one in every 166 children born in the United States. " I do pretty well with reading comprehension. I get, from the above, that 1 in 166 children born in the United States is now autistic? VERY interesting about the Amish study, but 1 out of 166? That is VERY difficult to believe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Autism spectrum, I believe, is what the term is meant to include, that is mild to severe --- breathedeepnow <aug20@...> wrote: > " Autism is a difficult disorder to miss, as it is > characterized by > noticeably abnormal or impaired development in > social interaction and > communication and a markedly restricted array of > activities and > interests. And while scientific consensus claims > autism has been around > for millennia at generally the same prevalence, that > prevalence is now > considered to be one in every 166 children born in > the United States. " > > I do pretty well with reading comprehension. I get, > from the above, > that 1 in 166 children born in the United States is > now autistic? > > VERY interesting about the Amish study, but 1 out of > 166? That is VERY > difficult to believe! > > > " Consensus is the absence of leadership " ~ Madeleine Korbel Albright ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Small Business. http://smallbusiness./r-index Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Have you volunteered at a public school lately? I have and noticed how many kids are affected with some degree of the autism spectrum! Many of these kids are mainstreamed now (in Michigan), and have to have a one-on-one para-pro person, all paid by our tax dollars! How many kids are too disfunctional to even be mainstreamed? I wonder, but I only can account for what I DO see Kathie --- breathedeepnow <aug20@...> wrote: > " Autism is a difficult disorder to miss, as it is > characterized by > noticeably abnormal or impaired development in > social interaction and > communication and a markedly restricted array of > activities and > interests. And while scientific consensus claims > autism has been around > for millennia at generally the same prevalence, that > prevalence is now > considered to be one in every 166 children born in > the United States. " > > I do pretty well with reading comprehension. I get, > from the above, > that 1 in 166 children born in the United States is > now autistic? > > VERY interesting about the Amish study, but 1 out of > 166? That is VERY > difficult to believe! > > > " Consensus is the absence of leadership " ~ Madeleine Korbel Albright ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on www.Answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 No I have not volunteered at a public school lately. But I very much doubt one can point to vaccines as the only cause of what is happening at public schools. Someone asked recently whether, if television had been around when Abraham Lincoln was a child, whether Abraham Lincoln would ever have BECOME the Abraham Lincon we remember today. Abe didn't have " Beavis and Butthead " to influence him. Whoever allowed THAT garbage to get on the tube should have been tarred, feathered and run out of town on a rail. There are all manner of things influencing children today, and vaccines may or may not be just one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 No, you are right. Autism spectrum is a combination of what we do from birth, pouring into a new, fresh immune system (such as a new born baby) Pitocin, for one in labor is shown to affect the neurological system. Please peruse the following website http://www.autismtoday.com/articles/ATTN_Researchers.htm Kathie --- breathedeepnow <aug20@...> wrote: > No I have not volunteered at a public school lately. > But I very much > doubt one can point to vaccines as the only cause of > what is happening > at public schools. > > Someone asked recently whether, if television had > been around when > Abraham Lincoln was a child, whether Abraham Lincoln > would ever have > BECOME the Abraham Lincon we remember today. Abe > didn't have " Beavis > and Butthead " to influence him. Whoever allowed THAT > garbage to get on > the tube should have been tarred, feathered and run > out of town on a > rail. > > There are all manner of things influencing children > today, and vaccines > may or may not be just one of them. > > > > " Consensus is the absence of leadership " ~ Madeleine Korbel Albright ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. http://autos./new_cars.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Please please please don't even tell me you are saying that TV is a cause for autism???????? Again - WHAT!? I agree that vaccines are not the only cause, but one HUGE cause. Abe certainly didn't have LETHAL amounts of mercury being shot into his system as a baby that's for sure! Okay I'm done. Molly > > No I have not volunteered at a public school lately. But I very much > doubt one can point to vaccines as the only cause of what is happening > at public schools. > > Someone asked recently whether, if television had been around when > Abraham Lincoln was a child, whether Abraham Lincoln would ever have > BECOME the Abraham Lincon we remember today. Abe didn't have " Beavis > and Butthead " to influence him. Whoever allowed THAT garbage to get on > the tube should have been tarred, feathered and run out of town on a > rail. > > There are all manner of things influencing children today, and vaccines > may or may not be just one of them. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 No, I am not saying TV is a cause of autism. I AM saying TV certainly can be the cause of idiocy, behavioral problems, criminal behavior and plenty of other awfulness. It is thoroughly laughable that those who govern this country are scratching their heads, asking, " Why is there violence in our schools? " when it is so obvious that a tremendous part of the reason why there is violence in our schools is because this is the third or fourth generation that has been brought up from infancy on television. I ask you: If it is illegal, that is, if I stand an excellent chance of being put in jail for assault and battery for punching someone in the mouth- --WHY IS IT LEGAL FOR TV SHOWS AND MOVIES TO SHOW, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AD INFINITUM, ONE MAN PUNCHING ANOTHER IN THE FACE AND RECEIVING NO PUNISHMENT AT ALL? NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE ONE WHO GETS PUNCHED IN THE FACE DOESN'T EVEN BLEED! No, TV doesn't cause autism, but it surely causes TREMENDOUS HAVOC. Look at all the TV shows and movies about murder. Then ask yourself, " Do I personally know anyone who's been murdered? Do I have any friends who know anyone who's been murdered? " Chances are excellent that the answers to both are " No. " So WHY do TV and movies concentrate so much on murder? It's completely CRAZY! Why do people put up with such garbage? Why don't they demand TV and movies that creatively deal with REAL STUFF/REAL LIFE? Someone needs to do some REAL HOUSE-CLEANING among those who make Movies and TV shows. Before anyone tells me that " reality doesn't sell, " I suggest that person watch a few episodes of " Touched By An Angel. " Sure, the angels were fantasy, but the SITUATIONS dealt with weren't! > > > > No I have not volunteered at a public school lately. But I very much > > doubt one can point to vaccines as the only cause of what is > happening > > at public schools. > > > > Someone asked recently whether, if television had been around when > > Abraham Lincoln was a child, whether Abraham Lincoln would ever have > > BECOME the Abraham Lincon we remember today. Abe didn't have " Beavis > > and Butthead " to influence him. Whoever allowed THAT garbage to get > on > > the tube should have been tarred, feathered and run out of town on a > > rail. > > > > There are all manner of things influencing children today, and > vaccines > > may or may not be just one of them. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Oops----that was kind of a funny question: " Do you personally know anyone who's been murdered? " I should have said, " DID you personally know anyone who was murdered? " But in fact, very much BECAUSE of the violence on TV and in movies, MORE and MORE people ARE able to answer " yes " to the question, " Did you personally know anyone who was murdered? " Columbine High School, for instance, and other high schools, instantly increased the number of individuals who could answer " yes " to that question. And if we keep up with the lunatic infatuation of making and watching TV shows and movies about murder, it won't be too much longer before more people will be able to answer " yes " to the question than " no. " What we imagine, what we think, what we dwell upon, becomes our reality. There used to be an afternoon TV show out of Canada that was for kids and that showed interesting real life situations. One episode I remember was about how a father took his son to a baseball game, and one of the players gave his cap to the boy. The boy wore that cap EVERYWHERE. Then it was stolen, and it turned out a wealthy lawyer's son had taken it. The father of the boy whose cap it really was happened to be in real need of money, so when the wealthy lawyer offered to buy the cap for $100 dollars, the father accepted. His son became enraged, and said he'd never talk to his father again. After giving it some thought the father apologizes to his son, telling him he made a mistake selling the cap, and also telling him he doesn't yet understand the necessity of money. The two make up with each other, and in the final scene, they're shown playing catch with each other. No one punched in the mouth. No one murdered. Just a touching, real life situation showing something I and probably a great many other men wish would have happened when they were growing up---their father treating them like a valued, if young, human being---admitting he made a mistake and apologizing for it, and explaining why he did something that appears incomprehensible/reprehensible. How would it be if, instead of imagining physical injury and death, we imagined stuff like THAT for several generations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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