Autism diagnoses are skyrocketing.

Feb 13, 2019
5:40:16pm

BigEasyCougar Starter

Better diagnostic criteria for diagnosing “high functioning” autism can’t account for all of it. “Low functioning” autism is rapidly increasing as well. There has to be a reason.

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BigEasyCougar

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Is my perception off or are there a lot more kids with legitimately diagnosable

gwalker

2/13/19 5:09pm

I work in an elementary school. Every year we see more and more students with

Stucoug83

2/13/19 5:19pm

My guess would be that kids need to let energy out, (actually humans need to)

Powerbait DPM studnt

2/13/19 5:41pm

Technology use plus less recess.

spugeddy24

2/13/19 7:33pm

Autism diagnoses are skyrocketing.

BigEasyCougar

2/13/19 5:40pm

Autism linked to prenatal pesticide exposure

bluebooks

2/13/19 8:43pm

So explain why there were fewer autism diagnoses 50 years ago when DDT was legal

BeardedSpock

2/14/19 8:28am

The mother is exposed possibly well before her child bearing years.

bluebooks

2/14/19 3:13pm

DDT has been banned for nearly 50 years. That's two generations.

BeardedSpock

2/14/19 8:08pm

Not sure about the spike - could be identification is better.

bluebooks

2/14/19 8:28pm

The fatty tissue concentration of DDE in the average American has been steadily

BeardedSpock

2/17/19 8:09am

An interesting side study that shows link to general pesticides.

bluebooks

2/17/19 8:22am

If kids today are more mentally afflicted than previous generations can you

777

2/13/19 5:41pm

ADD/ADHD is overdiagnosed. I have come across relatively few kids with a

downtownchrisbrown

2/13/19 5:58pm

I also believe there is some sort of confirmation bias. You tell a kid he has

Powerbait DPM studnt

2/13/19 6:09pm

Interestingly the research shows that the more severe/critical the primary

downtownchrisbrown

2/13/19 6:35pm

Research shows

jlhazlewood

2/13/19 10:32pm

Yep. Schools are getting this all wrong. Get the fed gov't out of this mess

Ash

2/13/19 11:05pm

RE: Research shows

Ash

2/13/19 11:15pm

A friend shared an article with me about a year ago about males in school.

Powerbait DPM studnt

2/14/19 9:52am

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