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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 233968" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I don't think 1 in 4 kids are autistic. I read 1 in 250.</p><p>Even when I was a little kid, your son, Terry, would never have gotten an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis. There was no such thing as Aspergers. The diagnosis. would have been ADHD and tough if he didn't get better with just ADHD interventions. They couldn't diagnose what they didn't recognize. Back when I was a kid only classical autism was recognized as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and that just isn't the case anymore. Aspergers and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified have only been recognized now for about twelve years. That means a lot of kids who had it weren't diagnosed and just kind of made it through life, confused and often homeless. I think of a man we thought of as "slow." He would stumble down the block to get a paper every day, never make eye contact with anyone, and never talk to anyone. Back then, we said, "He's mentally retarded." But was he? There were a lot of people who got lost between the cracks in my day. They had no diagnosis. and no help and people, sadly, pretended they didn't exist. I really do believe it was lack of knowledge. And autism was a dirty little secret back in the day. You didn't tell anyone. If you were unfortunate enough to have a child who had classical autism, it was assumed the child was "mentally ill" (caused by Refrigerator Moms--anyone else old enough to remember the cruel "Refrigerator Mom" tag for mothers of autistic kids?). And those poor kids were hidden in institutions. Nobody believed they could ever learn to talk or interact in the world. Autism was considered a severe form of Schizophrenia. Anyone else old enough to remember THAT???</p><p></p><p>Now, I"m not 100 years old. I'm only 55, and that's how it was back then. Even kids with ADHD were labeled "bad." And bipolar in kids? I had it. I think the only diagnosis. I had as a child, however, was "Spoiled brat." We find more breast cancer now too (and cure it more often). We used to wait until we felt a lump. Now we get mammos and catch it much earlier. We've made a lot of progress in the diagnosis. and treatment of childhood disorders, but we still have a long way to go. </p><p>I personally don't believe toxins are a factor, and I do believe there are less now, not more. The lead poisining was a good example. I think you're born with autism or the predisposition to it. Anyhooooo, my .02 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 233968, member: 1550"] I don't think 1 in 4 kids are autistic. I read 1 in 250. Even when I was a little kid, your son, Terry, would never have gotten an Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) diagnosis. There was no such thing as Aspergers. The diagnosis. would have been ADHD and tough if he didn't get better with just ADHD interventions. They couldn't diagnose what they didn't recognize. Back when I was a kid only classical autism was recognized as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and that just isn't the case anymore. Aspergers and Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)-not otherwise specified have only been recognized now for about twelve years. That means a lot of kids who had it weren't diagnosed and just kind of made it through life, confused and often homeless. I think of a man we thought of as "slow." He would stumble down the block to get a paper every day, never make eye contact with anyone, and never talk to anyone. Back then, we said, "He's mentally retarded." But was he? There were a lot of people who got lost between the cracks in my day. They had no diagnosis. and no help and people, sadly, pretended they didn't exist. I really do believe it was lack of knowledge. And autism was a dirty little secret back in the day. You didn't tell anyone. If you were unfortunate enough to have a child who had classical autism, it was assumed the child was "mentally ill" (caused by Refrigerator Moms--anyone else old enough to remember the cruel "Refrigerator Mom" tag for mothers of autistic kids?). And those poor kids were hidden in institutions. Nobody believed they could ever learn to talk or interact in the world. Autism was considered a severe form of Schizophrenia. Anyone else old enough to remember THAT??? Now, I"m not 100 years old. I'm only 55, and that's how it was back then. Even kids with ADHD were labeled "bad." And bipolar in kids? I had it. I think the only diagnosis. I had as a child, however, was "Spoiled brat." We find more breast cancer now too (and cure it more often). We used to wait until we felt a lump. Now we get mammos and catch it much earlier. We've made a lot of progress in the diagnosis. and treatment of childhood disorders, but we still have a long way to go. I personally don't believe toxins are a factor, and I do believe there are less now, not more. The lead poisining was a good example. I think you're born with autism or the predisposition to it. Anyhooooo, my .02 ;) [/QUOTE]
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