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Originally Posted by Mutt
why is there so much autism these days - i swear i know 10 people who have an autistic child - when i was young I knew of only one, the brother of a friend. has to be something - maybe it's just being diagnosed more accurately today.
good luck with the job seeking  |
According to Wikipedia, 6 per 1,000 people, with about four times as many boys as girls, have autism. It's been on the rise since the 1980s and a lot of people seem to think it's because of the shots most of us get as kids.
I had a girlfriend when I was in high school who had autism - a very bad case of it. He never learned how to speak, and would only grunt. At any given moment he could go off on a tantrum where he would beat himself for no reason. At night he was tied down to his bed so he wouldn't hurt himself in his sleep. What a horrible disease.
Sorry to hear about your son FB, and good luck finding a job.