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Originally Posted by hottoddy
Many years ago, no child was "autistic" - but there were tons of retards.
Today, no child is a "retard" - but there are tons with "autism spectrum disorder," various types of "ADHD" etc. Isn't is just a label? Are the ratios between the two eras any different?
In society's panic to label a cause, many are foregoing vaccinations. Now we have fucking medieval diseases breaking out here and there. For a while, these folks were merely relying on other people's vaccination to protect their children from outbreaks. But once the unvaccinated hit a certain number, larger outbreaks are sure to follow.
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This article says that scientists are claiming that autism was just as prevalent 30-40 years ago as it is today, it was just diagnosed as something different.
Like you say, 40 years ago they would have made a blanket diagnosis of retarded, but now we know a lot more and they can be more specific with a diagnosis.