Moonhead
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ORIGINAL: bluefireeyez The cause of Autism is still highly speculative. The common knowledge is that it is the Mercury in one of the vaccines (I can't remember which one), but they have switched the vaccine from one dose to two and eliminated the Mercury. Is the common knowledge right? There is no scientific data to back it up 100%. Working in the field, I know that depending on the form (whether it is Autism, PDD, or Aspergers) will highly depend on when the symptoms manifest. Unfortunately, it does tend to show in the middle of the time when children are vaccinated. Hopefully we will make progress in understanding what the causes are and see if it is preventable. A lot of people in the medical profession are convinced that the common knowledge is barking up the wrong tree. People waiting until they're older to have kids and (as sirsholly says) a widening of what constitutes autism are a lot more likely as causes for the increasing number of diagnoses, along with improvements in screening.
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