You're totally wrong.
While the prime cause is still not conclusively known, for the first time we are moving towards consensus that Autism is probably a by-product of neuro-toxic mercury-poisoning. We know this by studying the hair of children with autism and comparing it with children who do not have autism. Human hair is an excretory system, and toxicological analysis has shown that children with autism have VERY low levels of mercury in their hair, while children without autism have high levels. Conclusion: autistic children cannot process the mercury out of their system, opening up the possibility of autism as a subset of mercury poisoning.
Your comment regarding immunizations is also without merit. The current theory is that people with autism in their family history should not immunize their children before 6. This isn't because of immunizations per se, but the current practice of getting more and more combinations of shots all at once. I don't think it's a coincidence that ALL 1st world nations are seeing an increase in Autism, except one: Japan. Japan banned the MMR shot in 1993 and their previously high levels of autism have gone down, and are way below the average of other first world nations.
You are joking, right?
Because if you're not, you've won the dubious honor of making the most ignorant statement I've ever heard. Spend some time with my sister, and you'll see that autism is a frighteningly-complete neurological condition which fundamentally alters the lives of the person with the condition, as well as their family.
I'm not usually one for personal attacks, but moronic statements like your require you to get a swift bitch-slap so your ignorance isn't taken seriously.
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You're totally wrong. While the prime cause is still not conclusively known, for the first time we are moving towards consensus that Autism is probably a by-product of neuro-toxic mercury-poisoning. We know this by studying the hair of children with autism and comparing it with children who do not have autism. Human hair is an excretory system, and toxicological analysis has shown that children with autism have VERY low levels of mercury in their hair, while children without autism have high levels. Conclusion: autistic children cannot process the mercury out of their system, opening up the possibility of autism as a subset of mercury poisoning. Your comment regarding immunizations is also without merit. The current theory is that people with autism in their family history should not immunize their children before 6. This isn't because of immunizations per se, but the current practice of getting more and more combinations of shots all at once. I don't think it's a coincidence that ALL 1st world nations are seeing an increase in Autism, except one: Japan. Japan banned the MMR shot in 1993 and their previously high levels of autism have gone down, and are way below the average of other first world nations.
You are joking, right? Because if you're not, you've won the dubious honor of making the most ignorant statement I've ever heard. Spend some time with my sister, and you'll see that autism is a frighteningly-complete neurological condition which fundamentally alters the lives of the person with the condition, as well as their family. I'm not usually one for personal attacks, but moronic statements like your require you to get a swift bitch-slap so your ignorance isn't taken seriously.