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[chicobo329]

Some weird study says that if pregnant mothers live near highways, their babies are twice as likely to get autism upon birth.

Why are they always trying to find some sort of scapegoat for autism? First it was that vaccine junk that was even thrown out in the courts and now this?

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[anonymous]

Hell if I know but if it makes people stop being stupid enough to blame vaccines to the point of depriving their children of them, putting their lives in danger, maybe this level of ridiculousness will open some eyes.

[chronidu]

Whoops that was me

[kraigose]

and putting others at danger because what if they develop a super-virus or bacteria that's capable of overriding vaccine immunization? It's happened before because parents won't vaccinate their kids.

Wall of text. Sorry.

[kraigose]

There's alot you and I don't see eye to eye on Frankie, which I could go on about that, but I think I'm about to make a grand exception.

I... agree with this LJ post.

I think Autism and related disorders make one unique in some ways, and sometimes there is no rhyme or reason.

Besides, autism and related disorders are manageable. It's not the end of the world to be diagnosed or to see a loved one diagnosed.

It's human nature for people to need to blame something, but I really don't think Autism should be attributed to vaccines or highways (both are ridiculous and the vaccine theory has been, as you point out, completely discredited).

I knew someone who believed the vaccine junk. I'm not sure how their kids are gonna end up. IMO, not giving kids vaccines is endangering them and their peers to super viruses that have been eradicated in the US and Canada - like Polio. Peers I say because in theory viruses can mutate once inside a body and become vaccine-proof until a new vaccine is developed :(

Actually...

[lady_laguna]

...I think that finding the causes of autism are very important, it's just that the nature of the disorder and variety of symptoms make it hard to pin down. We're a long way from a solution, but at least we're learning more and more each year.

The reason why the "vaccine junk" was thrown out was because it came to light that the researcher had fabricated a lot of his findings. It's unfortunate that now everyone doing research on the subject will have to be twice as careful, but that might also be a good thing.

And I've always found it ironic that those who oppose vaccines on the basis of "not just believing what the doctors say" went ahead and believed what one study said, especially with the man's former reputation (if I remember correctly).