A link to a post in moggymania's journal which is... a bunch of links...

[conuly]

Of course, kids die all the *time* out of misguided attempts to cure them of one thing or another. That's hardly news.

Edit: While we're on the subject, here's a link to the worst-written article I've seen in a while. It may be the area's largest daily paper, but I hope it's not the best written....

Or maybe I'm just in a bad mood.

Comments

[strega42.livejournal.com]

About the second link...

In ten years we've gone from 1 in 1000 to 1 in 166? Would that have anything to do with changing the diagnostic criteria? I know that quite some time ago, if a child did more than rock or spin, s/he was considered to not be autistic - being even minimally functional was considered "not autistic".

Not trying to be snarky, here; I'm really curious.

[conuly]

Something? I maintain that that has everything to do wth the changes in the diagnostic criteria and increase in public awareness.

[sporks5000.livejournal.com]

Dear Connie,

You're right. that article was terrible.

Because of this, I have re-written it for your amusement:

[conuly]

You funny.

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

"What's amazing to me is I didn't know how prevalent autism was," Sparks said. "I had heard about it, I was a school teacher, I knew about autism, but didn't realize how prevalent it was. It's very prevalent, and it's increasing greatly."

"I think it's important with the numbers -- how they're increasing -- that people become aware because I think with the numbers increasing the way they are if it hasn't affected your family or friends yet, it's going to," Sparks said.

Reminds me of Pilz-E from Foamy the Squirrel (http://www.illwillpress.com/)...

[strega42.livejournal.com]

About the second link...

In ten years we've gone from 1 in 1000 to 1 in 166? Would that have anything to do with changing the diagnostic criteria? I know that quite some time ago, if a child did more than rock or spin, s/he was considered to not be autistic - being even minimally functional was considered "not autistic".

Not trying to be snarky, here; I'm really curious.

[conuly]

Something? I maintain that that has everything to do wth the changes in the diagnostic criteria and increase in public awareness.

[sporks5000.livejournal.com]

Dear Connie,

You're right. that article was terrible.

Because of this, I have re-written it for your amusement:

[conuly]

You funny.

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

"What's amazing to me is I didn't know how prevalent autism was," Sparks said. "I had heard about it, I was a school teacher, I knew about autism, but didn't realize how prevalent it was. It's very prevalent, and it's increasing greatly."

"I think it's important with the numbers -- how they're increasing -- that people become aware because I think with the numbers increasing the way they are if it hasn't affected your family or friends yet, it's going to," Sparks said.

Reminds me of Pilz-E from Foamy the Squirrel (http://www.illwillpress.com/)...