WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY: Awareness Is Great, But Cure Alludes

nydailynews.com:

t's a devastating diagnosis for any parent to hear. And more parents than ever are learning that their child has autism: it now afflicts about 1 in 150 children, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It's four times more prevalent in boys than in girls.

As World Autism Awareness Day - designated by the United Nations as April 2 - winds down, the spotlight is on why the disorder is on the increase, why the causes still elude researchers, and why early diagnosis is so important.

"We know autism is on the rise and we know there is a genetic predisposition," says Dr. Cathy Pratt, board chairperson for the Autism Society of America (www.autism-society.org). "The controversy is over what is the trigger that actually causes it to occur. A lot of research is on what triggers it. I think that we will find that there are multiple causes. It's not like a broken arm."

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Comments

[Lindy Smith]

Please sign this petition for a great cause!!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Nickelback4autism

[Ergon]

I'm not sure how to 'cure' Autism, but if you want to eradicate it you'll have to have 3 generations of people who've never been vaccinated, and avoid environmental pollution. Like the Amish in Pennsylvania, who were never studied by the federal government because it would prove that Autism, and many other chronic illnesses, are triggered by Vaccines.

[Quaoar]

"Awareness Is Great, But Cure Alludes"

What is the cure alluding to?

[typicalpol]

vaccinations were the trigger in my son