Comments on: The Increase in Autism Diagnoses: Two HypothesesExploring issues and controversies in the relationship between science and medicineBy: Jackson- April 29, 2008 The autismvaccine discussion came up again on the 428 Skeptic's podcast. Last Nov. when I was in Atlanta for an IEEE meeting, I arrived a day early and found that Sunday was the closing day for an Autism conference. I went down to the conference area and bought a couple of the CDs they had for speakers. Some of my colleagues have autistic children -- I agree with those who suspect it is more prevalent but aren't sure. One session involved two speakers from NIH and I recommend that CD. ...http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=95#comment-2966 By: reason is the reason. - In Which I Politely Disagree With an Anti-Vaccination Activist.- April 25, 2008 ... improved diagnostic and reporting techniques have reliably detected autism at younger and younger ages, which may explain why autism rates seem ...http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/?p=95#comment-2900 |