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    Odd question from another autistic

    In reference to the link - I appreciate your sense of humor. Regarding more serious matters " “Several types of chemicals are linked to neurological disorders, including heavy metals like lead and mercury, pesticides, solvents, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) like phthalates and...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    Yes, you are correct, I don't know if the child was born with autism or acquired it due to the parental misguidance; I'm not the one who diagnosed him. The article authors diagnosed him with the acquired autism. Did they come to the correct conclusion? It is not for me to judge their methodic...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    Of course, cases like this one don't happen in wilder population. In statistics such cases are called "outliers" and not used for further inferences. No one, including myself, would use this case to say anything of value about the important cases of autism. Other than listing listing this case...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    I mentioned at another thread that I know about only one case of extremely bad parenting that caused autism. It happened in Russia. A child was adopted by a family who kept him chained to a kernel, where he lived like a dog. Somehow, he managed to escape and then was raised in an orphanage. As a...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    It would be helpful if the authors of autism articles specify the forms of autism they refer to, but in all cases that came to my attention they didn't make the distinction. There is a way, though, to bypass this difficulty -- currently I am looking for articles establishing relationship between...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    Rather that going through your arguments, some of which I don't understand because they are poorly presented, I'll make it simple by asking a simple question - Do you deny that certain chemicals cause neurological damage?
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    Odd question from another autistic

    "Possible but highly unlikely if both parents are autistic." Unfortunately, all statistical data that I found on the Internet applies to the families with one parent only being autistic. It appears that there is no data regarding both autistic parents. It is intuitively clear that the chance of...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    Let’s put the topic of vaccinations as possible causes of autism aside. I don’t think that at this time anyone has won a lawsuit against a pharmaceutical company producing vaccines of any kind. No one knows what the future brings. I‘m more concerned with environmental causes of autism, which...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    "So in short - yes, autism is hereditary, but that doesn't account for all cases. It's also possible for two people with no autism in either of their family's histories to have autistic children." It is possible that autistic parents don't have autistic children. I didn't rule out hereditary...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    I have a question regarding your participation in autism lawsuits – have you represented families who claim that their members have developed autism due to harmful chemicals? My second question is based on statistical data. “The risk of a child being autistic if a parent is autistic is...
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    Confusing Social Situations

    If a fellow NT goes in front of me, which is a violation of rules, I would say, "What is wrong with you?" or "What the hell are you doing?" I don't feel obligated to be polite because he should know the rules. If this Is a woman, I would be more polite and say, "Are you in a hurry?"
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    Odd question from another autistic

    Yes, there are opposing views about correlation between autism and alcoholism in pregnant women. Some studies deny the existence of correlations, some ascertain it. From my point of view, if someone decides to use alcohol during pregnancy, this is totally on her. I was kind in a hurry when I...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    What about the lawsuits that produced positive outcome for the people who brought them up? They are more than just allegations. Both sides brought their expert witnesses and the ones supporting the plaintiffs’ claims have prevailed. I know how this goes, as an expert witness, I participated in...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    I am not a lawyer, but I have studied the law on my own after an incident involving myself. I also like reading new data about lawsuits. This is a link to the website that lists a large number of lawsuits involving autism in various countries: Autism Court Cases | Global Database Of Autism Court...
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    Odd question from another autistic

    This is one of my sources of information Autism and Alcoholism's Close Connection
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