• meeeeetch@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Which probably cause a variety of cancers, but not autism. The increased rates are almost entirely the result of better diagnosis criteria.

    When JFK’s nephew hears 1 in 36 kids is diagnosed, his mind jumps to someone more disabled than his Aunt Rosemary after Walter Freeman was through with her.

    But almost all of the increase in diagnoses is made up of people who have a favorite train livery, want their food to have a specific texture, and get pretty upset about the itchy tag in their shirts.