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redeconomist.bsky.social @redeconomist.bsky.social

Ginger, did you realize I said nothing against vaccines. The original post unequivocally claimed they knew what did not cause Autism, so I just want to know what is causing the explosion of Autism(nothing to do with vax).

nov 17, 2024, 6:24 pm • 0 0

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Ginger @blginger.bsky.social

Sorry, Red. It seemed, given the total thread, that your implication was that vaccines cause autism. Forgive my mischaracterisation.

nov 17, 2024, 7:02 pm • 1 0 • view
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redeconomist.bsky.social @redeconomist.bsky.social

No worries, I think it will be good to do research on what really causes Autism and how we can stop the exponential increase(even if it is just more awareness that has led to the increased numbers).

nov 17, 2024, 7:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Dawgs Wear Purple @dawgswearpurple.bsky.social

Here's a helpful chart to help understand the relationship between underlying data and the biases involved in measuring the data. The % of people who were left handed never changed, in case you're wondering.

A chart showing the percentage of reported left handedness among Americans. It shows a rising trend from 1910-1960 after which the data becomes asymptotic at approximately 12%>
nov 17, 2024, 8:32 pm • 3 0 • view
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Eli & Nacho @eli4202.bsky.social

More people are getting diagnosed because the medical system is getting better at recognizing the symptoms and diagnosing autistic people. That is all. There aren’t more autistic people, just more of them are officially diagnosed. Hope this helps.

nov 17, 2024, 7:02 pm • 2 0 • view