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[–] wowwoweowza 10 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I’m out of the loop here. Could someone ad some context for me? What’s this about?

[–] Furbag 31 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

There is an incorrect belief that autism is on the rise and that it must be caused by something, but in reality we are just getting better at identifying it and diagnosing people correctly. So it's not that there is an autism epidemic, we're just discovering that it's less rare of a condition than previously assumed.

[–] wowwoweowza 0 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

So… someone went through a great deal of trouble to share this. Why? I’m confused. What is the message and the audience? Is there something I am supposed to do?

[–] ghterve 4 points 1 hour ago

One example is anti-vaxxers claiming vaccines are causing the increase in autism. When challenged, one possible response they parrot is "well then what is the cause?". The message is that there isn't a cause because there isn't an increase in the first place

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

The message is correcting a misconception utilizing a concept most people would understand better. It isn't a call to action, just informational.

[–] AdolfSchmitler 2 points 6 hours ago

Autism