http://melissablogs.com/2008/11/24/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-genetic-epidemic/ Information Pollination Wed, 23 May 2012 20:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://melissablogs.com/2008/11/24/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-genetic-epidemic/comment-page-1/#comment-11373 Trish Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:03:17 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=11620#comment-11373 The trouble with autism is that it isn't a disorder or disease per se--it's a syndrome, meaning (as you know)that people who have certain symtoms are diagnosed as having it even if the causes are different. In fact there are apparently several different causes for what we call autism. Sometimes it is also diagnosed incorrectly--my cousin's son, who is retarded, was originally diagnosed with autism. The trouble with autism is that it isn’t a disorder or disease per se–it’s a syndrome, meaning (as you know)that people who have certain symtoms are diagnosed as having it even if the causes are different. In fact there are apparently several different causes for what we call autism.
Sometimes it is also diagnosed incorrectly–my cousin’s son, who is retarded, was originally diagnosed with autism.

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