[cas7boys]

I have 3 children on the spectrum - in my home it does feel like an epidemic.

Some of the comments I read seem to suggest that there is nothing really wrong with these kids - I would invite you to spend time with a child diagnosed with autism and then report back - you might have a different perspective.

Thank you for posting this - I am always willing to read information about autism. My older autistic is 19 next month, and there has been a lot of change in information since he was first diagnosed. My twins are 8 this month, and as always there is still much speculation about what the cause or causes of autism might be. I am thankful that is has been determined that it is not because of "refrigerator moms - might explain why my other 4 children AREN'T on the spectrum.

[nuffsenuff]

You have SEVEN kids?

WOW! You have my utmost respect.

You sound like a great mom.

[George W. Bush]

My sympathies for your situation. I can only be glad if they actually eliminate the mercury from vaccines, something entirely unneeded in the modern era. And the harder look into the side effects of various childhood vaccines will certainly do no harm.

I think this article is irresponsible. Trying to pretend there is no increase in autism when so many patients and doctors disagree demonstrates that the so-called autism experts won't define what they claim autism is. I suppose they can next announce a cure for autism by declaring it doesn't exist.

This article is mostly a hear-no-evil-see-no-evil bit. But children who abruptly halt and then regress from normal development of speech and learning are suffering from something.

[Domestic Church]

I have no doubt there are real autistic kids and examining family trees would help in proper diagnosis. Your kids should be getting the funding that is going towards others that are errantly diagnosed for myriad reasons most having to do with some getting their fingers into the public pence.