Chloe33 wrote:
http://www.ageofautism.com/2012/04/cdc-autism-what-did-they-know.html
How the CDC lost its way in Brick Township, NJ (cluster)
" Today, riven by dissension and ridiculed by many, the CDC has made a mockery of itself in failing to get to the roots of the most critical public health challenges of the day, including, but not limited to, autism. "
Dirty Jerzey is polluted, there's a lot of pollution. Sure there are areas in southern, or real northern western NJ that aren't so polluted, yet the majority of it has pollution thats why it's the armpit, so it's no surprise there's clusters.
It's a long article, pretty much shows shoddy work of CDC.
"By the time of their final report in April 2000, the CDC had identified 60 cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a population of just 8,900 children between the ages of three and ten. This rate, 1 in 150 children, was the highest autism rate ever reported anywhere in the world up to that time, and might even have understated the real rate."
Orange County, Cali is the main subject of so many clusters, its hard to find maps or data about other places where clusters are.
Here is NJ data from a paper for Northvale/Harrington Park area of NJ for a possible Cluster this was what a friend told me about
http://www.co.bergen.nj.us/PressClipsPDF/122607au.pdfA doctor in the above link states environmental contribution is strongly suspected and they need testing done.
I wonder if there is an actual correlation between autism and the white suburbs--and not just one based on diagnostic bias. Interestingly, out of a family of nine children, my brother and I developed symptoms of ASD and/or bipolar disorder while the 7 youngest kids were completely unaffected.
We were both born in the suburbs of San Jose, CA, an autism cluster while most of the rest of the kids were born either in rural Pennsylvania or rural Texas.
Let me emphasize: there are no other documented cases of autism in my family, immediate or extended. I am the only one to be diagnosed with autism, and my brother, who has many, many AS traits also, is the only one to ever be diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Both of us also have odd immune systems. Mine is very, very active, and I never get sick; however, whenever I get vaccinations, it goes haywire. My brother is sick all the time.
30 Mar 2013, 1:18 am
