Re: New study questions suggestions autism is on the rise

[Guest guest]

Good point about Dept of Ed data prior to 1990 (autism was not recognized as a separate category); however, it was after that date, and looking at 1998 to the present, autism rates have increased. Does anyone know if the MR rates actually dropped during this time period or did they just remained constant to increases in overall population.

[Guest guest]

It's my understanding they have overall remained about the same, some

a *slight* decline.

Debi

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> Good point about Dept of Ed data prior to 1990 (autism was not

recognized as

> a separate category); however, it was after that date, and looking

at 1998 to

> the present, autism rates have increased. Does anyone know if the

MR rates

> actually dropped during this time period or did they just remained

constant

> to increases in overall population.

>

[Guest guest]

MR rates did not decline over this period. Also we see a lot more

kids too because we are chosing to seek LRE options for our kids and

seeking appropriate educations for them as well. Our kids can learn

overall, all of them, they just have to have their individual needs

met. I've never, to this day met a child that was not able to learn

once appropriately evaluated on how they are able to learn.

I also saw an amazing clip at the Dr. Carbone presentation in LI on

Saturday. He showed some video clips of kids that folks would think

were very affected by their autism. However with the introduction

of sign language....giving them a means of communication and also

utilizing mands and other methods of VB, these kids blossomed. One

boy was twelve. So I don't think it's ever to late for our kids.

Additionally once they do seperate all of this down the road they

will find some kids never should have been within the AI DX, but

toxin damaged and then remediated. But we'll see too within the

next ten years how this all plays out.

CG

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> >> Good point about Dept of Ed data prior to 1990 (autism was not

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looking

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the

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remained

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> >> to  increases in overall population.

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