what if Re: Why is this Autism case such Big News, if it is such a Rare Mitochondrial Condition?

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Yep! Just like Muscular Dystrophy -- it has many different variations

as well, and affects children at different ages too.

In Texas-Autism-Advocacy , " Jeff Cunningham "

wrote:

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> That is why they call it a " spectrum " . It is a group of disorders

that have at least some common symptoms. There is no way to know the

cause at this point in time. However, it is likely very similar to

cancer in that there can be any number of causes. That is strictly

opinion, no proof.

>

> Jeff Cunningham, DC

>

> what if Re: Why is this Autism

case such Big News, if it is such a " Rare " Mitochondrial Condition?

>

>

> what if the 1 in 150 is not really autism. what if there are

several other conditions that are similar but have different

causations and aren't 'it'. sort of like a viral infection vs a

bacterial infection - both make you have a runny nose and run a fever

but they aren't the same.

>

> bob meyer wrote: Do you think the stock market

can grow at 1,354% ?

>

> That is the rate of growth per the autism epidemic.

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> Autism Facts

> . 1 in 150 births.

> . Over 1 to 1.5 million Americans.

> . Approx 12.5 to 17 million family members

> . Growth comparison during the 1990s

> ~U.S. population increase: 13%

> ~Disabilities increase: 28.4%

> ~Autism increase: 1,354 %

> . US $90 billion annual health care cost

> ~90% of costs are in adult services

> . Cost of treatment can be reduced by 2/3 with early diagnosis

and intervention

> . In 10 years, the annual cost will be $200 - 400 billion

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