Re: Autism and toxic landfills

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I find the article quite fascinating, a good example of starting with

clinical data, then finding a way to look more broadly. Ming et al

included Autism, PDDnos, and Aspies. The study's Table 1 puzzles me. An

autism rate off 1 in 150 is often tossed about as generally accepted

truth. That rate translates into 6.67 cases per 1000. With that in mind,

look at Table 1. None of the rates exceeds 1 per 1000. Perhaps my

numerology is tweaked by amalgams. Why the disparity between the Table 1

autism rate and the shibollethic 1 in 150 (6.67/1000)?

Regardless, the trend identified by Ming et al is important, as is the

study's envelope-pushing rhetoric.

Also, I wonder how the national data would look if a physical-area of

each state were integrated into the analysis. Indeed, what value hath

data if the alphas gallop not?

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Identified Toxic Land Fills: Co-Occurrence

Across States

Xue Ming et a

Environmental Health Insights 2008:2 55--59

http://www.la-press.com/redirect_file.php?fileId=1420 & filename=EHI-2-Ming-et-al & \

fileType=pdf

http://tinyurl.com/6xgsbz

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