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hohner

I come from a line of welsh miners, I believe autism is environmental genetically based condition.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/spike/columnists/mining-boom-has-tragic-side-effect-more-children-with-autism/story-e6frerh6-1225863666380

A good overview of mining and high autism levels.

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  • Impossible to prove either way, frankly.

    Firstly, before the industrial revolution Autism wasn't even known about, let alone recorded, so it's impossible to state whether there were autistic people then or not.

    Secondly, even since the industrial revolution, the understanding of autism, and particularly it's more subtle forms, has grown and so apparent the incidence rate has increased purely due to the increasing numbers diagnosed.

    Thirdly, whilst there is good evidence for clustering of autism around centers of technology, all this shows is that there is a strong genetic component to the condition.

    Fourthly, correlation does not imply causality.

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  • Impossible to prove either way, frankly.

    Firstly, before the industrial revolution Autism wasn't even known about, let alone recorded, so it's impossible to state whether there were autistic people then or not.

    Secondly, even since the industrial revolution, the understanding of autism, and particularly it's more subtle forms, has grown and so apparent the incidence rate has increased purely due to the increasing numbers diagnosed.

    Thirdly, whilst there is good evidence for clustering of autism around centers of technology, all this shows is that there is a strong genetic component to the condition.

    Fourthly, correlation does not imply causality.

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