Autism is an epidemic.

The first autism prevalence study (Treffert, 1970) showed an autism rate of less than 1 in 10,000 kids.

Today the autism rate in the U.S. in 1 in 36 kids (Zablotsky et al., 2017).

So we've experienced a 27,000% (277-fold) increase in 50 years. 1/

Toby Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.P. Gemma O'Doherty 1) correlation is not causation
2) autistic people can have careers & families as their skill set since the 80’s is now rewarded - genetic possibilies
3) it’s called a spectrum for a reason not everyone as impacted
4) there’s probably a fair amount of misdiagnosis still.

dear_comment_section Gemma O'Doherty You have zero followers. Zero. How is that possible? And no tweets.

In reply to your list:

1.) Yes. But I also show a plausible causal pathway.
2.) About 20% can have careers. I guess you don't care about the other 80%.
3.) Obviously.
4.) Any evidence of that?

Toby Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.P. dear_comment_section Gemma O'Doherty Ok so. Random person on twitter who wants you to think he’s a serious person with serious views...hey look...a PhD!

Is mocking people on twitter for the number of followers they have.

Now even more inclined to buy snake this guy is peddling.

LOOOOOOOOOL

#antivaxx

American for Truth! dear_comment_section Gemma O'Doherty No name. 9 followers. At the Estonian bot farm where you work -- are you paid in potatoes or coal?

Toby Rogers, Ph.D., M.P.P. American for Truth! dear_comment_section Gemma O'Doherty These ad hominems you keep pulling really aren’t helping your case.