WTF is happening in California?

[Dondilion]

Some alarming data on autism.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kr4xo2Or_7o#searhing

[Noogies]

You know, lately, a lot of the time I'm with you. At least right up until you start citing YouTube videos from debunked "nurse-educators" who recommend Ivermectin and other nonsense as credible sources.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by Noogies

You know, lately, a lot of the time I'm with you. At least right up until you start citing YouTube videos from debunked "nurse-educators" who recommend Ivermectin and other nonsense as credible sources.

Yeah, but check the data. Is the data bogus?

[Noogies]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Yeah, but check the data. Is the data bogus?

I have no idea. With that guy's track record, he could have pulled it out of his ass.

[Human]

I believe it’s because all these conditions are now considered to be on the Autism spectrum:



https://www.askautism.org/blog/whatisasd

Actually there is a fair chance I’m on the spectrum, as are a lot of people who obsess about something as silly as a stereo…

[donquixote99]

Spectrum is an inaccurate word here, as it compares to the electromagnetic spectrum, in with a single variable, wavelength, accounts for the variance. In this case of human neurological variance, I think it's more complex, with more than one variable.

[Dondilion]

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data/index.html

The data is an official one but there are cautions. Even with the cautions why is California such an outlier.

[Human]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data/index.html

The data is an official one but there are cautions. Even with the cautions why is California such an outlier.

It could simply be a matter of children in California being evaluated, and then diagnosed, more often. Also there are just a lot of people in CA.

The *rate* at which autism is diagnosed is actually in line with many other states:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/st...rates-by-state

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

Yeah, but check the data. Is the data bogus?

Yep. It's a result of broadening the definition of what constitutes autism and an increased level of evaluation.

[Oasis]

This is typical of someone forming a belief without evidence, they desperately look for evidence to support their preconceived belief.

And come up empty again.

Conspiracy theorists do it all the time.