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In response to "he's dating jenny mccarthy, whose son is autistic" by prayformojo

Not everyone with an autistic child is nuts though. I'd guess that most arent'. -- nm

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Apr 22 '09, 10:52

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I'm nuts for thinking there may be smoke to this fire? -- nm - David Apr 22, 10:59 9
- I'm not sure what you're saying. What fire? -- nm - Don Homer Apr 22, 10:59 8
  - With the limited number of studies done I think it's foolish to say that there's no way that there could possibly be any causation. -- nm - Stephen Apr 22, 11:02 7
    - Also: eating carrots may cause blindness. (Where's the fire?) -- nm - Don Homer Apr 22, 11:04 1
      - If you held a child who can't communicate at 3 but could at 2, you'd see the smoke. - David Apr 22, 11:07
    - disagree, the studies are pretty good. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 11:03 4
      - Studies done by whom? - Stephen Apr 22, 11:06 1
        
        NIH, CDC, etc. the studies are good. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 11:10
      - I disagree with your disagreement. The studies thus far are limited and seem specifically intended to quell doubt. - David Apr 22, 11:05 1
        
        And there's never been afaik a cumulative study. - Stephen Apr 22, 11:08
I can understand the desire for an explanation that drives a lot of this, though - znufrii Apr 22, 10:54 6
- yes, and IMO it ultimately damages what's supposed to be their cause. They're wasting time on a failed theory. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 10:55 5
  - especially when there are plenty of other potential causalities out there to be explored. -- nm - znufrii Apr 22, 10:59 4
    - exactly. they're hurting the cause. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 11:00 3
      - on the whole, this Carrey piece is one of the saner, more level-headed addressings of the topic I've seen from their perspective, to be fair. - znufrii Apr 22, 11:03 2
        
        the fatal flaw of their movement is fixating on one answer. it's bad, bad science to do that. -- nm - loosilu Apr 22, 11:04 1
        
        agreed. -- nm - znufrii Apr 22, 11:05

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