2024-04-20 00:59:21
Autism does exist in the Amish. The prevalence of autism among the Amish population is not well-documented, but a conference paper from the International Society for Autism Research reported a prevalence of 1 in 271 in Amish communities. Vaccines do not cause autism. [Link][Link][Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_HELPFUL(11-1-4) Author
2024-04-20 01:44:51
Autism and other neurological diseases are epigenetic, not genetic in nature meaning that they are caused by external factors affecting genetic expression, not the genes themselves. [Link][Link][Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-0-5) Author
2024-04-24 19:19:31
Any community that intentionally, or due to lack of resources, does not access or have access to diagnoses of autism or other conditions, will appear to have a lesser prevalence of autism or other conditions. That is not the same as autism not being present at similar rates. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author