Posts by Mirzam

Quote: Originally Posted by prosciencemum  Reading this thread I could speculate that a lengthy discussion of Rrrrrachels motivations has been started to avoid providing any real objections to the study which was the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  I think the hygiene hypothesis is more about keeping or houses clean, not keeping livestock, etc. vaccines protect children from a handful of the hundreds of viruses they can get in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  Oh good I get my bonus. It shows admirable dedication to the cause of ridding MDC of anti-vaccine lies and misinformation, especially as you have a job and a toddler to take care...

 OT, but congrats Rrrrrachel you are MDC's poster of the month. Number 1! Top poster!                

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  A clinical trial is just one kind of study. Reviewing existing data is absolutely another legitimate kind of study. Why would offit have his mind made up before the study even...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  Thanks. I appreciate it. His analysis (which I need to go trough more carefully later) seems to say that not all very little of the increase is due to improved...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  I did not see it. I went back and looked at this thread again http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1380114/1-in-50-with-autism-now And I still don't see it. Could you help...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  The 1 in 88 number and the 1 in 50 number were arrived at using very different techniques. It seems pretty apparent though that the 1 in 50 number is an increase in detection over...

Quote: Originally Posted by BeckyBird  Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  I don't have any clue what you're talking about or what it has to do with my...

I don't want to add to the debate, however, I think it is relevant we look at how autism is viewed: externally, as the DSM describes it, as a menu of symptoms that manifest as spectrum of social behavioral issues. This is how big...