5 Comments
User's avatar
J Ossenkopf's avatar

Again, this is fantastic! Just tried to share it & somehow hit the “unsubscribe” button 🤦‍♀️. Immediately corrected that! But am sharing this w/ many. Love your work.

Expand full comment
V1SUT's avatar

So appreciate you sharing these stats and for constantly shining the light on what's real in health and medicine. Unprecedented times may bring long awaited answers.

Expand full comment
Michael Srite's avatar

Wow. Only a week or so ago I read one in twelve California boys are getting autism and also that white boys were faring better than other ethnics there. The "acceptance" crowd was well-represented in that article. It's mind-bending.

Expand full comment
V1SUT's avatar

Boys are disproportionately affected in all of the data. The mother interviewed made me wonder if boys, overall, are diagnosed later and are therefore not benefitting from early interventions. There are so many variables concerning autism. Hoping solid answers come soon. As for the narratives, they seem to divide along funding lines. Federal grants mean control of state agency priorities and messaging.

Expand full comment
Michael Srite's avatar

Agree. No doubt it's true boys are slower than girls in learning to speak, which works against boys' concerns and stifles treatment just when it could do the most good.

Expand full comment