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   Message 1,390 of 2,131   
   Mister Superstar to All   
   Re: Autism bullshit on NPR...   
   20 Aug 07 21:07:34   
   
   XPost: misc.health.alternative, alt.psychology   
   From: superstar@deadcelebrity.org   
      
   Mark Probert wrote...   
   >> Evidence of my theory can be found in the lower rates of autism among   
   >> blacks and Mexican kids.  Since the parents of those children tend to be   
   >> poor and can't afford tens of thousands of dollars a year on therapy for   
   >> their kids, their kids manage to avoid being diagnosed autistic like   
   >> their kids' more affluent white peers.  Wealthy white parents don't   
   >> hesitate to ship their kids off to a psychiatrist every time he acts   
   >> like a brat, so it is not surprising that this is the group that gets   
   >> slapped with the autism label.  Since black kids and Mexican kids   
   >> especially tend to be uninsured and since psychologists don't work for   
   >> free, the epidemic of autism is less serious among those groups.   
   >   
   >   
   > This person is in dire need of a clue.   
      
   How much income do you derive from autism-related services?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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