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   Mark Probert to Mister Superstar   
   Re: Autism bullshit on NPR...   
   24 Aug 07 03:41:30   
   
   XPost: misc.health.alternative, alt.psychology   
   From: markprobert@lumbercartel.com   
      
   Mister Superstar wrote:   
   > 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?   
   >   
      
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