Jim and Ralph are joined by autism expert, Bridget Eagleson, to discuss the rise in the rate of autism in America. If the rise is real, what is the cause? More pathogens? Better diagnosis? Some other factors?
Does Tylenol and vaccines cause autism? What was the historical background? Let’s take a look.
We can go back to Eugen Bleuler in 1911 and later used by Kanner in the ‘40’s in connection with “early childhood autism and then in the 1990’s Wakedfield’s study published in The Lancet which was later refuted.
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Autism Diagnosis Among US Children and Adults, 2011-2022: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2825472
This is a good article from the APA with many clickable links: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/e09/advocate-autism-wave-misinformation
Here is a very recent you tube video (about 7 minutes long): https://youtu.be/f0lWoYz8ETE?si=G-_SryVIWy76JK4y
The President announces his Autism initiative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJF0H6tlhqg&list=WL&index=5
 
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