Sunday, March 18, 2012

Sunday Globe Special: Special Ed Shot in the Arm

"Special needs preschoolers on rise in city" February 26, 2012|James Vaznis, Globe Staff

There are myriad theories for the growth in preschoolers requiring special education. Chief among them: Advances in medicine that have allowed infants born prematurely or with potentially life-threatening conditions to survive, often with a host of developmental issues....

One aspect of the increase - the growth in children being diagnosed with autism - remains a mystery as medical experts, parents, and advocates research and debate a number of potential causes.  

Only in the cover-it-up corporate papers.

See:  The great thimerosal cover-up

Vaccines Cause Autism

NO AUTISM In Never-Vaccinated Children

Yeah, we all know it is the mercury-laced and tainted vaccines that are the problem.

Related: Vaccine Cleared Again as Autism Culprit

Yeah, who are you going to believe these days, dear readers?

Autism is a developmental disorder that impedes one’s ability to communicate and is often marked by awkward social interactions and repetitive behavior....

In other words, it makes one feel like they are reading a newspaper.

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Also see: The End of Autism 

That solves that problem.  Thank God we have a government that cares, huh? 

Update: iPad gives boy a voice at his bar mitzvah 

I know, I know, they are only serving their dwindling readership.