Please, stop with the hyperbole. It doesn't help the case for autism at all.
If one in 68 children were missing limbs at birth, there would be an international outcry
Autism is a spectrum disorder...ranging from barely noticeable to completely life-dominating.
The equivalent would be 1 in 68 children ranging from missing their left arm to having a slightly shorter fingernail on their pinky.
Why aren't we investigating more? Why?!
12% of people (1 in 8!!!!) DIE from cancer.
Why aren't we investigating more? Why?!
Funding rates for autism are similar to funding rates for epilepsy, which has a similar incidence rate. Lot's of investigation is being done, but unfortunately it is very difficult to research.
It's inaccurate to simply put it all under that one umbrella and treat things under a "common core" and ultimately unhealthy to do so.
Cancer also ranges from a mild irritation (skin cancer) to a life-altering extremely serious issue. Guess what? The cures for each are pretty much the same. Just because the intensity of the effects vary, this does not mean that it is inaccurate to treat them similarly.
but we do have some basic facts we can at least point to:
1. The rate is high and climbing still.
2. The problem isn't being studied properly.
1. High compared to what?
2. You have provided absolutely no evidence that the problem isn't being studied properly.
This problem definitely fits the definition of "epidemic" and yet somehow it doesn't warrant investigation and study? Is it because important business models will be threatened? I believe that will be of high likelihood.
If you are serious about this, you may want to consider seeking professional help. The level of paranoia required to believe it is "highly likely" that big business or the government is inducing autism in the population for their own nefarious reasons is quite disturbing.