But the causes of autism are complex and poorly understood. If one identical twin is autistic, the other is likely to be, but not always.
There are cases of autism where one twin has severe autism but the other does not. So it's not 100% genetic.
This is Bridget. She passes her day running her fingers across her computer screen. Locked in her own world, she has spent the past 13 years drifting apart from her identical twin sister, Jenna.
If that was mumps, there is no treatment, you suffer and hopefully don't get an additional disease (30% testicular atrophy). . .
Also note your effects represent best case scenarios. As with any disease they are far worse effects that are possible. For example: mumps --> deafness. Death is also possible.
Actually the flaw in your argument is that everybody reacts identically to all medicine. You read the part about this being my THIRD son right? The other two were vaccinated and had no problems.
No, that was your flaw. You presented an anecdotal example. I presented a counter example. That also belies what you said: "Essentially I believe that it could be harmful for young babies/toddlers to have too many vaccines administered at the same time - 3 vaccines during the same office visit, for example". You had no qualifiers like "For the most part . . . "
In fact you even ask for if an adult would opt for multiple vaccines. I presented myself as an example because I've done it. In your statement, you also imply that somehow multiple vaccines at once are unproven or experimental. They are not. The vaccine schedule has been extensively tested. As a parent you don't have to follow it, but questioning it because you think there is no science or testing behind it is another matter.
I have a pretty good idea of when autism can be seen, as I raised my son from birth. He LOST the ability to speak - I'd like to find out what happened. I feel that any money or time spent researching any possible like is money well spent, regardless of the outcome. Ten years of seeing what autism is has led me to this.
What I'm saying is that before a certain age, diagnosing Autism can be problematic (as with any neurological testing of children). The time when symptoms start showing is right as the vaccine schedule starts to increase in the number of vaccines. The science behind the causes of Autism is pointing to an abnormal development of certain areas of the brain. The cause is not purely genetic but may be epigenetic as noted by the twin studies. Unfortunately the last ten years of research was hampered by Wakefield and his fraud.
The amount of negativity is interesting to me. Many vaccines are *optional*, others are mandated for public school. We have this choice in this country. The argument of "some children have died" is weak. I could just as well say "some children have lived".
The problem is that some of the children died not because the parents had a choice but because someone else chose not vaccinate. Herd immunity exists for a reason. It protects those that cannot be or have not been vaccinated. What do you say to a parent whose child died because of your choices? The negativity for me is that the science has long been established. McCarthy and her denialism has caused so much pain and yet she refuses to take responsibility for what she had done.
Essentially I believe that it could be harmful for young babies/toddlers to have too many vaccines administered at the same time - 3 vaccines during the same office visit, for example. I can only imagine how many adults would opt for several shots at the same time.
I've traveled overseas extensively. Sometimes I need to get 3 or more vaccines for certain areas. I haven't died yet. They most serious side effect was I didn't feel 100% after getting multiple vaccines. I didn't get sick. The flaw in your argument is that you assume your child is the first human ever to get multiple vaccines at once and it hasn't been tested before. It has. The schedule has undergone years of testing before released.
My third son went from talking and acting normal to non-verbal for years around the time of his 2 years vaccines. Now, it's likely coincidence. I'm not blaming vaccines - since there is no established link based on current research. But we need to find the cause for autism.
The coincidence is that the vaccine schedule is close to the time when Autism can be first diagnosed in children. When Wakefield's paper first came out, many researchers looked at it because it was the first testable link. It turned out to be fraud though. How much time and research was wasted on chasing fraud? That research could have been spent on real research into the causes.
I'm surprised the amount of negativity the community has presented on this subject.
There have been many outbreaks of diseases that could have been prevented due to this nonsense. Some children have died. We should be negative.
McCarthy and Carrey said that while they do support immunization, they and their allies believe children receive "too many vaccines, too soon, many of which are toxic."
Basically when faced with overwhelming facts, McCarthy like many others either double down or move the goal posts. In the beginning of the anti-vax movement, it was "All we ask is someone to do the research on the vaccine." When the initial research came back that no link could be proven it was: "All we ask is someone to look at the thiomersal effects." When more studies came back that thiomersal could not be linked to Austism either it was: "You can't just do epidemiological studies." When Wakefield's paper was retracted due to fraud, it was "They are trying to silence him." They are true believers; anything that goes against their beliefs must be denied.
In their complete ignorance, McCarthy and others seem to ignore basic facts of medicine. All medication has the possibility of side effects. Vaccines like many other medications has gone under extensive testing before it was released. There still is the possibility of terrible side effects but statistically the vaccine is much safer than the disease and the incidence of side effects are very, very small. Saying that the vaccines need to be safe is like saying that we shouldn't drive cars because they are unsafe.
Except that it isn't. Facebook privacy is violated all the time. Messages that people post there assuming to be private end up elsewhere on a very regular basis. Even more so when things move from facebook to other places they can go verbatim, with exact records of what what written. This is not the same as saying something verbally where there is always the chance of the message being garbled along the way.
That still does not make it right for the police and the school to force her to grant them FULL access to her messages and page. What they read on public on FB is another matter.
If you post something for people to read online, you have released any reasonable expectation of it being private. Just because slashdot says that I own this comment I am posting, I understand that anyone can come along, copy it, post is elsewhere, etc. They might or might not credit it to me. Facebook is not different in any important way. Just because they claim that some messages are private does not mean they are.
Again, you missed the point. In this case, under the guise of investigating her private messages, the school and police were really after her public (and protected rights) complaints about a school official. Both of which are supposed to be protected in different ways.
They can sell it to whomever they want, just as facebook can sell your profile data to whomever they want.
No, medical information is protected by law. The fact that violations occur does not make your medical information any less protected.
Actually, I don't think the Intel framework has much to do with the weight. The plastic Windows mini tablets using Intel Atom processors are often lighter and cheaper than iPads.
Surface Pros have all used the Core i5 series not Atom processors which are heavier with all the required infrastructure than Atom.
1. Watch when Comcast and other ISPs try to screw over Netflix streaming (this was confirmed last week here on slashdot).
2. Attempt to address the problem for your own streaming service through negotiation/bribery/whatever before your customers notice that their streaming suffers.
3. Profit!
You can hold your own opinion, I'm not trying to convince people one way or another, just call out the bullshit.
The official results were 97% in favor of Russia. Only places like North Korea has those numbers especially given that about 20% of the population are Crimean Tartars who are not in favor of joining Russia. These are basic facts. So if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, it's a duck. The vote is a whitewashing trying to give Putin the veil of legitimacy.
Oh, and why are people repeating the "not under scrutiny by international observers"? Observers from 21 countries were there, including the US, and irregularities were lower than that in South Sudan, which the US accepted as a fair vote.
What are you talking about? There are foreigners there but there are not "election observers". Again, there were "observers" from 21 countries in North Korea too if you count journalists, diplomats, etc. Election observers, no.
Several of your other points are just as debatable, and serve only to put a particular spin on things - of course it was hastily organised, and the fact that the vote went wildly one way doesn't actually surprise me knowing the demographic of the people there and the history of the region. Doesn't mean it is implausible however.
You've been given the facts of one group opposed (Crimean Tartars). There are more groups there including Ukranians that oppose the move. It's a duck.
Fucking Christ! The original Mac was just a 68000 and generic parts . . unlike the Amiga 1000
You're bringing up history from 30 years ago as your examples instead of something maybe within the last decade?
Apple NEVER makes custom parts, apart from their cases.
Oh really? So their A7 CPU or M7 motion coprocessor are not custom parts? Checkmate.
HELP!!!! I'm being held prisoner in /usr/games/lib!
