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=== Causes of autism related to factors which exist in secular societies in the developed world ===

=== Causes of autism related to factors which exist in secular societies in the developed world ===

[[File:African open air Christian meeting.jpg|thumbnail|right|320px|Although there have been no formal epidemiological studies, the evidence suggests that autism is rare in the economically developing continent of Africa and mainly exists within elite families.<ref>[http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2011/09/14/autism-in-africa/ Autism in Africa?], Jonathan Rabinovitz published in ''Scope'', a publication of [[Stanford University|Stanford]] Medicine, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/out-of-africa-a.html Out of Africa and Into Autism: More Evidence Illuminates the Somali Anomaly in Minnesota], By Mark F. Blaxill, AgeofAutism.com website</ref> Africa is a religious continent with high birth rates.

[[File:African open air Christian meeting.jpg|thumbnail|right|320px|Although there have been no formal epidemiological studies, the evidence suggests that autism is rare in the economically developing continent of Africa and mainly exists within elite families.<ref>[http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2011/09/14/autism-in-africa/ Autism in Africa?], Jonathan Rabinovitz published in ''Scope'', a publication of [[Stanford University|Stanford]] Medicine, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/out-of-africa-a.html Out of Africa and Into Autism: More Evidence Illuminates the Somali Anomaly in Minnesota], By Mark F. Blaxill, AgeofAutism.com website (I don't agree with the anti-vaccine portion of the article)</ref> Africa is a religious continent with high birth rates.

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Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] in his book ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'' and in some of the his other works points out the religious have higher fertility rates then secular women and that secular women often delay having children until they are older.<ref>''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'', Eric Kaufmann, 2011, page 280, footnote 13[https://books.google.com/books?id=0wCVCDlo40oC&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&dq=eric+kaufmann+fertility+having+children+later&source=bl&ots=5gXqzXhb7O&sig=-LOAWbX1F-sQzmNqdzIQhve31oY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwA2oVChMIn6PBl-PoyAIVhi8mCh3spgy-#v=onepage&q=eric%20kaufmann%20fertility%20having%20children%20later&f=false]</ref>  

Professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] in his book ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'' and in some of the his other works points out the religious have higher fertility rates then secular women and that secular women often delay having children until they are older.<ref>''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'', Eric Kaufmann, 2011, page 280, footnote 13[https://books.google.com/books?id=0wCVCDlo40oC&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&dq=eric+kaufmann+fertility+having+children+later&source=bl&ots=5gXqzXhb7O&sig=-LOAWbX1F-sQzmNqdzIQhve31oY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwA2oVChMIn6PBl-PoyAIVhi8mCh3spgy-#v=onepage&q=eric%20kaufmann%20fertility%20having%20children%20later&f=false]</ref>  

Although there have been no formal epidemiological studies, the evidence suggests that autism is rare in Africa and mainly exists within elite families.<ref>[http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2011/09/14/autism-in-africa/ Autism in Africa?], Jonathan Rabinovitz published in ''Scope'', a publication of [[Stanford University|Stanford]] Medicine, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/out-of-africa-a.html Out of Africa and Into Autism: More Evidence Illuminates the Somali Anomaly in Minnesota], By Mark F. Blaxill, AgeofAutism.com website</ref> In addition, the traditional [[Africa]]n diet is healthier than many Western World invividuals' diets and Africa has some of the lowest obesity rates in the world.<ref>

Although there have been no formal epidemiological studies, the evidence suggests that autism is rare in Africa and mainly exists within elite families.<ref>[http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2011/09/14/autism-in-africa/ Autism in Africa?], Jonathan Rabinovitz published in ''Scope'', a publication of [[Stanford University|Stanford]] Medicine, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/out-of-africa-a.html Out of Africa and Into Autism: More Evidence Illuminates the Somali Anomaly in Minnesota], By Mark F. Blaxill, AgeofAutism.com website (I don't agree with the anti-vaccine portion of the article)</ref> In addition, the traditional [[Africa]]n diet is healthier than many Western World invividuals' diets and Africa has some of the lowest obesity rates in the world.<ref>

*[http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat.html World's fattest countries]

*[http://www.forbes.com/2007/02/07/worlds-fattest-countries-forbeslife-cx_ls_0208worldfat.html World's fattest countries]

*[http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/030612p26.shtml Traditional African diets are healthier than Western diets], Today's Nutrition</ref> See also:  [[Atheism, autism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and obesity]]. Furthermore, Africa is a religious continent with high birth rates.

*[http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/030612p26.shtml Traditional African diets are healthier than Western diets], Today's Nutrition</ref> See also:  [[Atheism, autism and obesity]] and [[Atheism and obesity]]. Furthermore, Africa is a religious continent with high birth rates.