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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Republican_Party&amp;diff=412028</id>
		<title>Republican Party</title>
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		<updated>2008-03-24T15:28:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MCBarrow: Removing all content from page&lt;/p&gt;
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=M16_rifle&amp;diff=411862</id>
		<title>M16 rifle</title>
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		<updated>2008-03-24T10:56:30Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;[[Image:USM16.jpg|thumb|right|A US Army Soldier fires an M16 rifle.]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''M16''', formally the '''United States Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16''', is an [[assault rifle]] developed by [[Eugene Stoner]]. The rifle is based off of the ArmaLite [[AR-15]] series of rifles. The M16 was originally designed for US soldiers as a replacement for the [[M14 rifle]]. It is prone to jamming.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Guns]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411861</id>
		<title>Autism</title>
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		<updated>2008-03-24T10:53:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MCBarrow: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Autism''' is a neurological disorder, characterized by inability to interact socially; linguistic disability; intense, narrow interests; and repetitive behaviors. These are called stims or stimming. They include walking on tiptoes, flapping of hands, staring at objects for a prolonged period of time, oral fixation, spinning in circles, and other repetitive activities.  Other signs include lack of eye contact, playing alone, lack of words, or in the case of [[Asperger's syndrome]], increased intelligence and big vocabulary but lack of social skills. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people's autism go unnoticed into adulthood. There are many intelligent and talented autistic individuals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Temple Grandin, &amp;quot;Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism&amp;quot; amazon link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307275655/ref=wl_it_dp/103-3432247-4184629?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;coliid=I1CWNFSEUCIXQL&amp;amp;colid=49VN3HJC5OQK&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Diagnoses of autism has increased from 1:10,000 in 1988 to 1:166 people today. Some estimates are as high as 1 in 150 people &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/faq_prevalence.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and it has been rising. Among boys, 1 in 94 has the disorder.  In New Jersey, which has the highest rate in the nation, 1 in every 60 boys has autism and 1 in every 94 children is affected. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism is a spectrum disorder which means there is a range in how it affects different people. There is the fragile x syndrome, [[Asperger's syndrome]], pdd nos, mild autism, moderate autism, severe autism, and some [[idiot savants]].  Autistic children will not all act like the character portrayed in the movie ''[[Rain Man]]''.  Nor are all autistic children uncaring or unable to show emotion, in fact many are very caring.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a rare form of low functioning autism called ''idiot savants'' in which the people who suffer from it cannot brush their teeth or take a bath or dress themselves or do any other basic activities but are extremely good at one thing, usually mathematics but sometimes also involving music, memory feats, or hyperlexia. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. [[Leo Kanner]]. Dr. Hans Asperger also did some research into autism at about the same time and discovered [[Asperger's syndrome]]. In the past it was blamed on frigid mothers.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismdigest.com/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismlink.com/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are several [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! groups relating to autism]. Each state has its own group, and one may enter &amp;quot;ASD&amp;quot; as a search query to find a relevant group.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:psychology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category: medicine]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MCBarrow</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411860</id>
		<title>Autism</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411860"/>
		<updated>2008-03-24T10:53:14Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MCBarrow: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Autism''' is a neurological disorder, characterized by inability to interact socially; linguistic disability; intense, narrow interests; and repetitive behaviors. These are called stims or stimming. They include walking on tiptoes, flapping of hands, staring at objects for a prolonged period of time, oral fixation, spinning in circles, and other repetitive activities.  Other signs include lack of eye contact, playing alone, lack of words, or in the case of [[Asperger's syndrome]], increased intelligence and big vocabulary but lack of social skills. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people's autism go unnoticed into adulthood. There are many intelligent and talented autistic individuals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Temple Grandin, &amp;quot;Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism&amp;quot; amazon link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307275655/ref=wl_it_dp/103-3432247-4184629?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;coliid=I1CWNFSEUCIXQL&amp;amp;colid=49VN3HJC5OQK&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Diagnoses of autism has increased from 1:10,000 in 1988 to 1:166 people today. Some estimates are as high as 1 in 150 people &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/faq_prevalence.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and it has been rising. Among boys, 1 in 94 has the disorder.  In New Jersey, which has the highest rate in the nation, 1 in every 60 boys has autism and 1 in every 94 children is affected. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism is a spectrum disorder which means there is a range in how it affects different people. There is the fragile x syndrome, [[Asperger's syndrome]], pdd nos, mild autism, moderate autism, severe autism, and some [[idiot savants]].  Autistic children will not all act like the character portrayed in the movie ''[[Rain Man]]''.  Nor are all autistic children uncaring or unable to show emotion, in fact many are very caring.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a rare form of low functioning autism called ''idiot savants'' in which the people who suffer from it cannot brush their teeth or take a bath or dress themselves or do any other basic activities but are extremely good at one thing, usually mathematics but sometimes also involving music, memory feats, or hyperlexia. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. [[Leo Kanner]]. Dr. Hans Asperger also did some research into autism at about the same time and discovered [[Asperger's syndrome]]. In the past it was blamed on frigid mothers. As early as the 90's many psychotherapies were used to treat it. One very effective treatment, though not a cure, is Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA therapy).  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismdigest.com/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismlink.com/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are several [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! groups relating to autism]. Each state has its own group, and one may enter &amp;quot;ASD&amp;quot; as a search query to find a relevant group.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:psychology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category: medicine]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MCBarrow</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411405</id>
		<title>Autism</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411405"/>
		<updated>2008-03-23T21:39:58Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MCBarrow: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Autism''' is a neurological disorder, characterized by inability to interact socially; linguistic disability; intense, narrow interests; and repetitive behaviors. These are called stims or stimming. They include walking on tiptoes, flapping of hands, staring at objects for a prolonged period of time, oral fixation, spinning in circles, and other repetitive activities.  Other signs include lack of eye contact, playing alone, lack of words, or in the case of [[Asperger's syndrome]], increased intelligence and big vocabulary but lack of social skills. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people's autism go unnoticed into adulthood. There are many intelligent and talented autistic individuals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Temple Grandin, &amp;quot;Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism&amp;quot; amazon link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307275655/ref=wl_it_dp/103-3432247-4184629?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;coliid=I1CWNFSEUCIXQL&amp;amp;colid=49VN3HJC5OQK&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Diagnoses of autism has increased from 1:10,000 in 1988 to 1:166 people today. Some estimates are as high as 1 in 150 people &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/faq_prevalence.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and it has been rising. Among boys, 1 in 94 has the disorder.  In New Jersey, which has the highest rate in the nation, 1 in every 60 boys has autism and 1 in every 94 children is affected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some parents, politicians and a few fringe researchers cite a [[mercury]] preservative used in vaccines, thimerosal, as the cause of injury in many recipients, including a cause of increase in autism rates. Thimerosal is a inorganic form of mercury that has widely been used as a vaccine preservative, and still is despite widespread calls for its removal.  Most of the influenza vaccines contain thimerosal equivalent to 25 micrograms of toxic [[mercury]], an amount that would be safe under [[EPA]] limits only if the recipient weighs 550 pounds. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism is a spectrum disorder which means there is a range in how it affects different people. There is the fragile x syndrome, [[Asperger's syndrome]], pdd nos, mild autism, moderate autism, severe autism, and some [[idiot savants]].  Autistic children will not all act like the character portrayed in the movie ''[[Rain Man]]''.  Nor are all autistic children uncaring or unable to show emotion, in fact many are very caring.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a rare form of low functioning autism called ''idiot savants'' in which the people who suffer from it cannot brush their teeth or take a bath or dress themselves or do any other basic activities but are extremely good at one thing, usually mathematics but sometimes also involving music, memory feats, or hyperlexia. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. [[Leo Kanner]]. Dr. Hans Asperger also did some research into autism at about the same time and discovered [[Asperger's syndrome]]. In the past it was blamed on frigid mothers. As early as the 90's many psychotherapies were used to treat it. One very effective treatment, though not a cure, is Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA therapy).  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismdigest.com/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismlink.com/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are several [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! groups relating to autism]. Each state has its own group, and one may enter &amp;quot;ASD&amp;quot; as a search query to find a relevant group.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:psychology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category: medicine]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MCBarrow</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411402</id>
		<title>Autism</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411402"/>
		<updated>2008-03-23T21:38:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MCBarrow: /* External Links */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Autism''' is a neurological disorder, characterized by inability to interact socially; linguistic disability; intense, narrow interests; and repetitive behaviors. These are called stims or stimming. They include walking on tiptoes, flapping of hands, staring at objects for a prolonged period of time, oral fixation, spinning in circles, and other repetitive activities.  Other signs include lack of eye contact, playing alone, lack of words, or in the case of [[Asperger's syndrome]], increased intelligence and big vocabulary but lack of social skills or inappropriate behavior. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people's autism go unnoticed into adulthood. There are many intelligent and talented autistic individuals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Temple Grandin, &amp;quot;Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism&amp;quot; amazon link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307275655/ref=wl_it_dp/103-3432247-4184629?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;coliid=I1CWNFSEUCIXQL&amp;amp;colid=49VN3HJC5OQK&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Diagnoses of autism has increased from 1:10,000 in 1988 to 1:166 people today. Some estimates are as high as 1 in 150 people &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/faq_prevalence.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and it has been rising. Among boys, 1 in 94 has the disorder.  In New Jersey, which has the highest rate in the nation, 1 in every 60 boys has autism and 1 in every 94 children is affected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some parents, politicians and a few fringe researchers cite a [[mercury]] preservative used in vaccines, thimerosal, as the cause of injury in many recipients, including a cause of increase in autism rates. Thimerosal is a inorganic form of mercury that has widely been used as a vaccine preservative, and still is despite widespread calls for its removal.  Most of the influenza vaccines contain thimerosal equivalent to 25 micrograms of toxic [[mercury]], an amount that would be safe under [[EPA]] limits only if the recipient weighs 550 pounds. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism is a spectrum disorder which means there is a range in how it affects different people. There is the fragile x syndrome, [[Asperger's syndrome]], pdd nos, mild autism, moderate autism, severe autism, and some [[idiot savants]].  Autistic children will not all act like the character portrayed in the movie ''[[Rain Man]]''.  Nor are all autistic children uncaring or unable to show emotion, in fact many are very caring.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a rare form of low functioning autism called ''idiot savants'' in which the people who suffer from it cannot brush their teeth or take a bath or dress themselves or do any other basic activities but are extremely good at one thing, usually mathematics but sometimes also involving music, memory feats, or hyperlexia. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. [[Leo Kanner]]. Dr. Hans Asperger also did some research into autism at about the same time and discovered [[Asperger's syndrome]]. In the past it was blamed on frigid mothers. As early as the 90's many psychotherapies were used to treat it. One very effective treatment, though not a cure, is Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA therapy).  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismdigest.com/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismlink.com/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are several [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! groups relating to autism]. Each state has its own group, and one may enter &amp;quot;ASD&amp;quot; as a search query to find a relevant group.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:psychology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category: medicine]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MCBarrow</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411401</id>
		<title>Autism</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411401"/>
		<updated>2008-03-23T21:37:55Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MCBarrow: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Autism''' is a neurological disorder, characterized by inability to interact socially; linguistic disability; intense, narrow interests; and repetitive behaviors. These are called stims or stimming. They include walking on tiptoes, flapping of hands, staring at objects for a prolonged period of time, oral fixation, spinning in circles, and other repetitive activities.  Other signs include lack of eye contact, playing alone, lack of words, or in the case of [[Asperger's syndrome]], increased intelligence and big vocabulary but lack of social skills or inappropriate behavior. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people's autism go unnoticed into adulthood. There are many intelligent and talented autistic individuals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Temple Grandin, &amp;quot;Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism&amp;quot; amazon link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307275655/ref=wl_it_dp/103-3432247-4184629?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;coliid=I1CWNFSEUCIXQL&amp;amp;colid=49VN3HJC5OQK&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Diagnoses of autism has increased from 1:10,000 in 1988 to 1:166 people today. Some estimates are as high as 1 in 150 people &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/faq_prevalence.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and it has been rising. Among boys, 1 in 94 has the disorder.  In New Jersey, which has the highest rate in the nation, 1 in every 60 boys has autism and 1 in every 94 children is affected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some parents, politicians and a few fringe researchers cite a [[mercury]] preservative used in vaccines, thimerosal, as the cause of injury in many recipients, including a cause of increase in autism rates. Thimerosal is a inorganic form of mercury that has widely been used as a vaccine preservative, and still is despite widespread calls for its removal.  Most of the influenza vaccines contain thimerosal equivalent to 25 micrograms of toxic [[mercury]], an amount that would be safe under [[EPA]] limits only if the recipient weighs 550 pounds. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism is a spectrum disorder which means there is a range in how it affects different people. There is the fragile x syndrome, [[Asperger's syndrome]], pdd nos, mild autism, moderate autism, severe autism, and some [[idiot savants]].  Autistic children will not all act like the character portrayed in the movie ''[[Rain Man]]''.  Nor are all autistic children uncaring or unable to show emotion, in fact many are very caring.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There is a rare form of low functioning autism called ''idiot savants'' in which the people who suffer from it cannot brush their teeth or take a bath or dress themselves or do any other basic activities but are extremely good at one thing, usually mathematics but sometimes also involving music, memory feats, or hyperlexia. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. [[Leo Kanner]]. Dr. Hans Asperger also did some research into autism at about the same time and discovered [[Asperger's syndrome]]. In the past it was blamed on frigid mothers. As early as the 90's many psychotherapies were used to treat it. One very effective treatment, though not a cure, is Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA therapy).  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismspeaks.org/ Also has a charity that gives money to people who can't afford ABA therapy.  Sadly, a good many parents are in financial difficulties, due to insurance companies and Medicaid bureaucracy.  ABA therapy demands about 40 hours to treat autism by &amp;quot;retraining the brain.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismdigest.com/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismlink.com/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are several [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! groups relating to autism]. Each state has its own group, and one may enter &amp;quot;ASD&amp;quot; as a search query to find a relevant group.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[category:psychology]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[category: medicine]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>MCBarrow</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411400</id>
		<title>Autism</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Autism&amp;diff=411400"/>
		<updated>2008-03-23T21:37:38Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;MCBarrow: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Autism''' is a neurological disorder, characterized by inability to interact socially; linguistic disability; intense, narrow interests; and repetitive behaviors. These are called stims or stimming. They include walking on tiptoes, flapping of hands, staring at objects for a prolonged period of time, oral fixation, spinning in circles, and other repetitive activities.  Other signs include lack of eye contact, playing alone, lack of words, or in the case of [[Asperger's syndrome]], increased intellignece and big vocabulary but lack of social skills or inappropriate behavior. It is usually detected by the time a child is four years old but some people's autism go unnoticed into adulthood. There are many intelligent and talented autistic individuals.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Temple Grandin, &amp;quot;Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism&amp;quot; amazon link http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307275655/ref=wl_it_dp/103-3432247-4184629?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;coliid=I1CWNFSEUCIXQL&amp;amp;colid=49VN3HJC5OQK&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Diagnoses of autism has increased from 1:10,000 in 1988 to 1:166 people today. Some estimates are as high as 1 in 150 people &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/faq_prevalence.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;, and it has been rising. Among boys, 1 in 94 has the disorder.  In New Jersey, which has the highest rate in the nation, 1 in every 60 boys has autism and 1 in every 94 children is affected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some parents, politicians and a few fringe researchers cite a [[mercury]] preservative used in vaccines, thimerosal, as the cause of injury in many recipients, including a cause of increase in autism rates. Thimerosal is a inorganic form of mercury that has widely been used as a vaccine preservative, and still is despite widespread calls for its removal.  Most of the influenza vaccines contain thimerosal equivalent to 25 micrograms of toxic [[mercury]], an amount that would be safe under [[EPA]] limits only if the recipient weighs 550 pounds. &lt;br /&gt;
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Autism is a spectrum disorder which means there is a range in how it affects different people. There is the fragile x syndrome, [[Asperger's syndrome]], pdd nos, mild autism, moderate autism, severe autism, and some [[idiot savants]].  Autistic children will not all act like the character portrayed in the movie ''[[Rain Man]]''.  Nor are all autistic children uncaring or unable to show emotion, in fact many are very caring.&lt;br /&gt;
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There is a rare form of low functioning autism called ''idiot savants'' in which the people who suffer from it cannot brush their teeth or take a bath or dress themselves or do any other basic activities but are extremely good at one thing, usually mathematics but sometimes also involving music, memory feats, or hyperlexia. &lt;br /&gt;
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Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. [[Leo Kanner]]. Dr. Hans Asperger also did some research into autism at about the same time and discovered [[Asperger's syndrome]]. In the past it was blamed on frigid mothers. As early as the 90's many psychotherapies were used to treat it. One very effective treatment, though not a cure, is Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA therapy).  &lt;br /&gt;
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#http://www.autismspeaks.org/ Also has a charity that gives money to people who can't afford ABA therapy.  Sadly, a good many parents are in financial difficulties, due to insurance companies and Medicaid bureaucracy.  ABA therapy demands about 40 hours to treat autism by &amp;quot;retraining the brain.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismdigest.com/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer&lt;br /&gt;
#http://www.autismlink.com/&lt;br /&gt;
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There are several [http://groups.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! groups relating to autism]. Each state has its own group, and one may enter &amp;quot;ASD&amp;quot; as a search query to find a relevant group.&lt;br /&gt;
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