Social contagion. Perverse incentives. Over diagnosis. Historic underdiagnosis. Vested interests in education, disability funding, social work. Medicalisation. “Diversity” (meaning that the weird kid needs a labelled condition), shitty parenting, “it’s always been that way and now we’re better at recognising it”, good parenting, snowplough parenting.
Take your pick, there’s plenty of plausible explanations for an increase in diagnoses which aren’t vaccine related.
"Autism is genetic."
How is it that a "genetic" disease has increased so suddenly, and so rapidly, as it has in recent years?
Social contagion. Perverse incentives. Over diagnosis. Historic underdiagnosis. Vested interests in education, disability funding, social work. Medicalisation. “Diversity” (meaning that the weird kid needs a labelled condition), shitty parenting, “it’s always been that way and now we’re better at recognising it”, good parenting, snowplough parenting.
Take your pick, there’s plenty of plausible explanations for an increase in diagnoses which aren’t vaccine related.
None of those are genetic.
And your point is?
Reasons for the increase in diagnosis were requested and provided.