Plenty of issues besides autism out there so there's interest if you aren't directly affected somehow. I posted months ago about the 30% rise in autism diagnoses reported by the CDC and it got 3 replies I think. Scary numbers are just scary numbers that are meaningless. No cause, no cure and the "it won't happen to me" mentality drown out the numbers.

I couldn't find a single member of Congress with an autistic kid. It's going to take a while for this problem to really hit home. You've got to remember FDR had polio and couldn't walk but no one had photos of him in a wheelchair for 12 years as president. We kept disabled people at home and later shipped them off to institutions. Things have changed but I don't think most people care about what we are going to do with the huge number of ASD people who 75% of the time can't live independently as adults. My nieces and nephews know autistics kids but in my generation I can't remember hearing the word "autism" or ever see an autistic kid in school.

I just went to the CDC site to check their stats, and I immediately saw this page. One family's story from Georgia; hardly any details.
This is a widely-read site, and may serve the purpose. Submit your story.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/stories.html

@A MyAutismTeam Member, That's outrageous! If what you write has been well documented, and the epidemiologists stand by the number, then something the kids are getting exposed to is causing this. I can live with correlations and associations and statistical manipulations, but *hard expletive deleted*! I've been fighting my own autism shit storm for 18 months and haven't paid attention to current research, except for the stuff that really stands out. New Jersey?

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The statistics in the state where I live (nj) are 1in28 chidren and more so 1in24 boys. It is staggering, rather frightening. Almost 4 years into our journey and our story continues. I do believe sharing is therapeutic and sharing with others who relate truly helps in the journey we each travel.

The idea doesn't mesh with the business plan of management, so I withdraw the contemplation. @A MyAutismTeam Member, don't let it stop you from telling your story. In fact, I eagerly anticipate it.

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