Does anyone else think that the invention of plastic coorelates with the increase in autism?

Question

Does anyone else think that the invention of plastic coorelates with the increase in autism?

Answer 1

definately something to look into--

the concern I have heard raised is when certain plastics are heated or cooled the release a chemical-some people think it can cause cancer

Answer 2

I have done alot of volunteer work with children diagnosed with Autism and have been diagnosed with aspergers . I think people must look at why is it so much more common in boys then girls there must be something there. I dont think plastic coorelates have much to do with the increase of Autism.

Answer 3

It wouldn't matter if there was a fairly direct corelation because there are too many other mitigating factors. Increases in the use of carbon based fuels, increases in the use of vaccines, the introduction of flouridated water, the birth control pill, and on and on. All, or any, of these factors which all have been around for a long time, can have played a roll. Finally, advances in medical diagnosis and treatment of childhood illness also may play a role in our understanding of autism. How many children of the late 1800s or early 1900s may simply have been diagnosed as mentally ill or retarded?