"Special needs preschoolers on rise in city" February 26, 2012|James Vaznis, Globe Staff
There are myriad theories for the growth in preschoolers requiring special education. Chief among them: Advances in medicine that have allowed infants born prematurely or with potentially life-threatening conditions to survive, often with a host of developmental issues....
One aspect of the increase - the growth in children being diagnosed with autism - remains a mystery as medical experts, parents, and advocates research and debate a number of potential causes.
Only in the cover-it-up corporate papers.
See: The great thimerosal cover-up
Vaccines Cause Autism
NO AUTISM In Never-Vaccinated Children
Yeah, we all know it is the mercury-laced and tainted vaccines that are the problem.
Related: Vaccine Cleared Again as Autism Culprit
Yeah, who are you going to believe these days, dear readers?
Autism is a developmental disorder that impedes one’s ability to communicate and is often marked by awkward social interactions and repetitive behavior....
In other words, it makes one feel like they are reading a newspaper.
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Also see: The End of Autism
That solves that problem. Thank God we have a government that cares, huh?
Update: iPad gives boy a voice at his bar mitzvah
I know, I know, they are only serving their dwindling readership.