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When Does Autism Start?

SCIENTISTS ARE NOW LOOKING FOR THE EARLIEST SIGNS OF THE MYSTERIOUS DISORDER AS DESPERATE PARENTS HUNT FOR TREATMENTS THAT MAY IMPROVE THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES

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  • Posted By: PJupdike @ 02/06/2009 7:56:50 PM

    BABY FACTORIES= ROT IN HELL!!!

  • Posted By: PJupdike @ 01/28/2009 3:29:14 PM

    TOO MANY BABIES=A $HITTY LIFE!!!

  • Posted By: PJupdike @ 01/21/2009 7:27:08 PM

    ypu "GALS" are just a bunch of dependants on the next man who comes along...you have one kid after another hoping youll tie a man down to support you...WELL GOOD LUCK!! WE ARE WISE TO IT!!

  • Posted By: PJupdike @ 01/21/2009 7:24:31 PM

    I fa beating would bring a kid out of autismic ways, then i would say YES! GIVE 'EM A BEATIN"!!
    AND YES GALS, MEN KNOW THE TRICKS YOU PULL WITH ALL THE BABIES!!!

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/12/2008 9:28:41 PM

    Why is it that "back in my day" there was no such thing as "autistic"??? kids got their butts beat if they didnt obey & im sure a good assbeatin' would cure most of these problems today

    • Posted By: ptrcva @ 01/03/2009 7:10:44 AM

      I can tell you have no children and no wife - good thing to because you are Saddam Hussein II. Pls do the world a favor and have neither. As for your comments about women popping out babies to be financially taken care of by a man - is bullshit! I have an autistic child and I work everyday so do most of the other people I know with an autistic family member. You hate the human race, you need to grow up and get a little compassion on the way also. My autistic son is nonverbal, do you really think busting his ass will make him talk -- if you do, then you are dumber than anyone I know - go back to school apparently you haven't learned anything about life.

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/30/2008 8:06:15 PM

    Present day treatment of this problem is all wrong and far too complacent & cuddly, these kids need forceful disciplinary action taken and they will respond, you have to show them who is boss.

    • Posted By: liomom @ 10/21/2008 6:07:13 PM

      smugoye, you are a bad bad person. I really pray that you have no children, because you clearly have no compassion or brains. How can anyone even contemplate beating kids "with a belt or a paddle" especially ones with disabilities, is beyond me. You need psychiatric help.

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/13/2008 7:33:16 PM

    AUTISM & ADHD are bullshit disorders invented by psychologists/psychiatrists to MAKE MONEY off the parents of disruptive undisciplined children..the child actually controls mom & dad who go around wringing their hands in despair!!! these kids just need a good assbeatin" with a belt or a paddle

    • Posted By: horseback @ 10/20/2008 8:51:23 PM

      smugoye: get a life. You are a very inconsiderate a-hole who does need a asswipping. Grow up. I sure hope you dont have kids. Godforbid you as a parent.

  • Posted By: horseback @ 10/20/2008 8:47:17 PM

    Hello; In disgussing Autism. I have twin boys,now 19 years of age. One boy is Autistic. It took 10 years to finally diagnose his problem. I went through hell and back with all walks of life trying to find the problems with my child.I was called a bad parent,crazy by a shrink,and endless headaches by school officials. Once I knew the problem , help was abundant. Everyone was ready to help. My son has grown into a bright adult that graduated in June,2008 with marks in the 90,s. He still needs my guidance but some day he will be out on his own ,making his own living. Couger10@hotmail.com

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 07/11/2008 10:45:19 PM

    McCain & Obama are both ***, the worst choices for president in US history, an old Vietnam fuddrucker and a black man

  • Posted By: Nins @ 07/07/2008 12:01:06 AM

    Did you know that if McCain is elected you will have to pay income tax on the value of the medical insurance that your employer gives you? Worse still, he is offering a tax break for people who pay their own insurance, BUT only $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families.

    Let's say you have a family of four. Your insurance policy costs would be at least $1,500-2,500 per month under a self-pay plan, which cost more than employer group plans. So, you pay $18,000 -$30,000 per year for insurance, and you get to deduct only $5,000 of that. If you paid $25,000 for you insurance, you would be out of pocket $20,000 per year. This is FAR WORSE than the current system, where if you are self employed you can deduct 100% of you medical insurance costs.

    So, if you're not self employed, you would stick with your Employer's plan. Employer plans for a family of four have a value of $900-$1,500 per month totaling 10,800-$18,000 per year. Surprise! On April 15th, you owe tax on all of that as INCOME to you. Say your bracket is 25%, and the value of your Employer medical plan is $14,000. You will OWE THE IRS an additional $3,500, and that's ON TOP of whatever monthly premium you already pay to your employer for your insurance.

    Many analysts say that McCain's new rules would encourage employers to stop offering health benefits. If that happened, then far fewer Americans would be insured than are insured today, because what family of four can afford $18,000-$30,000 out of pocket per year for self-pay health insurance?

    Furthermore, McCain's plan does not require insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions of people who self-pay their insurance. People under employer group plans have all of their pre-existing conditions covered. This is a hugely unfair aspect of the current system. Insurance companies can afford to cover the pre-existing conditions of the much larger pool of people with group insurance, but they refuse to pay the pre-existing conditions on the smaller pool of self-pay customers. They have been allowed to price gouge the self-pay customers, which is a form of market manipulation that should be illegal.

    So let's say one of your kids had diabetes and you have high blood pressure, then your employer stops offering insurance. You now have to buy your own, but you and your child are INELIGIBLE due to pre-existing conditions. Oh, yeah, they will let you buy the insurance, but you can't use it for any pre-existing condition until you have paid on time every month for two years. And you know what happens at one year and 11 months? You get a letter saying your policy has been cancelled. I have many patients this has happened to.

    McCain's plan SUCKS.

    It does nothing to help middle class working Americans afford or obtain medical insurance. In fact, it makes the current system WORSE.

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/13/2008 5:03:17 PM

    TOO MUCH WARM & FUZZY CRAP!!!

  • Posted By: skd500 @ 06/12/2008 8:44:02 PM

    What this condition does is it robs the person of the ability to acknowledge emotion and process it correctly. It is a wide spectrum from autistic to Asperger's, the brain is functioning but it can't seem to process, and the problem is that it isn't noticeable when the child is born usually up to age two or three and then it begins.

    Then all of the sudden there is this gradual change as the child gets robbed of its emotional side. Parent's notice, but don't know what is happening, and thus becomes the long chain of events that follows and ultimately diagnosis. ABA therapy can work somewhat for IQ, but there is a social piece that can never be replaced, and kids know that the one with autism is "different", and getting them to be able to communicate(the class) or be treated well (the diagnosed child) can be difficult and challenging.

    You need a special teacher and a set of very willing children that can be preconditioned to provide the right environment for the autistic child, and once that happens in an educational setting, the growth for everyone in the classroom can be tremendous.

    And the greatest moment in education is when you have worked with an autistic child all year long with not much response emotionally, and one day, out of the blue, that child reaches out unexpectedly and touches your face with a big smile for just 5 seconds and then goes back into their isolated mental environment for the remainder of the time. You know, deep down, that somehow all the work you did reached them, even just in that one precious 5 second moment, you know that they appreciated you, and knew all that you were trying to give them. Thank you for allowing my voice............skd500

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/12/2008 7:57:23 PM

    THE COLD HARD FACTS....THE PREGNANCY TRAP SUCKS!!!

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/12/2008 7:53:18 PM

    TOO MANY BABIES= A LIFETIME OF POVERTY

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/12/2008 7:51:58 PM

    SMUGOYE ROCKS!!! MEGABABIES SUCK!!! OH YEAH!!

  • Posted By: angiruth @ 06/12/2008 12:38:25 AM

    You are an idiot smugoye

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/11/2008 7:51:54 PM

    TOO MANY KIDS even if theyre healthy IS THE PATH TO POVERTY!!! IF THEY HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS, IT WILL TAKE TWICE AS MUCH MONEY TO SUPPORT THEM & YOU...YOUR LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!!!!

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/11/2008 7:48:17 PM

    YOU CAN STAY HOME , WATCH TV, EAT BON BONS WHILE HUBBY IS BUSTING HIS ASS TRYING TO SUPPORT HIS GROWING FAMILY...TOO DUMB TO GET A VASCECTOMY & STOP THE MADNESS!!!

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/11/2008 7:43:23 PM

    Guess what gals??? we know about the PREGNANCY TRAP!!! you have kids 1 after the other so YOU WONT HAVE TO WORK!!!

  • Posted By: smugoye @ 06/11/2008 7:35:20 PM

    If i had 1 child with autism THEN i would not immediately have another child KNOWING it might also be austistic, this is just a case of a woman "popping" another child out of her hot vagina to entrap a man and ensure that she wont need to work & actually HELP her family instead of being negative to their existence...

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