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Ten Science Breakthroughs  Posted Feb 16 2010 12:00am  The Good:
1) It is now widely accepted that autism affects 1 in 110
American children and 1 in 70 America boys.  2) Mitochondrial
Dysfunction/ Fever and Autistic Regression. It is wonderful to
see this critically important and vastly understudied issue
being researched. Too many ASD parents already know about this
autistic trajectory having seen it up close. The majority of
this parent community believes that repeated adverse reactions
to multiple vaccinations trigger severe fevers, brain
inflammation and loss of skills and speech.  3) Later Language
Acquisition. Autistic kids can acquire language after 5.
4) Association /w Family History of Autoimmune Disorders and
Autism. I don’t understand why this is being studied in Denmark
rather than the US, but the subject is important. Families have
known this association to be strong for y