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Investigative Journalist @FullMeasureNews *Note* RTs not=endorsement; RTs may be interesting, silly, wrong, outrageous. Question authority. Think for yourself.

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    1. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Apr 21

      Sharyl Attkisson Retweeted (((Dan Kegel)))

      Since I wrote this article in 2008, the rate of autism -- according to the government -- has gotten much, much worse as our govt. and "best" experts are still mystified as to how to reverse this. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-open-question-on-vaccines-and-autism/ …https://twitter.com/dkegel/status/987853815687790592 …

      Sharyl Attkisson added,

      (((Dan Kegel))) @dkegel
      Replying to @SharylAttkisson @talace and 2 others
      Sure you did. You said 'the government continues to frame the conversation in all-or-nothing, "one-size-fits-all" terms' in https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-open-question-on-vaccines-and-autism/ …
      56 replies 129 retweets 248 likes
    2. (((Dan Kegel)))‏ @dkegel Apr 21
      Replying to @SharylAttkisson

      Since back then, strong evidence has been found for prenatal causes, e.g. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29346770  implicates a number of mutations, and suggests a mechanism for how valproic acid causes ASD. It's an exciting time - we're actually learning a lot about the causes of autism!

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    3. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Apr 21
      Replying to @dkegel

      Yes all those genetic mutations in one generation. How exciting! (But whatever you do, don't look at those studies that suggest some links to vaccines, and particularly don't listen to the CDC scientist who says they have covered this up. He can't be telling the truth.)

      1 reply 3 retweets 17 likes
    4. (((Dan Kegel)))‏ @dkegel Apr 21
      Replying to @SharylAttkisson

      *shrug* Many studies have looked at whether vaccines are involved, and the answer seems to be 'no'; see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24814559 . The evidence for prenatal causes, by comparison, is quite compelling (see above).

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Apr 21
      Replying to @dkegel

      The scientists I have relied on (including some who have worked for govt and some in vaccine industry) indicate they believe it's like a lot of things: genetics and then exposures... Like smoking/lung cancer. Most people who smoke will never get lung cancer

      1 reply 4 retweets 13 likes
    6. (((Dan Kegel)))‏ @dkegel Apr 21
      Replying to @SharylAttkisson

      Sure - genetics and *prenatal (and maybe perinatal)* exposure. The mutations in question appear to be largely de novo. They have been going on for ages & are not uncommon; but when they happen to genes that control brain development, they tend to be selected against by nature.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    7. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Apr 21
      Replying to @dkegel

      And, as the head of CDC immunization --and others-- have stated, vaccines may trigger autism in susceptible children (perhaps these are some of the susceptibilities). Doesn't mean it explains all the autism/ADD but some scientists believe it's a factor.

      1 reply 2 retweets 7 likes
    8. (((Dan Kegel)))‏ @dkegel Apr 21
      Replying to @SharylAttkisson

      Ah, but when did they say that? As one of them said later: "The beauty of science is that you are taken where the evidence leads you. [Early in 2011] I thought that there was some chance that postnatal factors might lead to some cases of autism - particularly in children...

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    9. (((Dan Kegel)))‏ @dkegel Apr 21
      Replying to @dkegel @SharylAttkisson

      that had a genetic or other medical predisposing condition. But, our own research has argued against this view. Later in 2011, we published a paper about brain changes in children with and without regression (Nordahl et al 2011). We found that it was the children ...

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    10. (((Dan Kegel)))‏ @dkegel Apr 21
      Replying to @dkegel @SharylAttkisson

      ... with evidence of regression that generally had enlarged brains. We also found that head enlargement started at 4-6 months of life - long before the behavioral regression." Science moves on when better info becomes available. Do you?

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Apr 21
      Replying to @dkegel

      I try to do that with all my stories. It's tempting to think you know something and get vested in that. As an intellectual exercise, I try hard not to do that.. .and I've really found some amazing stories that way.

      9:58 PM - 21 Apr 2018
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        2. (((Dan Kegel)))‏ @dkegel Apr 21
          Replying to @SharylAttkisson

          Please do try to keep up with the science. Sometimes it really does get better answers to questions about the natural world than politicians and activists do.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Sharyl Attkisson‏Verified account @SharylAttkisson Apr 21
          Replying to @dkegel

          Exactly--I would remind you to do the same. Try not to get too entrenched in what's being popularly pushed. Throughout time, that has sometimes proven to be incorrect.

          0 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
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