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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 5 Oct 2017

    New tools detect autism in infants: More evidence against parenting, vaccines as causes. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-tools-detect-autism-disorders-earlier-in-lives-1507215386 … via @WSJ

    9:57 AM - 5 Oct 2017
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      1. Carlos Allende‏ @damned_poet 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        That comma is problematic. I would have replaced it by an “or” to increase clarity. 😉

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      2. Badder than Satan, Drunker than God‏ @GeorgeHemingto1 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        I love, love, LOVE, the way you put environmental effects like parenting together with vaccines. LOVE IT

        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Grey Area‏ @tardomatic 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @GeorgeHemingto1 @sapinker @WSJ

        The worst thing aside from public health about anti-vax is that it can make parents feel somehow responsible, which they 100% are not.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Badder than Satan, Drunker than God‏ @GeorgeHemingto1 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @tardomatic @sapinker @WSJ

        To clarify, I'd be very unlikely to comment on this if it wasn't specifically Pinker putting those two together.

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      5. Grey Area‏ @tardomatic 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @GeorgeHemingto1 @sapinker @WSJ

        I don't think I was reading you the wrong way, sorry if it seemed like a counter, I was adding to what you said.

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      2. Manisha Snoyer‏ @manisharoses 6 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Hmmm

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      3. Matt Schwartz‏ @MattZschwartz 6 Oct 2017
        Replying to @manisharoses @sapinker @WSJ

        Incredible research and insights into pathophysiology of autism. Here’s link to the original research:http://www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S0006-3223(17)31361-6/fulltext …

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      4. Manisha Snoyer‏ @manisharoses 6 Oct 2017
        Replying to @MattZschwartz @sapinker @WSJ

        Fascinating - brings up questions about increasing diagnoses - like any congenital disease can be aggravated by many environmental factors

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      5. Matt Schwartz‏ @MattZschwartz 6 Oct 2017
        Replying to @manisharoses @sapinker @WSJ

        Definitely. So hard to quantify environ impact. Understanding pathophysiology is first step toward treatment!

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      1. Oscar Ramírez‏ @oramcas 6 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        This movement against vaccines is producing a new proliferation of deseases long ago erradicated.

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      1. Joseph K‏ @josephk8889 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Sorry, but this tweet is confusing.

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      2. Tomb Megginson‏ @CreativeTweets 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Does it even need to be said?

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      3. Some Dude Named Mike‏ @DiatonicSciNerd 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @CreativeTweets @sapinker @WSJ

        Unfortunately, yes

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      4. Tomb Megginson‏ @CreativeTweets 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @DiatonicSciNerd @sapinker @WSJ

        😖

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      2. Brian Hearst‏ @iambtrochee 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Hope it eases parents concerns that autism is their fault.

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      3. BatteryBabe1‏ @batterybabe1 6 Oct 2017
        Replying to @iambtrochee @sapinker @WSJ

        well...there still is genes

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      1.  👹Free-quent 👹Flyer 👹‏ @FreequentFlyr 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Why would parenting or vaccines cause autism?

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      1. Pablo Olmos de Aguilera Corradini‏ @PaBLoX 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Paywall =(

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      1. David W. Locke‏ @DavidWLocke 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @WSJ

        Gated content. No thanks. Worse @WSJ being a right wing rag is an unreliable source.

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      1. Tim Short‏ @timlshort 5 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @MargoKowalczyk @WSJ

        Has anyone tried replicating the Onishi and Baillargeon Theory of Mind tests on these two groups? Would be fascinating…

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