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RE: Vaccines didn't cause GWS (or autism, or ___, or ...)

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There’s a significant difference between autism and the more general term “autistic spectrum disorder”. ASD includes autism, Aperger’s syndrome, and a broad, “catch-all” category called PDD-NOS, or “pervasive developmental disorder—not otherwise specified”.

The numbers for ASD are about 6 per thousand, as you say. Here’s a much more detailed discussion of autism and ASD prevalence.

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RE: Vaccines didn't cause GWS (or autism, or ___, or ...) by mikeforbes :: NR6

There’s a significant difference between autism and the more general term “autistic spectrum disorder”.

I know this is nit-picky semantics (I’m a language student, I can’t help myself), but the term “autism” is commonly used to refer to the three diagnoses collectively. If you want to refer specifically to one of the three, the more specific terms “autistic disorder,” “Asperger’s syndrome” (or disorder), and “PDD-NOS” are used.

Normally this isn’t a source of confusion in casual conversation … until you get into the subject of prevalence rates, hence my nit-pickyness.

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