Opposing viewpoints: Autism is a serious public health crisis

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According to Anne McElroy Dachel, Autism is now becoming an epidemic because of the increase of cases now being reported as compared to 20 years ago.
Dachel, I feel is biased because her child was diagnosed with Autism almost 20 years ago and at the time of his diagnosis not much was known about it nor were there very many cases of it at that time. She states "This gives me a unique perspective and likely caused me to be a bit more skeptical about the really big lie than most people" (Dachel, 2006). This shows me her bias on the situation; she seems to think this makes her an expert on the topic. She is a teacher not a doctor and does not know how things in the medical world are. As doctors learn more about a particular disease or disorder they, tend to broaden the realm of who can be diagnosed with it.

Dachel claims that vaccines used on children in the last 20 years are the cause of the increase in reported cases of Autism, but she does not state facts' pertaining to how much mercury is in these vaccines and how much consumption would need to take place in order for this kind of increase in Autism cases to occur. Rather she briefly mentions increases of mercury in vaccines and multiple vaccinations are the cause of the increase in Autism rates.

Introduction
Autism
Dachel, 2006
Dachel's argument
Lawrence Scahill improvements
Bruce Simmons arguments
The government should not regulate the volume levels of television commercials
Conclusion

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[...] Opposing Viewpoints® Series. Greenhaven Press Adam Thierer, "Regulators to Save Us from Loud TV Ads and Product Placements," The Technology Liberation Front, June Copyright 2008 by Technology Liberation Front. Reproduced by permission of the author. Document URL http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsD etailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&disabl eHighlighting=true&prodId=OVIC&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ30 10379267&userGroupName=uphoenix&jsid=02b5f78548dad9f90e38177777e1059a Adam Thierer does not think the taxpayers money should be spent on regulating the volume on television commercials. Thierer is the president of the Progress & Freedom Foundation, a digital economy think tank and the author of several books on technology and media policy, and has a personal and professional obligation to back up the media. [...]

[...] Retrieved January from Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context: http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsP age/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&disableHighlighting= true&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010 640210&mode=view Scahill, L. (2008, April). Autism Is Not an Epidemic. Retrieved January from Gale Opposing viewpoints In Context: http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsP age/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&disableHighlighting= true&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010 640211&mode=view Simmons, B. (2009, December 17). Loud TV Commercial Volume Has A New Enemy. Retrieved January from Screenrant.com: http://screenrant.com/tv- commercial-volume-enemy-brusimm-38352/ Thierer, A. (2008, June 24). The Government Should Not Regulate the Volume Levels of Television Commercials. Retrieved January from Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context: http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsDetailsP age/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&disableHighlighting= true&prodId=OVIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ3010 379267&mode=view Works Cited Dachel, A. [...]

[...] Any time you broaden the definition of a disorder, the prevalence of that condition will go up (Scahill, 2008). Scahill also explains there always has been a difference between reported cases of Autism and all cases diagnosed with other conditions similar to it. Scahill continues to say “Today the diagnostic tools are far from perfect, but they are more precise and capable of making the diagnosis in both lower- and higher-functioning children (i.e., those with normal or near-normal (Scahill, 2008). This indicates previous misdiagnosis in older cases. [...]

[...] Never again will we have to see another Seinfeld rerun where Jerry just stands there mocking our sensibilities with a Coca-Cola can in his hand! And thank God our regulators will be freeing us from the frightful sight of a Ford Mustang in the staring role of the remake of Knight Rider. I mean, what an insult to the original K.I.T.T.! Have they no shame!” The last rhetorical device I found was proof surrogate as shown by this statement: “this is why the American Revolution was fought: We Americans have an unambiguous constitutional birthright to be free of the tyranny of "excessive loudness" during commercial breaks; and pesky product promos during our favorite network dramas. [...]

[...] Reproduced by permission. Document URL http://ic.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ic/ovic/ViewpointsD etailsPage/ViewpointsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Viewpoints&disabl eHighlighting=true&prodId=OVIC&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CEJ30 10379266&userGroupName=uphoenix&jsid=2f4592dc361b50c7f911aef0e521e400 Bruce Simmons argues television commercials are loader than the programs and should be regulated by the FCC. Simmons is a contributor for Screenrant.com and is the author of the page on this website “Loud TV Commercial Volume Has a New Enemy.” This page is where this article is posted for the whole world to see and know how he feels on the topic. This site shows movie news, movie reviews, movie trailers, television news, galleries, and podcasts. [...]

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