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The United Statesâwhich as of 2011 had the highest first-day infant death rate in the industrialized world124âmight succumb to autism, becoming a cautionary example for other countries. The autism rate here has doubled an average of every five years since 1970. At this rate, the majority of American boys will be autistic by 2036, and by around 2045... See more
Tao Lin ⢠The Story of Autism: How We Got Here, How We Heal


The syndrome was first diagnosed in 1943 by the psychiatrist Leo Kanner and, according to his definition, autistic children, though âunquestionably endowed with good cognitive potentialities,â
Naomi Klein ⢠Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World
In 1999, California legislature issued a one million-dollar emergency grant to UC Davisâs MIND Institute to investigate the 273 percent rise in autism in the state from 1987 to 1999. The resulting 70-page report stated that the rise was not due to âloosening in criteriaââ or âmisclassification,â and that most autistic children âdid not have a famil... See more
The Story of Autism: How We Got Here, How We Heal
Newport Institute, a young adult mental health inpatient treatment center, has recently begun recruiting people suffering from âbrainrot.â On its website, the Institute encourages parents whose children suffer from âscreen dependencyâ and âdigital addictionâ to consider treatment plans at one of its locations across the country.