Post by ♥Goldenheart♥ on Jun 10, 2008 19:25:13 GMT -5
Well, I was researching all sorts of random biology-related stuff. (For a school project. My assignment was to write what ended up being ninety-eight questions about biology for a science trivia game that I and my friends Eevee, Beaky, and Emily developed.) I was going through a huge database of medical news articles, hoping to find factoids that I could turn into trivia cards, and found an article about possible causes of autism. Intrigued, I read it. The following is an actual quote copied directly from the article:
"...some type of prenatal or perinatal insult might increase the likelihood of autism."
I read that twice to make sure I hadn't misread it (and sometimes I do; I once looked at a scene in a book where a character apologizes to an upperclassman, and thought he was saying, "I'm sorry, Underpants"), and then read it over and over trying to understand what it said. Conclusion: Apparently, the chances of a baby being autistic might be increased by them being called names before or immediately after they are born. I'm sure it makes sense to somebody.
"...some type of prenatal or perinatal insult might increase the likelihood of autism."
I read that twice to make sure I hadn't misread it (and sometimes I do; I once looked at a scene in a book where a character apologizes to an upperclassman, and thought he was saying, "I'm sorry, Underpants"), and then read it over and over trying to understand what it said. Conclusion: Apparently, the chances of a baby being autistic might be increased by them being called names before or immediately after they are born. I'm sure it makes sense to somebody.
