Even the unaffected siblings and parents of the autistic children had ratios that differed significantly from the normal controls.

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There are also many stories that encapsulate our society and culture at this very moment -- from the first openly gay couple being able to adopt in Florida, to the innumerable amount of people struggling with obesity, to the increasing number of parents raising autistic children.

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Last Friday, a special vaccine court ruled on three cases in which parents were suing on behalf of their autistic children.

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