On Sat, 25 Apr 1998, Mary wrote:

> Children in Japan almost never develop autism, while Japanese American
> children here do.
>
> In Japan, immunizations are given much later in life, and a lot fewer of them.
>
> They found in Japan that if they delayed/omitted certain vaccines, they got
> rid of almost all so-called autism.

Mary, could you give me a reference or two on this?  I'm *very*
interested.  The last cross-cultural study that I remember seeing
in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders suggested
that autism rates in Japan and the US were comparable.  If they
have documented a way to change that, I'd definitely like to hear
about it.

Todd Moody
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