# Autism and breast cancer worship

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-and-breast-cancer-worship/666244>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 14, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-and-breast-cancer-worship/666244 "2013-08-14T19:32:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-and-breast-cancer-worship/666244/81 "2014-03-09T15:15:14Z")

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> [@nearwildheaven](#):
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> I have a relative who will never live independently. I guess the “nothing wrong with being autistic” thing comes from the angle of “It’s not a disgrace to be that way, and the parents didn’t cause it”, I guess.

p.s. The latest thing they have with her that’s yet another reminder that she’s different is that whenever they go out in public, if other kids her age (tween) see her, they will almost always make fun of her even if she has never seen them before and did not interact with them in any way.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/autism-and-breast-cancer-worship/666244/82 "2014-03-09T18:40:06Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> Hey, more gluten for me; I cannot get enough of the stuff.
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> - Multiple BCS friends/relatives and a daughter who is artistic.

So did your gorging on gluten cause your daughter’s autism? Did you also eat dairy? Red meat? _Peanuts?_ :dubious:

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