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Originally Posted by ChipperMonkey
I'd say that society does indeed have a place in the increase in mental illness.
Maybe this is a bit of a tangent, but there have been studies that show there may be a link between autism and nutrition. I wouldn't doubt such a connection seeing as how so many people live off of nutrient deficient processed foods. It sort of stands to reason that if your nutrition is off, then your body is going to have problems. It wasn't so long ago that autism was considered to be more rare. Now it seems like everyone has it and its the trendy illness to have, that is be "on the spectrum". I don't think that the spike in diagnosis rates is solely due to doctors being better able to see such problems in people. But yeah, this sort of fits in as society has modernized, our quality of food has gone downhill.
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I am pretty sure not everyone has autism...also I actually do my best to stay away from processed food and I still am on the spectrum. I know when I go for a period of eating rather unhealthy I have more digestive discomfort and it will make me rather grumpy...but I do not think all my autism traits/symptoms are going to go away if I find the perfect diet. Though if anything I tend towards healthier food, however eating enough or having enough to eat can be difficult.
I also do not see what is so trendy about having trouble with social interaction, a harder time dealing with stress and sensory issues so things that don't bother most people irritate the crap out of you...if people think that is trendy they got issues. Also its not a mental illness, it is a neurological condition/developmental disorder and people are born that way people do not just develop autism.