1976: 1 child in 30 was learning disabled ? 2013: 1 child in 6 is learning disabled. 1980: 1 child in 27 had asthma ? 2013: 1 child in 9 has asthma. 1992: 1 child in 500 developed autism ? 2013: 1 child in 50 develops autism. 2001: 1 child in 555 had diabetes ? 2013: 1 child in 400 has diabetes
THREE TIMES AS MANY VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDREN 1953: CDC recommended 16 doses of 4 vaccines (smallpox, DPT) between two months and age six. 1983: CDC recommended 23 doses of 7 vaccines (DPT, MMR, polio) between two months and age six. 2013: CDC recommended 50 doses of 14 vaccines between day of birth and age six and 69 doses of 16 vaccines between day of birth and age 16