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vw08
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 Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 7:31 am Post subject: NY Times article on autism rates in SK |
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The NY Times just published an article about a study on autism rates in South Korea. The study found that the autism rate among the group studied was twice the usual rate for developed countries.
Especially teachers, is anyone surprised/not surprised by this finding? The justification for the rate has to do with the thoroughness of the study, universal healthcare and the homogeneous society.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/health/research/09autism.html?_r=1&ref=education |
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Theme
Joined: 06 Jun 2009
Location: Cedar Rapids Iowa
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: NY Times article on autism rates in SK |
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| vw08 wrote: |
The NY Times just published an article about a study on autism rates in South Korea. The study found that the autism rate among the group studied was twice the usual rate for developed countries.
Especially teachers, is anyone surprised/not surprised by this finding? The justification for the rate has to do with the thoroughness of the study, universal healthcare and the homogeneous society.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/09/health/research/09autism.html?_r=1&ref=education |
Interesting comment:
"I'm an American expat teaching kids in Korea, and I've seen kids act as if they have certain irregular psychological disorders, but which are in reality simply attributable to overwork (they go to outside school programs and study more AFTER a full school day), and also due to overstimulation (when they're not studying they're playing computer games). These kids need rest, a social life, outdoor activities, and they shouldn't be given smart phones, which they use every second of every break time to get to the next level in "Angry Birds."" |
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Jane
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| Posted: Mon May 09, 2011 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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This article caught my eye. Why? Because I've always found the general Korean to be a certain degree anti-social, and this could easily be misinterpreted as autism. The rigid hierarchy and pseudo-confucianism that Korean have to deal with everyday almost guarantees that your average person will be at a loss when it comes to dealing with other humans and being social.
That, and I've seen how studies are done in Korea, and they are either doomed before they start because of poor methodology and execution or the results are skewed to fit the answer they want. |
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Abe Scrap
Joined: 01 May 2011
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| Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 4:39 am Post subject: |
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| There are a bunch of studies linking vaccination rates to autism in the US. Anyone know the rate of vaccinations in Korea, and which ones they get? |
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