Wondering what really causes autism? Don’t worry. Twitter has you covered. And as everyone knows, the best place to get information related to making serious medical decisions about your child is social media.
Here are 40 things that really do cause autism. Avoid them at all costs.
- Licking stamps
- Saying “vaccination” three times in a row
- Mowing grass after it rains
- Playing the jazz flute
- Mom jeans
- Leaving the toilet seat up
- Listening to The Dark Side of the Moon backwards
- Slipping on a banana peel
- Frozen yogurt
- Socks with sandals
- Eating after midnight
- Listening to Justin Bieber
- Fracking
- Being born
- Organic food
- Feminists
- The internet
- Saturday morning cartoons
- Twerking
- Brussels sprouts
- My Little Pony
- Reality TV
- Hot dogs
- Politics
- Taking selfies
- Sequels
- Darth Vader
- College
- Fried food
- Killing spiders
- Broccoli
- Chuck Norris
- Ouija board
- Bacon
- Rebecca Black
- Nationwide commercials
- Crocs
- Gary Busey
If you made it this far, you’ve gotten a taste of #ThingsThatReallyDoCauseAutism, a viral hashtag that took a scathing look at the phenomenon of correlating autism with everything from vaccines to getting little boys circumcised.
https://twitter.com/MoreArmadillos/status/564711986227736578
The hashtag isn’t about poking fun at those on the autism spectrum. It’s about criticizing people who spread medical myths. The hashtag reminds anyone capable of critical thinking that wild theories about what “causes” autism aren’t helpful to parents or kids.
No, autism spectrum disorders aren’t a joke. But using social media to spread obnoxious misinformation is a joke — and not a very funny one.
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