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Posted Tue Nov 4 2008: from Portland Oregonian: Can rain + TV watching = autism? http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1225827552 After his son's autism spectrum disorder was diagnosed, Michael Waldman began to wonder whether television viewing might play a triggering role. The question so obsessed the Cornell University economist that he enlisted several colleagues to pursue the answer by means of an unlikely strategy: studying rainfall records in Oregon, Washington and California. Kids cooped up indoors on rainy days, they figured, probably watch more television. To the surprise of autism experts, the economists found that the disorder indeed appears significantly more often among children living in counties with more rain and snow. [Read more stories about: ] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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