On the other hand, evidence of heritability is not the same as  
evidence of genetic causation.
Two different constructs.

On May 3, 2010, at 8:24 AM, Christopher D. Green wrote:

>  Joan Warmbold wrote:
>> In a discussion about autism on TIPS a while back, a questions was  
>> raised
>> about the role of genetics and heritability in autism.  I recently  
>> came
>> across a compelling but also quite concerning article titled ,  
>> "Lack of
>> Positive Heritability Findings in Autism Provides Compelling  
>> Evidence to
>> Shift Priority to More Promising Environmental Factors Research."  
>> by Mark
>> Blaxill, Vice President, Coalition for SafeMinds.
>
> Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and all that...

Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesota State University, Mankato
[email protected]


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