Ugh. Humanity is spoiled. And also apparently very forgetful. Because smallpox and polio are SO MUCH MORE AWESOME than autism. Especially smallpox. "I would trader autism for smallpox any day, and so would any parent of an autistic child" (quote I heard once on TV--I think Larry King live, actually).

WOULD YOU REALLY? REALLY?

Ugh. Wtf. Middle ages, indeed.