Posted on 07/25/2007 12:12:34 AM PDT by neverdem
Personally I think it is something as simple as the widespread use of plastics in our food supply. I know they are supposed to be bio-inert. But they really are not over time.
Icky food and toys from China.
What if 10% of all children have copy-number mutations that are not present in either parent?
Clearly, in the industrial age, we're exposed to all kinds of chemical compounds that people a couple of centuries ago could never have encountered. Also, things that would formerly kill babies either in utero, or shortly after birth, are being "corrected" for, and the genetic underpinnings of those things are being passed on to the next generation.
Thanks for the link.
Except when driving... then, everyone falls into three groups — Me, those who are driving too slow, and those who are driving too fast. ;’)
thanks.
i know an autistic child.
We don’t have to worry about this much longer — cases after January 1, 2010, will be referred to as “teenism”.
I am highly suspicious of my nephew's 4 year old son and the younger sister. I have talked to one of my sister's about the child's behavior and she agrees that there is something wrong. However, she says that when she talks to our other sister about her grandson, she says that the childs mother will not enter into any discussion about it. Its almost as if the mother is in denial that there may be a problem with the son and quite possibly the younger daughter too......
Ohyah...I forgot about that! LOL!
It seems like everyone here on FR thinks Big Pharma can do no wrong, and wants to say that vaccines have nothing to do with autism — but I know several families whose children were perfectly normal, received a vax, and they then watched their normal child regress into autistic behaviors nearly immediately.
When you overstimulate the immune system (i.e. with vaxes) you can’t possibly predict every outcome. I believe some children are just more susceptible.
that’s sad.
this girl is 4 years. she’s the daughter of a friend of mine. my unprofessional opinion is that she’s a “high functioning” autistic child.
when i first met her she was 3. now, she’s picking up language at an accelerated rate.
her autism includes: 1. she doesn’t recognize emotions in other people. for example, if her mother gets angry at another person, she doesn’t see it.
2. she’s very visual. very, very. likes puzzles. draws well.
3. she has no fear of strangers. this requires complete supervision of her.
she likes men. very few men she does not like. most children her age are removed from strangers and men.
she adores her princess videos, dolls, etc. she stares at her princess and mermaid dolls for hours.
What I’m saying:
Genetics loads the gun, but environment pulls the trigger.
That's a common hypothesis. IMHO, this latest stuff implicates copy number variation, and more specifically, IIRC, the deletion of genes in males. I'm not a geneticist, just a physician trying to understand what's going on.
IMHO, I think the increased prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder is due to having more specific diagnostic criteria, i.e. in the past many would have been diagnosed as mentally retarded, in addition to those now diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder and Asperger's syndrome.
My nephew’s son is not loveable like the other kids in the family, does not interact with adults other than his parents,and the most telling of all is he will suddenly stop what he is doing and start shaking his hands until his mom has to go over to him and stop him. I even saw this last Christmas when he was seated at the childrens table for dinner. He stopped eating and started shaking his hands till his mom stopped him and had him refocus on his meal.
Those are some telltale signs there.
Your sister is doing him no favors by denying that he has Autistic behaviors. The earlier the intervention, the better it will be for him in the long run.
That's definitely happening and yes, they would would have been classified as mentally retarded in the past. Also the broadening of the Autism spectrum by Autism advocate organizations (something I don't agree with).
However, there have been studies done that indicate that the rise is not entirely from better diagnosis.
Genetics COULD play a part but they really can’t predict it.
A couple we know had one autistic child. They did a genetic work up and saw the odds as astronomical that the next would be autistic. The plan was that the second child would care for the older brother. Well, against all odds, the second son was also autistic.
You’re right.
They really don’t know.
They’d like you to believe they are making progress in udnerstand this but they haven’t made any progress.
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