I have friends with a low-functioning Autistic child, and it can be tough. It’s also manageable, so long as both parents accept that this is going to be a major part of their lives.
“...still hasn’t spoken one word (he babbles). He can carry a tune and sing it back - “in tune”...”
That is interesting. Does he have the classic symtoms of autism?
If 1 in 68 kids really has autism, then I’m a monkey’s uncle. I think this is a product of at least 2 factors: first, the ever-broadening of the definition of “autism” to include behaviors within the normal range of variation, and second, an increase in misdiagnoses, possibly brought on by pressure from schools or parents.
There could also be a legitimate increase due to environmental factors or something like that, but without controlling for the two things I mentioned, nobody can know if that is the case or not.
I still would look at the whole vaccination thing. I didn’t vaccinate, and neither did my daughter. Wouldn’t trust it for a minute.
I wonder if there is any correlation between the age of the mother and the occurrence of autism.
After all, women are waiting longer and longer to have kids.
Chemtrails. :-)
While autism is real, the diagnosis increases are bull$hit. It ranks right up there with ADD, ADHD, and all that crap that is running rampant. The medical profession has joined the globull warming tactics to fatten up their wallets.
Yes, it is a major concern and thus far no answers which is very troubling, particularly concerning the billions of dollars we spend on research.
I keep thinking that it has to have something to do with all the shots we give babies now and additives in their formula and food - way more than when mine were small. Mine had only DPT and polio, drank raw milk and ate food which we grew on our farm. My prayers for you and for your little one as you try to find answers.
The increasing prevalence of autism quite confusing and worrying. You know what I predict, I would not be surprised if people become begin to think that perhaps 70% or more Generation X and younger people have somehow aquired chromosomal damage. Further studies make imply that older people, those now age 50 and over do not show this damage to the mitochondria of outer layer of the cell walls, nor do they (we) show an upsurge of DNA that science has never named or figured uses for. What may this lead to? More stem cell treatments, more cellular cloning from older ‘untainted’ human’s. Suddenly, it will become quite profitable just to be an old person in relatively good health. Laws will be written to allow people to sell their genetic material under a copyright. So much is possible today through the hard sciences, that we shouldn’t dismiss unusual ideas.
Have you read anything on nutrition / gut flora such as Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride’s research?
it was 1 in 250 just a couple of years ago.
then 1 in 100.
now 1 in 68?!!
this is a SERIOUS problem
with this kind of progression, it could be 1 in 34 within the next 2 years.
1 in 17 within 5 yrs from now.
this is stunning
Hi Star,
our four year old never said a peep until my wife frustrated and worried said to him ‘Johnny Cakes when are you going to talk’?
He said ‘I talking you’ clear as a bell, like he had been talking to her the whole time.
However I know your anxiety, I will say that music, music and more music, especially classical music even soft jazz to start not rock is something that I believe will help.
It has amazing effects on folks with profound Alzheimers.
You and your family will be in our prayers.
Lurking’
AMDG
The increase is BS invented by public schools and the commie teachers union that runs them.
They get a big bucket a federal cash for every kid they can claim as ADHD etc etc.
Remove the extra funding and new cases will drop like a rock!
ping
Disease creation has become an established industry.
I am by no means an expert but I believe the answer lies in our food and drugs/vaccines.
Heart disease, diabetes, coronary artery disease for example are new and are blamed on red meat and high saturated fat diets. Man has eaten red meat and a high fat diet for most of his evolution... so what has changed. Our red meat is injected with steroids and hormones and are corn or crap fed instead of grass fed. They are kept in animal factories instead of open ranges. This is true for all animals consumed nowadays. Vegetables are sprayed with chemicals. On top of that we now consume high carb manufactured “food” created by not only a chef but a chemist as well.
Western society is fat and riddled with heart disease because w have been told to eat a low fat high carb diet.
Carbs = sugar = blood sugar spiking = insulin = gaining weight and diabetes.
As for Autism I can only assume similar things are the culprit. Ultimately, I do not trust the people that make our food or the govt guideline makers regarding health. With the govt trying to regulate small farmers out and corner all the food production. I have read that the wheat we produce is not the same wheat we used 100 years ago. Its was modified to grow fast, is less nutritious, and when it hits water you get gluten which can be very bad for some people.
I do believe we are being poisoned and told to poison ourselves. I think the diet pushed on us for the last 50 or so years is proof of it.
Anyone with an autistic child should try a lo/no carb diet....there is research that says it really does help many...NOT all....but, many
My five year old grandson has spina bifida and autism. His Mom and I have worked with him intensively, particularly while helping him with his medical procedures. Until this year, all he could do was sing. We taught him new songs constantly. He learned the verses quickly, remembered them, and sang in tune. He has realized that his singing is the bridge to speaking, which he wants to do very much. He struggles to get his point across, and sometimes invents his own expressions. For example, he had been here daily, having a wonderful time playing with Grandpa with a garden hose. Grandpa took a trip for a week, and our little guy missed him and came up with, “Why not Grandpa?”
He’s a creature of habit, so we mix it up a lot. If he expects me to select the song, I’ll tell him it’s his turn. He works very hard to convey the song he has in mind.
He has been in a developmental pre-school for three years, and is in a mixed kindergarten/first grade in the public school.
He can tell us his needs and choices. He can say I love you or thank you
in appropriate circumstances. He has an Alphie robot toy that helps with vocabulary, and gives him positive reinforcement if he answers questions correctly. The school is ordering him a communications board that will help him express himself. Years of constant effort are paying off. Keep at it!
>>This is becoming a major, major concern. It’s puzzling as to what is going on. We’ve got a three-year old (almost 4) on the spectrum. He’s considered “high functioning”. He still hasn’t spoken one word (he babbles). He can carry a tune and sing it back - “in tune”, though.
I couldn’t speak until I was 4. I took one of those “Does your child have autism” tests with my mother a few years ago and discovered that I was at a high risk for being “on the spectrum” (based on her memories of me at age 4) and still am, I guess.
But, no one hung that label on me when I was a child so I adjusted to what I thought were just eccentricities.
Autism is very real, but “the spectrum” is baloney!