According to the Autism Society of America: “Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication skills.”
Why does this happen? What is short-circuiting the development of our children?
The ASA also says: “There is no known cause of Autism.”
No known cause also means, no known way to prevent it. Scary words for parents everywhere who monitor the development of their babies hoping that there are no telltale signs of neurological problems around the 18 month mark.
I touched on the concern about a preservative called Thimersol that contains mercury being in certain vaccines in the blog I wrote about the flu vaccine recommendation put forth by the CDC. Byron raised this issue in an article about the government having to concede that mercury from immunizations had indeed caused Autism symptoms in a little girl.
Could it be a delicate interplay between an unhealthy immune system in the mother and the resulting suppression of immune function in the child leading to a dangerously low tolerance for vaccine which is administered without thought of appropriateness or danger to the specific patient?
A blood test is in talk of being developed to chart the risk to a child developing Autism based on biological markers.
Once the cause is determined the most important next step must be prevention. The drug companies will churn out Autism “treatments” by the crate but it cannot be business as usual in the sickness industry. Ultimately, there will be environmental and nutritional contributing factors to the Autism epidemic. The bigger picture involves solving those problems and protecting our bodies and immune systems so that they are allowed to protect us.
