[kj] Autism vs. Asperger's Syndrome

[Brendan]

I'm planning on getting a heavy metals test done next time I go to my
naturopath (who my witchy hippie friend convinced me to start seeing...she
has been far more successful in fixing my stomach problems that the
doc...)...and thinking about getting my amalgam fillings (2) removed when
I go to the dentist next time. All of which is bloody expensive.


> "B. Oliver Sheppard" wrote:

>

> (snip)

>

>> About a third of parents in both groups reported that their children

>> began

>> to regress around the age of 18 months, Dr. Byrd said. They suddenly

>> lost

>> the ability to say words and stopped making eye contact. Many parents

>> blame vaccinations thatare given around 18 months; until recently some

>> vaccines contained a mercury-based preservative that some people believe

>> can cause brain damage in young children. The study found no evidence

>> that

>> the vaccine was the culprit, Dr. Byrd said.

>>

>> Nevertheless, more parents of younger children reported constipation and

>> vomiting, which they attributed to complications from the measles

>> vaccine.

>> Wheat allergies were also more frequent. But none of these differences

>> fully explain the increase in autism cases in California, Dr. Byrd said.

>

> The above almost exactly describes what happened with our son.  And when

> we

> had blood work done on him year after the vaccine, he had a very high

> level

> of mercury in his bloodstream.

>

> In the past couple of years, it should be noted here in California those

> childhood vaccines with that specific mercury-based preservative are being

> phased out and the new autism diagnosis rate has begun to drop.  I

> personally believe autism is "triggered" by several concurrent medical

> issues that create a "perfect storm" resulting in a child's brain being

> damaged around the age of 2 years old.  If it was one thing, like

> genetics,

> or the vaccines or environmental or whatever, there would be vastly more

> autistic children with an easier to trace cause.

>

> Still, I do think those vaccines play a huge part in many cases and it's

> key

> that the company that produces them has invested tremendous sums of money

> to

> prevent themselves from being hit with a class action lawsuit.  There's

> internal memos and research that's been uncovered that confirms the amount

> of mercury used to preserve these vaccines is hundreds if not thousands of

> time higher than any amount considered damaging *to an adult*, much less a

> child how is far more susceptible to mercury poisoning. And just in the

> past

> few years, the Bush administration passed a law basically protecting drug

> companies from such lawsuits.

>

> T.B.

>

>

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