Autism facts and statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that around 1 in 80 American children are in the autistic spectrum–a ten-fold increase in prevalence in 40 years. Accurate and careful research shows that this escalation is only partly addressed by enhanced analysis and recognition. Research also shows that Autism is four to five times more commonly found among boys than girls. Interestingly, experimental studies have shown that when mercury is added to a Petri dish with neurons (brain cells), the mercury destroys most of the tubulin of the neuron and causes nerve cell death in many of those neurons.  When aluminum is added (mercury and aluminum are both used as vaccine components) the percentage of dying cells is increased. When testosterone is added the death of the neurons is virtually complete, thus adding one more clue to the increased brain damage among males.

There are an estimated 1 out of 42 boys, and 1 in 189 girls diagnosed with Autism in the United States. ASD affects over 2 million in the U.S. and tens of millions worldwide. Furthermore, government Autism statistics suggest that prevalence rates have raised 10 to 17 percent every year in recent years. There is no agreed upon explanation for this continuing increase, although improved analysis and environmental influences are both reasons often contemplated. What’s more, how many of our children who are not in the Autism spectrum window have still been affected by these same root causes but in a less dramatic way? No one can deny that ADD and ADHD and many childhood behavioral disorders are increasing. Who really can rule out the possibility that there are common root causes for all these conditions? Causes that are specific to modern living.

As expected, there is always a pathological denial by industries that might have contributed to the toxins that are possibly damaging these kids’ brain function. They will not and cannot acknowledge accountability. It is not the corporate way, so acceptance of whatever information that mainstream media outlets and regulatory agencies churn out may not truly give you the information you need as a parent to make an informed decision.

Here are some rather alarming statistics taken from the National Vaccine Information Center that was also published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics to help parents decide on the vaccine issue.  

• 0.5 parts per billion (ppb) mercury = Kills human neuroblastoma cells (Parran et al., Toxicol Sci 2005; 86: 132-140).
• 2 ppb mercury = U.S. EPA limit for drinking water.
• 20 ppb mercury = Neurite membrane structure destroyed (Leong et al., Neuroreport 2001; 12: 733-37).
• 200 ppb mercury = level in liquid the EPA classifies as hazardous waste.
• 25,000 ppb mercury = Concentration of mercury in the Hepatitis B vaccine, administered at birth in the U.S., from 1990-2001.
• 50,000 ppb Mercury = Concentration of mercury in multi-dose DTaP and Haemophilus B vaccine vials, administered 4 times each in the 1990’s to children at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months of age.
• 50,000 ppb Mercury = Current “preservative” level mercury in multi-dose flu (94% of supply), meningococcal and tetanus (7 and older) vaccines. This can be confirmed by simply analyzing the multi- dose vials.

So should we avoid all of vaccines? Are they pretty much the sole cause of Autism? The answer to both questions is likely no. For one thing, if all vaccines are avoided by everyone there of course could be consequences. No one can deny that. Parents should review data such as that given above and make an informed choice. Some are choosing no vaccines of any kind…… period!! To be honest, one can hardly blame them if you really discover the deceit, propaganda, and manipulation of drug companies in covering up the truth regarding vaccine injury to Autistic kids. The deception may fool the public in general but serves only to enrage parents further. Other parents may  to choose to seek out vaccines that they know are free of mercury and other toxic additives, but this is not as easy as one might think. The ones promoting vaccinations often themselves don’t know what is in shots. If you ask “Is there mercury in that shot?” the default answer will be “no” regardless of the truth. Flu shots seem to be big offenders as far as the mercury content both for pregnant woman and children alike. Flu shots are big money makers because we are supposed to get them every year. Recently, one of my very good friends and his wife who was pregnant with twins endured a scolding from their primary care doctor because she would not get her ethyl mercury containing flu shot, but they said no anyway. It was bullying, pure and simple. They now have healthy twins. The freedom to choose what to do with your own body and how to protect the health of your unborn babies, and children is a basic human right. As far as vaccines being the “cause” of Autism, it seems more likely to say that theses vaccines may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back in the case of some children. Over the last five years, scientists have found a number of rare gene changes, or mutations, that correlate with Autism in children. A minimal number of these are able to cause Autism on their own. Many cases of Autism, however, appear to be caused by a combination of Autism risk genes and ALL the environmental factors influencing early brain growth, not just mercury. Some children of course do fine with vaccines. They detoxify the mercury in the vaccine and go on to thrive. As stated earlier, Autism is multi-factoral. Not everyone responds to toxins the same way.

 

What are the symptoms of Autism?

  A number of the early signs of Autism in toddlers and babies are as follows:  

• Doesn’t respond to his or her name or to the sound of a familiar voice.
• Doesn’t follow objects visually.
• Doesn’t point or wave goodbye or use other gestures to communicate.
• Doesn’t follow the gesture when you point things out.
• Doesn’t make noises to get your attention.

Symptoms of Autism in older children

  As children get older, the red flags for Autism become more diverse. There are many warning signs and symptoms, but they typically revolve around impaired social skills, speech and language difficulties, non-verbal communication difficulties, and inflexible behavior. You can request an Autism test with a trained specialist if any of the previous symptoms begin to occur in your child.

Autism is reversible. There is hope.

  As noted though, many of the treatment options listed above are based on working with something that is thought to be irreversible. But is that true? Is one in denial if they refuse to believe their child can’t recover? Some would say so, but then we also have examples of children whose parents have brought them out of the ASD haze using holistic methods. Tami Duncan who is an associate of mine and founded the L.I.A. (Lyme Induced Autism) foundation is one example. She diligently explored the Lyme disease and co-infection aspect as a cause of chronic brain inflammation and brought some of the best holistic doctors in the country on board. Her son recovered and was able to return to a normal school and do well. Was she in denial when she refused to accept that her child was just a statistic? There are undeniable success stories out there. One thing is for certain, if an autistic child has mercury poisoning, pesticide poisoning, severe intestinal dysbiosis, multiple chronic infections inducing brain inflammation, and auto-intoxication, these things should be reversed as quickly as possible using nontoxic methods. It is not merely that an autistic child received brain injury from environmental toxins, something snapped and the damage is done; the damage seems to be ONGOING!  While completing my training as a traditional naturopathic practitioner, I had the privilege to work directly with Lee Cowden M.D. as he used holistic methods in the many autistic children he treated with quite amazing results. He generously taught me these completely natural, holistic and nontoxic methods such as Laser Energetic Detox, safe mercury detoxification, restoring nutrients, and healing the damaged gut. Lee Cowden MD, and other holistic doctors have proven from the success stories that follow them that Autism can be reversed/ significantly improved/ and in some cases the children becomes more high functioning than their non-autistic peers. This is a fact. There is hope.  No one has all the answers, but the goal in any health condition is to establish as many healing modalities and lifestyle changes as can be done and let the body heal itself.