New Study: Autism Linked to Environment

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LOL I should have thought of that

I heard yesterday it's cell phones and microwave ovens. Just think, one day us NT's may be the minority. hmmmm

Wasn't it the sunscreen?
Lack of sunlight I heard too.

Let's just blame the ordinary things that already has all sorts of conspiracy theories on them, Coca-Cola, gene-manipulated food and artificial colour!

For those of us whose autism probably runs in the family, this might not be such a big deal. But I think it's probably a good idea to reduce the number of strong chemicals in our environment anyway, just to be on the safe side. If nothing else, it might bring the cancer rate down.

I still think the agricultural diet is a big culprit. But I realize that's too much of a stretch for people who believe in the four food groups.

When I was a kid they would drive big trucks down the street in the evening spraying vast clouds of DDT to kill the mosquitos and we were told by the gov that it was perfectly safe so we'd actually play in the middle of the clouds of poison.
That isn't why I'm autistic but it's why you can't really trust government funded research even if the funds are indirectly provided.

I think that when all the research is done we will know that spectrum conditions are genetic but that the symptons and apparent severity can be dramatically increased by environmental toxins.

I believe both my father and my husband are AS, but neither ended up impaired in the ways my son is (by co-morbids, sensory issues, etc - these DO impair, even if AS by itself may not).

Xelebes wrote:

I agree. This is probably why vaccines have an adverse affect on autistics and not NT's. People on the spectrum are generally more sensitive, have more allergies and such. I wish someone would do a study on AS people who have allergies and those who do not.
I suspect that AS people who are high functioning have a more stable immunity and do not have as many allergic reactions than those who exhibit more severe autistic traits. There are probably food factors as well that can affect one person on the spectrum and not another.

There is some evidence that inflammation of the brain which is triggered by a heightened immune response to a cold can alleviate AS symptoms. I wonder if the reverse is true. Maybe an over active immunity response to the environment causes inflammation in the brain which makes the AS symptoms worse. It makes sense to me. If inflammation of the brain can be proven to alleviate the symptoms, why wouldn't it also be able to trigger or heighten the symptoms?

Autism up, bees down, cell phones, the ABC's of it.