Comments on: The Explosion of Autism

By: greenguy

greenguy — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:08:41 +0000

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Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:47:44 +0000

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By: gerti

gerti — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:53:49 +0000

Becky, thanks for the tip. I never said I don´t believe there weren´t autistic people around 30 or more years ago either diagnosed or not. I can see that a lot of them were misdiagnosed or overseen who would now be diagnosed with autism. I have friends who have worked with autistic children and adults since the early 90s. I did not mean to offend anyone and if it seemed like that I really apologies for this misunderstanding! But we seem to have more autistic children than ever and I am just happy to see that now they are looking into different corners to find the cause. That is all.

By: becky

becky — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:49:43 +0000

gerti, There are plenty of severely autistic adults (and high functioning autistic adults like my 50 year old brother.) You probably don't know any because they were institutionalized or kept home by their parents. I recommend reading Boy Alone by Karl Greenfield.

By: Jason Sabo

Jason Sabo — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:02:36 +0000

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By: gerti

gerti — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:16:06 +0000

Kowalski, I am sorry I did not mean to undiagnose you in any way. I apologize for that. Of course I don´t know you just as much as you don´t know me. I didn´t grow up in this country either. I am just describing what I am experiencing and I am not the only one who believes in this. Like I said I did not mean to offend you. I am just that so much has changed within the last 30 or 40 years that we should look more into it. And they finally do that. Did you look at the link Laura McCallum attached? Very interesting…

Discussions on the internet are always just an exchange of thoughts between people who don´t know each other and never will.

By: Kowalski

Kowalski — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:37:32 +0000

*YAWN!*

How predictable that someone would undiagnose me on the internet.

Gerti, you don’t know me but somehow you think I’m a “milder” case, (whatever that is.) You don’t know anything about me and yet you make assumptions that my autism is different than the autism you describe. You also assume I’m from your country and grew up in a similar culture. You describe the eating habits of YOUR culture and think it applies to me.

The whole discussion is an exercise in anti-intellectualism.

By: Laura McCallum

Laura McCallum — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:53:12 +0000

The study done by Dr. Jill James in 2004 showing increased vunerability to oxidative stress and low glutathione levels is quite interesting. Since glutathione is your body’s master antioxidant, the two conditions are related.

Dr. Jimmy Gutman, world’s most published author on the subject of glutathione, did a call on the subject recently. The summation of call can be found here:

http://www.immune-health-solutions-for-you.com/characteristics-for-autism.html

Good Health To You!

By: gerti

gerti — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:15:20 +0000

Kowalski, that might be true with the not so severe cases. I am sure a lot more children are diagnosed nowadays who would have just been a little strange back then. But what about the autistic children that don´t talk, cover up their ears when they hear birds singing or can´t stand a shower because the water drops hurt their skin. I grew up in quite a small town where everyone knew each other and I don´t remember even one child with problems like that. Now I know a few cases just among my friends and family. You also have to agree that life has changed or did your mom send you to school with a box of lunchables, bright red juice and a candy bar. I worked for a childcare for a while and out of 30 children there were maybe 2 that had an appropriate lunch with them. One 5 year old came with a can of coke and a king size snickers. 85% of the children had lunchables. Or did your mom wash your toys with Clorox or wipe the handle of a shopping card before using it because she was so afraid of germs? My mom didn´t. I don´t know. I am sure a lot of cases were not recognized back then but I doubt there was 1 in 58 boys affected either.

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