AUTISM: It may be caused by Lyme disease, and now even doctors agree

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AUTISM:  It may be caused by Lyme disease, and now even doctors think

so, too

 

Lyme disease, the debilitating disease that?s caused by a tic bite, may

be a cause of autism.  A group of doctors in America has agreed to

begin preliminary investigations by finding out how many autistic

children under their care also have Lyme disease, or Borrelia infection.

Parents of autistic children and alternative therapists have mooted the

possible connection for several years, but it took on more of an

official status after a ?think tank? was established during a conference

last January.

 

Physicians who attended agreed to test their autistic patients for Lyme

disease, and they intend to tell other doctors if they discover a

connection.

 

They suspect autism may also be caused

by other infections, too.

 

They hope to announce their initial findings at another meeting, which

is planned for June.

 

(Source:  Townsend Letter, 2007; 285: 26).