Conventional Medicine's Ignorance About Autism

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Conventional Medicine's Ignorance About Autism

 

 

Very few pediatricians screen children for autism and autism spectrum

disorders (ASD), possibly due to a lack of familiarity with the

appropriate screening tools.

 

A study of more than 250 pediatricians in Maryland and Delaware found

that while 82 percent screen their patients for general developmental

delays, only 8 percent regularly screen for ASD. Most of those who did

not screen for ASD were unfamiliar with the screening tools.

Screening is important because a delay in diagnosis and treatment

often leads to poorer results for children with developmental

disorders. Slightly more than five out of every 1,000 children are

harmed by autism, according to the latest CDC report, although boys

are four times more likely to be autistic than girls.

 

News May 12, 2006

 

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics April 2006; 27(2):

S88-S94

 

(CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report May 5, 2006; 55(17): 481-486

 

Dr. Mercola's Comment:

 

Unfortunately the evidence is quite strong that most pediatricians who

practice conventional medicine simply have no clue about autism.

 

Besides being unaware about the presence and effects of the

mercury-based chemical thimerosal in vaccines, many don't even know

how to screen for the disorder. Fortunately, the autism rates have

been diminishing since the thimerosal is finally being removed from

many childhood vaccines.

 

I cannot stress this enough: if you are a parent, keep any vaccine

containing thimerosal well away from your child, including useless flu

vaccinations, as most are still loaded with mercury.

 

The link between autism and vaccines is certainly not a new idea. In

fact, suggestions of this link have been in the national news for at

least seven years now. Two years ago, a study that reviewed data from

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Vaccine Data

Link concluded that children who receive thimerosal-containing

vaccinations are 27 times more likely to develop autism than children

who do not.

 

That's a 2,700 percent increase. The numbers just don't lie.

 

There are many reasons why a toxic poison like mercury would cause

this type of neurological damage. Mercury exposure can cause a

devastating array of problems, including:

 

* Multiple Sclerosis

* Central Nervous System Disorders

* Autism

* Alzheimer's Disease

 

Perhaps it's not a great mystery why the Amish don't have autistic

children.

 

Of course vaccines are not the only factor that causes autism. It just

happens to be one of the most common. Whatever the cause there are

many simple strategies that typically provide enormous improvement. I

have helped many hundreds of children with autism improve with these

strategies.

 

Autistic children, just like most adults, need to have their diet

radically improved. Many partially enlightened parents start their

child on gluten-free, casein-free (GF/CF) diets and do notice an

improvement.

 

However, the great majority of children notice quite profound

improvements when other grains like rice, corn and potatoes are

removed from their diet.

 

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