There is No Autism Epidemic by David Kirby.

[Guest guest]

There is No Autism Epidemic

 

By David Kirby, author of Evidence of Harm on the Huffington Post Blog

site.

http://tinyurl.com/yhf8ya

 

It's been nearly two years since the release of my book, " Evidence of

Harm, Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic - A Medical Controversy, " and

I continue to be vilified by critics who insist that mercury does not cause

autism, that autism is a stable genetic condition, and that it cannot be an

" epidemic. "

I am going to declare a New Year's truce, and announce that my critics are

100 percent correct.

This year, I hope we can ALL agree on one thing: There is no autism

epidemic.

Among my most spirited and articulate detractors is a group of adults with

autism who belong to a movement that refers to itself as the " neurodiversity "

community.

These adults argue passionately that autism is neither a disease nor a

disorder, but rather a natural and special variation of the chance genetic

imprint left upon human behavior. Most of them, I believe, have what science

calls " Asperger's Syndrome, " or very high functioning autism.

From their eloquent and well reasoned point of view, autism has no

" cause, " and it certainly requires no " cure. " To suggest otherwise is to brand

these adults with the stigma of disease and disability, which is patently absurd

given their educational and intellectual achievements.

It's like saying that left-handers or gays are deviant and need treatment

- something that reasonable people stopped doing years ago.

So maybe autism really is just an odd genetic peculiarity that yields

atypical people whose own set of talents and gifts can lead to perfectly happy

and fulfilled lives, with little or no dependence on others for their survival.

If that's the case, then autism has always been with us at some steady,

but largely overlooked rate. Growing awareness and better diagnostics have

certainly helped us identify and count more people with the condition, who might

have been mislabeled as " quirky " or " nerdy " a decade ago.

But if that's autism, then the kids that I have met suffer from some other

condition entirely. When I talk about " curing " autism, I am not talking about

curing the " neurodiverse. "

I am talking about kids who begin talking and then, suddenly, never say

another word.

I'm talking about kids who may never learn to read, write, tie their shoes

or fall in love.

I'm talking about kids who sometimes wail in torture at three in the

morning because something inside them hurts like a burning coal, but they can't

say what or where it is.

I'm talking about kids who can barely keep food in their inflamed,

distressed guts, and when they do, it winds up in rivers of diarrhea or swirls

of feces spread on a favorite carpet or pet (no one said this kind of " autism "

was pretty).

I'm talking about kids who escape from their home in a blaze of alarms,

only to be found hours later, freezing, alone and wandering the Interstate.

I'm talking about kids who have bitten their mother so hard and so often,

they are on a first name basis at the emergency room.

I'm talking about kids who spin like fireworks until they fall and crack

their heads, kids who will play with a pencil but not with their sister, kids

who stare at nothing and scream at everything and don't even realize it when

their dad comes home from work.

These are the kids I want to see cured. And I don't believe they have

" autism. "

Scientists tell us that 1-in-104 American boys are currently diagnosed

with some form of autism spectrum disorder. But the mildest, " high functioning "

forms of autism have seemingly little in common with the most severe or even

moderate cases.

My hunch (and yes, that is all it is) is that most of these kids do not

have " autism " at all, and it's probably time we started calling it something

else.

American kids are in huge trouble. One in six has a learning disability.

Asthma, diabetes, allergies and arthritis are ravaging their bodies in growing

numbers. And little of this is due to " better diagnostics " or " greater

awareness. "

It can only be attributed to radical changes in our environment over the

last 10-20 years. There is something, or more likely some things in our modern

air, water, food and drugs that are making genetically susceptible children

sick, and we need to find out what they are.

Mercury remains a logical candidate for contributing to " autism spectrum

disorders, " either alone or in combination with other environmental insults.

Mercury exposure can kill brain cells. It can cause loss of speech and eye

contact, digestive and immune dysfunction, social withdrawal and anxiety, and

repetitive and self-injurious behaviors.

So maybe we should leave the autistics in peace and focus on these

environmentally toxic kids and what it is that ails them.

Maybe what these kids have is not autism, but something like, say,

" Environmentally-acquired Neuroimmune Disorder, " which we could call E.N.D.

(Great slogan: " Let's End E.N.D.).

Maybe that would explain why a recent CDC-funded study of the San

Francisco Bay Area showed that kids with " autism " were 50% more likely to be

born in neighborhoods with high levels of airborne toxins, especially mercury.

If a second study underway in Baltimore yields similar data, it will be that

much harder to defend the " better diagnosis " argument, (other studies have shown

an association between autism rates and proximity to coal-fired power plants).

So maybe what we have here is just a semantic failure to communicate.

Columbus thought he had met " Indians, " and we only recently began to use the

term " Native American. "

Columbus was not in the Indies, mercury doesn't cause autism, and there is

no autism epidemic.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I cannot say I do not belive Autism is not caused from vaccines. My 12 year

old boy was perfectly normal up to the point he got his 6-month shots. He

stopped smiling, saying ma ma and da da. He stopped playing with his toys on

the floor. He stopped getting into a kneeling postion.

 

I choose not to vaccinate my 2nd son he is now 20 months old and he is totally

different than my first. He is actually way ahead of his development.

 

Yes, we all have opinions, but deep in my heart I know my older son's 6-month

shots did something to him. He is now labled PDD.

 

Rose

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

I recently nursed a 12 yo child with " gangliosidosis " when I met his father

and sister I asked if the child was OK before his infant vaccination shots &

was told yes he was OK but " they said it was not the vaccinations - it was

gangliosidosis " which showed the child was born apparently OK - but has been

nursed UNCONSCIOUS by his doting parents ever since - funny that the

government pays for everything tho - don't you think?

 

Jane

 

>My 12 year old boy was perfectly normal up to the point he got his 6-month

>shots.

[Guest guest]

Saying that there is no autism epidemic when 1000% more kids were

diagnosed with autism in California in the past 10 years is like

saying there is no global warming, it's just a climate change. Many

people choose to stick their heads in the sand and repeat 'status

quo' rhetoric of the corpoations that are making billions off the

misery of these children and their families. How could hand

flapping, non-verbal, poopsmearing children with no eye contact, and

severe gut problems have been missed all these years. The correct

term for these children is vaccine poisoned kids. This is the real

crust of the matter, if we say there this no autism epidemic, it's

better diagnosing, then we don't have to hold pharmaceutical

companies responsible for mass mercury and viral poisoning of our

kids.

Just my .0002cents worth of opinion!

 

Nagla

>

> I cannot say I do not belive Autism is not caused from vaccines.

My 12 year old boy was perfectly normal up to the point he got his 6-

month shots. He stopped smiling, saying ma ma and da da. He stopped

playing with his toys on the floor. He stopped getting into a

kneeling postion.

[Guest guest]

When I started reading the essayby Kirby, I thought the essay was

written by a madman. But as I continued to read, I realized he was

being sarcastic. Kirby has a strong position which elicits strong

responses in people. Some people who are classified as high

functioning autistic (Asperger's) have no desire to be " cured " . I am

certainly in agreement. I am probably Asperger's (never been

diagnosed) and have zero desire for my mental quirkiness to be

medicated away. Kirby then goes on to explain his initial statements

in the ending paragraphs.

 

> So maybe we should leave the autistics in peace and focus on these

> environmentally toxic kids and what it is that ails them.

 

> Maybe what these kids have is not autism, but something like, say,

> " Environmentally-acquired Neuroimmune Disorder, " which we could call E.

> N.D. (Great slogan: " Let's End E.N.D.).

 

> Maybe that would explain why a recent CDC-funded study of the San

> Francisco Bay Area showed that kids with " autism " were 50% more likely

> to be born in neighborhoods with high levels of airborne toxins,

> especially mercury. If a second study underway in Baltimore yields

> similar data, it will be that much harder to defend the " better

> diagnosis " argument, (other studies have shown an association between

> autism rates and proximity to coal-fired power plants).

 

> So maybe what we have here is just a semantic failure to communicate.

> Columbus thought he had met " Indians, " and we only recently began to

> use the term " Native American. "

 

> Columbus was not in the Indies, mercury doesn't cause autism, and there

> is no autism epidemic.

 

I concur with Kirby on all points. Envionmental toxins are poisoning

us and our kids. The toxification must be ended. I would also like

all drug company researchers and officials who hide research findings

on the dangers of the drugs they push be tried for first degree murder

and international war crimes.

 

Alobar

 

On 1/17/07, asccnagla <nagla_alvin wrote:

> Saying that there is no autism epidemic when 1000% more kids were

> diagnosed with autism in California in the past 10 years is like

> saying there is no global warming, it's just a climate change.

[Guest guest]

One of the reasons I posted this was that - THIS is Exactly what happened to

the baby that my niece babysat. This child had a history of adverse

reactions to vaccines and had lots of problems with his colon..... With

holistic treatment, had just gotten several of those previous complications

cleared, and then they got a second dose of vaccines and within a week died

exactly like this.

 

But, Does 2 + 2 = 4? No, it must be someone's brief whiff of cigarette

smoke?

IF people who smoked for years - died like this... they might have a leg to

stand on, but not when that is not a factor. They refuse to see the evidence

of the many instances of this occurring with vaccine injections.

 

Gloucestershire Echo

 

WHY DID OUR BABY DIE?

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their baby died.An inquest foundDan Curtis and Carrie Hick's two-month-old

daughter Charlotte died of cotdeath.A pathologist said the only

[Guest guest]

Alobar,

 

David Kirby has a great book out called 'Evidence of Harm'. It is

all about mercury poisoning in children with autism. He has made an

eloquent case for vaccines causing this mercury poisoning in his book.

He is one of my heroes for speaking out.

Nagla

 

 

, Alobar

<Alobar wrote:

>

> When I started reading the essayby Kirby, I thought the essay was

> written by a madman. But as I continued to read, I realized he was

> being sarcastic. Kirby has a strong position which elicits strong

> responses in people. Some people who are classified as high

> functioning autistic (Asperger's) have no desire to be " cured " . I

am

> certainly in agreement. I am probably Asperger's (never been

> diagnosed) and have zero desire for my mental quirkiness to be

> medicated away. Kirby then goes on to explain his initial

statements

> in the ending paragraphs.

>

> > So maybe we should leave the autistics in peace and focus on these

> > environmentally toxic kids and what it is that ails them.

>

> > Maybe what these kids have is not autism, but something like, say,

> > " Environmentally-acquired Neuroimmune Disorder, " which we could

call E.

> > N.D. (Great slogan: " Let's End E.N.D.).

>

> > Maybe that would explain why a recent CDC-funded study of the San

> > Francisco Bay Area showed that kids with " autism " were 50% more

likely

> > to be born in neighborhoods with high levels of airborne toxins,

> > especially mercury. If a second study underway in Baltimore yields

> > similar data, it will be that much harder to defend the " better

> > diagnosis " argument, (other studies have shown an association

between

> > autism rates and proximity to coal-fired power plants).

>

> > So maybe what we have here is just a semantic failure to

communicate.

> > Columbus thought he had met " Indians, " and we only recently began

to

> > use the term " Native American. "

>

> > Columbus was not in the Indies, mercury doesn't cause autism, and

there

> > is no autism epidemic.

>

> I concur with Kirby on all points. Envionmental toxins are

poisoning

> us and our kids. The toxification must be ended. I would also

like

> all drug company researchers and officials who hide research

findings

> on the dangers of the drugs they push be tried for first degree

murder

> and international war crimes.

>

> Alobar

>

> On 1/17/07, asccnagla <nagla_alvin wrote:

> > Saying that there is no autism epidemic when 1000% more kids were

> > diagnosed with autism in California in the past 10 years is like

> > saying there is no global warming, it's just a climate change.

>

[Guest guest]

My son had bad reactions to his vaccines, he developed a very high

fever, big red lump on his leg at the vaccine site, and febrile

seizures, later on he developed other kind of seizures, by the time

he had his MMR vaccine, he developed chronic diahrea, lost all his

language and started behaving oddly, lost interest in people,

wouldn't answer to his name any more and so on, then he was diagnosed

with autism. His autism was a physical as well as neurological

illness, his gut hurt, he had loose stools, seizures. We're not

talking just quircky, we're talking really sick kids. If quirickness

was the only manifestation of autism, then yes, sure it's just a

difference in people's characters, not a big problem. It's much more

than that, it's very sick kids that need treatment.

 

Nagla

 

, " Ruby " <ruby

wrote:

>

> One of the reasons I posted this was that - THIS is Exactly what

happened to

> the baby that my niece babysat. This child had a history of

adverse

> reactions to vaccines and had lots of problems with his colon.....

With

> holistic treatment, had just gotten several of those previous

complications

> cleared, and then they got a second dose of vaccines and within a

week died

> exactly like this.

>

> But, Does 2 + 2 = 4? No, it must be someone's brief whiff of

cigarette

> smoke?

> IF people who smoked for years - died like this... they might have

a leg to

> stand on, but not when that is not a factor. They refuse to see the

evidence

> of the many instances of this occurring with vaccine injections.

>

> Gloucestershire Echo

>

> WHY DID OUR BABY DIE?

> Be the first reader to comment on this story

> http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?

nodeId=139331 & command=displayContent & sourceNode=139314 & contentPK=16402

143 & moduleName=InternalSearch & formname=filtersearch10:30 - 15 January

2007 A Heartbroken couple want to know why their baby died.An

inquest foundDan Curtis and Carrie Hick's two-month-old daughter

Charlotte died of cotdeath.A pathologist said the only

>