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PrintableTeacher said: This thing about dairy diets being one of the culprits in autism doesn't jive with me because Sweden, as a very good example since our diet is comparatively high, as a lower rate of autism diagnosis than many other countries do....unless... it's not the dairy but what comes with it! I wrote this to 2Freaky in an orgnote when he asked me why Sweden has a lower rate, I said I don't know but what I do know is that the rules in Sweden are a LOT more stringent when it comes to cattle and dairy cows and what's allowed in the feed/grazing - in the US gene manipulated crops are allowed, different ainsecticides/pesticides, antibiotics in the feed etc. Does anybody know anybody, or OF anybody, who's looked into this? I'd be very interested in knowing.
As people who have relatives who are autistic or people who've worked with them know, the trick is to know what to take "personally" and what not to - they do not try to piss you off, they're just singing a different tune.  Because of the Knackebröd 
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 To all parents that are dealing with this. I looked after several kids with all kinds of Autism and autism related problems, I have seen the impact it has on a family..... Just unbelievable those who cope with it 
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Whateva said: To all parents that are dealing with this. I looked after several kids with all kinds of Autism and autism related problems, I have seen the impact it has on a family..... Just unbelievable those who cope with it
Jommeke beautiful pictures of a beautiful soul for Tim.Thank you sweetheart!! <-- from me ánd Tim  The Borg... Partypoopers of the galaxy.. ( Medical Hologram )
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HowComeYouDontCallme said: Whateva said: To all parents that are dealing with this. I looked after several kids with all kinds of Autism and autism related problems, I have seen the impact it has on a family..... Just unbelievable those who cope with it
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MrsMdiver said: HowComeYouDontCallme said: Thank you sweetheart!! <-- from me ánd Tim OOhh More hugs  I loooove hugs!! The Borg... Partypoopers of the galaxy.. ( Medical Hologram )
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HowComeYouDontCallme said: Teacher said: This thing about dairy diets being one of the culprits in autism doesn't jive with me because Sweden, as a very good example since our diet is comparatively high, as a lower rate of autism diagnosis than many other countries do....unless... it's not the dairy but what comes with it! I wrote this to 2Freaky in an orgnote when he asked me why Sweden has a lower rate, I said I don't know but what I do know is that the rules in Sweden are a LOT more stringent when it comes to cattle and dairy cows and what's allowed in the feed/grazing - in the US gene manipulated crops are allowed, different ainsecticides/pesticides, antibiotics in the feed etc. Does anybody know anybody, or OF anybody, who's looked into this? I'd be very interested in knowing.
As people who have relatives who are autistic or people who've worked with them know, the trick is to know what to take "personally" and what not to - they do not try to piss you off, they're just singing a different tune. Because of the Knackebröd
J/K.. I haven't got a clue  Yeah that's GOTTA be it
Gotta have some tonight, with sliced tomatoes and herbal salt on it 
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Teacher said: HowComeYouDontCallme said: Because of the Knackebröd
J/K.. I haven't got a clue Yeah that's GOTTA be it
Gotta have some tonight, with sliced tomatoes and herbal salt on it
Marion Yummie!!!
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Drinking while pregnant risks autism in babiesSarah-Kate Templeton, Health Editor
http://www.timesonline.co...602704.ece Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy may be putting their babies at risk of developing autism, according to new research. The consultant psychiatrist who alerted the medical profession to the finding that drinking while pregnant can give babies a condition called foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) has now found that the consumption of alcohol by expecting mothers can also cause autism. The research is the first to suggest that autism may be triggered by the child’s mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy. The findings will heighten concern about the increase in alcohol consumption among women of childbearing age. More than half of all mothers drink alcohol while pregnant, according to the Department of Health. This week the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence will issue a new warning about the dangers. A recent survey showed 8% of women aged 18 to 24 had consumed at least 35 units of alcohol, the equivalent of about 15 glasses of wine, during the previous week. Binge drinking among young women has resulted in the number of alcohol-related deaths in women aged 35 to 54 doubling between 1991 and 2005. Earlier this year, the British Medical Association warned that the increase in alcohol consumption by young women will be reflected in a rise in drinking during pregnancy and, subsequently, will put more babies at risk of being damaged by alcohol while in the womb. Raja Mukherjee, consultant psychiatrist at Surrey Borders Partnership NHS trust, has spent the past 18 months examining children who have been damaged by their mother’s drinking during pregnancy and found that a high proportion of them have autism. The research has been presented at scientific meetings. Mukherjee, who has presented his findings to medical colleagues, declined to discuss them in detail before their publication in a medical journal but said: “Genetic conditions are by far the most common cause of autism but that is not to say that other things cannot cause it, and prenatal alcohol appears, possibly, to be [a cause]. “Unlike genetic conditions, this is 100% preventable.” Mukherjee has previously warned against any drinking during pregnancy and believes that even low levels of alcohol may endanger babies. Drinking during pregnancy can cause foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the umbrella term for a range of disorders — from minor anomalies such as low birth weight to severe FAS, the symptoms of which include mental retardation and facial abnormalities such as a short nose. The number of cases of FAS in Britain has increased in recent years. So far the government and medical bodies have given out conflicting messages about how much alcohol it is safe to drink during pregnancy. Cases rising One per cent of British children suffer from autism, according to the Office for National Statistics. Some academics argue that the percentage of children suffering from the disorder is increasing but others say that numbers are up because of better diagnosis. Although the cause of autism is unknown, many doctors believe some people have a genetic predisposition towards it. Dr Andrew Wakefield linked autism to the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, but the research was discredited. It led to a fall in immunisation. | |
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Researcher sees link between vitamin D, autism
Experts call the hypothesis - that deficiency in pregnant women and young children is a factor - speculative by MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT The growing prevalence of autism is one of the biggest scientific whodunits in the medical world, with few clues for its rising incidence. But a U.S. researcher is advancing a controversial hypothesis: that autism is related to vitamin D deficiency during fetal development and early childhood. Dr. John Cannell, a psychiatrist and prominent vitamin D advocate, says flagging levels of the vitamin in pregnant women and young children could be the elusive factor explaining the rising rate of autism. The evidence for such a link is circumstantial, and autism experts describe the hypothesis as speculative. But Dr. Cannell, founder of the Vitamin D Council, a non-profit advocacy group, says autism rates have skyrocketed in lockstep with medical advice given to the public since the late 1980s to avoid all exposure to bright sunshine. "If it's true, I can't think of another situation where medical advice was so damaging to such a large number of people," says Dr. Cannell, who practises at Atascadero State Hospital in California. The vitamin D link "is an interesting speculation," says Dr. Wendy Roberts, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto and one of Canada's leading autism experts. Because the cause of autism is such an enigma, Dr. Roberts says researchers should investigate vitamin D, but the public should treat the idea more cautiously. "You like to be able to have something that is firm and clear before you get parents all excited and doing something and then, once again, being disappointed," she said. Although Dr. Cannell is something of a maverick in research circles, he has credentials. Last year, he published an important peer-reviewed paper linking low vitamin D levels to an increased susceptibility to influenza, based on research at his hospital. But for his autism hypothesis, he is now jeopardizing his chances of publication in a scientific journal by e-mailing the Vitamin D Council newsletter outlining the idea to thousands of U.S. autism activists - a possible violation of the rules of publication. Dr. Cannell said he decided to disseminate his hypothesis now to encourage the public to increase its sun exposure during the warmer part of the year. "If only 10 pregnant women go outside and sunbathe a little bit, they may be saved a lifetime of misery," he said. The idea that vitamin D deficiency may have a link to autism isn't as farfetched as it once might have seemed because the deficiency is also emerging as a possible cause of many diverse illnesses, ranging from multiple sclerosis to cancer. Last month, the Canadian Cancer Society recommended adults start taking the sunshine vitamin to reduce their risk of cancer. Autism refers to a spectrum of conditions that involve repetitive behaviours and difficulty communicating and interacting socially. Autism manifests itself in the first few years of life and is thought to be some kind of neurological disorder affecting brain function. One discredited theory is that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal once used in childhood vaccines causes autism. Studies have failed to find any link. The cause of autism is further clouded because some scientists speculate that part of the apparent increase in incidence - in the United States it is being diagnosed about 10 times more frequently now than in the early 1990s - may reflect improved reporting by doctors more aware of the condition. The current Canadian estimate is that about 60 children out of every 10,000, or about 1 in 165, have autism and related conditions. Up until the 1990s, the prevalence was thought to be far lower, at only 4 or 5 children in 10,000. If there is a vitamin D link, incidence rates around the world would probably vary by latitude. Rates would be lower in equatorial areas, where sun exposure is higher, than in northern latitudes, but studies investigating geographical differences in diagnosis haven't been done. Dr. Cannell says some of the strongest evidence vitamin D may have a hand in the disorder is that the vitamin is converted in the body to a steroid hormone, which in animal experimentation has been found to influence brain development. If vitamin levels are low, whatever brain development it is linked to will be skewed. Startling trend The occurrence of autism spectrum disorders (the most sever of which is autism) has risen sharply during recent years. Rate per 10,000 UNITED STATES 1980s: 4-5 1990s: 30-60 2000A: 67 CANADA 2001B: 60 SOURCES: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES A- CENTRES FOR DISEASE CONTROL B-CAIRN http://www.autismtoday.co...20link.asp | |
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