Comments on: Yet Another Theory About What Causes Autism

By: liz

liz — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:35:46 +0000

l belive it is caused by drugs an alcohol special to
those who are recist.l have never seen this type of disease in africa.em sorry but we dont have it
been working in hospital 4 some years never come across with that.l have mixed children all are fine

By: pedsrn

pedsrn — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:05:02 +0000

No sadness, no stressful pregnancy, no stressful delivery, no family history of alcohol abuse, nothing significant. Wish it were that easy!

How about maternal immunizations in years preceeding conception? Being a nurse, I had Hep B vac and several boosters a few years prior. Have always wondered….

By: Michelle Lacey

Michelle Lacey — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:49:19 +0000

I have a therory of what causes Autism, if when you initially found out you were pregnant, that you were not happy, not sure or any other negative feeling. If you had a very emotionally stressful pregnancy. If your childs father abused alcohol or drugs(if no, did the grandparents of the child). Did you have a tramatic, stressful birth? I believe these factors can also weaken the childs immune system so when they have either vaccines or antibiotics, it can cause more problems, i would be very interested in anyone contacting me who has answered yes(or no)to these questions. As i am sure like me we would all like to know why this has happened to our children, my e-mail is michelle0471@hotmail.co.uk

By: John White

John White — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:46:05 +0000

There was a study done in California that found autism to be higher among immigrant families, I suppose immigrant families are more likely to be multi-ethnic!

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Hold the Lipstick — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:00:14 +0000

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By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:17:11 +0000

I just have to add here that ASDs (in the milder form of hyperlexia) have been running rampant in my totally-european-american branch of the family for 3 generations now. Two other branches of the family that are asian-american, however, are entirely ASD-free.

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:03:56 +0000

If so, perhaps under another under another moniker—-I won’t name any names.

By: mcewen

mcewen — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:58:16 +0000

Oooo and there was me thinking I’d been personally selected for that gobbledegook.

I assume that the gentleman is not familiar with WASPs, white Anglo Saxon Protestants. Curiously I don’t think they were Protestants and Anglo Saxons fizzled out around 1093 in England, not that I’m much of a historian.

Hope he doesn’t buzz us again!
Cheers

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:24:32 +0000

You’re right, Matt. It’s women who lived near farms.

They do suggest that a potential confound is that the mothers were disproportionally employed in agriculture, but they didn’t have data on this.

http://www.ehponline.org/members/2007/10168/10168.pdf

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:14:09 +0000

Odd how historic names appeal to some sorts of people.

Were the women in the California study working in the farms or living near the farms? I thought it was the latter.