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Autism and exile

Evidence Grows That Maternal Immune Response to Fetal Brain During Pregnancy a Key Factor in Some Autism

Genes Show Limited Value in Predicting Diseases

Proof is in the poison: PCB toxins are hazardous to humans

"Three new studies by researchers at the University of California-Davis, and Harvard University concluded that even low-level exposure to PCBs, like the kind scheduled to be removed from the Fox River at the end of the month, likely contributes to developmental disorders in children, including autism, attention deficit disorder, learning disabilities and mental retardation."

The Judgment on Vaccines Is In???

"a ruling against causation in three cases out of more than 5000 hardly proves that other children won't be adversely affected by the MMR, let alone that all vaccines are safe. This is a huge leap of logic by anyone's standards. Not everyone gets cancer from smoking, but cigarettes do cause cancer. After 100 years and many rulings in favor of the tobacco companies, we finally figured that out.

The truth is that no one without a vested interest in the profitability of vaccines has studied all 36 of them in depth. There are more than 100 vaccines in development, and no tests for cumulative effect or vaccine interaction of all 36 vaccines in the current schedule have ever been done. If I'm mistaken, I challenge those who are making such grand pronouncements about vaccine safety to produce those studies.

If we are to believe that the ruling of the 'vaccine court' in these cases mean that all vaccines are safe, then we must also consider the rulings of that same court in the Hannah Polling and Bailey Banks cases, which ruled vaccines were the cause of autism and therefore assume that all vaccines are unsafe. Clearly both are irresponsible assumptions, and neither option is prudent."

Managing Meltdowns

In a chaotic or threatening situation, fear is the primary emotional response of an autistic individual. Often the initial physical response is to freeze. 'Meltdowns', or brain overloads can be scary for the individual with autism, and for the person trying to help if they don't know how to react in this situation. Common coping strategies, such as hand flapping or leg shaking, can be misperceived as being wilful, noncompliant, and uncooperative; and some techniques commonly recommended during times of distress or crisis, such as maintaining eye contact or using light touch, can be counter-productive rather than providing relief.

Using the easy-to-remember acronym S.C.A.R.E.D, coined by clinical psychologist Will Richards, this guide offers strategies and practical techniques that will be a valuable reference tool to anyone in a first response position. The authors have created a training programme to explain the autistic experience and mindset, and guide the interventions of first responders to autistic individuals in crisis.

ANOTHER AUTISM CASE WINS IN VACCINE COURT

Last week, the parents of yet another child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were awarded a lump sum of more than $810,000 (plus an estimated $30-40,000 per year for autism services and care) in compensation by the Court, which ruled that the measels-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine had caused acute brain damage that led to his autism spectrum disorder.

The family of 10-year-old Bailey Banks won their case quietly and without fanfare in June of 2007, but the ruling has only now come to public attention. In the remarkably clear and eloquent decision, Special Master Richard Abell ruled that the Banks had successfully demonstrated that "the MMR vaccine at issue actually caused the conditions from which Bailey suffered and continues to suffer."

'Experiment of nature' examines how mother's diet may impact on child's health

Stanford/Packard Researchers Recruit Children for Study of the Biology of Autism

Vaccine Makers Enjoy Immunity

Study: Kids with eczema more likely to have ADHD

THE HOT TOPIC: Autism/Vaccine Court Decision Discussed

Chris Boardman

Story Created: Feb 12, 2009 at 5:15 PM EST

Story Updated: Feb 12, 2009 at 5:20 PM EST

Wendy Fournier, president of the National Autism Association takes the Hot Seat to discuss a court decision ruling that certain vaccines have not caused autism in kids.

Family says court autism ruling is wrong

HOPE for Autism

"I do not specifically treat autism. Instead I treat kids who have multiple medical problems, including immune, digestive, and nutritional imbalances, detoxification problems, heavy metal toxicity, food sensitivity issues, etc... THE COMMON DENOMINATOR IS ALL OF THESE KIDS HAPPEN TO HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM."

- Dr. Woeller

Dyslogic Syndrome-Dr. Bernard Rimland

Dr. Rimland's final book is published: Dyslogic Syndrome: Why Millions of Kids Are "Hyper," Attention-Disordered, Learning Disabled, Depressed, Aggressive, Defiant, or Violent-and What We Can Do About It is a fascinating look at ADHD, learning disabilities, aggression, and depression, among other topics.

Confidential MMR vaccine files should be opened in the public interest, watchdog rules

New book offers cure for symptoms of autism, ADHD

Autism Linked To High Levels of Testosterone In Womb

Autism Cases on the Rise Study Shows Increase Is Real, Not Just Due to Changes in Diagnosis Criteria

Are we still having this argument?? Seriously???