what do you think is the cause of the explosive autism epidemic?

Answer 1

I don't think there are more autistic than in the past. I think doctors are better able to diagnose autism. they used to say the child had other things wrong, like childhood schizophrenia or mental handicaps. the earlier it's diagnosed, the better the child has of getting therapy and living a more normal life.

Answer 2

There isn't an "Explosive epidemic." There is a significant increase in autism, but paired with that is a major change in the definition of autism & a much wider awareness, leading to fewer missdiagnoses.

In the late 80s Asperger's Syndrome (high-functioning autism) was finally acknowledged in America & the definition of autism changed to include it. Now, somewhere between 50% to 88% of all people with autism have Asperger's, the very type that went undiagnosed until the late 80s.

And it is certain that many cases of autism were classified as simply "mental retardation" or "Brain damage." Now there is a greater understanding & fewer kids fall through the cracks.

But it does appear that there is a significant increase, but more like doubled, not 60 times, like some like to claim.

*EDIT* Jenny - I've seen one report saying there has been a drop in new cases of autism & one report saying it is still increasing. I'll do more research. But if shots were the cause of the increase, we should have seen at least a 50% drop starting last year.

Answer 3

From the time I was informed about the "Vaccines with Thimerasol" connection I have done extensive research into it and other possible connections, aside from the vaccines. I did a hair test with a lab in Hawaii, that had no connection with the usual labs the doc's use. I wanted accuracy. My daughter's results were.....mercury toxcity off the page, aluminum toxcity off the page, her minerals were all askued (which by the way, with this result alone= mercury poisoning even if none shows in the hair). The problem with you naysayers is you think we are ANTI-vaccine. We are PRO-VACCINE, we don't want mercury in the ones that have it. We are not talking about all vaccines!!!!!! Just the ones with the Mercury!!!!! To ignore your childs sickness where recovery is possible is criminal. Why can't you embrace the possibility and do your own research...do it for your child. Who can be their hero if not you? Don't believe what anyone says, including me...DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!! Who CAN take care of your child if you are not there? (death) Who WILL? If you do not, at least help to prove or disprove the "particular Vaccine/Autism" connection, should we be right, your child will be alone when you are gone. Without the funding to stop the use of a neurotoxin, and provide the right kind of recovery efforts for our kids, your lack of doing your own research and coming to your own conclusions will not only hurt our kids, but YOURS as well. I am telling you there is hope for SOME recovery for your child, maybe even FULL recovery with the right biomedical interventions, why would you rather rally for the other side saying "no known cause and no cure" . We can give you hope to get your child back. THINK ABOUT IT! To have your child love you and hug you is like being in Heaven. What do you have to loose? Look what you have to gain.

Lori

Answer 4

Vaccines. Too many vaccines given to babies when they are sick or health. These vaccines contain KNOWN toxins that poison babies. To name a few mercury and aluminum.

There is a real increase in Autism, ADHD, Learning Disabilities as well as Alzheimer's (all those adults getting flu shots loaded with mercury every year). Test scores like the SAT have been going down for years.

The more shots a person has received the greater the risk. Children born since the 90's have received the most vaccines and the most mercury. But children since at least the 50's have received mercury containing shots, so autism has been around but the explosion started in the 90's.

Answer 5

Exposure to environmental toxins, most significantly mercury and PBDE's while in utero or shortly after being born. The degree of impairment depends upon the child's "genetic health" and the bolus exposured to known neurotoxins.

Anyone who would suggest that the current rate of autism (found by the CDC to be about 4/1,000 for full blown autism and 6.7/1,000 for full spectrum autism) is due to misdiagnosis, better awarenesss or any other such flip reason is speaking out their fanny.

Answer 6

The increase in the specific dose of mercury compounds received by the developing child from conception onward is the major cause in the explosive autism epidemic and the explosive increase in other neurodevelopmental and immune-dysfunction-related disorders.

The principal culprit is the Thimerosal in Thimerosal-preserved Rho(D) products, Thimerosal-preserved vaccines, and other mercury-containing drugs administered to women during their pregnancy and the Thimerosal-preserved vaccines, eye and ear drops, nasal sprays and other medicines administered to chiildren from birth onwards.

The data tracking the maximum specific-dose exposures to which a developing child may be exposed indicates that, as this maximum dosing level increased from the early 1980s onwards, the diagnosis of autism and other diseases related to Thimerosal exposure also increased.

Secondary culprits are: a) the mercury in the foods pregnant women and nursing mothers consume, b) the mercury released from the mercury-amalgam dental fillings of pregnant women and nursing mothers, c) the lead and other toxic metals to which the mother and the developing child are exposed, d) live-virus vaccines, and e) drugs that inhibit the excretion of mercury and other toxic metals.

Answer 7

External exposures of several kinds, also called environmental toxins. The major category is heavy metals, and the source of most toxicity to which we can attribute the increase in autism rates is vaccines.

There are many cases of autism not caused by vaccines, but it is known and well accepted that drugs, toxins, infections and other external causes cause autism. The dramatic increase in autism that has occurred since around 1990 is mostly attributable to vaccines,

Answer 8

Several new studies have shown the increase in autism is real. Even states see this when they look at the number of cases around age groups.
--and those who say otherwise are simply clueless.
this is not speculation, it has been accepted as real.

What caused it? mercury in vaccines (the numbers are dropping now that mercury is only in trace amounts in the shots and only still in the flu shot), vaccine themselves coupled witht he Hg AND mercury in the environment.

Answer 9

Over diagnosis, mis diagnosis, parents demanding diagnoses, self diagnoses. More awareness.

It has nothing to do with more cases of autism, that's for sure. There may be more DIAGNOSED cases of autism, but not more actual cases.

Answer 10

Mercury and viral assualt via........mother's amalgam fillings, consuming fish with unsafe levels of mercury and the biggie for a generation of children has been and still is ~~ vaccines!!!! Thimerosal and viral exposure (MMR vax) after the mercury (thimerosal) has damaged the immune system has caused way too many children to be labeled autistic....they should be labled what it really is.... Mercury Poisoned!