What I have noticed is that alheimers looks just like autism in reverse. The symptoms are so similar, just named differently. For example-Sundowning/stimming, rummaging/spinning or any other repetative motion, hourding/collecting(obsessive behavior), catastophic reactions/sensory integration dysfunction, empty speech/ echolalia, getting stuck/Peter Pan syndrome(unreasonably uncomfortable with change), need for task breakdown (both), inappropriate behavior (both). Has anyone seen this? I can't be the only one.
2007-05-22 04:33:37 · 5 answers · asked by Diane P 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Sundowning Vs Stimming
"Sundowning" is when people with diseases such as Alzheimer's often have behavior problems in the late afternoon and evening. They may become demanding, suspicious, upset or disoriented, see or hear things that are not there and believe things that aren't true. Or they may pace or wander around the house when others are sleeping. http://www.alzla.org/dementia/sundowning.html
"Stimming" is a repetitive body movement that self-stimulates one or more senses in a regulated manner.
Your other comparisons are equally faulty. I won't take the time to illustrate why.
2007-05-22 16:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by Smart Kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very astute. Autism seems to be an illness of heavy metal poisoning lodging in the brain where metals are needed to make the electrical connections required for thought. Many of these heavy metals get in through our environment (cooking in aluminum foil, mercury in fish, using teflon pans, eating processed foods that contain aluminum - which keeps powdery stuff from clumping and helps McDonald's cheese melt 4 seconds faster) and with autism they are introduced to a delicate system early in life and with alzheimers they are built up over time to a system that becomes more delicate (i.e. unable to excrete or eliminate these contaminates).
What will be interesting will be to see if the folks who get alzheimers had development delays as children. Autism has only be an issue for the last so many years, but developmental delays caused by environmental toxins has been an issue since the industrial revolution began.
Peace!
2007-05-22 04:43:02 · answer #2 · answered by carole 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
um they both start with an A lol just kidding I am ADHD and thats why I couldnt read your whole question.lol
2007-05-22 04:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-05-25 23:09:29 · answer #4 · answered by aji 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, yeah I think you are the only one.
2007-05-22 04:36:39 · answer #5 · answered by not2nite 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋