autism
National Press about theVaccine/ Autism
Connection:
These recent articles in Washington Times reveal a very interesting hypothesis.
Author, Dan Olmsted writes: "Since the Amish have been cut off for hundreds
of years from American culture and scientific progress, the Amish may have
had less exposure to some new factor triggering autism in the rest of population.
The likely culprit: vaccines.
Traveling to the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country
in search of autistic Amish children, the reporter, based on
national statistics, should have found as many as 200 children
with autism in the community -- instead, he found only three,
the oldest age 9 or 10.
The first autistic Amish child was a
girl who had been brought over from China, adopted by one family only to be
given up after becoming overwhelmed by her autism, and then re-adopted
by an Amish Mennonite family. (China, India and Indonesia
are among countries moving fast to mass-vaccination programs.)
The
second autistic Amish child definitely had received a vaccination
and developed autism shortly thereafter.
The reporter was unable
to determine the vaccination status of the third child.
Read the articles here: http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050321-115921-9566r.htm and
here: http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050417-052541-5549r.htm
The Medical Debate:
This link leads you to an informative letter from one MD to another about the
connection between vaccines and autism. http://bbs.babycenter.com/board/baby/babyills/babyvaccine/11967/thread/2127794
Video on Autism:
The autism mailing group recently sent out this link: http://www.autism-recoveredchildren.com/
It is a one hour video from the DAN conference, about kids on the autistic
spectrum who have recovered through the use of nutritional intervention. The
interesting thing is that a lot of these kids became "autistic" after vaccination.
Some really interesting footage. And a fantastic shot of the audience responding
to Gov. Schwarzenager signing a bill to forbid the use of mercury in vaccinations.
The speaker has all parents in the audience stand and wave their hands if they
thought their child would not be autistic if not for their vaccination.
RFK, Jr on Autism:
Recent press has been focusing on an article written by RFK, Jr on the effects
of thimerosal in vaccines and the vaccine connection.
Read the article here: http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0616-31.htm
Read his complete text on the subject here: http://www.robertfkennedyjr.com/docs/AutismHgPolitics_6_23.pdf
Increase in Autism Baffles Scientists
October 18, 2002 ~ Authors
of California study say they cannot explain reasons for what
they call epidemic of childhood autism in state; mysterious
brain disorder affects person's ability to form relationships
and to behave normally in everyday life; study discounts
genetics, birth injuries and childhood immunizations as factors
in tripling of autism cases from 1987 to 1998; Dr Catherine
Lord, leading authority on autism, says it is unclear whether
California findings apply to other states; federal Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention is working in 13 states
to look at apparent increase in autism cases; there is no
reliable count nationwide so far, since criteria and reporting
practices vary from state to state. The full article is available
for a fee from the New
York Times .
MMR/ Austism Link -- New Research
Ever since Andrew Wakefield's work on the MMR
Vaccine and Autism came out there has been multiple papers,
comments and disputes about its validity. Search
for collection of previous studies
Now a new study adds additional reason to
believe there is a a direct correlation between the two.
This
news article sums it up well. New
Research Suggests Autism Link to MMR
Here is Singh's abstract on: Abnormal
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Antibodies and CNSAutoimmunity in
Children with Autism Read the abstract in PubMed
"The
Status of Research into Vaccine Safety and Autism"
Washington, D.C. - On June
19, 2002, at 11:00 a.m., in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House
Office Building, the Committee on Government Reform, chaired
by Congressman Dan Burton (R-IN), will conduct a hearing
to evaluate the status of research concerning the possible
relationship between vaccines and neurological disorders,
including autism. Ten years ago, autism was estimated to
affect 1 in 10,000 children. According to the National Institutes
of Health, it is now anticipated to affect 1 in 250 children. Read
the Report
New Study Supports Link Between MMR Vaccine
and Autism
The newest research on the vaccine-autism relationship has just come out showing
a link between mercury in vaccines and autism when there is genetic predisposition.The
measles virus was detected in spinal fluid of children with autism, but not
in controls.The findings challenge the results of several large studies on
autism and bolster the fears of parents who have long believed their children
were harmed by the vaccines.
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-autism9jun09,1,5059086.story?coll=la-news-science
Prenatal Risk Factors for Infantile
Autism
The following study, " Prenatal
risk factors for infantile autism ", poses an interesting
correlation between infantile autism and intrauterine growth
restriction. Reuter's article begins, "Intrauterine and neonatal
factors related to restricted intrauterine growth or fetal
distress may be associated with the development of autism,
according to a report in the July issue of Epidemiology.
In a case-control study nested within a population-based
cohort, Dr. Christina M. Hultman, of the Karolinska Institute,
Stockholm, Sweden, and colleagues examined various maternal
characteristics and pregnancy outcomes among 408 children
diagnosed with infantile autism before 10 years of age and
2040 matched controls." And concludes with . "Although several
of the reported associations could be a function of genetic
risk in the fetus, several of the findings are consistent
with nongenetic environmental mediation of risks." (Read
the complete article)
The chiropractic correlation here comes in the conclusion drawn by the authors: "Our
findings suggest that intrauterine and neonatal factors related to deviant
intrauterine growth or fetal distress are important in the pathogenesis of
autism."
Intrauterine constraint can lead to deviant
growth and fetal distress. 1,2 This new study isjust one
more reason why removing constraint to the woman's uterus
throughout pregnancy leads to easier, safer births for both
the mother and baby.
Specific chiropractic care balances pelvic
muscles and ligaments and removes constraint to the woman's
uterus. 3 When we understand the physiological relationship
between the woman's uterus and the developing baby, it is
clear to see that specific chiropractic adjustments throughout
pregnancy can decrease the potential of deviant intrauterine
growth and/ or fetal distress. 4
1.Hellstrom
B, Sallmander U "Prevention of Spinal Cord Injury in Hyperextension of the
Fetal Head" JAMA 1968; 204(12): 1041-4
2.
Cunningham FG et al, "Dystocia Due to Pelvic Contraction",
Williams Obstetrics, Nineteenth Ed 1989
3.Anrig
C, Plaugher G; "Chiropractic Management of In-Utero Constraint" Pediatric
Chiropractic, 1998: Chapter 5 page 102.
4.Chiropractic
Care in Pregnancy for Safer, Easier Births
Umbilical Cord Clamping a Cause of Autism?
This particular
study examines the potential relationship between early cord
clamping, infant asphyxia and autism. It summarizes: Brain
lesions are associated with autism and related disorders[1].
Hypoxic brain lesions in monkeys are associated with intelligence/memory
defects similar to autism. [2] Immediate cord clamping causes
newborn hypoxia. Placental oxygenation until the lungs are
functioning prevents newborn hypoxia. Placental oxygenation
until the lungs are functioning should prevent autism that
is caused by hypoxic brain lesions.
Read the article at: h ttp://www.redflagsweekly.com/features/Morley.html
Check out this compilation of additional resources
on the subject by the same author:
www.cordclamp.com
Send your patients to: http://www.icpa4kids.org/pregnancy/umbilical.htm so
they can download additional info and present documentation to their birth
care providers.
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/323/7326/1389
http://www.birthlove.com/pages/health/cords.htm l
More Resources:
Research on
Autism and Chiropractic
The
Autism Page @ Chiro.Org
Additional
Info on Vaccines
Autism Research
Institute
Center for
the Study of Autism
The
Autism Autoimmunity Project
Families
for Early Autism Treatment
Articles
in Mothering Magazine
Vaccine-Autism Link
Over the past several years, parents have been hearing
about the possible link between mercury in vaccines and its potential
cause of autism. Studies have been published on either side
of the fence , however the most recent published research
is swaying the controversy back to the probable side.
Here is
a highlighted timeline of this controversy::
1998:
Andrew Wakefield and the Autism Link:
In 1998, Dr. Andrew Wakefield first published
a paper in the Lancet associating the MMR vaccine to autism.
2001:
Wakefield resigns:
Scorned and rebutted by his peers, Dr. Wakefield did not
give up his search for truth and real science. Read about
his struggles here: http://autism.about.com/cs/autisminprint/a/wakefieldfired.htm and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3513365.stm and http://www.melaniephillips.com/articles/archives/000345.html
2002:
Wakefield disputes study in NEJM:
In November 2002, the New England Joural of
Medicine published a study to rebut Wakefield's findings about the MMR Vaccine/
Autism link. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12421889&dopt=Abstract
Dr. Andrew Wakefield had this to say about their findings: http://www.freewebz.com/schafer/wakefield.htm
February 2004:
CDC Vaccine Data Leads Scientists to Shocking Discovery.
In February 2004 this
headline hit the presses: CHILDREN 27-TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AUTISM WITH
EXPOSURE TO MERCURY- CONTAINING VACCINES, FINDINGS REVIEWED AT TODAY'S IOM
MEETING IN DC. Read article here: http://www.bioprobe.com/ReadNews.asp?article=76
Parents Show Increasing Concern about Autism and Vaccines
More parents refusing
to get kids vaccinated. Physicians are increasingly confronting parents who
are concerned about the safety of childhood immunizations.
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/02/09/hlsd0209.htm
May 2004:
Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism
The committee concludes that the body of epidemiological evidence favors rejection
of a causal relationship between the MMR vaccine and autism. The committee
also concludes that the body of epidemiological evidence favors rejection of
a causal relationship between thimerosal-containing vaccines and autism. The
committee further finds that potential biological mechanisms for vaccine-induced
autism that have been generated to date are theoretical only.
http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=20155
National Vaccine Information Center Comments on Review:
SAYS IOM PLAYED POLITICS IN REPORT ON AUTISM AND VACCINES. http://www.909shot.com/PressReleases/pr51804iom.htm
June 2004: New Study Supports Possible Link Between MMR
Vaccine and Autism
The newest research on the vaccine-autism relationship has just come out showing
a link between mercury in vaccines and autism when there is genetic predisposition.The
measles virus was detected in spinal fluid of children with autism, but not
in controls.The findings challenge the results of several large studies on
autism and bolster the fears of parents who have long believed their children
were harmed by the vaccines. http://www.sutterhealth.org/health/healthinfo/reutershome_top.cfm?fx=article&id=17345
For a recent TV News clip on the vaccine issue
visit: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/18/health/main618142.shtml
Clips on the right hand side of the page
Resources on Mercury in Vaccines : http://www.909shot.com/Issues/mercury.htm
For additional articles on autism visit:
http://www.icpa4kids.org/research/children/autism.htm
For information on vaccines visit:
http://www.icpa4kids.org/research/children/vac_info.htm
For information on chiropractic and autism visit:
http://www.icpa4kids.org/research/chiropractic/autism.htm
Visit this site for clips from the Autism Conference:
http://www.lighthousestudios.info/autismone95.html
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