Alcohol and autism

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the use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs increases the risk of miscarriage, premature delivery, birth deformities, and brain dysfunction such as dyslexia, autism or hyperactivity

Dear Sir,

Thank you for this new information about alcohol as the the cause of autism. There are hundreds of researchers looking for the cause of this mysterious and debilitating disease but you cracked it. I am truly very interested in the studies that confirm this theory. Where did you get your medical degree?

We could use your help to educate people about the early warning signs of autism, early intervention, different therapies and services available. Are you willing to do PSA about thimerosal and autism - to encourage people to ask for thimerosal free shots? Or one about acceptance of people who are otherwise abled? This is the help my community needs not more misinformation (however well meaning) about the cause of autism.

Very truly yours,

E. Brown

President, The New Jersey Chapter of the National Autism Association

www.naanj.org

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Thanks to the SARNET report early this morning, I’m ready

for a cocktail. Note the time, 6:33am! I blogged this article about

alcohol and autism. Another pathetic study. You do subscribe to SARNET,

don’t you? Buy a subscription for your child’s teacher as a

holiday gift. Better than another mug with an apple on it……

www.kimstagliano.blogspot.com

Kim Stagliano

www.kimstagliano.blogspot.com

www.ageofautism.com

www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-stagliano

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There have been many theories in the last few years--folic acid in baked goods,

television,

sonograms, this morning I saw wireless technology--that seemed a little silly,

but logical in

that these things were new or have increased in the last 20 years. But

drinking?! Right,

'cause in the 50s everyone abstained, and then in the 80s and 90s, pregnant

women drank

like fish.

Jane (who didn't drink a single drop while pregnant or nursing)

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Mark and I joked when I became pregnant with our third that I should

smoke some crack - after all, two clean pregnancies didn't do much for

my kids.

K

[Guest guest]

Hi Kim,

Can you be certain that your pregnancies were " clean " ? What about maternal body

burden

for mercury? Or aluminum? Just curious....

:-)

>

> Mark and I joked when I became pregnant with our third that I should

> smoke some crack - after all, two clean pregnancies didn't do much for

> my kids.

>

> K

>

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, many phrases come to mind, my friend. None that will maintain my

image as a nice Mommy.

KS

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Why didnt they just stick to the " refrigerator mother " psychiatric

theory? Noooooo they just cannot help but

come up with a few more lame insults. It STILL amazes me the lengths

they go to take the blame off vaccines and mercury.

>

> These studies kill me. I have a friend who didn't know she was

pregnant and

> smoked the good stuff for the first 5 months of her preg, and was

quite the

> drinker until she found out but then still drank Diet coke (don't

ask me how

> she didn't know she was preg, but she was on the pill and didn't

think she

> had to worry). Her child is really smart, no issues AT ALL. I

wouldn't

> touch a sip of anything alcohol, nutrasweet, caffeine, etc for all

3 of my

> pregs. But her kids didn't react to vaccs, mine did!! When will

we get

> some real studies that stop laying blame on us inadequate Mom's and

Dads?

> Or if they are going to do genetic studies, do them on what is

causing the

> mutations and what the last couple of generations were exposed to

in order

> to create predisposition. Alas, that would be something that

actually makes

> sense and making sense is seemingly not popular..

>

>

>

> _____

>

> From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On

Behalf Of

> krstagliano

> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 7:29 AM

> EOHarm

> Subject: Re: FW: Alcohol and autism

>

>

>

> Mark and I joked when I became pregnant with our third that I

should

> smoke some crack - after all, two clean pregnancies didn't do much

for

> my kids.

>

> K

>

[Guest guest]

None of these studies hold water because they can't be extrapolated to

all or even most effected families. There are tons of things which,

I'm sure, could effect MT functioning and reduce the body's ability to

detoxify metals, whether they're lifestyle choices (which have no

history of sparking an autism epidemic on their own in their heydays),

genetic susceptibility, birth drugs, the tylenol pregnant women are

told to take or the yellow dye in prescription prenatals.

But stress doesn't cause a cold, even if it makes the cold virus

easier to contract, right?

These studies just count on people being ahistorical and having no

idea of lifestyle trends throughout certain periods, just like they

count on people today believing there's always been 1/150 children

with autism, just buried in institutions and people's attics. If

smoking and drinking in pregnancy caused autism, then the epidemic

would have begun in force in urban Europe in the 1920's, would have

hit a peak in the fifties and sixties and would now be in decline and

almost nonexistent among the offspring of college-educated mothers.

>

> There have been many theories in the last few years--folic acid in

baked goods, television,

> sonograms, this morning I saw wireless technology--that seemed a

little silly, but logical in

> that these things were new or have increased in the last 20 years.

But drinking?! Right,

> 'cause in the 50s everyone abstained, and then in the 80s and 90s,

pregnant women drank

> like fish.

> Jane (who didn't drink a single drop while pregnant or nursing)

>

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You are not responsible for those. I

have a friend whose son is now pretty high functioning, enough to figure out

how to change his birth date to look old enough to purchase things

online. He bought a Lexus last year!! LOL! And then a warrenty on a

different car. They call to confirm billing and sometimes just send it in

the mail without any payment until it arrives (she gets these almost daily).

This mom sends everything back claiming he was not old enough to purchase and

then is not responsible for anything. Unless of course your son is

stealing you cc info then you don’t have to pay a thing….Still it

must be great that he learned to do such a thing!! -

From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of LFMleczko@...

Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007

6:47 AM

EOHarm

Subject: Re: FW: Alcohol

and autism

hi.. can I join you? my son now is bold

enough to purchase items on ebay.. without letting me know... Lia.. who woke up

to a new garfield

book... that I have to buy...

See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your

Homepage.

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This is a murder trial and the defense will ceaseless try to

create " reasonable doubt " .

I figure it's like OJ with the theory that 's nonexistant " drug

connections " bumped her off, not him. Note how the theory redirects

blame and attempts to taint the characters of the victims. Very

important in defense strategy. And OJ offering a reward for anyone

with information leading to the arrest of these invisible murderous

ninja drug dealers is like all the money the pharmaceutical companies

throw at genetic research.

> Why didnt they just stick to the " refrigerator mother " psychiatric

> theory? Noooooo they just cannot help but

> come up with a few more lame insults. It STILL amazes me the lengths

> they go to take the blame off vaccines and mercury.

[Guest guest]

Yea maybe when its all done we can file a defamation of character and

slander........Its like putting a rape victim on the stand OVER AND

OVER.

>

> > Why didnt they just stick to the " refrigerator mother "

psychiatric

> > theory? Noooooo they just cannot help but

> > come up with a few more lame insults. It STILL amazes me the

lengths

> > they go to take the blame off vaccines and mercury.

>

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o..no... our kids are soo clever... LiaSee what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage.

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I can't help but laugh. I had become a Christian 18 months prior to

Allie's conception. I think I had 1 beer during that time prior to

conception. No alcohol of any sort throughout the pregnancy. I had a

couple of glasses of wine when she was a few months old & pumped my

breasts for hours to make sure she didn't get anything from it.

So now Allie has autism because I was old (28 when she was born),

because I was a lush (never drank), because I'm a geek & married to

one (well, they may have me there), and because I watch too much

television (about 1-2 hrs/daily split up throughout the day).

I agree, this study smells like something all right...

Debi

>

> Thanks to the SARNET report early this morning, I'm ready for a

cocktail.

> Note the time, 6:33am! I blogged this article about alcohol and autism.

> Another pathetic study. You do subscribe to SARNET, don't you? Buy a

> subscription for your child's teacher as a holiday gift. Better than

> another mug with an apple on it..

>

>

>

> www.kimstagliano.blogspot.com

>

>

>

> Kim Stagliano

>

> www.kimstagliano.blogspot.com

>

> www.ageofautism.com

>

> www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-stagliano

>

[Guest guest]

I know someone who drank like a fish while pregnant. Developed

gestational diabetes & quit going to the doctor the last 3 mos of her

pregnancy 'cause she didn't wanna be bothered with all the insulin,

diet, etc. Smoked, too. Her son was 8 lbs. Healthy as a horse. He's

now 14, out performs all the kids in his class, absolutely no behavior

problems. He's about as close to a perfect kid as you can get.

one interesting thing though, she was " negligent " on getting his

vaccines. I don't know how old he was before he got his first ones,

probably a few yrs old.

Debi

>

> These studies kill me. I have a friend who didn't know she was

pregnant and

> smoked the good stuff for the first 5 months of her preg, and was

quite the

> drinker until she found out but then still drank Diet coke (don't

ask me how

> she didn't know she was preg, but she was on the pill and didn't

think she

> had to worry). Her child is really smart, no issues AT ALL. I wouldn't

> touch a sip of anything alcohol, nutrasweet, caffeine, etc for all 3

of my

> pregs. But her kids didn't react to vaccs, mine did!! When will we get

> some real studies that stop laying blame on us inadequate Mom's and

Dads?

> Or if they are going to do genetic studies, do them on what is

causing the

> mutations and what the last couple of generations were exposed to in

order

> to create predisposition. Alas, that would be something that

actually makes

> sense and making sense is seemingly not popular..

>

>

[Guest guest]

I don't like to drink and I hate fish. So can someone explain to me

why my kids have high sequestered hg?

Snort- yep, geek here and married to one. Who came on a plane from a

foreign country to boot.

> >

> > Thanks to the SARNET report early this morning, I'm ready for a

> cocktail.

> > Note the time, 6:33am! I blogged this article about alcohol and

autism.

> > Another pathetic study. You do subscribe to SARNET, don't you?

Buy a

> > subscription for your child's teacher as a holiday gift. Better

than

> > another mug with an apple on it..

> >

> >

> >

> > www.kimstagliano.blogspot.com

> >

> >

> >

> > Kim Stagliano

> >

> > www.kimstagliano.blogspot.com

> >

> > www.ageofautism.com

> >

> > www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-stagliano

> >

>

[Guest guest]

The plastic of a syringe??

>

> WOW!!!

>

> All this time I thought our son's autism was caused by my advancing

years,

> and my wife's refrigerator fetish.

>

> Now we know it was caused by our drinking and cell phones.

>

> What will they think of next?

>

>

> Harry H.

>

>

>

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The AUTISM came THEN the DRINKING began! They have it totally

backwards...If they had an autistic kid, they would get it right

>

> WOW!!!

>

> All this time I thought our son's autism was caused by my

advancing years,

> and my wife's refrigerator fetish.

>

> Now we know it was caused by our drinking and cell phones.

>

> What will they think of next?

>

>

> Harry H.

>

>

>

> ************************************** See what's new at

http://www.aol.com

>

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My friend just said it got ridicules and

just stopped accepting the deliveries. She yells at the sales people who

call saying “Do you realize you just sold a car over the internet to a 9

year old child with Autism???” They try and hold her responsible

but she tells them she has a 15year old Volvo and is a single mother with 3

kids no amount of persuading could get her to afford a lexus…They have no

leg to stand on so you don’t have to accept anything your son orders no

matter how pushy they are.

My problem is my ASD son’s new

fascination with You-tube he keeps going into google history and clicking on Sesame Street or boobah,

etc and clicks on these videos with the same name in the title but some of them

are Xrated or psychedelic Boobah tripping. Now I’m going to have to

put a block on You-tube which wouldn’t be so bad except for the fact that

we only have one computer! I don’t know if I’ll ever look at

Elmo the same way again after catching some of these videos….-

From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of LFMleczko@...

Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007

3:19 PM

EOHarm

Subject: Re: FW: Alcohol

and autism

lolol... a LEXUS??????????lolo...

my son loves ebay and he loves to buy things.... I better change my password...

Lia

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Homepage.

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>

> Yea maybe when its all done we can file a defamation of character

and

> slander........Its like putting a rape victim on the stand OVER AND

> OVER.

I think it's scientific defamation, scientific name-calling, yep. It

would be great to see a precedent lawsuit.

That is what it's like, isn't it? It's like getting kidney punched

over and over again. First whallop my kids on the head with a branding

iron and then call us all names.

[Guest guest]

This is one case where having one's credit destroyed over autism can

be a plus. If any of my kids tried to buy one off our's, they'd laugh

us off the net.

>

> You are not responsible for those. I have a friend whose son is now

pretty

> high functioning, enough to figure out how to change his birth date

to look

> old enough to purchase things online. He bought a Lexus last year!!

LOL!

> And then a warrenty on a different car. They call to confirm

billing and

> sometimes just send it in the mail without any payment until it

arrives (she

> gets these almost daily). This mom sends everything back claiming

he was

> not old enough to purchase and then is not responsible for anything.

Unless

> of course your son is stealing you cc info then you don't have to pay a

> thing..Still it must be great that he learned to do such a thing!!

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