Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Skipper, What area in the US is autism "common"? Our adult son (26) has only just recently been diagnosed with Aspergers. He still lives at home, is very dependent on us and has MANY problems. After speaking with Dr. B, I have been including iodine supplementation in his regimen for about a month. Not trying to take away from THIS thread, but because of all kinds of major behavioral issues, I am terribly afraid of taking him off of his current meds. He is on 20mgs Prozac (fluoxetine) and 1mg risperdal. I wonder .. because of him still being on the fluoxetine .. what the iodine supplementation might actually be doing for him? Glo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 There may be " pockets " where there are higher rates, but generally it's incredibly common. The pockets might be because of certain peds having more vaccs reactions in their practice then others. ASD is overwhelmingly attributed to vaccs, although some other kiddos have been poisoned by other chemicals in the environment (antimony is in almost everythign as well, especially all those baby products that are flame retardant). Michele > > Skipper, > > What area in the US is autism " common " ? Our adult son (26) has only just recently been diagnosed with Aspergers. He still lives at home, is very dependent on us and has MANY problems. After speaking with Dr. B, I have been including iodine supplementation in his regimen for about a month. > > Not trying to take away from THIS thread, but because of all kinds of major behavioral issues, I am terribly afraid of taking him off of his current meds. He is on 20mgs Prozac (fluoxetine) and 1mg risperdal. I wonder .. because of him still being on the fluoxetine .. what the iodine supplementation might actually be doing for him? > > Glo > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 >From: Glory Near <glonear@...> >Skipper, > > What area in the US is autism " common " ? Our adult son (26) has only >just recently been diagnosed with Aspergers. He still lives at home, is >very dependent on us and has MANY problems. After speaking with Dr. B, I >have been including iodine supplementation in his regimen for about a >month. > Not trying to take away from THIS thread, but because of all kinds of >major behavioral issues, I am terribly afraid of taking him off of his >current meds. He is on 20mgs Prozac (fluoxetine) and 1mg risperdal. I >wonder .. because of him still being on the fluoxetine .. what the iodine >supplementation might actually be doing for him? Why what does prozac do for him? I guess he hasn't committed suicide yet. I'm not sure the establishment media has gotten the link between prozac and violence yet, wonder if that's listed in the side effects. What's prozac do for him? I assume that you know the " fluo " prefix usually means fluorinated drug? Of course, some people do need psychiatric meds. Can't function and are a danger to society otherwise. On the other hand, low thyroid has been known for a very long time to cause mental health issues. Finding root causes is always better, when possible. Just a short excerpt of course, but are you sure you're doing him a favor? http://www.bruha.com/pfpc/html/prozac.html Prozac is a fluorinated drug called " fluoxetine " . Paxil is a fluorinated drug called " paroxetine " (also called Seroxat, Aropax). Both drugs contain fluorine and chloride. Fluoride is present as a '4-fluorophenyl' compound, part of the 'active' ingredient. Fluorophenyl compounds have shown to disturb thyroid hormone activity in several ways, specifically in the liver and at the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis. In depressed patients receiving paroxetine the T4 level was reduced by 11. 2% (Konig et al, 2000). In rat brain, fluoxetine has also been shown to interfere with local T3 metabolism (Eravci et al, 2000; Baumgartner et al, 1994). Wonder if your doctor considered - http://rxlist.com/cgi/generic/risperid_ad.htm Fluoxetine (20 mg QD) and paroxetine (20 mg QD) have been shown to increase the plasma concentration of risperidone 2.5-2.8 fold and 3-9 fold respectively. _________________________________________________________________ WIN up to $10,000 in cash or prizes – enter the Microsoft Office Live Sweepstakes http://clk..atdmt.com/MRT/go/aub0050001581mrt/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2006 Report Share Posted December 8, 2006 I don't know if autism is " common " but there are certainly hot spots, areas where it is higher than the average rate. California is one of them. Some connect it to mercury pollution blowing in on the prevailing winds from coal burning China. Others link it to perchlorate pollution from the aerospace industry here. I am not sure we know for sure. There are a couple of other hot spots in the country, but I don't remember where they are now. Irene At 06:41 AM 12/7/2006, you wrote: Skipper, What area in the US is autism " common " ? Our adult son (26) has only just recently been diagnosed with Aspergers. He still lives at home, is very dependent on us and has MANY problems. After speaking with Dr. B, I have been including iodine supplementation in his regimen for about a month. Not trying to take away from THIS thread, but because of all kinds of major behavioral issues, I am terribly afraid of taking him off of his current meds. He is on 20mgs Prozac (fluoxetine) and 1mg risperdal. I wonder .. because of him still being on the fluoxetine .. what the iodine supplementation might actually be doing for him? Glo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 I have no links handy, but from what I read, the Autism " hot spots " coincide with areas of the nations with many upper middle class people who let the docs vaccinate their kids much more than in poorer regions where parents are much more lax about vaccinations. Amish kids, who are never vaccinated, have a zero rate of autism, except where kids had been adopted and had previously been vaccinated. Alobar On 12/8/06, Irene.M@... <Irene.M@...> wrote: > > I don't know if autism is " common " but there are certainly hot spots, areas where it is higher than the average rate. California is one of them. Some connect it to mercury pollution blowing in on the prevailing winds from coal burning China. Others link it to perchlorate pollution from the aerospace industry here. I am not sure we know for sure. There are a couple of other hot spots in the country, but I don't remember where they are now. > Irene > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Hi, We live in Amish country here. Yes, there is Autism in the Amish, non-adopted children. E > > > > I don't know if autism is " common " but there are certainly hot spots, areas where it is higher than the average rate. California is one of them. Some connect it to mercury pollution blowing in on the prevailing winds from coal burning China. Others link it to perchlorate pollution from the aerospace industry here. I am not sure we know for sure. There are a couple of other hot spots in the country, but I don't remember where they are now. > > Irene > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 > > Hi, > > We live in Amish country here. Yes, there is Autism in the Amish, > non-adopted children. I think Dr. Mercola's site talks about how rare it is in the Amish, at least in Pennsylvania. If it is a mercury issue, one reason is vaccination, but there's other exposures to mercury? Do you live by the Amish Mercola is likely to talk about? http://www.mercola.com/2005/jun/7/amish_autism.htm The investigation regarding autism, or lack of it, among the Amish living in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country continues to gain momentum. Based on national averages, there should've been as many as 200 children with autism living in that community; however, only three children were found to suffer from the disorder (two of which had received vaccines laced with thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative). The newest finding: Several cases of autism among unvaccinated Amish children in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas have crept to the forefront. Mercury Exposure from Elsewhere The common bond in four of the unvaccinated cases of autism was that the children had extremely high mercury levels due to exposure to pollution coming from coal-fired power plants. (Mercury is a byproduct of coal combustion.) Exactly where did the pollution come from? *According to the Pittsburgh Post, Pennsylvania has four of the nation's 10 dirtiest power plants. *In addition, northern states receive most of the prevailing wind that comes across the Pacific carrying a load of Chinese mercury with it. And while some doctors prefer to use treatments such as chelation to flush mercury out of autistic children, the Amish community in Pennsylvania strongly rejects any such medical procedures. ********* Skipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 No, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois tri-state area. There are many here. Another consideration is the closed gene pool of the Amish populations that causes some serious problems (such as allergies and other genetic problems, etc) but may also offer protection from others. Few take this into consideration unless dealing with the negative ramifications. E (Ellen in Missouri) > > > > Hi, > > > > We live in Amish country here. Yes, there is Autism in the Amish, > > non-adopted children. > > I think Dr. Mercola's site talks about how rare it is in the Amish, at > least in Pennsylvania. If it is a mercury issue, one reason is > vaccination, but there's other exposures to mercury? > > Do you live by the Amish Mercola is likely to talk about? > > http://www.mercola.com/2005/jun/7/amish_autism.htm > The investigation regarding autism, or lack of it, among the Amish > living in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country continues to gain > momentum. > > Based on national averages, there should've been as many as 200 > children with autism living in that community; however, only three > children were found to suffer from the disorder (two of which had > received vaccines laced with thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative). > > The newest finding: Several cases of autism among unvaccinated Amish > children in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas have crept to the forefront. > > Mercury Exposure from Elsewhere > > The common bond in four of the unvaccinated cases of autism was that > the children had extremely high mercury levels due to exposure to > pollution coming from coal-fired power plants. (Mercury is a byproduct > of coal combustion.) > > Exactly where did the pollution come from? > > *According to the Pittsburgh Post, Pennsylvania has four of the > nation's 10 dirtiest power plants. > *In addition, northern states receive most of the prevailing wind > that comes across the Pacific carrying a load of Chinese mercury with it. > > And while some doctors prefer to use treatments such as chelation to > flush mercury out of autistic children, the Amish community in > Pennsylvania strongly rejects any such medical procedures. > ********* > Skipper > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Some amish parents are now vaccinating their children. Saturday, December 9, 2006, 9:26:54 AM, you wrote: Hi, We live in Amish country here. Yes, there is Autism in the Amish, non-adopted children. E > > > > I don't know if autism is "common" but there are certainly hot spots, areas where it is higher than the average rate. California is one of them. Some connect it to mercury pollution blowing in on the prevailing winds from coal burning China. Others link it to perchlorate pollution from the aerospace industry here. I am not sure we know for sure. There are a couple of other hot spots in the country, but I don't remember where they are now. > > Irene > > > > Iodine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 I am in Southern California. Irene At 06:59 AM 12/9/2006, you wrote: Hello Irene. Just out of curiosity, where are you living. I am in Hong Kong. Cheers, Doug RE: New here with multiple issues-Skipper I don't know if autism is " common " but there are certainly hot spots, areas where it is higher than the average rate. California is one of them. Some connect it to mercury pollution blowing in on the prevailing winds from coal burning China. Others link it to perchlorate pollution from the aerospace industry here. I am not sure we know for sure. There are a couple of other hot spots in the country, but I don't remember where they are now. Irene At 06:41 AM 12/7/2006, you wrote: Skipper, What area in the US is autism " common " ? Our adult son (26) has only just recently been diagnosed with Aspergers. He still lives at home, is very dependent on us and has MANY problems. After speaking with Dr. B, I have been including iodine supplementation in his regimen for about a month. Not trying to take away from THIS thread, but because of all kinds of major behavioral issues, I am terribly afraid of taking him off of his current meds. He is on 20mgs Prozac (fluoxetine) and 1mg risperdal. I wonder .. because of him still being on the fluoxetine .. what the iodine supplementation might actually be doing for him? Glo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 OK, Just trying to get people's location positioned in my mind. Cheers, Doug RE: New here with multiple issues-Skipper I don't know if autism is "common" but there are certainly hot spots, areas where it is higher than the average rate. California is one of them. Some connect it to mercury pollution blowing in on the prevailing winds from coal burning China. Others link it to perchlorate pollution from the aerospace industry here. I am not sure we know for sure. There are a couple of other hot spots in the country, but I don't remember where they are now. Irene At 06:41 AM 12/7/2006, you wrote: Skipper, What area in the US is autism "common"? Our adult son (26) has only just recently been diagnosed with Aspergers. He still lives at home, is very dependent on us and has MANY problems. After speaking with Dr. B, I have been including iodine supplementation in his regimen for about a month. Not trying to take away from THIS thread, but because of all kinds of major behavioral issues, I am terribly afraid of taking him off of his current meds. He is on 20mgs Prozac (fluoxetine) and 1mg risperdal. I wonder .. because of him still being on the fluoxetine .. what the iodine supplementation might actually be doing for him? Glo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 >From: " Ellen " <ellen@...> >No, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois tri-state area. There are many here. >Another consideration is the closed gene pool of the Amish populations >that causes some serious problems (such as allergies and other genetic >problems, etc) but may also offer protection from others. Few take >this into consideration unless dealing with the negative ramifications. > >E (Ellen in Missouri) Mercola talked only about the Amish in particular areas. If the rate of the autism among Amish is lower in certain areas, it does say they are doing something different like not vaccinating. But, if an area gets autism due to mercury or something poured into the Mississippi River and tributaries, it's likely that couldn't be avoided. The Mormons allegedly have healthy lifestyles. It didn't prevent their cancer rates from going up after the atomic testing that the government was happy to tell us about in advance, and talk about as if it was a " light show. " Still, the actual comparison on a percentage basis might be relevant. Just because the Amish children get autism, is the rate exactly that of the general population? Nobody is doing studies on vaccination with these kind of questions because they don't want to know. Skipper _________________________________________________________________ Stay up-to-date with your friends through the Windows Live Spaces friends list. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.\ live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Most of these Amish started out in Minnesota and migrated South. Also, rivers and streams dump into the Mississippi, not the other way around. Autism has been known and identified for a long, long time. I posted a few minutes ago about autism and other disorders so will not re-post that info. E (Ellen in Missouri) > > >From: " Ellen " <ellen@...> > > >No, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois tri-state area. There are many here. > >Another consideration is the closed gene pool of the Amish populations > >that causes some serious problems (such as allergies and other genetic > >problems, etc) but may also offer protection from others. Few take > >this into consideration unless dealing with the negative ramifications. > > > >E (Ellen in Missouri) > > Mercola talked only about the Amish in particular areas. If the rate of the > autism among Amish is lower in certain areas, it does say they are doing > something different like not vaccinating. But, if an area gets autism due to > mercury or something poured into the Mississippi River and tributaries, it's > likely that couldn't be avoided. > > The Mormons allegedly have healthy lifestyles. It didn't prevent their > cancer rates from going up after the atomic testing that the government was > happy to tell us about in advance, and talk about as if it was a " light > show. " > > Still, the actual comparison on a percentage basis might be relevant. Just > because the Amish children get autism, is the rate exactly that of the > general population? Nobody is doing studies on vaccination with these kind > of questions because they don't want to know. > > Skipper > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay up-to-date with your friends through the Windows Live Spaces friends > list. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.\ live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create & wx_url=/friends.aspx & mk > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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