Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 One of the autistic kids with whom I worked had had the surgery for club foot. S <tt> I just spoke with yet another parent of a child with autism who was <BR> born with clubfoot. My son was born with severe bilateral clubfeet <BR> which were surgically corrected. In my small group of autism-<BR> related acquaintances, I have met four people whose children were <BR> affected with both. This is far greater than average clubfeet <BR> statistics would account for. Do any of your children also have <BR> clubfoot or do you know people who have both? It would be <BR> interesting to see if there was a connection between intrauterine <BR> mercury exposure and clubfeet development. Just wondering....Kim<BR> <BR> </tt> <br> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> <td align=center><font size= " -1 " color=#003399><b> Sponsor</b></font></td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF> <td align=center width=470><a href= " http://rd./M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=1705061\ 616:HM/A=1564416/R=0/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=60164797 & partid=317065\ 8 " ><img src= " http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ne/netflix/yhoo0303_b_300250a.gif " alt= " " width= " 300 " height= " 250 " border= " 0 " ></a></td> </tr> <tr><td><img alt= " " width=1 height=1 src= " http://us.adserver./l?M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupmai\ l/S=:HM/A=1564416/rand=309529105 " ></td></tr> </table> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <br> <tt> =======================================================<BR> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Some cases of skeletal malformations, including clubfoot, can be caused by defects in sulfate transporters or sulfate incorporation into cells, themselves resulting from a genetic polymorphism or mutation. Since problems in the sulfur pathway have been found in autism, maybe there is a link. It might not be so much that an environmental toxin caused the clubfoot (although it could be) but that the genetic problem RE: sulfate led to both the clubfoot and the susceptibility to mercury that led to autism. There are a number of web sites and papers on this if you do a google search. Here's one, for anyone who wants to read more: http://ibis-birthdefects.org/start/diasdysp.htm henrysmom22002 wrote: >I just spoke with yet another parent of a child with autism who was >born with clubfoot. My son was born with severe bilateral clubfeet >which were surgically corrected. In my small group of autism- >related acquaintances, I have met four people whose children were >affected with both. This is far greater than average clubfeet >statistics would account for. Do any of your children also have >clubfoot or do you know people who have both? It would be >interesting to see if there was a connection between intrauterine >mercury exposure and clubfeet development. Just wondering....Kim > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 My son doesn't have a club foot, but he does have in-toeing (pigeon toed) I think they also call it. Wonder if that could be factored in too? >From: Sallie Bernard <sbernard@...> >Reply- > >Subject: Re: [ ] Clubfoot and autism >Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 23:48:15 -0600 > >Some cases of skeletal malformations, including clubfoot, can be caused >by defects in sulfate transporters or sulfate incorporation into cells, >themselves resulting from a genetic polymorphism or mutation. Since >problems in the sulfur pathway have been found in autism, maybe there is >a link. It might not be so much that an environmental toxin caused the >clubfoot (although it could be) but that the genetic problem RE: sulfate >led to both the clubfoot and the susceptibility to mercury that led to >autism. > >There are a number of web sites and papers on this if you do a google >search. Here's one, for anyone who wants to read more: >http://ibis-birthdefects.org/start/diasdysp.htm > > >henrysmom22002 wrote: > > >I just spoke with yet another parent of a child with autism who was > >born with clubfoot. My son was born with severe bilateral clubfeet > >which were surgically corrected. In my small group of autism- > >related acquaintances, I have met four people whose children were > >affected with both. This is far greater than average clubfeet > >statistics would account for. Do any of your children also have > >clubfoot or do you know people who have both? It would be > >interesting to see if there was a connection between intrauterine > >mercury exposure and clubfeet development. Just wondering....Kim > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 According to our pediatrician, my autistic son has 2 of the 3 deformities of club feet...although his are mild and no surgical correction is necessary. He also has webbed toes on both feet. Peg P Mit and Janie's Mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 My son doesn't have clubfeet, but quite severely pronated arches, especially in the right foot. RE: [ ] Clubfoot and autism > > One of the autistic kids with whom I worked had had the surgery for club foot. > S > > > > <tt> > I just spoke with yet another parent of a child with autism who was <BR> > born with clubfoot. My son was born with severe bilateral clubfeet <BR> > which were surgically corrected. In my small group of autism-<BR> > related acquaintances, I have met four people whose children were <BR> > affected with both. This is far greater than average clubfeet <BR> > statistics would account for. Do any of your children also have <BR> > clubfoot or do you know people who have both? It would be <BR> > interesting to see if there was a connection between intrauterine <BR> > mercury exposure and clubfeet development. Just wondering....Kim<BR> > <BR> > </tt> > > <br> > > <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> > > <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2> > <tr bgcolor=#FFFFCC> > <td align=center><font size= " -1 " color=#003399><b> Sponsor</b></font></td> > </tr> > <tr bgcolor=#FFFFFF> > <td align=center width=470><a href= " http://rd./M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170 5061616:HM/A=1564416/R=0/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=60164797 & parti d=3170658 " ><img src= " http://us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ne/netflix/yhoo0303_b_300250a.gif " alt= " " width= " 300 " height= " 250 " border= " 0 " ></a></td> > </tr> > <tr><td><img alt= " " width=1 height=1 src= " http://us.adserver./l?M=251812.3170658.4537139.1261774/D=egrou pmail/S=:HM/A=1564416/rand=309529105 " ></td></tr> > </table> > > <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> > > > <br> > <tt> > =======================================================<BR> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2003 Report Share Posted May 8, 2003 Kim I have 4 boys with autism. My 6 yr old has autism and clubfoot. He hasn't had surgury. He wears braces on both feet. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2003 Report Share Posted May 10, 2003 > I just spoke with yet another parent of a child with autism who was > born with clubfoot. My son was born with severe bilateral clubfeet > which were surgically corrected. In my small group of autism- > related acquaintances, I have met four people whose children were > affected with both. This is far greater than average clubfeet > statistics would account for. Do any of your children also have > clubfoot or do you know people who have both? We have clubfoot and bent toes in my family. We also had phenol intolerance which disappeared with chelation. We are also metal toxic. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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