Kirby, Bullet Point Summary - The Next Big Autism Bomb:

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Kirby, Bullet Point Summary - The Next Big Autism Bomb:

March 26, 2008 | 09:30 PM (EST)

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Next Big Autism Bomb: Are 1 in 50 Kids Potentially At Risk?

I realize my Huffington essay was rather long and complicated. Here

is a brief synopsis of just SOME of the larger points raised in the

piece. I will probably alter this a little, but it hits most of the

main topics. Please feel free to circulate - DK

Up to 1 in 50 children (2%) may have a genetic mutation that puts

them at risk for mitochondrial dysfunction.

Up to 20% of all children with autism may have an underlying

mitochondrial dysfunction

Children with mitochondrial dysfunction are more likely to regress

into autism between the ages 1 and 2 years, if they have fever or

illness from viral infections or vaccines.

The CDC is aware of this difficult situation and is taking measures

immediately to address the current national vaccine schedule.

The genetic susceptibility for mitochondrial dysfunction in autism is

inherited through the father, not the mother, as previously thought,

and is not rare at all.

The DNA mutation might not be enough in itself to confer cellular

dysfunction, and many doctors believe there is an environmental

trigger as well.

They note that thimerosal, mercury, aluminum, pollution, pesticides,

medicines and prenatal alcohol exposure have all been shown to damage

mitochondria.

Other doctors believe that a corn-byproduct based diet in America has

put children in a constant inflammatory state, thus making the DNA

mutation more pathogenic.

While some children with mitochondrial dysfunction regress into

autism following fever and illness from a viral infection; other

kids, like Hannah Poling, clearly regress following a reaction to vaccines.

The exact percentage of people with vaccine induced autism is

unknown. But even a 1% rate could mean 10,000 Americans with vaccine

related autism, at a cost of many billions of dollars for lifetime care.

Some changes in the vaccine schedule will almost surely be made. The

most difficult decision is how and when to vaccinate children with

proven mitochondrial dysfunction.

This hot topic will be the subject of a daylong meeting of the HHS

National Vaccine Advisory Committee's Vaccine Safety Working Group,

in Washington, DC on April 11.

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Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

Vaccination Information & Choice Network, Nevada City CA & Wales UK

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