Out of Africa and into Autism

[Guest guest]

http://www.ageofautism.com/2008/11/out-of-africa-a.html

[Guest guest]

This was extremely interesting to me, even though the arguments and

evidence raised many questions and considerations for me.

For example would there be a high proportion of 'elite' children in

institutions because poor families can't afford to put their children

in there? - it's not clear from the article whether these places are

charitable or paid for by families.

Having said that, city dwelling families, elite or no, are exposed to

high levels of toxins and pollutants, almost all 'elite' families are

city dwellers. Country dwellers for the most part lead very healthy

lives with natural, locally sourced foods. However seasonings

containing MSG are universal among rich and poor in all areas.

Vaccination programs are available everywhere and mostly accessed by

all levels of society although 'elite' families may end up having

more as the article shows.

Here in London I have certainly noticed a high proportion of

immigrant children/children of immigrants, mainly African, who have

autism and wondered why. I'm not sure that over vaccination is

applicable to all these children. The link to Malaria is interesting.

My husband is Nigerian and we will be travelling to Nigeria next

year. One of his nieces children (an 'elite' family) has a daughter

who appears to us to be autistic. So far this is not acknowledged by

her family. They are very wealthy, I'll be interested as to what they

ultimately do about her education.

thanks for posting the article

Charlotte

[Guest guest]

In order to get my American green card, I had to prove that

I was fully immunized. I could not prove that I had had several illnesses

(mumps, rubella, chicken pox) rather than having being vaccinated by a doctor.

So I had the choice to do these vaccs again or get a blood

test to show antibodies. The blood test cost twice as much. I was a student. I

went for the cheaper shots. I will pay for the rest of my life in ways I never

imagined.

Christiane