ASD prevention

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Thank you for all your thoughts. I will do all of those things if we do

decide to have another child. I know off topic but, unfortunately our fears

are also because my placenta separated at 36 weeks and our son was born

early, so we are scared that this will happen again and maybe even earlier

than 36 weeks this time. So we have lots to consider.

Kim

Mom to Noah 2 1/2 yrs old, ASD, SCD 26months

Message: 3

Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:56:55 -0800 (PST)

Subject: Re: Kim

Kim,

I don't have those kind of answers myself. I am scratching my head, just

like everyone else here. I come off as strongly opinionated, I have

confidence from the measures I have taken with my sons, but I don't know.

If I were to have another baby, I would try to plan it at least a year

ahead of time. I would get in the best physical shape exercise wise, make

sure I have taken care of any leaky gut issues of my own, which I believe

also can complicate matters in utero.

I would find the best source drinking water. I would run hepa filters in

my home. I would be (well am) fun a chemical free household. I would be SCD

100%. I would take digestive enzymes, probiotics. I would limit eating sea

food, if at all. I would increase my omega 3's to 6. I would optimize the

diet. I would not allow the doctors to inject hepatitus b vaccine the day

after birth. I would stay active in pregnancy, every day with something like

yoga, because when the body is exercised, it helps blood flow and

elimination of toxins from the fetus. Basically, I would handle the

pregnancy like I hand my own sons, with kid gloves.

All these things will contribute, hopefully, to a baby that is born with

an immune system that has a chance to develop. I would be very careful to

breastfeed, and in choosing diapers, which contain some nasty chemicals.

Rather then treat yeast infections with stuff like Nystatin, like we used to

do, I would work on identifying the triggers ie food.

Ben, was born a premie, but it wasn't until he was vaccinated with MMR at

8 months, that everything fell apart for him, instantly starting years of

non-stop diarhea and all that. Since SCD and enzymes have cleared up his

infection, I now think, if he had not received that vaccine, and was on

SCD/enzymes, and I had a grip at that age on diet allergies/sensitivities,

he would not have developed the problems he had. If the immune system cannot

develop properly, sure as heck a vaccination is not going to be very useful.

The few diptheria outbreaks I have seen the last few years in the Pacific

Northwest are evidence of that. Over 95% of those children who got sick had

been fully vaccinated.

Kim, this is what I would do at least. I would be very careful and

research any drugs or anything a doctor prescribes for you while pregnant,

or your baby afterwards.

Summer

" Witkowicz, [DPYUS] " kwitkowi@...> wrote:

Summer,

We also have no history of ASD in our family or my

husbands.(to our knowledge). I wonder all the time where this came from and

why did it happen to our son. We are very concerned that if we have a

second child he/she will be on the spectrum too. We will do all we can to

try and prevent it, but if it's genetic then what can we do?

-Kim

Mom to Noah 2 1/2 yrs old, ASD, SCD 26months

Research is showing that metals like mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic

can change DNA, as they have mutagenic properties on cells. Especially liver

and immune cells. And we all know, the first metal exposure causes upheavals

in the intestinal flora and suppresses the immune system. So a new

susceptability is being passed down. It is not strictly genetic, it is DNA

Damage.

Just wanted to give another spin on this theory. While autism would seem

genetic in our small family history, it exists no where else in the older

generations, like a ton of people. There is a genetic link, a new kind, I

think.

Summer