Re: folic acid prenatal supplementation question

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Wouldn't that be one reason,of many,for having an autistic child,given how

many  of us are deficient in folinic acid ?

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From: Houston <m_jhouston333@...>

Sent: Tue, January 26, 2010 4:48:31 PM

Subject: folic acid prenatal supplementation question

 

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone in the group has had an autistic child but did NOT take

folic acid prenatal vitamins.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I am wondering about the increase in folic acid supplementation in the last 20

years especially for pregnant women and possible correlation with higher rates

of autism.  There have been some studies about the possibility of a link

between the two.  I am wondering about the possibility of too much folic acid

supplementation causing a folic acid dependancy situation in some of our kids as

opposed to a folic acid deficiency. 

I really have no idea about a possible link between the two, in fact I doubt

it.  I am really wondering about this because we are expecting our 3rd child

and we are debating about taking or not taking a folic acid supplement during

the pregnancy.

Our preference is to try to eat more foods high in folic acid rather than

supplement artificially.

From: Kulp <thorenstd124@...>

Subject: Re: folic acid prenatal supplementation question

Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 12:19 AM

 

Wouldn't that be one reason,of many,for having an autistic child,given how

many  of us are deficient in folinic acid ?

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From: Houston <m_jhouston333>

Sent: Tue, January 26, 2010 4:48:31 PM

Subject: folic acid prenatal supplementation question

 

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone in the group has had an autistic child but did NOT take

folic acid prenatal vitamins.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I have two kids with autism. I took folic with the second pregnancy, but not

with the first. Their symptoms are different, to be sure, but they're both

disabled by it.

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Subject: Re: folic acid prenatal supplementation question

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[Guest guest]

> Just wondering if anyone in the group has had an autistic child but did NOT

take folic acid prenatal vitamins.

I took a standard prenatal vitamin while pregnant with all four of my kids. My

#2 is my autistic child, and he was severely folic acid deficient. There was a

time when I was dumping basically an entire bottle of folic every day into his

body.

Dana