austism

The government keeps warning us about an upcoming epidemic of bird flu?which may or may not be a problem?but it doesn’t mention the current epidemic of autism, which researchers now know is caused by a genetic susceptibility to heavy metal pollution. Like detectives trying to solve a murder case, researchers searching for the biological cause of autism have come up with some surprising suspects. They’ve found that different genes may be responsible for causing autism in boys than in girls.
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The alarming rise in the rate of childhood autism in the West has scientists and governments scrambling for answers. Many parents and researchers believe that much of this autism was caused by the mercury preservative thimerosal, which was until recently put into the childhood vaccine for Measles, Mumps and Rubella (German Measles) known as MMR. Over 1,000 parents with autistic children are suing the manufacturers of the vaccine and more lawsuits are sure to follow.
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There’s a huge increase in autism cases in Europe and theU.S., especially in Silicon Valley, California, where asmany as one in 150 children have some form of the disorder.Now scientists say this may be due to the type of genesfound in high-tech workers. Workers who have the complexanalytical skills needed to succeed in high-tech industryand are socially awkward “computer geeks” may be carryinggenes that contribute to the condition. In high-tech areas,these “genetically-loaded” men are more likely to meetpartners who also carry autistic genes, increasing theirchances of having autistic children.
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