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Medical Forum / General / General / January 2005[Vaccine] No Mercury
http://www.nomercury.org/ Hasn't been any mercury in childhood vaccines for three or four years now. Kind of makes you wonder why the rates of autism have continued to increase, eh? Normally I would control myself in getting involved in this but... at least part of the reason that the rates of autism have been increasing is that: - there is no definitive test for autism (like a blood test) so the diagnosis is based on a doctor's judgement - once diagnosed with autism, there is funding and there are programs to treat the problem IOW, if a child is diagnosed as simply being strange, it can't be treated with government funding. If a child has autism, funding and programs exist to help this child. I'm not being judgemental here whether this is a good or bad thing, only that the measures of what is autism have been expanded to include more children. I hope all of them (and other children with unlabeled disorders) get the help they need, paid for by the government.  SignatureMelissa (in Los Angeles) Mum to Elizabeth 4/13/03 and one due early 3/05 > Hasn't been any mercury in childhood vaccines for three or four years > now. Kind of makes you wonder why the rates of autism have continued to > increase, eh? > > Hasn't been any mercury in childhood vaccines for three or four years > > now. Kind of makes you wonder why the rates of autism have continued to > > increase, eh? > Normally I would control myself in getting involved in this but... > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > children. I hope all of them (and other children with unlabeled disorders) > get the help they need, paid for by the government. Since IDEA was first passed, schools have been directed and required to ascertain exactlywhy kids are not learning. With the recognition that Autism is a spectrum disorder, it became obvious that there had been a vast underdiagnosis in this country. In 1991, the US Dep't of Education mandated forther checking. Note that if a child is properly diagnosed, and special education is required, it costs the schools money. There is not money to be made here. | Normally I would control myself in getting involved in this but... | [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] | children. I hope all of them (and other children with unlabeled disorders) | get the help they need, paid for by the government. Certainly, the diagnosis of Aspergers appears to be far more popular than it once was. Is this due to higher incidence, or higher incidence of diagnosis? My mother recently retired from teaching at a school, located near Redmond Washington, the home of Microsoft and a general mecca of tech companies. She teaches special ed, and has for years, but in this particular school there were many autistic kids. She had NEVER had one before. She said many of those childrens parents worked in technology and had signs of aspergers themselves - no eye contact, poor social skills. Its one woman's untested theory, but its certainly an interesting phenonmenon > | Normally I would control myself in getting involved in this but... > | [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > themselves - no eye contact, poor social skills. Its one woman's untested > theory, but its certainly an interesting phenonmenon Not just one woman's theory. Read "The Geek Syndrome" http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.12/aspergers_pr.html Nancy Unique, like everyone else >Hasn't been any mercury in childhood vaccines for three or four years >now. Kind of makes you wonder why the rates of autism have continued to >increase, eh? It may be a mystery to *you*, but those of us on the bastions of alternative health realize that it's due to MMR. Or possibly pasteurized milk (that's the latest one I know of). -- David Wright :: alphabeta at prodigy.net These are my opinions only, but they're almost always correct. "If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders." (Hal Abelson, MIT) > http://www.nomercury.org/ If you get hungry while reading john's diatribe, try this tasty treat. It is a favorite at our Johannesburg center. Whale Pie C.C., South Africa 20 oz Whale meat One bay leaf 1 Stalk celery 6 Peppercorns 1 tb Salt 1/2 c Butter 1/2 c Flour 1 c Light cream 1/8 ts Pepper 1/4 ts Salt One 1 pound can pearl onions 1 4 ounce can sliced mushrooms 1 pk Frozen peas 2 cn Pimentos, sliced 1 Box pastry mix Cut the whale meat up, and place in a large kettle and cover with water (or use crock pot). Add bay leaf, celery, peppercorns and 1-tablespoon salt. Bring to boil, cover and cook over low heat for 2 hours or until the meat is tender. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add flour and stir until blended. Add light cream, pepper and salt. Cook stirring, until thickened. Arrange whale meat pieces, onions, mushrooms, peas and pimentos in 2-quart casserole. Add sauce to within 1 inch of top. Prepare the pastry mix. Cut pastry circle 1/2 inch larger than casserole and place over the whale-mixture, turning edge of pastry under and pressing to casserole with fork or spoon. Bake in preheated 450 degree oven 15 min. or until crust is golden brown. Serves 4 to 6. SignatureNWO UNIX Beast Computer XIII User ID 666110212090438206 |
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