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Update on Autism research

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Although repeated studies show little or no correlation between vaccination with the MMR vaccine and the onset of autism, there is a lot of popular support for the idea that there is some causal link. Originally the use of mercury in the form of thiomersal in vaccines was suggested as the culprit, but this seems less likely since mercury was removed from vaccines in North America and Europe by 2001 and the incidence of Autism continued to rise

Still many people remain unconvinced there is NO link between vaccination and autism, despite all the negative results, so other ideas have been floated. These include:

  • Some children’s immune systems may be predisposed to be overwhelmed by the combination vaccines, and they develop high fevers and sometimes febrile seizures which cause or contribute to the onset of autism.
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    • Autism – anecdotal evidence and possible link to gastrointestinal infection

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    Research on the causes of autism is still at the stage where many etiologies seem possible. Althought a genetic link is likely, it may play a role of predisposition to another factor rather than being the only necessary and sufficient cause of autism.

    One such connection being explored is the role of gastrointestinal infections in promoting autistic type behaviors.

    This blog entry written by an occupational therapist refers to improvement in a young patient’s autistic type behaviors after she was treated for a Clostridium Bacteria infection.

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