We Are In the Midst of An Autism Epidemic
As many as 1 in 175 primary school children in Great Britain may
suffer from autism, 11 times higher than previous estimates.
Previous studies have estimated that five in every 10,000 children
aged between five and 11 were autistic, but a new study, of children
in Cambridge****re, puts the rate at 58 in 10,000. Extrapolated across
Britain, this suggests that 30,000 primary school children and tens of
thousands in other age groups may have clinical autism.
Significantly, the study established that one in eight children with
special education needs was suffering from some form of "autistic
spectrum disorder".
Autism is a very contentious issue in medicine and education and the
study was undertaken to establish basic figures for the number of
primary school age children with the condition. It affects boys three
times more frequently than girls, although it is not known why, and
there is much debate among doctors on how the condition should be
defined.
The National Autistic Society describes autism as a "lifelong
development disability that affects the way a person communicates and
relates to people around them".
This includes "difficulty making sense of the world", "repetitive
behaviour" and "resistance to change in routine". The most affected
"classically" autistic children also have severe learning difficulties
and low IQ.
The re****t put the cost of autism at nearly 5 million dollars over a
lifetime for a severely affected autistic child with learning
difficulties, nearly 2 million dollars for people with "high
functioning" autism.
Telegraph February 18, 2001
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Dr. Mercola's Comments:
Autism is increasing on both sides of the Atlantic and most who have
objectively studied this believe the vaccines are a major contributing
reason for this increase.
Fortunately, rigid application of the diet is frequently useful to
improve some of the damage. However, this is an enormously challenging
problem and is a major tragedy for the families who have a child with
this problem.
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