Child Autism - Is It An Epidemic?

There is a staggering increase in statistics showingon.
child autism as being on the increase. As many as oneOne of the major things we have discovered on our
in a hundred children are now being diagnosed on theown personal journey, is that there appears to be a
autistic spectrum. How many people reading this nowstrong correlation between brain activity and the ability
know somebody who has an autistic child? In yearsto metabolise essential fatty acids. Our own son, has
gone by, I never came into contact with anybody whothis inability, and since we introduced Carnitine into his
had a child with an autistic spectrum disorder, but now,supplements, it has transformed his ability to take
this has changed dramatically.things in. Carnitine is a protein that is essential to
So why is there not more in the mainstream press onmetabolize fat within the body. There is research due
this subject? There are appears to be very littleto be published soon, that shows a real connection
coverage in the press about what amounts to a majorwith metabolising fatty acid deficiencies and child
epidemic! We always hear about the latestautism. Although there are many individuals that
breakthroughs in cancer research, I am guessingseriously doubt the effectiveness of bio-medical
because it helps sell more newspapers.intervention to help with autism, there are many more
The True Group are an organisation that helps parentsthat are in no doubt, that it can make a dramatic
of newly diagnosed ASD children. Some of the casesimprovement, and in a lot of cases, completely reverse
we deal with are quite upsetting, where parents arethe autistic state.
experiencing all the trauma associated with this terribleAllied with a mega dose of B6 vitamins,
affliction on their child. It ranges from depression, angerMethylcobalamin (mb12) injections or sub-lingual, a
at the lack of help, despair that their child will never begluten and casein free diet (GFCF diet), carnitine could
'normal', all the way to resignation that their lives willprove to be the missing link in solving this puzzle.
never be the same.Autistic children have trouble detoxifying their bodies,
I wanted to convey to these parents, that there arewhich means that heavy metals build up in their young
many things you can do to help (please visit thebrains, and can cause all sorts of developmental
website link below for more details). However, in thisissues. With that in mind, the use of a chelation system
article, I wanted to discuss whether child autism is insuch as DMSA could also be a vital necessity in
fact an epidemic, or perhaps there is somethingremoving the burden on the system.
underlying to this, that would maybe make it more ofIf, as a parent, you wish to pursue any of the
an illness than a lifelong affliction.treatments suggested above, you should definitely
For starters, we are in second and third generation ofseek medical advice. Definitely get a stool and urine
children, whose parents have been vaccinated, haveanalysis, and if your budget allows, a comprehensive
been exposed to a truly awful food chain, pollution,blood test. These simple tests will show deficiencies,
toxicity in things such as tooth amalgams, and water,that in nearly all cases can be treated.
and the genetic consequences are now being passed