Source:
https://spiritdaily.org/blog/health/the-mystery-of-autism

Long article includes experiences of one mother, after the introductory material.

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The Mystery Of Autism
January 9, 2020 by sd

When it comes to the mystery of autism, we don’t pretend, here, to be experts of any kind, on any level. There are many causes for it, it seems.

Or are there?

Is there some singular factor or event that has caused such an apparent upsurge in it?

Such is the instability of science that there is even argument (as there is about everything else) about whether there really has been quite so dramatic an increase or whether it is now simply being diagnosed under that nomenclature (in the same way that so many suddenly now are diagnosed with high blood pressure, which once was defined as over 140 — now is over 130 — and atrial fibrillation, once known more simply as irregular heartbeat).

Once again, we rely on what the eyes see, what the ears hear, and in our modern time, in this time when we swim in a chemical soup, when we bathe in all kinds of electrical radiation (when our bodies are probed with CAT-scans, when we breathe and imbibe and digest synthetics), what we see and hear are too many young with autism and “attention-deficit syndrome.”

Is it one in 36 now, as one graph claims (with autism) or one in 45 (as the Centers for Disease Control calculates)?

Is it mainly environmental, or genetic (it can run in families)?

Caused by viruses during pregnancy?

Whichever, there is a lot of it — basically, just about one case for every two classrooms.

“We know that there is not one autism but many subtypes, most influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors,” says a site dedicated to the disorder. “Because autism is a spectrum disorder, each person with autism has a distinct set of strengths and challenges. The ways in which people with autism learn, think and problem-solve can range from highly skilled to severely challenged.”

Adds WebMD: “People with autism have trouble with communication. They have trouble understanding what other people think and feel. This makes it hard for them to express themselves, either with words or through gestures, facial expressions, and touch.”

A possibly dirty little secret: vaccinations. Up until a few years ago, mercury — a toxic metal that can beyond question impair the brain — was used in certain vaccinations as an adjutant, enhancing the vaccine’s effects. There is little question that vaccines save and have saved many lives. There is also little question that medical science is not entirely certain of the side effects. As a society, we are grossly over-medicated (choosing to cover over illnesses with medicines instead of getting to the root cause, such as poor diet, stress, or obesity).

And if vaccines are like most synthetic medications (note those pharmaceutical commercials all over television), side effects there are, some potentially damaging.

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