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Recent autism information research suggests that an autistic person has several genes, which may contribute to the disorder. It is also said that some brain regions show forms of abnormalities also.

 

It was also said autism information research into the causes of Autism, report a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and sometimes other factors may contribute to autism.

 

Possibilities suggested for possible autism causes were that neurotransmitters in the brain may not be working normally, or even a faulty immune system could be the cause, or a virus.

 

Some autism information suggested the autistic individual may have been subjected to an increased level of protein in the mother’s blood during birth.

 

Or other suggestions were extreme stress in the mother whilst pregnant.

 

However as yet “no reasonably complete answer to the question what causes autism has been found”. With autism research continuing into this complex disorder.

 

Scientists have also been exploring the possibility of genetic imprinting…which could help determine the parental donor of the abnormal gene.

 

The autism spectrum ranges from low functioning autism where an individual  may have little or no speech, severe mental disabilities, maybe seizures, and will use stimming, like hand flapping and rocking.

 

To high functioning autism or aspergers syndrome, these individuals are less impaired with odd social approaches, narrowly focused interests, social impairments and communication difficulties.

 

Which ever end of the spectrum you autistic child is on there are common traits with autism spectrum disorder:

 

Social deficits

Communication deficits

Imagination deficits

 

All of these issues will be present in autism no matter where on the spectrum you child falls.

 

There are many resources available to parent, individuals, educators and guardians of autistic individuals…One of which and probably in our opinion one of the easiest to implement and use is autism social skills stories.

 

Autism social skills stories are short precise instructions to the autistic person. Giving them clear guidelines on situations and circumstances they may struggle with.

 

For example…

 

Brushing their teeth, using deodorant, good eating habits, saying Hi, saying thank you and many more covering possibly all situations your autistic child finds stressful or hard to understand.

 

Written specially for autistic individuals, research suggests that autistic and asperger individuals are visual thinkers and learners and find the visual context of social stories useful and easy to use. Reports also suggest autism social stories are an excellent autism tool and resource that can be used for all situations effectively.

 

Autism social skills stories are a significant autism tool used widely in schools, colleges, in the individuals home, clinics and by professionals working with or caring for children with autism spectrum disorder. Suitable social stories can be downloaded and used from

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The causes of autism are not yet known with certainty. Recent research suggests a link between genetic susceptibility and environmental agents. Indeed, there is evidence that no one factor causes autism and that perhaps there exists a synergy among several agents. This view is based upon the range of symptoms of autism and severity among those who are diagnosed as autistic.

 

There has been an apparent rise in the occurrence of autism since about 1980, but the root causes of autism have not been found. There is speculation that better diagnostic techniques have uncovered symptoms of autism and cases that would otherwise have gone unrecognized.

 

Research indicates tentatively that 90% of the autism cases have a genetic link. A specific gene of interest is the Engrailed 2 (EN2) gene, which may account for 40% of autism cases. It is significant in normal neural development. If the gene’s expression is disrupted in some way, it is believed that EN2 could impact significantly on normal brain development. However, autism may be causes by the interaction and malfunction of more than one gene. The research is on-going.

 

Additionally, in a study conducted in 2007, three common factors were found to be of interest in some cases of autism: older maternal age, older paternal age, and birthplace of the mother outside Europe or North America. The higher parental age may suggest an issue with genetic material integrity.

Alternatively, some rare cases of autism appear to be related to environmental factors. In the past several years, there has been a great deal of controversy over the incidence of autism with relation to childhood immunizations. To-date, there is no strong statistical correlation to support this proposal.

The prenatal environment has come into focus as a possible origin, especially events taking place within the first eight weeks of gestation of the fetus. Although most infectious diseases appear not to be significant contributors to the causes of autism, the rubella virus may be a suspect. Exposure to pesticides may have some effect, but the research is inconclusive.

 

Maternal folic acid levels may have some bearing, as folic acid is directly involved in neural tube development in the fetus and has a direct effect on gene expression. Perhaps the most promising research finding recently has been the association of maternal infection early in pregnancy with the child’s later autism.

The cause of autism is most likely over determined, meaning that more than one factor is involved. Given the range of symptoms of autism and severity of autism, this could well be so.

 

There are many more resources and information about autism signs, symptoms, treatments, and cutting edge medical research in, Autism: Everything Parents And Caregivers Should Know About The Disorder- http://autismsymptoms1.com/go.php?offer=simon8775&pid=1

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The most recent autism information research on what causes autism, shows that an autistic individual has several genes, which may contribute to the disorder. It is also believed several brain regions also show forms of abnormalities.

 

The latest autism information research into the causes of autism, also reports shows a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and sometimes other factors contribute to autism.

 

Suggestions into possible autism causes were that neurotransmitters in the brain may not be working normally, or even a faulty immune system could be the cause, or a virus.

 

Some autism information suggested the autistic individual may have been subjected to an increased level of protein in the mother’s blood during birth as being as one of the autism causes.

 

Or other suggestions were extreme stress in the mother whilst pregnant may be one of the causes of autism spectrum.

 

However as yet no reasonably complete answer to the question what causes autism has been found. Research continues into this complex disorder.

 

Scientists have also been exploring the possibility of genetic imprinting which could help determine the parental donor of the abnormal gene.

 

The autism spectrum ranges from low functioning autism where an individual  may have little or no speech, severe mental disabilities, maybe seizures, and will use stimming, like hand flapping and rocking.

 

To high functioning autism or aspergers syndrome, these individuals are less impaired with odd social approaches, narrowly focused interests, social impairments and communication difficulties.

Which ever end of the spectrum you autistic child is on there are common traits with autism spectrum disorder:

Social deficits

Communication deficits

Imagination deficits

 

All of these issues will be present in autism no matter where on the autism spectrum you child falls.

 

There are many autism resources available to parent, individuals, educators and guardians of autistic individuals One autism resources…which and probably in our opinion one of the easiest to implement and use are autism social skills stories.

 

Autism social stories are short precise instructions to the autistic person. Giving them clear guidelines on situations and circumstances they may struggle with.

 

For example:

 

Brushing their teeth, using deodorant, good eating habits, saying Hi, saying thank you and many more covering possibly all situations your autistic child finds stressful or hard to understand.

Written specially for autistic individuals, research suggests that autistic and asperger individuals gain relief, and help using autism social stories. Reports also suggest autism social stories are an excellent tool and autism resource that can be used for all situations effectively.

 

Autism social skills stories can be downloaded and used from

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www.autismsocialstories.com/school

www.autismsocialstories.com/hygiene

www.autismsocialstories.com/howto

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www.autismsocialstories.com/autistic_teens

www.autismsocialstories.com/asperger_adolescents

www.autismsocialstories.com/potty

 

 

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They might include vitamin treatments and a procedure called “chelation” that attempts to remove heavy metals from the blood.

Although many parents insist these types of treatment work, researchers have not scientifically proven them effective for children with autism.

What is Chelation ?

“Exposure to Mercury and how this might be related to Autism”

How does mercury gain access to a fetus or an infant? First of all, mercury is everywhere even in our water supply.

This form is largely unabsorbed. Fish and shellfish are a known source of organic mercury (methyl mercury). Organic mercury is absorbed reasonably well by the gastrointestinal tract.

This kind of exposure is common, but it is far exceeded by exposure via dental amalgams and thimerosal-containing vaccines.

Mercury vapor is known to be released from dental amalgams (fillings etc), and is known to cross the placenta with ease. Therefore it is thought that some mercury vapor is released from the dental amalgams of the mother, she inhales the vapor, it enters her bloodstream, some crosses the placenta and enters the developing fetus.

Once the metallic mercury enters the cell, it can be changed to its cationic form, and in this form, it readily binds to sulfhydryl groups on enzymes and other proteins. Once in this form it will stay in the body for a long time.

Thimerosal-containing vaccines are now given out regularly. Newborn babies are given the Hepatitis B vaccine. Then several more doses of this vaccine along with DPT and Hib vaccines. All three of these vaccines contain relatively large amounts of thimerosal, which is 49.6% ethyl-mercury by weight.

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Causes of Autism

Research into the causes of Autism, has shown that a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and sometimes other factors contribute to autism.

Researchers believe that there are several genes, which may contribute to the disorder. There are also said to be several brain regions, which may also show forms of abnormalities.

Scientists are also exploring the possibilities of Genetic imprinting, which will determine the parental donator of the abnormal gene.

It has also been suggested that neurotransmitters in the brain may not be working normally, or even a faulty immune system could be the cause, or a virus.

Some research has suggested that the Autistic person may have been subjected to increased levels of protein in their mothers blood during birth.

Or that the mother whilst pregnant may have been subject to extreme stress,

Some research has also suggested vaccinations may play a part in Autism. All of these causes of autism are of cause still being looked into and as yet no single reason has been given for the causes of autism.

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