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New study suggests that intra-uterine exposure effects prefrontal cortex development that leads to autism.  This study was conducted of postmortem samples of children with autism ranging from 2 to 15. Intra-pregnancy exposure of what?  That is the question.  Environmental toxins: whether it is all the xenoestrogens (autism at rate of 5:1 in boys), PCBs, heavy metals, and yes (lead author) preservatives, metals (Al and thermeresol) in vaccines--particularly the flu vaccine which ACOG is almost mandating during pregnancy.

Inflammatory cytokines are increased in autism. Dysfunctional immune system is in part responsible for autism.

study finds oxytocin receptor encoding errors in those with autism.  Oxytocin has been suggested to be involved in autism.  This study points to the receptors as a potential problem.

disruption of gut bacteria balance, dysbiosis, proposed to play role in regression autism. This study treated these children with vancomycin. Short interval improvement was found. The take home from this study is the gut-brain connection in children with regression autism

immune dysfunction found in children with autism. This again, suggests a gut-brain link in autism.

Dysfunctions of the innate immune system, in the gastrointestinal system, in children with autism found. LPS found to be involved. Again, revealing a gut-brain connection in autism.

900 mg of NAC over short 4 week course provided significant improvement in behavior of children with autism.  No pre treatment evaluation was performed.  One wonders if therapeutic therapy was actually undertaken if the results would have been better.  NAC is a precursor to Glutathione production and detoxification compromise is common place in autism.

A small pilot study, but the antioxidant NAC finds benefit in those with autism.

Oxytocin receptor SNPs may contribute to some of the biochemical dysfunction found in autism.

high oxidative stress in autism will compromise detoxification. OR is it the other way around? Low Selenium is commonly found in those with autism.

great read on role of disordered methylation in Autism

Gut bacterial balance different in children with autism when compared to children without autism

Good non biased look at heavy metals, particularly Hg, and autism.  The authors of this study found the same neurologic pathology biochemically in Hg poisoning as in autism.  

This article discusses the many potential causes of the increasing autism epidemic. One listed is the toxic pregnant/infant environment and the immunoexcitotoxic impact.

23% increase in autism in white children. That is now 1 in 88.  The news is worse for black children (91% increase) and even worse for hispanics (110% increase).  And no, this is not due to an increase in screening as some would propose.

proposed contribution of EMRs to the current autism epidemic.

new CDC study finds Autism in America continues to increase.  Now 1 in 88.  Previously, was 1 in 110.  That is a 23% increase

study shows that gastrointestinal dysfunction, reflux esophagitis and disaccharide malabsorption, found in children with autism. This confirms the gut-brain link component of autism

Ileal and colonic inflammation found in children with autism. Prominent GI symptoms were found in this chart review of 143 children with autism and developmental disorders.

report of 2 cases studies that find link between autism and gastrointestinal inflammation. Again, suggestion some immune system dysfunction in the gastrointestinal system in some children with autism