I think it's wonderful that her son has recovered and I'm sure it is thanks to the intense hands-on approach he has received. I think she is wonderful for spending time making parents aware of the early signs so that they can get intervention as quickly as possible. But I agree with tmatherly about the vaccinations. Just like I space out my dogs' vaccines, I will ask my doctor to space out my children's vaccines as to not overwhelm their body. But vaccines are DEAD viruses that anyone with high school bio should be able to understand the mechanics of.
I read a study once that said that it's possible that television viewing under the age of 2 is correlated with a higher incidence of autism, which I thought was interesting. The same explanation that they use to denounce vaccines - the fact that the Amish do not have an outbreak of autism, would also explain this. But they also do not eat highly processed foods either, and I question preservatives and other junk they put in our foods and even our makeup and face creams, etc. We try to eat organic and use natural products as much as possible... Also with the TV thing, I'm sure there would have to be some pre-disposition, just like things can trigger epilepsy and migraines in some people and not others. I don't think we know the answers but I think like 1 in 100 kids is being diagnosed with autism and it's very important that we DO find out why it is happening! |