Autism | What Doctors Don't Tell You http://www.wddty.com/autism en-gb http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 Autism: Pesticides on farms may be a trigger Children who are exposed to agricultural pesticides while developing in the womb are six times more likely to develop autism. The first eight weeks after conception seem to be the most vulnerable time, and the risk increases dramatically if, during that time, their mothers were living close to farms that had used pesticides, and especially dicifol and endosulfan. http://www.wddty.com/autism-pesticides-on-farms-may-be-a-trigger.html http://www.wddty.com/autism-pesticides-on-farms-may-be-a-trigger.html Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:47:00 GMT Health Autism: It may be caused by Lyme disease, and now even doctors think so, too Lyme disease, the debilitating disease that’s caused by a tic bite, may be a cause of autism. A group of doctors in America has agreed to begin preliminary investigations by finding out how many autistic children under their care also have Lyme disease, or Borrelia infection. http://www.wddty.com/autism-it-may-be-caused-by-lyme-disease-and-now-even-doctors-think-so-too.html http://www.wddty.com/autism-it-may-be-caused-by-lyme-disease-and-now-even-doctors-think-so-too.html Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:51:00 GMT Health Autism in the USA: Rates may be as high as 1 in 100 – just like the UK Autism is on the increase in the USA. Latest figures just released reveal that the rate has reached an average of one case per 160 children, up from the one-in-200 estimate of the 1980s. http://www.wddty.com/autism-in-the-usa-rates-may-be-as-high-as-1-in-100-just-like-the-uk.html http://www.wddty.com/autism-in-the-usa-rates-may-be-as-high-as-1-in-100-just-like-the-uk.html Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:04:00 GMT Health Was my grandson’s autism due to the MMR? My grandson was diagnosed as having ASD (autism spectrum disorder) when he was two-and-a-half years old. Now at the age of four, this has developed into high-function autism (HFA)/Asperger’s. http://www.wddty.com/was-my-grandson-s-autism-due-to-the-mmr.html http://www.wddty.com/was-my-grandson-s-autism-due-to-the-mmr.html Fri, 1 Aug 2003 12:00:00 GMT Health A ruined life, thanks to mental services For the past 14 years, my adult daughter, who had been a useful and respected member of society in full-time employment, has been subjected to misdiagnoses, inappropriately prescribed drugs, http://www.wddty.com/a-ruined-life-thanks-to-mental-services.html http://www.wddty.com/a-ruined-life-thanks-to-mental-services.html Tue, 1 Oct 2002 12:00:00 GMT Health