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1 in 88 babies now develop autism
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The are two pretty big rival camps in the autism community right now.
There are the ones who think it is environmentally caused and are hoping for a cure.
And people who think it is genetic, and that autistic children are just neurologically different than other people.
I tend to lean towards the latter.
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Typhis1
Title: Raging Alcoholic?
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I get sad watching my 5 year old. She does not talk except in things she has heard around her, and it usually is out of context. She does repeat things directly at times but will not carry on a conversation (like repeating good night or I love you but if you ask her if she is ok she just repeats "are you ok"  . She sometimes sits for long stretches of time staring at the wall or floor or off into space and looks extremely depressed. The world is an alien place to her as she IS realizing no one else in her life acts the same way as she does. Still will not potty train as she has an aversion to the toilet. Sometimes she lines up change by type in a perfectly straight line and if I pick one up that is not at either end she goes into hysterics like I burned her. She is so sweet and loving to the immediate family but will not play with anyone her age only mommy and daddy.
I am worried that she may never be highly functioning. That she will stay in her own world. I don't worry due to cost as I would give my life if it meant helping her have a better life. I worry because she may never truly understand, value, or experience the things in life that make most people happy.
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1 in 88 babies are born into a Vegan home  Coincidence? I think not.
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Abaddon_Ambrosius
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Autism research is one of those things I hope doesn't get buried, slowed down, and ultimately obfuscated by a bunch of companies worried they had something to do with it.
But with Monsanto et al on the scene, with their ethics?
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I believe we can say with confidence that when the next DSM update is published, the pharma-backed authors will have widened the diagnostic scope of autism just a little bit further.
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Date Posted:
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Typhis1 posted:
I get sad watching my 5 year old. She does not talk except in things she has heard around her, and it usually is out of context. She does repeat things directly at times but will not carry on a conversation (like repeating good night or I love you but if you ask her if she is ok she just repeats "are you ok" . She sometimes sits for long stretches of time staring at the wall or floor or off into space and looks extremely depressed. The world is an alien place to her as she IS realizing no one else in her life acts the same way as she does. Still will not potty train as she has an aversion to the toilet. Sometimes she lines up change by type in a perfectly straight line and if I pick one up that is not at either end she goes into hysterics like I burned her. She is so sweet and loving to the immediate family but will not play with anyone her age only mommy and daddy.
I am worried that she may never be highly functioning. That she will stay in her own world. I don't worry due to cost as I would give my life if it meant helping her have a better life. I worry because she may never truly understand, value, or experience the things in life that make most people happy.
Don't worry.
There is a life in this world for her. As long as you don't give up you can help her find it. She can be happy, and she can experience a full life.
I used to feel hopeless a lot in the past as well. It felt like there was hardly ever any progress, and even felt like he was regressing at times, but then he'd surprise me with something.
Now I just try to keep moving forward. I know he's not going to have a normal life, but I know he can have one worth living.
Just keep loving and learning.
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Typhis1
Title: Raging Alcoholic?
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1 in 88 babies now develop autism
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Allstarslacker posted:
Typhis1 posted:
I get sad watching my 5 year old. She does not talk except in things she has heard around her, and it usually is out of context. She does repeat things directly at times but will not carry on a conversation (like repeating good night or I love you but if you ask her if she is ok she just repeats "are you ok" . She sometimes sits for long stretches of time staring at the wall or floor or off into space and looks extremely depressed. The world is an alien place to her as she IS realizing no one else in her life acts the same way as she does. Still will not potty train as she has an aversion to the toilet. Sometimes she lines up change by type in a perfectly straight line and if I pick one up that is not at either end she goes into hysterics like I burned her. She is so sweet and loving to the immediate family but will not play with anyone her age only mommy and daddy.
I am worried that she may never be highly functioning. That she will stay in her own world. I don't worry due to cost as I would give my life if it meant helping her have a better life. I worry because she may never truly understand, value, or experience the things in life that make most people happy.
Don't worry.
There is a life in this world for her. As long as you don't give up you can help her find it. She can be happy, and she can experience a full life.
I used to feel hopeless a lot in the past as well. It felt like there was hardly ever any progress, and even felt like he was regressing at times, but then he'd surprise me with something.
Now I just try to keep moving forward. I know he's not going to have a normal life, but I know he can have one worth living.
Just keep loving and learning.
Thank you! It is great to know I have someone with experience dealing with the situation to talk to occasionally. I still get sad watching her but I will never give up on her.
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GrilledCheez
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value is subjective. It sounds like your child is happy in a way. nobody is happy the same way as anyone else if you think about it. I am sure it is tragic to have a child that you think won't experience the big milestones. But just squeeze every bit of joy out of life you can and help her do the same. At the end that's the best any of us can do for ourselves and others.
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I think its a normal thing that is only now visible because of the over population of humans
It must be some sort of genetic defect. This wasnt even know in the past because so many childen died in at a very early age or at birth. Much like cancer in older people. We have way more cancer now because people now live to an advanced age
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