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Vienna, VA

This article relating odds and severity of autism correlated with maternal amalgam fillings during pregnancy is interesting. http://bit.ly/1qtwsLH

Question:

How many fillings did you (mom) have while pregnant with your ASD child?

On a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being severe) how would you rate your child's autism symptoms?

November 19, 2014
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In one study, there were around 200-300 industrial chemicals/contaminants found in the umbilical cords of newborn babies, many of them known to be neurotoxic (such as BPA) and a few had been banned for decades. Hg, whether from amalgams, thimerosol, pollution, etc. is just one of the more studied one. I think what distinguishes ASD from normal isn't necessarily the toxic burden / exposure which is one factor (which has been shown as environmental risk factor in studies), but also reduced ability to deal with it as well.

November 20, 2014
A MyAutismTeam Member

No fillings on my teeth. Honestly cannot rate my child's autism. He definitely has autism and he is verbal.

November 20, 2014
A MyAutismTeam Member

No mercury fillings and my child started off as moderately impaired (biomed and ABA have helped her improve tremendously). No shots while I was pregnant and we follow a selective, delayed schedule with childhood vaccines. I was only 31 and at the lower end of the healthy weight range for my height. The one risk factor I did have was living within 1/4 mile of a major freeway during my pregnancy and my daughter's first year of life.

November 20, 2014
A MyAutismTeam Member

No fillings. 2 kids on the Spectrum, one with mild impairments and one severe.

November 19, 2014
A MyAutismTeam Member

No filling but we did get h1nq shot with thimerosol while pregnant. Our son has mild autism.

November 19, 2014

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