I would give anything I had if our son did not have autism.
>>I would give anything I had if our son did not have autism.<<
Here’s the abstract from a paper in which Dr. John Cannell published his theory about the increasing incidence of autism. Essentially, he thinks that lowered levels of vitamin D3 in the population due to medical advice to avoid direct sunshine is the problem. He also had some success reversing autism symptoms by administering reasonably large doses of vitamin D3, although he also said that not all children responded, more like 1/3 of them as I recall.
It’s worth a try, in my opinion, since it’s a relatively low risk approach. Here’s the abstract. For a link to the entire paper and more suggestions from Dr. Cannell try this website: http://www.ontrackreading.com/dyslexia-puzzle/vitamin-d3-and-autism
Abstract: Any theory of autism’s etiology must take into account its strong genetic basis while explaining its striking epidemiology. The apparent increase in the prevalence of autism over the last 20 years corresponds with increasing medical advice to avoid the sun, advice that has probably lowered vitamin D levels and would theoretically greatly lower activated vitamin D (calcitriol) levels in developing brains. Animal data has repeatedly shown that severe vitaminD deficiency during gestation dysregulates dozens of proteins involved in brain development and leads to rat pups with increased brain size and enlarged ventricles, abnormalities similar to those found in autistic children. Children with the Williams Syndrome, who can have greatly elevated calcitriol levels in early infancy, usually have phenotypes that are the opposite of autism. Children with vitamin D deficient rickets have several autistic markers that apparently disappear with high-dose vitamin D treatment. Estrogen and testosterone have very different effects on calcitriol’s metabolism, differences that may explain the striking male/female sex ratios in autism. Calcitriol down-regulates production of inflammatory cytokines in the brain, cytokines that have been associated with autism. Consumption of vitamin D containing fish during pregnancy reduces autistic symptoms in offspring. Autism is more common in areas of impaired UVB penetration such as poleward latitudes, urban areas, areas with high air pollution, and areas of high precipitation. Autism is more common in dark-skinned persons and severe maternal vitamin D deficiency is exceptionally common among the dark-skinned. Conclusion: simple Gaussian distributions of the enzyme that activates neural calcitriol combined with widespread gestational and/or early childhood vitamin D deficiency may explain both the genetics and epidemiology of autism. If so, much of the disease is iatrogenic, brought on by medical advice to avoid the sun. Several types of studies could easily test the theory.
You and your son and your family are in my prayers.
Same thing for my oldest daughter. She’s 14 and has the mental capacity of a 2-year old. She’s non-verbal and not potty-trained, though God knows we’ve tried.
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