What has happened to my genetics and why have they changed?

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/04/15/study-autism-has-strong-genetic-link-in-mice?s_cid=rss:study-autism-has-strong-genetic-link-in-mice

                 Above is a recent article released on the cause of autism and every once in a while I do Google it to see what comes up. Not to discover the cause by the way because anyone who has a child with autism knows doing that is like jumping in a pool of sharks covered in chum and expecting to climb out in one piece. It’s completely unrealistic at this point and the information comes at you in every direction. So here is the latest and it points to genetics and mice like so many other articles we see.

                Genetics, a word I have always had an interest in even as a kid. I am adopted and this was made clear to me as far back as I can remember. My appearance was not that of the rest of my family and so many times growing up my ears perked right up at the word genetics because I was always interested in my own. Those tiny or tiny masses of links to who you are and where you come from. How you got your blonde hair, blue eyes, body type, and even personality traits. Often times inherited diseases such addiction or even cancer. I have even learned a thinking style can be linked to genetics because I have a strong stubborn streak very much like my biological brother among other things I have in common with my biological siblings.

                Do I think of genetics when it comes to autism? Yes I do but at the same time I always question why. Why is autism taking on such a strong impact on our genetics and how are so many families carrying this genetic change or mutation we often here it called. It’s not the genetic connection I question it’s the genetic element all together. Ok, we understand there is a genetic factor but there are many families who do not have one hint of autism in the family tree, not one genetic link that is known, until now. Now they have a child or children with autism so the genetic factor must now be there right? Even if we were to say a heavy dose of vaccines triggered the autism gene we still go to that genetic connection that doesn’t exist in the family history.

                I always have this silly mental picture in my head when I read an article that mentions mice with autism behaviors or these genetic changes. I imagine these little mice ignoring each other and running top speed all around their cage. Maybe there are lining up there food or possibly refusing to eat it at all and they don’t like to be touched on a bad day. Mice can’t speak and certainly a mouse with autistic behaviors might not communicate like the rest but if it could I think what the furry little thing would say is “what has happened to my genetics and why did they change?” and there are thousands of people wondering the same thing.

Serving 100 in a school of 600? How high will that number go?

               Last week was registration night at the junior high and it was a chance for parents and kids to come in and investigate which electives to take for next year. Great event by the way for parents to get involved and kids to really understand what they could sign up for. My daughter had two classes in mind and I will say I was impressed with her choices. One was sign language and this class does count as a foreign language credit for college. Her second choice was peer tutor and this is being involved in the special needs program working side by side with the kids to get there work done. One of her new awesome friends had chosen the same classes and sometimes going in with a friend pushes that decision along so I was thrilled with the choices of classes and friends.

                We spent some time in the special needs room speaking with the teacher and my older son is already part of the peer tutor program. I will tell you my son wasn’t thrilled to be a part of the program and felt at the time I had requested it for him. Fear of the unknown or a discomfort with the differences was an issue for him so being a part of it was exactly what he needed. Odd he would feel that way when he lives in a home with autism but I think sometimes he forgets his little brother is in fact disabled. Being around him everyday has had a desensitized effect in regard to him being different. Not a bad thing at all but I think sometimes he doesn’t realize just how different little Phillip really is.

                The teacher asked my daughter if she had any experience with a special needs person and she told the teacher her little brother was autistic. The teacher was pleased to hear she might have someone in the room who understands some of the challenges that come their way. Then she asked my daughter if she knew any other students who had been a peer tutor and my daughter said her big brother was already in the program. The teachers jaw dropped, literally, and she said to us that my son had never mentioned to her he had a little brother with autism and she continued on to tell us my son was one of the best peer tutors she has ever had in her class. We were given an ear full on his level of patience and care for the students he works with and how well the kids respond to him. I couldn’t have been more proud at that moment but my son is a tricky young man so I knew he would never want me to know this. He has a reputation to uphold and I knew he would never admit to the amazing praise coming his way. I also know little sister has made a mission out of trying to do one better than her older brother so the praise was in fact inspiring another excellent peer tutor for the following year. To be clear my daughter would be excellent at it no matter what but knowing her brother was doing so good at it is just a bit more motivation for her and always has been.

                Spending time with people who are facing the daily challenges of autism is the best way to create the desensitized effect. That understanding that creates the patience and care that is needed so badly and I love that the school gives all the kids this opportunity. It has be hard to not be closely involved with your peers and having one of them sitting next to you during your day must bring a feeling of being part of what you see all around you. The teacher told us the kids react better to their peers than the teachers and I can imagine the reason is simply being closely involved with them student to student.  The program is not just an elective but also community service that carries over with the student right along with knowledge and discovering these kids are much more than what they see at first glance. I am very proud of both of my children for making an impact on their lives and their own lives because it’s an important one on both sides.

                To end it today I asked the teacher before we left just how many kids the program serves in regard to any kind of special needs and that included a learning disability and her answer was shocking. In a school of just over 600 kids her answer was around 100 kids. A program that is mostly suited for autism. What I forgot to ask her as the 100 was surprising to hear was how many did they served when she first began because she was in her retirement faze. I know that number would not have been nearly as high and I hope to get another chance to talk with her because I may not rest until I know. It becomes more and more clear to me as time goes by something is happening to our children and I know I am not the only one wondering what that something is and it’s not as simple as getting a fever while pregnant or a simple genetic difference. What it is doesn’t haunt me like it used to but often times it is difficult to ignore what we really do see happening at such an alarming rate.

Studies suggest...implies a possibility, not fact.

               Vaccines, that dirty word that causes people to erupt in anger. The moment it is thrown out there people flock to argue and my blog from yesterday begins. The feeling of no one listening sets in for some and words like ignorant, uneducated, and evidence get thrown around. Court is a word that comes into play because most people believe if a court claims it, then it must be true. If you have been in a court room you know you can’t put 100% reliability in a court decision. Doesn’t mean a court of law is wrong either, it’s just a risky way to always base an opinion. It simply means the evidence submitted suggests the outcome.

                If you read my babble you know that I believe vaccines affected my son but the debate is tiring and I try not to get involved in one. I do read them so I can see all of the theories people stand strong to.  You see when I read a long debate from autism parents about cause I tend to think every argument is correct. Meaning genetics, environmental, and the body’s inability to process vaccines. I think all of those argument are 100% correct but so many won’t listen to each other because they want the answer to be one or another.  What if it’s not one or the other? What if all of it is in fact connected and we are too hung up on picking one.

                A simple break down of what I am getting at would be, maybe my son has the genes for autism. Maybe environmental exposure, whatever it may be, caused his immune system to be different. What if the load of vaccines he was given was just too much for his system and I would include the newborn vaccine as well in that. I can only speak from what I see in our situation but all over the place we have kids with autism who aren’t vaccinated. Yes, unvaccinated autism or diagnosed before vaccines were given does really exist which many people don’t understand. Or families who clearly have a strong genetic link to autism and any vaccine info becomes irrelevant, but you will still find people who push it on those families regardless. How frustrating for them by the way! Can’t even possibly apply to them and they still get it thrown in their direction, typically with the word ignorant attached.

                When someone tells me what they think led to autism in their child, no matter what the theory may be I believe them no matter how different the theory is. When someone demands proof to a theory it baffles me because there is no solid proof to any theory. However if we dig long enough we could put interesting information to all of it. We can find suggestive studies that apply to every cause we hear about. If someone wants to find a study in relation to what they believe, the will find it just as easily as they will find a study to disprove it.

                Studies suggest are words used to imply a possibility not fact or 100% proof no matter what the subject is. When the words ignorant or uneducated get thrown around I think some ways we are all on that ride together because studies suggest no one knows the cause of autism. We can only apply what we know from our own experience and each experience is different. People need to respect each experience and at least listen with care.

               

If autism is a genetic mutation...how and why is that effecting so many people?

                I logged in this morning and looked for some new autism articles and I found the same old information that continues to repeat itself. Genetic mutations and another long list of possible triggers, which I feel like I have read a million times before. Then you have the articles about the safety of the vaccine schedule tossed in to add to the information piled up happening in your mind. That is when I decide even looking it up was a waste of time.

                Here is what is comes to mind each time I look up new autism articles. Ok, so we have genetic mutations but I have not read one time what may be causing such a drastic change in genetics across the world. Actually I don’t think I have even read a mention of why or how this is happening and that seems odd to me. People will say the diagnosis is easier now so the numbers have risen but if you take a good look at the numbers and how fast they have gone up that just doesn’t make sense. Twenty years ago autism was 1 in 10,000 and now we are at 1 in 54. A small amount of that could be related to more understanding but there is just no way that increase is simply because doctors are more aware of how to diagnose autism.

                Yesterday I drove by my kid’s school just before school was getting out. The Special needs buses line up first to pick up the kids and there were six buses in a school of around 600 kids. Six special needs buses? I don’t know about you but that seems like a very high number and no not all of those kids are autistic but regardless they are disabled in some form. I do not remember, and maybe my memory is distorted from being an unaware teenager, a special needs program being so large 20 years ago when I was in Junior high school. In fact I recall a very small number of disabled kids in my school. I can look around in society and see unhealthy people everywhere. Not just disabled but physically don’t look healthy. Lately I have noticed the elderly appear to be healthier then our younger generations. My 90 year old grandfather has a better glow than many of the young people I see and let me tell you his mind is healthier than the majority of the people in society as well.

                Yes I would say our genetics are changing, mutating, and whatever else science has claimed is happening but why are these genetics mutating? Why are families with no genetic history of autism or other disabilities having children or more than one child with a genetic disorder? If the odds of having a child with autism are 1 in 54 than the odds of me or dad having that genetic mutation as they call it seem to be incredibly high as well.

                Maybe I sat on my couch during pregnancy and the flame retardant that seeped into the air pulled the trigger. Maybe I got a fever during pregnancy and autism began. Maybe I got to close to the linoleum in my kitchen and autism hit. Or my favorite article of all time, Fat moms, a tasteless and clear view of how ignorant man can be in the title alone. We can put all of these causes and triggers that parents are blamed for in a pile that would be taller than Mount Kilimanjaro and still the science gods of our time cannot tell us why genetics are being altered….and element of the autism question is the one we should all be asking.

               

Even Science needs a little faith

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/post2468343_b_2468343.html

http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/researchers-identify-24-more-%E2%80%9Chigh-impact%E2%80%9D-autism-gene-changes

                Couple of articles that caught my eye this morning and one I have already shared on my Facebook page. I am just a stay home mom with a little mystery running around my house but that mystery keeps me thinking, even if I don’t have the energy to think for one more second.

                Just some food for thought today and not everyone agrees with each other when it comes to autism and we all know one case is never the same the same as the next. The vaccine debate is always there and lately seems to be gaining some strength but then we have the Autism Speaks article that clearly states DNA is being modified. It doesn’t state even a hint as to how DNA is being altered but could it be there is a connection in these articles?

                If DNA is changing and many things could be causing that, GMO comes to mind for me, which has been outlawed in many countries but our government is too invested in GMO to allow that here. DNA changes and apparently at an alarming speed, then other parts of the body are altered but we have no knowledge of it. Then we throw some vaccines in play and what we could end up with a body that is confused and fighting back and fighting things it doesn’t recognize. The immune system that is already altered goes into hyper drive and crashes.

                Vaccines can be declared safe because in a typical body that has not been affected by this DNA change or other organ differences the vaccines are safe.  The greater population is going to process things as expected but then you have that piece of the puzzle so to speak that does not react the same way. There is no question autism is on the rise and continues to be on the rise. Some say it’s a better understanding in the medical community but as a parent of autism and knowing the difference first hand, that doesn’t fly so much with me. If you live with autism you know it’s unmistakable.

                I think one day the connection between modified DNA, organ structure, and the way a vaccine is processed is all going to come to light. Of course it will take someone brave enough to study the connections, prove it, and challenge the powers that be. Until then school yourself on these elements that really do effect all of us in the long run if not right now.  When you are bombarded with autism cause, even if you don’t want to be, it soaks in and you want to know more. I have heard some of the most ridiculous things from people about autism and I was once even told two smart people are the genetic trigger. One that to this day makes me laugh but there is no doubt a science to autism that hasn’t been figure out yet.

                My son will get through life just fine and he will have challenges but I read so many stories of children who are not fine and their challenges are debilitating for families. We hear all the time that saying “until all the pieces fit” and maybe those pieces aren’t all in the same place. Science has the power to find them and put them together and I pray for that to happen one day because even science needs a little faith to find answers to a mystery.

               

The hurricane of autism video

No labels for GMO? Are you kidding me?

              Well the election is over and last night was spent on the edge of my seat waiting like most of America. I was disappointed Obama was given four more years but another issue weighed on me like a 600lb man, literally

               Proposition 37, which was a bill in California the whole country should have been voting on to label GMO food and it was shot down. A label, just a little notification to Americans the food they are about to consume has unknown consequences. When I discovered this was voted against I was completely shocked as this was an American choice. I had to wonder if people know what GMO is. Or what I really wanted to now was why on earth people would not want to be informed. Are we so secure in out of site out of mind we actually don’t want to know?

                GMO’s have been in nearly everything we eat for ten years mostly unknown to the greater population but becoming more understood. This is what I know personally from my own life that makes me so passionate about the cause. I have two older kids both born before GMO was introduced to our systems. My older children do not have autism and yes they have received all of their vaccinations to date. During that ten years my thyroid stopped working which at one time I healed by adding algae to my diet. When I stopped my thyroid also stopped. GERD was introduced to me and I had to medicate to repair possible holes developing in my stomach lining. Then I discovered I was pre-diabetic and had to limit my sugar intake on top of avoiding acidic foods. Now we have Gastric Reflux, hypothyroidism, and pre-diabetes at 29 years old and 115lbs.

                During my pregnancy with Phillip I had to keep track of my pre-diabetes to make sure we did not go into full on diabetes. I was able to manage that without any kind of intervention from the doctor and then I have a healthy 7.7lb baby boy. I breast feed him like all three of my kids to give him the healthiest start in life I can. He cries a lot but not colic. He hates loud noises, being held by anyone but mom or dad, and seems to already take comfort in a system as an infant. He is vaccinated and at 16 months he begins to fade. At two I realize my son has autism and begin endless nights of research.

                If you are wondering if I am targeting vaccines I am not. Although if his system was compromised in a way we can’t see on the outside, yes I do believe vaccines would not have been allowed to flow through him properly. Around this time I am fighting allergies. A new fight I have never experienced in my life. Allergies at 33 years old and no doctor can pin point what I am allergic to. We ensure nothing in the house could be the cause. Get rid of a bird, bleach the hell out of everything, and I vacuum every day in case it’s the dog. Although I have been around dogs my whole life so I had doubts it was her at all. When you’re sick with no answer you will blame everything.

                Today I have an autistic child who just had an allergic reaction to the only antibiotic he has ever taken. He needs a probiotic to have a bowel system that works properly and an algae supplement seems to giving him some ease neurologically. I take an allergy pill every day of the year and I have no idea why. All I know is I can’t function if I don’t have relief from whatever allergy I have. All of these things pull my brain towards GMO. Only two countries do not require a label and that would be America and Canada. Some countries have demanded a label or have flat out said no to GMO without a vote by their citizens even required because common sense and consequences stepped in before a vote was ever needed.

                I have no understanding of why in the state of California, where the doors for same sex marriage were opened, a label to give us a choice was turned down. Are we so selfish in our out of site out of mind culture we are willing to gamble with our own lives and our children’s lives? We will legalize marijuana, we will fight for same sex marriage, we want free health care and we will hold on to a failing economy. We will complain about our health and the effects are right in front of us in society every day but we don’t want to know what is in our food? That is devastating insight into the priorities of way to many Americans. That alone will keep you from sleeping sound at night.

 

Spirulina or a blessing? Either way it's mind blowing!

            http://vitamins.lovetoknow.com/Spirulina_for_Autism  

 

                This week has been a real eye opener with new things coming at us from every direction. One of the new things happening here is only what I can call my son busting out of locked doors autism has been holding him hostage behind. I have always been a big advocate for the genetic side of autism and still am but over the last three years it has been hard to ignore some of the medical clues thrown at me.

                From constant bowel problems, the lost look in his eyes, and the way his mind would not allow him to communicate. Yes he has physical ways of communication but at the same time, I could always see the desire in him to verbally communicate. My son has had basically no therapy to this point with lack of resources and the ones we did have were just not effective from day one. Twice he regressed from even attempting to utilize what we did have available to us. Heartbreaking both times and one of the biggest setbacks with this was therapists putting his frustration level to the test. To learn his limits and a tactic I can’t understand. A child who lives on the brink of frustration every day is taken into a room with a stranger only to be pushed beyond what they can tolerate for a test? This never made sense to me at all and clearly he felt the same way.

                We solved the bowel issues for the most part with a simple probiotic given to him daily but when life changes a bit that issue does come back. I can say that is stress related and doesn’t seem to be related to his digestive system like it used to be. We tried gluten free for some time and although a good diet for anyone, he is very thin and again lack of resources sent us back to regular but healthy eating. Gluten free was good for him, but the picky side of him or sensory side of him limited his food intake to a point of concern. Then we had the allergic reaction to the only antibiotic he has ever taken which again sent me into research mode and the medical side of autism.

                Late nights of reading until my eyes begged me to stop I found myself researching Spirulina. A blue algae supplement with a ton of benefits. Just to name a few, anti-inflammatory, balanced immune system, protein up the ying yang and so much more. It is even thought to fend off those GMO active DNA cells that sit in our system.  Very much worth reading about for anyone who is looking into taking back their health. I take this every day now and fatigue is no longer my side kick.

                I also starting giving Phillip 1/8^th of a teaspoon in his juice every day and he doesn’t seem to mind the taste one bit. The protein benefit is a God sent alone just because tapioca and bacon are not cutting it. There are also some changes that have come quick in the last week. First change that was a bit shocking was a new show of emotion and if you are raising a child with autism you know sometimes the only emotions that are clearly expressed are joy and anger. On day two I told Phillip it was bedtime and typically no reaction to this comment but to our surprise he whimpered. A typical three year old reaction that did not escalate into tantrum and it blew my mind. The same day he ate his dinner and more. Something he has actually never done. The next day we heard a few new words come from him while playing. Four, total for the day and again my mind was blown. Now let’s move onto day five and we have eight sign language and words come out of his mouth. Please, thank you, ball, eat, book, all done, more, and help.  He hasn’t said these things or signed them but knew them. Something opened the door to let them out all together.

                Was it Spirulina? I don’t know for sure and wish will all my might I could know for sure. We are going to continue using it every day and see how changes play out. Getting ready for a huge move and if the doors are in fact open then his reactions will be different through the changes. If he is able to communicate emotions in a healthier way then I will have to credit Sprunila for creating some kind of balance in his system. Until then it is a blessing and taking it in as I watch it happen, thankful for every moment.

                 Aside from autism I would suggest anyone look into Spirulina and do some research. The above link is just one break down of the algea but there is much more info to look into.

 

Common sense, Pesticides, and GMO's

http://www.kidsforsavingearth.org/mnchec/articles/pesticides.htm

               There is some debate lately about the safety of foods treated with pesticides and if organic is really more beneficial. First off I don’t believe anything caused my own sons autism but genetics but I also don’t believe that is the case for everyone. I can say I do really have days I am not 100% set on genetics myself as to a cause for my own child. It can be an emotional roller coaster and I have just accepted the difference as something given to our lives for a reason I do find the beauty in it every day.

  Autism aside if we really step back and take a look at the direction of health in our society we are in a major crisis. It’s not as simple as blaming McDonalds for creating the Super Size option or our desire to have everything instantly including our food. Take a good look around at people in general and you will see the crisis happening all around you.

                Who is to blame? For one, ourselves and there really is clear evidence linked to the negative effects to what we consume. Above is a link and it’s an older link but some clear info on pesticide effects on our bodies and children’s bodies. Keep in mind these studies were done in regard to pesticides being used IN the environment. Now consider it is being genetically built into our food so instead of being in the air, in a water supply, or on our food, it’s genetically part of it. Giving it a direct way into our system disguised as something we believe to be healthy.

                The information we lack that would really set it into the mind of the general population is a study that clearly defines what will happen to you if you consume genetically altered food, and altered to destroy pests from the inside out, on a daily basis over a long period of time. No healthy person is going to step up and say, I would like to consume pesticide soaked food for a few years and have my health tracked so we have a clear study. No healthy sane person would do this because common sense tells us that person could be offering to take on something that they may not recover from. So we have to rely on bits and pieces of evidence gathered over time from different sources and our own common sense.

                Food awareness has become very important to me and not just because of what I have learned after days and days of research to learn about autism, but because when I look around in society it seems like the evidence is all around us. No one is bionic and the human body is built to break down with time, but could it be we are making the process faster and more painful just by ignoring the effects of what we consume? If we somehow changed our mindset that it’s just small doses so it won’t harm us or the thought that if it is on the shelf and says healthy it must be, would we see the health of our society start to improve? Now that is a study I would love to see happen. Totally unrealistic but I am an unrealistically optimistic person most of the time. I am no doctor or Harvard graduate but I am a mom with common sense who has changed her lifestyle to organic and aware…..and I can feel the positive effects every day since.

               

Wal-Mart cares....I am sure of it!

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/wal-mart-to-sell-monsanto-gmo-corn-this-summer.html

                Here is a link to some info we all need to be aware of. No surprise Wal-Mart will be selling GMO’s and completely expected. I am posting this article number one because people need to be informed on every level. Number two to get you thinking!

                If you don’t understand what this GMO corn is, the simple break down is the pesticide is genetically part of the food. You can’t avoid it and the effects on your body are completely unknown. We know pesticides cause many serious problems but now it's in the form of DNA, not just a crop dusting. It is known what It does to insects which is destroying them from the inside out, but to people is a mystery so far. Although I am sure the affects will be known in time. I suppose we could assume we are above the laws of nature and we are immune to any destruction from the inside out intent behind the GMOs but that is a pretty risky way to think.

                Interesting thing to me is Wal-Mart started selling Autism Speaks office and school supplies just a short time ago. Much of the proceeds go towards research and I am sure much of those proceeds go into a fat cats pocket or they wouldn’t have agreed to do it. Some people seemed excited to see autism awareness products for sale on the shelves and some weren’t so sure it was a positive thing in regard to autism. Popular opinion seemed to be many people were glad Wal-Mart was stepping in to raise awareness but is that really what they were aiming for? My personal opinion is no because anything they place on the shelves has to have a profit involved and a large profit.

                This is what I want you to think about. We all know there is no direct cause or answer to autism and if your mind works anything like mine you have decided with all of the info being thrown around there is many causes. Including the simple fact it is genetic and that’s the way it goes. So why on earth would a large corporation who appears to care about the cause of autism awareness also decide to sell genetically modified food knowing the affects are unknown? The answer is simple….they don’t care. They could even sell the product and take it upon themselves to label it but why would they sabotage their own sales by making sure everyone is aware. Wal-Mart also is known to sell cancer awareness products but there is a large profit margin on that to.

                Before you get thrilled about awareness products or think GMO’s wouldn’t be sold if they were unsafe, think at the level of why it’s being sold to us. The big picture is they don’t care about autism, cancer or what GMO’s will do to us because we are all numbers and profit to them.  The bottom line is YOU are profit unless you chose not to be. You and your children are people who deserve to be treated accordingly. Don’t settle for anything less or less is exactly what you will get.

No Autism in the Amish? Lets Think About That....

                 On my facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/ourtriptoparis?ref=hl, I have been posting food awareness and I have many reasons for this. Top reason is knowing what you are putting into your body is extremely important, especially when health care providers do not address this like we need them to when it comes to autism. I am in no way suggesting food causes autism but we don’t know what causes it, so we end up taking our own steps to see what helps or doesn’t help.  The majority of the things I read are based on diet. I feel even if you make a few changes to your daily intake and you don’t see results as far as autism goes, you are still doing your child a huge favor.

                On our adventures with autism I can say there have been many times as a parent I have felt very powerless and if I can find one way to take control and make a huge difference for my family and our health, food is where that begins for me. The steps man has taken to ensure more production as far as food is catastrophic for our health, long term. I used to think people who shouted organic were just angry hippies who doused themselves in too much patchouli and had a case of extreme paranoia. In my ignorance I can admit, I was very wrong.

                A lot of people have the same thought pattern I did and that is thinking it’s not a big deal. Why would things be added to our food supply that will harm us? Produce has to be good for you no matter what.  Whatever they put on or in it must be such a small amount it won’t harm us….right? Wrong, the way I look it is to take a bundle of health food and put it in your blender or whatever way you will eat it. Cut it all up and add those fruits and veggies along with any other ingredient you trust for your daily health. Keep in mind you are going to feed this to your child, if they will eat or drink it. From an autism stand point we are still working on that. Now, imagine someone coming up behind you and giving it a little spray of Round Up or dropping a little mix of steroids and mystery hormones in.  If you actually watched someone put it in your food, would you still serve it to your child? No, because you would never poison your family if you actually watched the process of toxic chemicals being put in or on your food.  Out of sight out of mind is why we have grown into a society that accepts this. The average person can't wrap their mind around toxic chemicals or the genetics of a poison being placed in our food and can harm us. Why would anyone do that and say it's safe? Profit...period. I am not saying these things cause autism but aside from autism there are so many things it could be causing.

                There is a lot of talk about the Amish not having autism and much of that talk goes to the fact they don’t vaccinate. An easy thing to target in the autism community but what I haven’t heard about is the fact the Amish live a very organic lifestyle. They grow their own food and that includes meat that hasn’t been soaked in chemicals for an appealing color.  They grow non GMO food and sell it, which I highly recommend we all start purchasing when we are given the opportunity. The health of our society is unacceptable and if you really pay attention you will see this. Yes, we over consume but we need to consider what we consume also, even what we have been told is healthy is questionable. Personally I think we could all learn a lot from the lifestyle of the Amish and get rid of our out of site out of mind mentality. Maybe these things are out of site and out of mind but they are not proven to be out of our bodies. If you don't believe in the affects change your way of eating to organic and GMO free for one month and you will feel the difference!