Did Your Child Regress?

Approximately 2/3 of kids with ASD regress between 12-18 mos where parents state that their kids were developing normally and suddenly lost all of their skills.

The other 1/3 of cases have a genetic basis or prenatal stressor where parents typically comment that developmental delays are evident shortly after birth.

My son regressed and my daughter exhibited delays early on.

I have worked with hundreds of families that described a similar situation to my son’s.

The history would often reveal that everything was going fine up until an illness where the kid received an antibiotic, Tylenol, and/or was vaccinated.

Why could these factors that many of us would consider beneficial lead to autism?

Tylenol breaks down into metabolites that could be directly toxic to the brain and open up the blood-brain barrier making the brain more vulnerable.

Viruses such as live viruses like measles, mumps, and rubella are injected at 15 months old, and for a child whose blood-brain barrier has been compromised by a toxin metabolite from a medication like Tylenol or a heavy metal like aluminum or mercury used to preserve a vaccine, this perfect storm can induce regression into autism.

In addition, kids who receive antibiotics will disrupt their gut microbiome which impacts the brain.

The elephant in the room is having this discussion of why there has been this exponential increase in ASD.

How can you address all of these potential possibilities leading to regression?

Viral titers can be assessed to see if they are elevated and natural remedies like vitamin A and antivirals may be effective.

Avoid Tylenol and use Motrin or curcumin if an anti-inflammatory is needed.

Try to avoid antibiotics for situations like ear infections since most are viral unless it’s necessary.

Be aware of live virus vaccines like MMR and Varicella (Chicken Pox) which can be problematic for an immature immune system and that aluminum is in the majority of the vaccines as an adjuvant to boost the immune response but also is neurotoxic.

The problem is that we don’t know which kids can tolerate the onslaught of any of the insults that can lead to ASD.

There are more studies revealing correlations between ASD with toxins and infections, and anecdotally, myriad families express these concerns.

Awareness and knowledge give parents the tools to make decisions about what is best for their children.

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