Also underreported is the fact that many
children with autism test positive for myelin basic protein antibodies
and have elevated measles antibody titers. Vijendra Singh, PhD at Utah
State University can be reached at Tel 435 797-7193 for blood tests.
Also, tests have found children with autism have colitis and measles in
the gut. More information can be found at
The CDC and AAP has reported recently that
one in 166 children have an autism spectrum disorder. Five years ago it
was one in 500 children. Two years ago it was one in 250 children.
See.......
http://taap.info/A.L.E.R.T..htm
The US Department of Education has figures
on autism and since they were first reported in 1991/1992, the figures
have skyrocketed. See........
http://www.taap.info/stats.htm
Studies over the years have said there isn't
an autism epidemic but better diagnosis. Families who have
children/adults with autism know better. They know there is an autism
epidemic because they live with the child/adult who is affected.
Anyone that lives in the US knows that the
Federal government is having trouble with financing Medicare/Medicaid
and Social Security. As children with autism reach age 18 they are
eligible for Medicare and Social Security payments. Also, as parents age
they can no longer keep their adults with autism at home and they are
admitted to residential centers or group homes. Before age 21, school
boards in the communities pick up the costs. After age 21, the Division
for Developmental Disorders in the states pick up the costs.
As time goes on, more and more children will
become adults and various states and the federal government will pick up
the costs. As time goes on, Federal and state taxes will skyrocket to
pick up the costs for providing housing and care for adults with autism.
As time goes on, even the skeptics who think that there is no autism
epidemic, will realize there is an autism epidemic. They will realize
this when they see even though their gross income is high, their net
income is very low because taxes will be prohibitive.
I hope that more will be done to prevent
this by funding research that will stop the autism epidemic and develop
treatments that will help those who have been affected adversely by
vaccines. It is much better to have people that can take care of
themselves rather than be dependent on others. There are two paths we as
a society will pursue. We can help stop the epidemic and help those who
are afflicted get better. Or we can allow the epidemic to grow and
become a financial strain on society. Which path will we go down?
As the figures from the US Department of
Education show, there are thousands of children afflicted with autism
and in talking to many parents I know they are just like my son, who is
non-verbal and cannot care for himself.
I read the book, "We Were Soldiers Once...and Young" (
http://www.lzxray.com/)
by Joe Galloway and Lt. Col. Hal Moore. I saw the movie based on the
book, "We Were Soldiers" starring Mel Gibson.
It mentions an actual event in 1965 in Vietnam and besides giving the
soldier perspective, it gives the family perspective. During the Vietnam
War, 58,000 American soldiers died.At present the autism figures
documented by the US Department of Education are 140,920. Hundreds of
parents that I speak to tell me out their children with autism and how
they suffer. That they are non-verbal, have aggressions and constantly
need round the clock help.
Why I bring up "We Were Soldiers" is that families are fighting a war
when it comes to dealing with their children. War is hell and so is
autism when families and children affected have to deal with problems
associated with it. Ask any parent who has to get medical care or
education for their child. Ask any parent who has to deal with
aggressions like we did involving, head-butting, biting, kicking,
scratching and pulling hair. When a child with autism is non-verbal many
of his behaviors can be probably be connected to the fact that he/she
cannot speak.
As long as there is no research for autism and autoimmunity involving
the MMR vaccine, I believe the following US Department of Education
figures for autism will continue to explode. These are conservative
projections for the coming years.
2004-2005 164,000
2005-2006 187,000
2006-2007 210,000
2007-2008 234,000
2008-2009 258,000
2009-2010 282,000
2010-2011 306,000
2011-2012 330,000
2012-2013 355,000
2013-2014 380,000
2014-2015 405,000
Can we afford the body count in human and financial terms?
Raymond Gallup
United States Navy Reserves 1965-1971
Active Duty 1966-1968
Radioman Third Class
USS Vulcan AR-5
Norfolk, Virginia
Parent and Founder of TAAP (The Autism Autoimmunity Project)
http://www.taap.info
Ray@TAAP.info
truegrit@gti.net