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Steven L. Smith
King of the House Home Inspection, Inc. - Bellingham, WA
Bellingham WA Home Inspector
I have a relative who is autistic. Have a friend with an autistic child as well. It is, no question about it, a challenge for parents. Some of the people end up being very successful. There is a PHD at the local university who is autistic.
Jul 07, 2007 12:07 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

I'm convinced that this and a myriad of other neurological, nerve, metabolic problems are caused by the chemicals that the medical industry and food industry try to stuff in our faces every day. 

 

Jul 07, 2007 12:27 PM
Sandra Patane
Intero Real Estate Services - Los Gatos - Belmont, CA
The Silicon Valley Group
I have a daughter who was diagnosed at 2yrs with Autism. I believe that the new criteria has a lot to do with the numbers increase. I also believe that the cause (trigger) maybe different for each child. In my daughters case she was fine until she hit 20mths. She lost speech and eye contact. After several blood test and EKG's and MRI's they handed down the Autism diagnoses. She is great now, has regained speech and is now going into a regular 1st. grade. All because of early intervention!!  She is a wonderful and happy little girl at 6yrs now.
Jul 07, 2007 02:03 PM