This raises the question; if it’s only the mothers X chromosome that males inherit and not the fathers, why does it cause a hyper-interest in historically male dominated subjects along with a lack of emotional sensitivities or social skills? In other words if males with autism inherited their fathers X chromosome only and not their mothers, this would offer a more common sense explanation towards this analytical tendency. The lack of the mothers X chromosome would also explain the lack of emotional sensitivities and other social skills. (Just a thought.)
Many parents and people alike feel that autism is a result from additives and preservatives found in vaccines as well as with things we eat and drink. Since the turn of the ninetieth century scientist have been developing preservatives in an effort to extend a products shelf life.
Anything from canned goods, packaged food, even microwaves are designed to make our life easier. However, in the process it’s exposed us to manmade synthetic products. It would seem that these products would be safe for consumption after all they should have been tested in a laboratory and FDA approved, right? But who really knows if within one hundred years from now if there will be any side effects.
How come autism has been on the rise? Growing up I can honestly say that I do not recall hearing about autism, ever. It wasn’t until the last few years that it’s become almost the norm to hear of children that are diagnosed with autism.
It’s frustrating that among the governing bodies i.e. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) World Health Organization (WHO) you get the feeling of an almost he said she said scenario and it seems no one really wants to take responsibility. As is the case of the mercury based preservative Thermasol that use to be added to vaccines in order to prevent bacteria and fungus. After extensive testing was conducted by these groups because of concerns raised by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and finding no direct links to autism it was finally decided to just remove it in order to be on the safe side.
Why was it there in the first place? It’s a derivative of mercury, regardless if it’s organic or not I think it would make sense to play it safe and leave it out. Find another natural or organic preservative and if none exist then leave preservatives out period. What does it really do for the consumer anyways? Preservatives increase the shelf life of products allowing the manufacture time to recoup their investment. I do not have a problem with that but I don’t think it should be at the expense of the consumer’s health. I think I would rather be inconvenienced than sickened. Now if it’s a matter of life and death then perhaps I will have to take my chances. However, I should be informed of that so I can make the decision myself.
I believe in extreme labeling. I mean the label needs to be in front of the package along with the name of the product. The font size should be big enough so that I can read it and complicated words should have a definition located on the package that I can refer too.
It’s been too long that we blindly trusted manufactures for our vaccines, medicine, food, beverage and anything else we ingest. The FDA and other governing bodies are supposed to look out for us and I’m confident they try to. However, often times due to the shear amount of products and at the level of consumption we are at in history, things slip through the cracks.
We need to be vigilante more now than ever. The pace of life has gotten so fast. We eat food and take medicine at the drop of hat never thinking about what’s in it or where it came from. We need to get back to being aware of our surroundings, look behind the advertising and read between the lines.
