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> my wealthier friends who give birth are 'over-educated and academic', and the understanding of a natural birth is a given That's a little bit like the crazy
by harryh 13y ago
> my wealthier friends who give birth are 'over-educated and academic', and the understanding of a natural birth is a given
That's a little bit like the crazy parents who won't vaccinate their kids. We've done such a good job with immunization that they've never seen the consequences of ignoring it, so they pick up woo-woo theories about autism and ignore all medical science.
- sridharvembu 13y agoThere is evolving tentative suggestion that autism may be an auto-immune disease: http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2013/large-study-links-autism-to-autoimmune-disease-in-mothers http://sfari.org/news-and-opinion/news/2013/large-study-link... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15546805 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15546805 --- abstract -- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a spectrum of behavioral anomalies characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, often accompanied by repetitive and stereotyped behavior. The condition manifests within the first 3 years of life and persists into adulthood. There are numerous hypotheses regarding the etiology and pathology of ASD, including a suggested role for immune dysfunction. However, to date, the evidence for involvement of the immune system in autism has been inconclusive. While immune system abnormalities have been reported in children with autistic disorder, there is little consensus regarding the nature of these differences which include both enhanced autoimmunity and reduced immune function. In this review, we discuss current findings with respect to immune function and the spectrum of autoimmune phenomena described in children with ASD. -- end quote --- The immune system in new-born babies and young children is immature and under-developed.