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ARTICLES: Julie L. Daniels, Ulla Forssen, Christina M. Hultman, Sven Cnattingius, David A. Savitz, Maria Feychting, and Par Sparen Parental Psychiatric Disorders Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Offspring Pediatrics 2008; 121: e1357-e1362 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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Request Clarification on Hospitalization Occurrence

Shelly D. Sulkoske   (5 May 2008)

Denial of Proper Health Care for Children Labeled as Autistic

Michael F. Wagnitz, Kathy Blanco   (8 May 2008)

Request Clarification on Hospitalization Occurrence 5 May 2008
Shelly D. Sulkoske, Self-Employed None Send letter to journal: Re: Request Clarification on Hospitalization Occurrence sulkoske{at}comcast.net Shelly D. Sulkoske	Please clarify whether the parents were hospitalized prior to the offspring's diagnosis of autism or after the diagnosis. If the hospitalizations due to mental disorders occurred primarily after the parents received the autism diagnosis in their offspring, might it not indicate that the stress and social isolation/rejection that parents received after such diagnosis could have manifested itself in such mental disturbances as depression, mood disorder, etc.? Mental disturbances can afterall be brought on by extraordinary stress, lack of emotional support and lack of sleep, such as is commonly experienced by parents caring for a child with autism, could it not? Conflict of Interest: None declared
Denial of Proper Health Care for Children Labeled as Autistic 8 May 2008
Michael F. Wagnitz, Chemist National Autism Association, Kathy Blanco Send letter to journal: Re: Denial of Proper Health Care for Children Labeled as Autistic mwagnit{at}gmail.com Michael F. Wagnitz, et al.	In the article, "Parental Psychiatric Disorders Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Offspring", autism is called a developmental disorder defined by impaired social interaction, communication and behavior. This definition is useless and way outdated. In the real world, parents of autistic children define the following as symptoms in their child: Chronic burning diarrhea and/or Constipation with grapefruit-sized blockage (verified by x-ray) Intestinal diverticulitis Seizures 75% under normal body weight/or overweight with no muscle tone Lesions lining intestinal mucosa Esophineal esophagitis Sleep Disorders Food texture sensitivity and swallowing difficulty Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Hyperactivity Loss of skills Allergies to foods, fabrics, toys Immune dysfunction Yeast overgrowth Inability to sweat Precocious puberty Chronic sinus infections Chronic upper respiratory infections Thyroid malfunction Mitochondrial disorders Adrenal Gland disorder Hypoperfusion in brain Vascular Damage Low Glutathione/ De-tox dysfunction Anemia Hypergammaglobulenmia Bone Density Problems Ataxia Celiac/IBD Folate Metabolism Were the parents in this study screened for these symptoms? How long can the medical community ignore the fact that these kids are very sick? The continued obfuscation of this issue by the main stream medical community, through articles like this, is not fooling anyone. It only feeds more parental anger. Conflict of Interest: Father of an autistic child.