Could mitochondrial disorders explain the rise in children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders?
No. Mitochondrial disorders are rare. There is not any significant data to show that the rate of mitochondrial disorders is any higher in children with autism than in the general population. Can parents request to do a screening test for Mitochondrial Disorders at birth? We know what the next natural question is… why not just test every child for mitochondrial disorders before vaccinating them? Some tests on the state newborn metabolic screens do test for a few mitochondrial disorders (MCAD, LCHAD, VLCAD disorders). But, the gold standard tests for diagnosing many of the MD’s are invasive, and require muscle biopsies and spinal fluid. You can’t just do a simple screening blood test for MD before vaccinating all kids. And, remember, even if a child has a mitochondrial disorder, the recommendation is still to vaccinate. Will this case change the vaccine recommendations? No, in fact, Dr Julie Gerberding, who heads the Centers for Disease Control, commented that Hannah’s case was a very sp
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