Is autism a genetic disorder? How does heavy metal toxicity affect autism?
The mercury connection theory has drown a hot debate over the last ten years. After thimerosal was removed from the vaccine in 2000, Autism incidence did not drop. This finding challenged but did not defeat the theory since there are other sources of mercury. In Texas, the correlation was found that for each 1000 pound of environmentally released mercury, there was 61% increase in the rate of autism. Clinically, there is strong evidence of correlation between mercury excretion by chelating and symptom improvement, and sometimes the improvement could be dramatic. Chelating also reduce the amount of other heavy metals. How does chronic low grade infection affect autism?: Stool culture of autistic patients often showed positive report of bacteria and fungus. Urine specimens also are frequently found detected and elevated bacterial or fungal metabolites. Upper or lower endoscopies often indicate chronic inflammation along the gastrointestinal tract with biopsy culture positive for infectio
