Why current thinking on Autism is wrong..

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Dr. Mark Hyman on HuffPo: Why Current Thinking About Autism is Completely Wrong Shed light By Kim Stagliano Can you hear the dedicated pharma and genetics and behavioral commenters stampeding to HuffPo? How many harcore ND bloggers just vomited a little in their mouths? Please hop over to HuffPo to read and comment on, Why Current Thinking about Autism is Completely Wrong. Here's a taste: "Autism is caused by poor mothering." That was the belief of the medical community until the late 1960s. "Autism is a genetic brain disorder." That is what most people -- and most of the medical community -- believe today. I'm here to tell you that neither one of these statements is true. Think about it. Rates of autism have skyrocketed over the years, from an estimated 1 child in 3,000 to just 1 in 150 kids today. Sure, wider criteria for diagnosis and better detection might explain some of it -- but not an increase of this magnitude. The real reason we are seeing increasing rates of autism is simply this: Autism is a systemic body disorder that affects the brain. A toxic environment triggers certain genes in people susceptible to this condition. And research supports this position. Today I will review some of this research and explain how imbalances in the 7 keys systems of the body may be the real cause--and thus the real cure--of autism. A New Understanding of Autism Dramatic scientific discoveries have taken place during the last 10 to 20 years that reveal the true causes of autism -- and turn conventional thinking on its head. For example, Martha Herbert, MD, a pediatric neurologist from Harvard Medical School has painted a picture of autism that shows how core abnormalities in body systems like immunity, gut function, and detoxification play a central role in causing the behavioral and mood symptoms of autism. She's also given us a new way of looking at mental disease (and disease in general) that is based on systems biology. Coming from the halls of the most conservative medical institution in the world, this is a call so loud and clear that it shatters our normal way of looking at things...