1 of 100 Children Suffering from Autism

An increase in the autism rate is staggering. How not, the ratio of children affected by autism with a ratio of more than 1 positive 100 children diagnosed with autism.

Based on news reports from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention United States, found that there had been a significant increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism.

Today found an average of autism is 1 in 100 children, whereas the previous estimate was 1 in 150 children and old people think autism is 1 in 500 children.

What really happened? We have general agreement that genetic factors contribute improvements estimated risk of autistic children, another factor is the increased public awareness about this disease is also increasing the diagnosis for autism spectrum disorders (autism spectrum disorders). But there are also other triggers that can not be identified, such as environment, diet or heredity.

Other trigger factors such as quoted from Thedailygreen, Tuesday (6/10/2009) is an environment that is exposed to mercury or other heavy metals, contaminated water, pesticides, or also because of the use of antibiotics..

All sorts of toxic waste in the environment are suspected as the cause of potential. With the development of research, including prominent research on children's health, there is one cause that has not discredited the use of the vaccine preservative thimerosal is thought to cause autistic children. Now these preservatives are not used and there is no evidence to show thimerosal causes autistic children.

Autism is a symptom that arises due to neurological disorder in a person's brain. Children who suffer from autism if his head examined using CT scans everything will look normal. Suspected autism occurs because the bridge that connects the right brain and left brain problems or obstructed, and so far not known what hampered him.

Until now there has been no single cause that would lead to autistic children. But parents should be prudent to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals during pregnancy and the development of children.