Just a little word of support to families with Autistic children. Your jobs are not easy. My nephew is 3years and is Autistic. He never sleeps at night. His mum is always tired as a result because he's always putting things in his mouth, so she has to keep a constant eye on him. Very best wishes to all mums with this horrible condition.
I strongly recommend to have your own microbiome test as well. Its becomming more and more common in Japan for all types of people, including child or adult, to have it tested in order to know individual microbiom enviroment. if its important for us, i think its even more essential to know for neurological minorities such as autism
@@4649YOLO In autism the most important thing to know is that humans are obligate carnivores. We must have meat, fish, eggs, or full fat dairy. We don't need to consume plants and are much happier and healthier when we don't. Know that and your microbiome will take care of itself.
🎉very agree that harmful chemical will rather cause chromosomal aberrations then gene mutations. It is very professional talk. First time hear something from the science prof at public media.
I worked overtime with my son who has autism. I gave him every therapy and nutritional advantage I could. I read all the books and sent him to a small private school where he could thrive. As a result he had a really good childhood and developed friendships and lived a happy life… but then puberty hit and stole all that positive momentum. He’s 19 now and after struggling for years with his mental health through high school, he’s now experiencing psychosis. It feels like ever since he’s been 13, life has been a constant struggle for him and any sort of joy he grew up with is rarely ever experienced these days. Im exhausted and Im out of ideas on how to help him. Can we please start focusing on how to help people with ASD through puberty and into adulthood? I feel all the focus has been on the child… and very little past the age of 13.
He needs girlfriend, hormone level is extremely high and it needs outcome. The problem people with spectrum can’t find partners and also parents reject the existence of their normal natural desires.
It's a good question and a worthwhile for a psychologist with background in work with kids with autism and other disorders. I wonder if showing him something new to expand his current world, making him on a trip and seeing new things, people, hobbies. Some kind of a new outlet that will hopefully get his interest and out of his bubble more.
There are countless studies that show gut microbiome is directly correlated to mental balance and autism. Look up raw camel milk studies and it’s impact on autism. Also, zeolites will help.
The worst of the bullying actually came from adults who were usually caregivers, teachers, principlals. The only person who gave me much understanding was the school nurse who I believe had Aspergers herself. The moment I graduated high school my goal was to make enough money to be able to afford therapy. I was in therapy most of my adult life and none of the three therapists I saw over the course of 25 years picked up on my Aspergers. I eventually left therapy and began gardening and it was probably the best thing I’ve ever done for myself.
I agree, adults treated me as spoiled or stuck up because I was always the most intelligent with highest grades in my elementary school. Teachers, family members, and other kids parents treated me pretty bad. I was obviously aspbergers by today's knowledge, but in the 80's and 90's everything was disregarded because I was so capable in academic settings.
This is one of the best interviews with Dr. Goh. You asked great questions that others haven’t. I have a nephew with autism and this explains so much. Thank you.
now imagine being born in 1966 into a family of five. As the sixth person and fourth daughter. You have a case so severe that you hide in the woods during the day to be able to receive some quiet time. All of your Asperger‘s behaviors are disciplined as misbehaviors. You are rejected by your peers and often bullied. I am now 57 and have created a life for myself, but it was very very difficult.
@trinarobinson1052 My mom said that the boys were punching me in preschool. I don't remember this but I do remember that they were mean in other ways. Even young children can be bullies.
I am not sure kids today have it easier... I have been diagnosed now at age 46, my son got his diagnose at 8. He gets all these special treatments at school, which makes him more disabled in normal life than the forced discipline on me...basicaly he will have lot of issues to deal with as well...just different. At least we got survival skills... have the feeling our kids will be lost if there is life crises. Just observation...too many kids with problems of all sorts who are thaught that there will always be someone to take care of them. The root cause should be explored and addressed as fast as possible...toxins on all levels...physical, mental, emotional...we live in absolutely toxic enviroment
Great interview! She mentioned that autistics statistically die much earlier than other people, but there is another major reason for this that she didn’t mention: autistics who are severely impacted lack sense of danger, and as a result, sadly die from sudden accidents, drowning, etc. This is something that parents like me think about all the time with high supports needs autistic children.
She’s very brave to voice that some autism may be due to diet / pesticides / poor sleep / lack of exercise - because the vast majority of people with autism or parents of kids with autism aren’t willing to consider that possibility 😢
@readaloudkids1407 or perhaps more realistically it's not autism but traits caused by these other factors. Autism is a difference in brain development in the womb and these changes in structure can be seen on MRI scans before birth and before any of these other factors could have any impact. Many doctors also fail to consider that it might be correlation and not causation. For example melatonin levels are lower in autistic people so many struggle with poor sleep but that lack of sleep is not causing autism it is a symptom of having an autistic brain. I have hypermobility with my autism and visceral hypersensitivity to pain so for me exercise is hard thanks to my wobbly joints and leaves me in pain for days after activity most people would feel a mild ache. The sensory hypersensitivity in autism does lead many to a restrictive diet, beige and bland typically, which may not help their symptoms but the diet is not the cause, the sensory difference is the cause
What about us mothers who gets in 7-8 hours of sleep per night, exercise 5-6x a week, eat mostly plant based foods, walk 10-15k steps daily , and never smoke, drink or do drugs yet still have autistic children?
We did a genetics test , and it came back negative.. def is our food. I have done a whole food based diet, no sugar to my son and he is thriving. Also we have a garden.
Just popping in here as an autistic person to say I wouldn't want to be any other way. Being autistic is not a burden or a disease, it is a gift. The only burden is the way society treats us. If you are worried about your kid having autism, just focus on building a good and just world for them to live in, and love them the way they are.
I've not read all the comments yet but wanted to state my situation. The MMR injection given to my child late in the school year affected him and another male child. Same batch, same change in behaviour and chronic illness in the first 24 hours. It was like someone had swapped my child for another.... I didn't recognise him with regards to the complete change in him. He is now 30 years old and still struggles daily. No help from the medical profession past the age of 16. Three different types of medication tried but with little success, school was a living nightmare. Belittling from teachers and headmaster, sent into solitary for being hard to handle, excluded from taking part in trips and finally the prom. He's definitely bitter, blames me more than anyone for allowing him to be vaccinated.
Same here. My son was normal up until he got his 1 yr old shots and amoxicillin for ear infection. He was able to talk and follow directions, then all of the sudden he stopped after he got the shots. All the doctors dismissed my concern about my concern about the shots. My son is never the same now.
@allisonwales999 in the UK where the uproar about MMR started doses are given between 9 months and 1 year then again between 3 and a half and 5 years old. This provides immunity across the most vulnerable years. Not sure what country vaccinated so much later or why, are you sure it was MMR?
@ragdollkid1338 What else could it be? What else could have such an effect? And it's not about knowing. It's about suspecting. Why would you suspect anything else? And why would you take such chances once it became a possibility? Most of these are not life-threatening illnesses.
I have huge family with so much extended family, 1st, 2nd , 3rd, 4th cousins in their hundreds and not one single person with Autism, then enter 1990 and there is an explosion of Autusm in the community, something definitely in the food or environment causing havoc in human genes.
No there are no more autistic people they were just either accepted by a less demanding society or less shame about their condition means it is talked about. In my vast family the younger generations are diagnosed their parents and my generation were not as children but do have ASD or ADHD and the traits are there to see in the older generations too.
Thanks! It was a good discussion and it is important to speak about medical issues in autism. Once kids receive a diagnosis autism parents are told that it is “genetic” without any genetic testing, that there is no treatment and it is a life long condition that somehow can be managed with behavioral therapy. When there is so much research already available. Yet our medical system for the most part ignores it. It is very important to address health issues as early as possible while the brain is still developing. For adults with autism that do not want to be “cured” or do not agree that there is something wrong with them, that is totally fine. Their brain is already developed and they are the way they are. However I am often struck by the lack of compassion in this community towards the people who have severe autism. If treatment or diet would help them to be healthier, function better and be happier it is certainly worth it.
@irinamakovetsky3038 It's the truth though. There is no cure, it is usually genetic but involves many genes so no test for it yet but the doctors will see which if not both parents have autism. Lots of adults are diagnosed after their children are and get great relief knowing why they are difference. There is no treatment and so called behavioural therapies are no better than torture to an autistic child. All they learn is to obey authority and mask their own distress. They grow up vulnerable to abuse and with life long mental health issues.
100%%%% if you are capable of leaving a comment on this forum this does not apply to you! I am all for improving diagnosis within high functioning verbal individuals on the spectrum, but sometimes commentary can be tone deaf to the realities for people with level 3 ASD
@@ragdollkid1338 I respectfully disagree and I personally know many families where parents are not autistic but one of their kids has autism. And addressing medical issues in kids with autism helps tremendously. And it is a big problem, that most doctors are not aware about this and parents are left to search for answers and treatments themselves plus often pay out of pocket.
@irinamakovetsky3038 many parents who seek assessment after their children were diagnosed find out they are also autistic. I went on the waiting at the same time as my son and I got diagnosed first. Some children with Downs syndrome can be diagnosed with autism. One of my cousins and his wife are not autistic, one of their children was diagnosed as a young child. They later discovered she has Rett syndrome. Fragile X is another cause that is inherited from their parents but the parents are only carriers So yes it is complex as many genes are involved and environmental factors but it is a genetic condition
Because she's a pediatric neurologist, that's what she studies. Knowing the cause is important to try to prevent it. Also, early intervention is important because children who get a diagnosis early on and proper therapies usually do better in adulthood.
@@galfromwiyou cannot prevent it, the brain changes are genetic, autistic kids often have autistic parents. What would be helpful would be to look at the severe learning disabilities that some kids have as a comorbidity
my brother has severe autism and lives in a group center due to his self endangerment. He had a lot of seizures in his teens. they told us he will not be verbal and will regress more w age. he needs care w toothbrushing and showers and hygiene. he runs away and needs one on one care. If he was on the spectrum w just a little autism and was high functioning. i think we would be so happy. I wish he was high functioning. my sister doesnt want to have children for fear of having a child w autism as there is no way to test. she has many coworkers w autism spectrum children. she told me more and more children have it now.
there isnt really a lot of support for families w disabled children. we had a painful childhood. he was a irritated baby that cried so much. we all were locked in the home and my parents had to work two jobs. we took him to sound therapy and my mom went to temples and prayed to many gods for help. when he started running away and breaking windows and leaving the park it was scary. even our neighbors knew him and would call us when they would see him run away. he once ran onto our roof and jumped three houses down. he ran off to the highway and freeway twice by our house and was put in the psych ward in the general hospital. we started marking all his sweaters. now he lives in a group home specializing in one on one care w more severe autism adults. he needs anti seizure meds and also some pysch meds to control his behavior and help reduce his activeness for his safety… i wish he was more high functioning and verbal. we wish we can take him out. but we will try and go w him on a field trip w staff. i wish we can cure this disease or prevent it. I hurt for my brother and wish he could be independent.
I have a son who is exactly like your brother . Unfortunately he’s unable to be admitted to any form of daycare or live in facilities due to his self harm behaviour . No one will take him in , therefore my husband and I are looking after him full time by ourselves .
Such an eye opening interview! Have been waiting for something science based about recent research in autism eagerly for quite some time now! Thanks!!!
Great interview, my only daughter, who l had after many years of being married, was diagnosed with autism some months ago. She has very impressive skills and understands a lot of things better than other kids her age. In the other hand there some very difficult moments with the way she reacts to some things, sensory issues, social interaction. As a father I still have a lot of mixed feelings about her condition
@Jb41523 Yes, Me too. Autism has nothing to do with intelligence. It's a complicated subject. I haven't found anyone willing to talk about it logically. I think my daughter does much better on animal products. At her age, there's not much I can do about things that happen in the past. I think we can only optimize their health and well-being in the present. A lot of parents say their kids are picky eaters. That may have a lot to do with the choices we give them. If we take them to McDonald's, we shouldn't be surprised when they prefer ketchup and soda. If I make bacon, salmon, or eggs, my daughter she will eat them. But if I wait till she gets hungry, she'll ask for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. If we're at the gas station, she'll ask for soda and chips. I don't think we can afford to give them this garbage. The stuff ain't good for us either. Humans are obligate carnivores. We must have meat, fish, eggs, or dairy. We don't need to consume plants and are much happier and healthier when we don't.
Really need folks to stop making statements about gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia like it only happens to "unhealthy" people. It can happen to anyone who is pregnant. GD is due to the placenta. It's not typical diabetes. I've had clients who were healthy as hell & got & clients who weren't & didn't get. Please make sure your information is correct. I absolutely love your podcast and know you always strive to tell the truth. Birth and pregnancy have enough misinformation out as it is
Exactly, pre eclampsia is a placental issue and a degree of immune over reaction which as autisticpeople have a higher level of autoimmune conditions it's hardly surprising
Preclampsia is often caused magnesium deficiency I was told by an expert in magnesium of the mother which very common. Eating more greens and/or taking supplemental magnesium during pregnancy helps. Plants have lots of magnesium. Milk and meat have very little magnesium. Also, the soil the food is grown in has less magnesium than it did in the past. There can be other causes but what I suggested is a huge one. One doctor years ago gave all his pregnant patients magnesium and none of them had a preterm birth except 2 patients that came to him very late in their pregnancy.
we don't know any more what "healthy as hell" is. Our food and lifestyles and environments are so severely poisoned, that virtually no one is healthy as hell.
As a mother to an autistic daughter these conversations are frustrating It’s nothing an adult can do about having been vaccinated as a child I know plenty people vaccinated as a child with no autistic children A lot of us mothers are healthy don’t vaccinate and had home births We can’t do much about some of these environmental factors out of our control The conversation is much more helpful if we live accept and support our children and love ones create more resources for families as well as autistic people beyond childhood Everyone’s circumstances with their autistic child is different however we really need to focus more on being inclusive accommodating and changing our behaviors and perspective instead of theirs I’ve been fighting to support and advocate for my child since she was one years old and no matter how challenging I’m truly a better human because of her and couldn’t imagine my life without her To all the autistic people reading this” you are loved, you a valued and you all make this messed up world a much better place for having been born “ Thank you
why do you say unlikely? nothing is ever 100% the cause, but if you have an autistic parent you're more likely to be autistic than the general population. that's genetics.
If I was offered a pill to cure my autism, I wouldn't take it. I only wish that I understood the issues I had in social settings. It has given me the ability to do certain things. I don't want to be like everyone else as if I came from a cookie cutter. For example, when I got into photography, I wanted to learn everything about it.
That hyperfocus and multitasking brain makes me who I am and gave me a high IQ. I wouldn't want to lose my honesty and empathy, my son's kindness and literal thinking, my older child's ruthless honesty and amazing memory.
No one has to be has to live like they came from a cookie cutter, whether they’re autistic or not. Not having autism doesn’t make a person less interesting, thoughtful or creative and having autism doesn’t mean you’re automatically more interesting, creative or thoughtful. A fixation on how special you are & how others are not as special as you are is simply narcissism.
@@ragdollkid1338 If that hyper-focus and multitasking brain is making you money, good for you. But in most situations, so-called hyper-focus is a disability no one would want for their child. That is not to say it should be medicated. Medication is not a cure, and it comes with horrific side effects. Your hyper-focus and multitasking brain is not who you are. But I agree that medicating it away would erase you. The idea would be to have not been injured in the first place. Autism took the person you could have been. That's not to say you should be in mourning for the rest of your life. Getting over it and moving on is normal and healthy. If given the chance, we can be happy again. OK, autism does not increase IQ, honesty, empathy, kindness, or memory. And literal thinking is usually a disability, or you could say, the inability to understand English. But if someone can make that into a lucrative and or fulfilling career, good for them. Personally I feel literal thinking can be turn on and off at will. But when you have that ability it can be hard to believe when you find others don't.
@rawmilkmike I am the person I am because I am autistic, it's how I was born and I wouldn't want it any other way even with the social anxiety and sensory sensitivity. Hyper focus is a gift not a disability.
- 13 comments allisonwales999 - A risk factor is not a cause. It has to be something specific like Roundup herbicide or the you know whats. Just as vegetable oil causes diabetes and dieting causes obesity.
@rawmilkmike that is specifically what the OP is stating, and I wholeheartedly agree with it... and not just with autism, but ALL of the chronic disease and autoimmunity issues that are no longer the exception but the norm these days.
@johammy Who is OP? This appears to be a clickbait video. It says in the title "cause." But at no time do they actually give the cause. She talks about risk factors and associations. You can calculate one's risk factor for heart disease based on their shoe size. A risk fact is not a cause. Knowing the cause can help in the treatment. But more importantly, it can help in the prevention.
Autism is the new pandemic and the government needs trying to hide this. Everyone professional that talks about autism, they never mention the severe autistic kids and there are many of them, one being my son. Totally non-verbal and fully dependent on me day and night. He cannot function at all without me. Also she never mention what type of environment factors impact the fetus because there are many parents who would like to have more kids, therefore needs to be educated to avoid certain things
She is still spreading wrong information about the cause of autism. I can say for sure that many kids with autism in the USA have CMV and other kind of Herpes infections , which they got from their parents.
Incredible piece of knowledge, i annoyed Stanford so much about my son since he was 6 months old they finally said ok will send him to speech, and i was like once i for into the door i advocated for an eval... Turns out a lack of exposure to children and social environments and too much screen time during my 2 year ppd in the midst of COVID era just had such a negative affect on my child's development i can just cry.
I would like to see the numbers of autistic children that are non-vaccinated and haven’t consumed processed food- AND whose mother was not vaccinated or ate processed foods or took medications while pregnant. Where they at? It’s mostly environmental. We need to wake up.
She is still spreading wrong information about the cause of autism. I can say for sure that many kids with autism in the USA have CMV and other kind of Herpes infections , which they got from their parents.
@yesi810 I should have been more clear in my comment. Where I said "injury," I was referring to neurological scars. You are right that abuse can cause trauma. To go a little further, trauma can cause neurological scaring.
Abuse towards any child can make them 'act out'. But also just because a kid has behavioral issues doesn't mean they're being abused. You have to remember too though how the rest of the world treats them due to misunderstanding. Complete strangers respond to behaviours sometimes by yelling at them etc. awful.
@lillierose5304 teachers too, all the societal norms about sitting still, looking at the teacher when they talk, not shouting out etc. Imagine a childhood being told you are naughty and rude or stupid and clumsy or weird. It's no wonder people's mental health is so bad
I can't imagine how painful that would have been for loving mothers, to have everyone think that their child's autism was caused by cold parenting 😭 imagine trying to get help and be understood. So awful.
My mom has told me I never wanted affection. Keep in mind this was in a moment where I wanted affection but didn't know how to ask for it or to have that need met. Truth is autism in girls when we are undiagnosed can look like we don't want or need affection. It was a heartbreaking moment where I couldn't just say "I need your love" because something about demanding love makes love inauthentic. It just is or it isn't there. I'm 49 and while I'm pretty certain I'm autistic and it was my brother who initially told me I am. It took years for me to even consider exploring the topic. He is right. I believe our dad is autistic too. I'm never getting assessed though because the only thing that will happen from assessment is prejudice at my age. It only matters that I know who I am and that the people in my life accept that's me.
@@Sarah-with-an-H therapists make a lot of money out of convincing people with autism that they need to learn to be neurotypical. Acceptance from others and the freedom to be 'you' is more healing than any therapy. (In my opinion). I wish you all the best ❤️🙏
@@lillierose5304 Thank you. All I wish for for myself and everyone else is having a life of authenticity and for each individual to receive the kind of respect they are deserving of. Everyone deserves that basic of being treated humanely and with dignity.
Can we please have open discussions regarding the impact of alcohol (any amount) on developing brains. FASD is statistically more prevalent than ASD, and ASD is sometimes misdiagnosed when the person actually has brain damage caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. The medical community has to start having these difficult conversations regarding FASD. So many children/people live unbearably difficult lives with FASD and have little to no support.
@@bronwyndarnley9415 the diagnosis of autism specifies that there must be no other issue or injury that could be causing the traits. FASD changes can be seen on MRI scans and are very different to autistic brains
@ragdollkid1338 Nothing wrong with being a skeptic. Just don't be a blockhead. Doctors sell medications. Medications are expensive. The best cure for a side effect is to not take the medication. A healthy diet is free. If you're lucky enough to know what a healthy diet is. Let's see if this comment goes through.
@rawmilkmike I'm in the UK. Doctors don't sell medications in fact the less they prescribe the more advantageous it is for them financially. Followed a healthy diet and lifestyle all my life, only took thyroxine until my late 40s yet still got the heart disease and arthritis that runs in my family. Genetics trump diet and lifestyle.
Have they looked at heavy metal toxicity possibly blocking neurological pathways from forming causinan array of spectrums? Then also, the brain creating stronger super pathways trying to compensate? Asking as person on the spectrum.
I m an aunt to an autistic nephew who is now 33 yr of age. He is working making himself occupied. But he hasn't all the capabilities of a normal adult like communication esp in conversation like I would really love he could. But he is a joy to be with since a child and now as my adult nephew. He plays beautiful music all classical pieces all he learnt by himself, rude horses and speed skating, oh yes, he us working during the day. However, if he wasn't austitic, it would even .. God just got His plan but nephew is truly a gift despite autism
My kids is 2 year old . He doe not have autism! He is my 1 child . I was 40 when I got pregnant. I didn’t take any medicine for pain not even Tylenol. I ate very healthy . I didn’t eat salt 🧂 during pregnancy. I refuse to get any vaccine while pregnant. My baby was born healthy with almost 10 pounds 😂 I Brest feed him as much as I could - I fed him food I cook at home . Not from jar 🫙 or synthetic. - he hit his vaccine 💉 but very separate between different times . He is almost 3 , he is very talkative. Smart , friendly . And very active . ❤
This condition has clearly become more prevalent with children who become adults functioning at different levels. I suspect my brother, one out of 12 children is autistic. He is the only child who became very Sick after a vaccine. He was difficult as a child and continued that way into adulthood. He is now cared for by my sisters. He is 68 years old.
This clinic is so needed, we also need to talk about insurances and how advocates need to makes new waves of medical assistance for the overall life needs of these children.
Plus contraceptive pill /reproductive health damage passed on & inherited thru numerous generations ever since 1960’s ; massive recreational drug use since 60’s ; massive increase in male and female infertility since that same period ( only to be treated by further medical intervention of hormones , hormones, medications upon medications etc etc) WHY the exponential rise in endo /pcos since then ? The dots go WAY back 70 odd years and the epigenetic legacy & damaged dna inherited from great grandparents . It will only continue for 70 more odd years until epidemiologists are brave enough to expose pharma and govts for approving generations of reproductive intervention . They r only too happy to remain unaccountable and for parents to be looking elsewhere for answers
Omg you don’t need a label (“neurodivergent”) to be accepted! People need to stop holding judgements or learn to ignore them and be less judgmental anyway! If you don’t like someone or they make you uncomfortable then just stay away and don’t get involved, don’t sit there, watch them, judge them, and mistreat them or act out against them. Like why is that ever the answer with people? Why is that ever tolerated?
I have found it strange for years that on my mothers side, there are 5 children with autisum. I have 6 sisters, 2 of whom have autistic children, my Mom has 4 sisters, and 3 of her neices have children with autisum. When 1 of my sisters has had learning difficulties her entire life, we grew up in the 70s and now think my sister is on the spectrum as back then they did not test children's development like they do now.
@cowsonzambonis6 no it's Bellshill with no evidence to support it. If she compared DSM5 to previous versions she would see why. Decade or so ago they were saying ASD and ADHD could no coexist now there is believed to be about 70% who do have both, or more likely are simply neurodivergent and these arbitrary groups of traits are just descriptors of how you as an individual are at a point in time.
18:32 it doesn't matter what you think lady because there's already a stigma. Neurodivergent are considered the ones who aren't normal 23:31 Healthcare professionals seem to be putting in a lot of effort to avoid blaming mothers so mothers don't have to feel bad about their poor parenting skills. I was diagnosed with autism and because of what I know, I was able to question everything and was misdiagnosed. It was actually childhood PTSD from the abuse I had to deal with for my mother. Doctors have been tiptoeing around and walking on eggshells, trying not to acknowledge this, and so much of my life has been wasted trying to understand this myself. My mother is now so mentally sick that she will do certain things and expect people to not make her feel bad about it. People need to be held accountable, not coddled smh
According to Dr. Samuel Seyfried, mitochondrial dysfunction also underlies all cancer (with any associated genetic anomaly occurring "further downstream").
This is a great talk. This is great to consider all these variables but it just highlights how crazy it is vaccines are not also considered. This gag the medical community has on discussing this is a huge problem. This spectrum of medical issues found in autism sound just like all the random stuff that happens with long covid or long covid like symtoms after vaccination. MCAS, gut issues, neuro inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, etc. It's all the same stuff. Until the medical community can get over this and start bringing vaccine impacts to the table, this will also be half baked science. Just as much as you could say "hmm well maybe astroturf", vaccines should be able to be brought up in the same way.
Autism is an identity and the cause is genetic. My mother is autistic, I am and so are my daughters. You can improve your health and well-being with diet and all you want, but nothing will make you stop being autistic. We are here and we will not leave and every day there are more of us because we have more detection tools and knowledge. This is also our world, Stop ignorance! just let us be
Actually there are lots of misdiagnosis too. I wish she would have had mentioned this too. Lots of symptomes similar to Autism overlap CPTSD(coping mechanism) trauma is not the same as a disorder. What we see with coping with stress, trauma is bad eating habits and/or isolation, resulting in vitamine deficiency. Lack of B12, vitamine D can cause(indirectly) similar symptomes
Excellent interview. It definitely needs more awareness . Early dignosis,early interventions and increase human interactions instead of digital exposure of young infants and children are key factors to be addressed.Dr Suzanne has explained it very nicely.Thanks a lot.
Except increased social interactions only help autistic children to learn to mask better or become burnt out from the stress and both lead to adverse mental health outcomes. A lit of the reason some autistic people are unable to work is due to severe mental health issues or burn out
@@ragdollkid1338 There are also studies from Sweden where they tested gut bacteria in large amount new born babies. When a child was diagnosed with autism they looked back at their gut biome. Autistic people had different gut biome than non autistic babies at birth.
Really sorry to hear all the sad stories of the comments below. As a mother I cannot imagine how hard it is. What disgust me is that we are living in a poisonous society, that is make us all extremely sick and no one is talking about it enough because it's not profitable to those who poison us in the first place.
All I know is that during the covid era both myself and my husband had horrible and serious reactions to the covid shots. And all I heard in the media was how safe and effective the shots were. Something is wrong, they don't talk about reactions they are hidden. God knows what that means for being honest about reactions with childhood vaccines.
Thank you very much for the making and sharing. There is a hidden answer. Please do humanity a favor. Tell everyone that there are solutions that most authorities need to talk about.
Just from the title and the first two minutes I'm pretty confident in saying that this is very misleading. Autism is almost certainly 100% genetic and is not, in fact, on the rise in actual occurence, it is only on the rise in diagnosis. Those non-genetic "causes" of autism are found to be correlated, but that does not mean that they cause autism. It's probably the other way around - autism causes parents to have kids later, on average, and to have worse socioeconomic situations on average. So if an undiagnosed autistic parent has an autistic kid they incorrectly see that correlation as causation when the actual cause of both sides of the correlation is the genetics of the parents.
If they present false things as true (including the main premise of the video) right off the bat, I don't think it's worth my time to watch the rest of the video. If the title and thumbnail were just clickbait, that would be one thing, but I watched enough to know that they aren't. I saw enough things that I know for sure to be false that I wouldn't trust anything they say which I don't have previous knowledge of. EDIT: I tried looking up the channel to see what anyone else says and I couldn't find any third party sources at all. His own website blurb is "Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry." though, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Seems like someone who just wants money and attention.
@@DroidFreak36 I don't care about Dhru; I came to hear what Dr. Goh had to say. As someone with an autistic son I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts (particularly where you disagree with her).
My understanding of this conversation about autism is very well discussed… I have an autistic son low functioning and non verbal… so far so good he is very well behaved now … Autism is an identity between neurotypical person… My expectation in our therapy journey of my son is to manage his ever changing behaviour until the day he dies… Therapy is just for management of their behaviour not a cure…
@kaygabor3753 therapy to manage their behaviour is likely to be damaging. If an autistic person's needs are being met then there aren't likely to be behaviours to manage. If they are put in situations that are challenging or overwhelmed by sensory issues then behaviour is the way they communicate their dress or manage the overwhelm. Avoiding the triggers for distress would be a better (and cheaper) approach
Basically their goal is still to make everyone neurotypical- she stated that a kid “losing his Autism diagnosis” was considered a win. Also “do basic healthy stuff” doesn’t change neurodivergence.
@@ragdollkid1338 for some people, this is important. Some people wish to search for a cure and others do not. My daughter who is 19, says she would like not to be autistic. If she wishes to pursue a treatment or treatments, she should have that option. I love my daughter the way she is, but I don't experience the world the way she does. Some visual and auditory things are painful for her and cause her anxiety. As an autistic person, she would like to have options. I support her decisions to deal with her needs as an individual. No one should be forced to do anything they do not want to do and, at the same time, no one should have to suffer if there are options to help them. For there to be options, research is essential and terms like prevention, treatment, etc. are the norm in this space whether we like those terms or not. Just as I seek "treatment" in counseling for my difficult personality traits, my daughter wishes to seek "treatment" for her sensory issues and difficulties understanding others. As it is a spectrum disorder, everyone has various issues that vary in intensity and disruption to their goals. Options should be available to those who want them and not imposed on those who do not.
What about the adults who are being diagnosed in adulthood. Very interesting. It’s really not that noticeable in them as opposed to people who are non verbal and such
Warning for any autistic person reading this. I looked up her clinic 'Cortica' and they promote ABA therapy, which is very traumatic for someone with ASD. Nuff said
ABA works well for some people with ASD and is only one tool in the toolbox. It was not helpful for my daughter who's ASD is mild, but was very helpful for some of her classmates. I think the doctor made it clear that interventions and treatments should be highly individualized.
Aba therapy was very helpful for both of my boys on Autism spectrum. The procedures have been changed, and now it's very different from the aba therapy, which was 10 years ago
I was getting those vibes from her. Prof Frances Happe is a UK scientist who is neuroaffirming and seems quite autistic herself in her attention to detail and precision of speech
@@anniebhatti9236still abuse, based on dog training techniques when they considered several disabled autistic children as sub human. It may be less harmful now but is still associated with higher rates of mental health issues and are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. They are taught they have no choice, no autonomy and have to do things that cause them distress. I watched some so called gentle ABA and the distress it was causing the child made me feel sick that people treat vulnerable children so badly
The biggest rise in our society has been technology, specifically screens. I work with babies and see how much differently they have been developing post covid.
Even if there is a genetic component, the environmental factors are what flips the switch on or off (epigenetics). Diet is critical. All chronic illness is linked to poor metabolic health/insulin resistance and the resulting inflammation. Processed food, sugar, grains, and seed/vegetable oils are destroying this country.
They like to do that. I never drink, do drugs or smoke. I exercise since I was a seventh grader. Most people would consider my eating habits to be better than the majority of the USA population, but my first child was still diagnosed with autism. I’m sure there are multiple reasons why more and more kids are getting diagnosed with autism. Hopefully we have honest and reliable data to help explain why this is happening in our society . 😢
Too late for what? Most adult services for autistic people are inadequate and mostly mental health support for the trauma that society causes but not accepting and supporting people who are not typical
She is still spreading wrong information about the cause of autism. I can say for sure that many kids with autism in the USA have CMV and other kind of Herpes infections , which they got from their parents.
You. don’t. Know. Period! Stop philosophizing this topic and please underscore the answer: we don’t know. We see tons of correlations but never uniformly and repeatedly. WE DONT KNOW BC WE ARE NOT ASKING THE RIGHT RESEARCH QUESTION!
It’s always there, they just created a label to make money out of you ! My grandson is diagnosed with “ autism “ ,regardless what they says, I please to see what I have seen !
Pregnancy or no pregnancy. Anti acids are not safe. I believe it is the same with antidepressants . Conventional medicine is not going to admit that though.
Autism is on the rise because of early detection and public awareness. All of what she’s saying anything and everything can cause it. Nothing specific or definite cause or causes. Categorizing brain trauma, anoxic injury and maternal illness is a speculation just like ABO incompatibility. Our knowledge is still limited and putting everything in one basket as autism is not wise because we might miss real cause of certain disorder like cerebral palsy, lead toxicity, mercury/ preservative toxicity, etc.
How about use of folic acid in pregnancy for mums who have mthfr gene? Folic acid is useless beyond 2 m gestation and neural defects found in the 1970s after removal of wheatgerm from flour. Replacing with a synthetic form of b9 ie folic has no logic
Fetal alcohol or drug brain to the brain may produce attachment disorders that are similar to autism they should not be diagnosed as such as it is proven that childhood trauma and damage to the brain in utero might be a factor.
She is still spreading wrong information about the cause of autism. I can say for sure that many kids with autism in the USA have CMV and other kind of Herpes infections , which they got from their parents.
Just for clarification; I’m not autistic, I’m just naturally standoffish and very particular about who i socialize with, and some folks mistake that for being autistic! 😂🤷🏻♀️♥️
How about microplastic being in everywhere including our food, body, breatmilk and passing on to kid from the parents and also the product we use to care our bodies? It is all polluted
I had an allergic reaction to shrimp while pregnant. I always wonder if that was what caused my sons autism. There have been studies in rats showing when they have anaphylactic reactions, their babies show traits of autism.
Prenatal malnutrition, particularly lack of quality protein, then later malnutrition during early breast feeding or even worse, when bottle fed with ultra-processed formula high in sugar and low in protein. This explains why we have always seen autism throughout history (malnutrition) but much more during the Diabesity epidemic--same root cause, malnutrition, lack of protein, excess sugar, and all ultra-processed.
Is the doctor saying that children with autism have a brain that is growing faster than their peers and therefore is the doctor inferring that the young autistic child’s brain could in fact be too large for their skull at times due to this accelerated growth? And if so, is that where the inflammation theory comes from?
@@kalyasaify Catch them early... Get them through her clinic for lots of services and supplements... There always will be a small group of kids that will age out of this anyhow. Take the credit for it any way.
Aren't vaccines being pumped into them an environmental factor and how that interructs with their genetics is another factor, on top of the vaccine preservatives like thimerasol
The assertion that 50% of the increase in diagnosis is due to awareness seems arbitrary at best. I think what is missing in this discussion is the concept that philosopher Ian Hacking suggested as a nominalism he called "Making up People" in which a looping effect occurs with the classification of people.
I believe the increase is primarily from whatever is being pumped in our meats/animals and what’s being put/sprayed in all of our foods. I’m sure everything we’re given to eat has terrible toxins that’s worse now than before.
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Just a little word of support to families with Autistic children. Your jobs are not easy. My nephew is 3years and is Autistic. He never sleeps at night. His mum is always tired as a result because he's always putting things in his mouth, so she has to keep a constant eye on him. Very best wishes to all mums with this horrible condition.
Iron filings are accumulating in the tissues... Epigenetics drive genetics... Search Morley Robbins.
I strongly recommend to have your own microbiome test as well. Its becomming more and more common in Japan for all types of people, including child or adult, to have it tested in order to know individual microbiom enviroment. if its important for us, i think its even more essential to know for neurological minorities such as autism
@@4649YOLO In autism the most important thing to know is that humans are obligate carnivores. We must have meat, fish, eggs, or full fat dairy. We don't need to consume plants and are much happier and healthier when we don't. Know that and your microbiome will take care of itself.
🎉very agree that harmful chemical will rather cause chromosomal aberrations then gene mutations. It is very professional talk. First time hear something from the science prof at public media.
I worked overtime with my son who has autism. I gave him every therapy and nutritional advantage I could. I read all the books and sent him to a small private school where he could thrive. As a result he had a really good childhood and developed friendships and lived a happy life… but then puberty hit and stole all that positive momentum. He’s 19 now and after struggling for years with his mental health through high school, he’s now experiencing psychosis. It feels like ever since he’s been 13, life has been a constant struggle for him and any sort of joy he grew up with is rarely ever experienced these days. Im exhausted and Im out of ideas on how to help him. Can we please start focusing on how to help people with ASD through puberty and into adulthood? I feel all the focus has been on the child… and very little past the age of 13.
Magnesium nd vit b. Look into the diet nd exercise part of it. If he finds a sport he likes that can help him get a break
He needs girlfriend, hormone level is extremely high and it needs outcome. The problem people with spectrum can’t find partners and also parents reject the existence of their normal natural desires.
It is not what they have all been saying. If God is willing, contact me. I can help you.
It's a good question and a worthwhile for a psychologist with background in work with kids with autism and other disorders. I wonder if showing him something new to expand his current world, making him on a trip and seeing new things, people, hobbies. Some kind of a new outlet that will hopefully get his interest and out of his bubble more.
There are countless studies that show gut microbiome is directly correlated to mental balance and autism. Look up raw camel milk studies and it’s impact on autism. Also, zeolites will help.
The worst of the bullying actually came from adults who were usually caregivers, teachers, principlals. The only person who gave me much understanding was the school nurse who I believe had Aspergers herself. The moment I graduated high school my goal was to make enough money to be able to afford therapy. I was in therapy most of my adult life and none of the three therapists I saw over the course of 25 years picked up on my Aspergers. I eventually left therapy and began gardening and it was probably the best thing I’ve ever done for myself.
So sorry for your past...garden on!!
@@chrishirst5389 that’s kind of you. But I’m not sorry for it. My life is what it is. I don’t see myself as anymore or any less than anyone else.
Every child should be entitled and also receive the best available therapy from early childhood and throughout childhood, if it could benefit them.
Remember it's what is observable ❤
I agree, adults treated me as spoiled or stuck up because I was always the most intelligent with highest grades in my elementary school. Teachers, family members, and other kids parents treated me pretty bad. I was obviously aspbergers by today's knowledge, but in the 80's and 90's everything was disregarded because I was so capable in academic settings.
This is one of the best interviews with Dr. Goh. You asked great questions that others haven’t. I have a nephew with autism and this explains so much. Thank you.
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now imagine being born in 1966 into a family of five. As the sixth person and fourth daughter. You have a case so severe that you hide in the woods during the day to be able to receive some quiet time. All of your Asperger‘s behaviors are disciplined as misbehaviors. You are rejected by your peers and often bullied. I am now 57 and have created a life for myself, but it was very very difficult.
I was diagnosed at age 57, in 2022, I totally understand you.
@trinarobinson1052- The average sized schoolroom group is far too many, and the structure / routines are also not well-suited.
@trinarobinson1052 My mom said that the boys were punching me in preschool. I don't remember this but I do remember that they were mean in other ways. Even young children can be bullies.
Thank you for sharing. Born in 67 I get it. We survived, barely.
I am not sure kids today have it easier... I have been diagnosed now at age 46, my son got his diagnose at 8. He gets all these special treatments at school, which makes him more disabled in normal life than the forced discipline on me...basicaly he will have lot of issues to deal with as well...just different. At least we got survival skills... have the feeling our kids will be lost if there is life crises. Just observation...too many kids with problems of all sorts who are thaught that there will always be someone to take care of them. The root cause should be explored and addressed as fast as possible...toxins on all levels...physical, mental, emotional...we live in absolutely toxic enviroment
Great interview! She mentioned that autistics statistically die much earlier than other people, but there is another major reason for this that she didn’t mention: autistics who are severely impacted lack sense of danger, and as a result, sadly die from sudden accidents, drowning, etc. This is something that parents like me think about all the time with high supports needs autistic children.
And suicide rates are super high for ASD men 😂
@@christiansnaturestudio6599suicide rates are high for autistics in general, sadly. 😞
@@ManishaHerczyk1 That's why we need a cure
@@christiansnaturestudio6599 we dont need a cure. We need acceptance and accommodations.
@@christiansnaturestudio6599 In the general population suicide rates are higher for men. In autism suicide rates are higher in women.
She’s very brave to voice that some autism may be due to diet / pesticides / poor sleep / lack of exercise - because the vast majority of people with autism or parents of kids with autism aren’t willing to consider that possibility 😢
@readaloudkids1407 or perhaps more realistically it's not autism but traits caused by these other factors.
Autism is a difference in brain development in the womb and these changes in structure can be seen on MRI scans before birth and before any of these other factors could have any impact.
Many doctors also fail to consider that it might be correlation and not causation. For example melatonin levels are lower in autistic people so many struggle with poor sleep but that lack of sleep is not causing autism it is a symptom of having an autistic brain. I have hypermobility with my autism and visceral hypersensitivity to pain so for me exercise is hard thanks to my wobbly joints and leaves me in pain for days after activity most people would feel a mild ache. The sensory hypersensitivity in autism does lead many to a restrictive diet, beige and bland typically, which may not help their symptoms but the diet is not the cause, the sensory difference is the cause
My friend's mother has a child with autism. She had him late in life 39, diabetic herself, overworked..... the list goes on.
What about us mothers who gets in 7-8 hours of sleep per night, exercise 5-6x a week, eat mostly plant based foods, walk 10-15k steps daily , and never smoke, drink or do drugs yet still have autistic children?
@@miav7160 pesticides..
@@miav7160 yet they will never mention the V word as a possibility.
We did a genetics test , and it came back negative.. def is our food. I have done a whole food based diet, no sugar to my son and he is thriving. Also we have a garden.
@@michilove942 there is no genetic test for autism. There are hundreds of genes involved in brain development.
Just popping in here as an autistic person to say I wouldn't want to be any other way. Being autistic is not a burden or a disease, it is a gift. The only burden is the way society treats us. If you are worried about your kid having autism, just focus on building a good and just world for them to live in, and love them the way they are.
Speak for yourself
@@universaltruth2025😢😢😢 what to do then? Give him good supporting and understanding family b4 we leave! My son is diagnosed with autisam
autistic too. yes to all of this! ❤️
@@universaltruth2025the way you talk about your kids hurts my heart. you don't deserve such gifted kids
@@kalyasaify she didn't spoke anything bad
I've not read all the comments yet but wanted to state my situation. The MMR injection given to my child late in the school year affected him and another male child. Same batch, same change in behaviour and chronic illness in the first 24 hours. It was like someone had swapped my child for another.... I didn't recognise him with regards to the complete change in him. He is now 30 years old and still struggles daily. No help from the medical profession past the age of 16. Three different types of medication tried but with little success, school was a living nightmare. Belittling from teachers and headmaster, sent into solitary for being hard to handle, excluded from taking part in trips and finally the prom. He's definitely bitter, blames me more than anyone for allowing him to be vaccinated.
I know three families that experienced the same thing and the medical people are in denial.
Same here. My son was normal up until he got his 1 yr old shots and amoxicillin for ear infection. He was able to talk and follow directions, then all of the sudden he stopped after he got the shots. All the doctors dismissed my concern about my concern about the shots. My son is never the same now.
@@Thekiddio have you looked into PANS/PANDA? It's a chronic change in brain function caused by an infection that can be reversed
@allisonwales999 in the UK where the uproar about MMR started doses are given between 9 months and 1 year then again between 3 and a half and 5 years old. This provides immunity across the most vulnerable years. Not sure what country vaccinated so much later or why, are you sure it was MMR?
@ragdollkid1338 What else could it be? What else could have such an effect? And it's not about knowing. It's about suspecting. Why would you suspect anything else? And why would you take such chances once it became a possibility? Most of these are not life-threatening illnesses.
I have huge family with so much extended family, 1st, 2nd , 3rd, 4th cousins in their hundreds and not one single person with Autism, then enter 1990 and there is an explosion of Autusm in the community, something definitely in the food or environment causing havoc in human genes.
I have a huge family, too, and have observed the same.
The Supreme Court ruled the causes.
@@babycakes9976same and can I please get the case sounds like an interesting topic 👍
No there are no more autistic people they were just either accepted by a less demanding society or less shame about their condition means it is talked about.
In my vast family the younger generations are diagnosed their parents and my generation were not as children but do have ASD or ADHD and the traits are there to see in the older generations too.
I totally agree
Thanks! It was a good discussion and it is important to speak about medical issues in autism. Once kids receive a diagnosis autism parents are told that it is “genetic” without any genetic testing, that there is no treatment and it is a life long condition that somehow can be managed with behavioral therapy. When there is so much research already available. Yet our medical system for the most part ignores it. It is very important to address health issues as early as possible while the brain is still developing.
For adults with autism that do not want to be “cured” or do not agree that there is something wrong with them, that is totally fine. Their brain is already developed and they are the way they are. However I am often struck by the lack of compassion in this community towards the people who have severe autism. If treatment or diet would help them to be healthier, function better and be happier it is certainly worth it.
@irinamakovetsky3038
It's the truth though. There is no cure, it is usually genetic but involves many genes so no test for it yet but the doctors will see which if not both parents have autism. Lots of adults are diagnosed after their children are and get great relief knowing why they are difference. There is no treatment and so called behavioural therapies are no better than torture to an autistic child. All they learn is to obey authority and mask their own distress. They grow up vulnerable to abuse and with life long mental health issues.
100%%%% if you are capable of leaving a comment on this forum this does not apply to you! I am all for improving diagnosis within high functioning verbal individuals on the spectrum, but sometimes commentary can be tone deaf to the realities for people with level 3 ASD
@@ragdollkid1338 I respectfully disagree and I personally know many families where parents are not autistic but one of their kids has autism. And addressing medical issues in kids with autism helps tremendously. And it is a big problem, that most doctors are not aware about this and parents are left to search for answers and treatments themselves plus often pay out of pocket.
@irinamakovetsky3038 many parents who seek assessment after their children were diagnosed find out they are also autistic. I went on the waiting at the same time as my son and I got diagnosed first.
Some children with Downs syndrome can be diagnosed with autism. One of my cousins and his wife are not autistic, one of their children was diagnosed as a young child. They later discovered she has Rett syndrome.
Fragile X is another cause that is inherited from their parents but the parents are only carriers
So yes it is complex as many genes are involved and environmental factors but it is a genetic condition
I can't find eating therapy for my son ,he has 20 years. We leave in Philadelphia.
This doesn’t affect children only. So not sure why you keep referring to children as if it goes away when you become an adult
Because she's a pediatric neurologist, that's what she studies. Knowing the cause is important to try to prevent it. Also, early intervention is important because children who get a diagnosis early on and proper therapies usually do better in adulthood.
@@galfromwi- Beautifully and succinctly summarised.
The title of this video explains why
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!
@@galfromwiyou cannot prevent it, the brain changes are genetic, autistic kids often have autistic parents.
What would be helpful would be to look at the severe learning disabilities that some kids have as a comorbidity
my brother has severe autism and lives in a group center due to his self endangerment. He had a lot of seizures in his teens. they told us he will not be verbal and will regress more w age. he needs care w toothbrushing and showers and hygiene. he runs away and needs one on one care.
If he was on the spectrum w just a little autism and was high functioning. i think we would be so happy. I wish he was high functioning.
my sister doesnt want to have children for fear of having a child w autism
as there is no way to test. she has many coworkers w autism spectrum children. she told me more and more children have it now.
there isnt really a lot of support for families w disabled children. we had a painful childhood. he was a irritated baby that cried so much. we all were locked in the home and my parents had to work two jobs. we took him to sound therapy and my mom went to temples and prayed to many gods for help.
when he started running away and breaking windows and leaving the park it was scary. even our neighbors knew him and would call us when they would see him run away. he once ran onto our roof and jumped three houses down. he ran off to the highway and freeway twice by our house and was put in the psych ward in the general hospital. we started marking all his sweaters. now he lives in a group home
specializing in one on one care w more severe autism adults. he needs anti seizure meds and also some pysch meds to control his behavior and help reduce his activeness for his safety…
i wish he was more high functioning and verbal. we wish we can take him out. but we will try and go w him
on a field trip w staff.
i wish we can cure this disease or prevent it. I hurt for my brother and wish he could be independent.
Thats scary... if I had a child like that I would give it away.
@@rociomartines916 If I had a child like You I would give it away. What a insensitive jerk you are, shame on you!
I have a son who is exactly like your brother . Unfortunately he’s unable to be admitted to any form of daycare or live in facilities due to his self harm behaviour . No one will take him in , therefore my husband and I are looking after him full time by ourselves .
@@bakkwa8705i feel ur pain sorry.
Such an eye opening interview! Have been waiting for something science based about recent research in autism eagerly for quite some time now! Thanks!!!
Great interview,
my only daughter, who l had after many years of being married, was diagnosed with autism some months ago. She has very impressive skills and understands a lot of things better than other kids her age.
In the other hand there some very difficult moments with the way she reacts to some things, sensory issues, social interaction.
As a father I still have a lot of mixed feelings about her condition
@Jb41523 Yes, Me too. Autism has nothing to do with intelligence. It's a complicated subject. I haven't found anyone willing to talk about it logically. I think my daughter does much better on animal products.
At her age, there's not much I can do about things that happen in the past. I think we can only optimize their health and well-being in the present.
A lot of parents say their kids are picky eaters. That may have a lot to do with the choices we give them. If we take them to McDonald's, we shouldn't be surprised when they prefer ketchup and soda.
If I make bacon, salmon, or eggs, my daughter she will eat them. But if I wait till she gets hungry, she'll ask for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. If we're at the gas station, she'll ask for soda and chips.
I don't think we can afford to give them this garbage. The stuff ain't good for us either. Humans are obligate carnivores. We must have meat, fish, eggs, or dairy. We don't need to consume plants and are much happier and healthier when we don't.
@@rawmilkmike interesting. My son has been the opposite. He has improved so much since not eating dairy (his own choice - he is a teen now).
@@lillierose5304 Dairy is not one food. There's a big difference between butter and ice cream. The homogenization process is horrific.
Really need folks to stop making statements about gestational diabetes and pre-eclampsia like it only happens to "unhealthy" people. It can happen to anyone who is pregnant. GD is due to the placenta. It's not typical diabetes. I've had clients who were healthy as hell & got & clients who weren't & didn't get. Please make sure your information is correct. I absolutely love your podcast and know you always strive to tell the truth. Birth and pregnancy have enough misinformation out as it is
I'd look at mastcell activity for both/either
Exactly, pre eclampsia is a placental issue and a degree of immune over reaction which as autisticpeople have a higher level of autoimmune conditions it's hardly surprising
GD can sometimes be controlled with diet.
Preclampsia is often caused magnesium deficiency I was told by an expert in magnesium of the mother which very common. Eating more greens and/or taking supplemental magnesium during pregnancy helps. Plants have lots of magnesium. Milk and meat have very little magnesium. Also, the soil the food is grown in has less magnesium than it did in the past. There can be other causes but what I suggested is a huge one. One doctor years ago gave all his pregnant patients magnesium and none of them had a preterm birth except 2 patients that came to him very late in their pregnancy.
we don't know any more what "healthy as hell" is. Our food and lifestyles and environments are so severely poisoned, that virtually no one is healthy as hell.
As a mother to an autistic daughter these conversations are frustrating
It’s nothing an adult can do about having been vaccinated as a child I know plenty people vaccinated as a child with no autistic children
A lot of us mothers are healthy don’t vaccinate and had home births
We can’t do much about some of these environmental factors out of our control
The conversation is much more helpful if we live accept and support our children and love ones create more resources for families as well as autistic people beyond childhood
Everyone’s circumstances with their autistic child is different however we really need to focus more on being inclusive accommodating and changing our behaviors and perspective instead of theirs
I’ve been fighting to support and advocate for my child since she was one years old and no matter how challenging I’m truly a better human because of her and couldn’t imagine my life without her
To all the autistic people reading this” you are loved, you a valued and you all make this messed up world a much better place for having been born “
Thank you
Stop blaming genetics, it doesn't change that fast. Genetics is very unlikely at the root cause.
why do you say unlikely? nothing is ever 100% the cause, but if you have an autistic parent you're more likely to be autistic than the general population. that's genetics.
@kj_H65f I think what he was lending to is the fact of bio weaponry. Consider this, how did the parent or parents get it?
Nutritions during pregnancy is the key for your baby's health for life.
Are you a doctor or scientist?
It is genetics though. The facts are there. Do the research
If I was offered a pill to cure my autism, I wouldn't take it. I only wish that I understood the issues I had in social settings. It has given me the ability to do certain things. I don't want to be like everyone else as if I came from a cookie cutter. For example, when I got into photography, I wanted to learn everything about it.
That hyperfocus and multitasking brain makes me who I am and gave me a high IQ. I wouldn't want to lose my honesty and empathy, my son's kindness and literal thinking, my older child's ruthless honesty and amazing memory.
No one has to be has to live like they came from a cookie cutter, whether they’re autistic or not. Not having autism doesn’t make a person less interesting, thoughtful or creative and having autism doesn’t mean you’re automatically more interesting, creative or thoughtful. A fixation on how special you are & how others are not as special as you are is simply narcissism.
I would rather be NT. Also, I am one of the rare autistics without high QI/talents. So what's the point in being average without the skills NT have?
@@ragdollkid1338 If that hyper-focus and multitasking brain is making you money, good for you. But in most situations, so-called hyper-focus is a disability no one would want for their child. That is not to say it should be medicated. Medication is not a cure, and it comes with horrific side effects.
Your hyper-focus and multitasking brain is not who you are. But I agree that medicating it away would erase you. The idea would be to have not been injured in the first place. Autism took the person you could have been.
That's not to say you should be in mourning for the rest of your life. Getting over it and moving on is normal and healthy. If given the chance, we can be happy again.
OK, autism does not increase IQ, honesty, empathy, kindness, or memory. And literal thinking is usually a disability, or you could say, the inability to understand English. But if someone can make that into a lucrative and or fulfilling career, good for them.
Personally I feel literal thinking can be turn on and off at will. But when you have that ability it can be hard to believe when you find others don't.
@rawmilkmike I am the person I am because I am autistic, it's how I was born and I wouldn't want it any other way even with the social anxiety and sensory sensitivity.
Hyper focus is a gift not a disability.
For more than 20 years, parents have been saying “genetics loaded the gun, environment pulled the trigger” when it comes to the causes of autism.
nope.
- 13 comments allisonwales999 - A risk factor is not a cause. It has to be something specific like Roundup herbicide or the you know whats. Just as vegetable oil causes diabetes and dieting causes obesity.
@rawmilkmike that is specifically what the OP is stating, and I wholeheartedly agree with it... and not just with autism, but ALL of the chronic disease and autoimmunity issues that are no longer the exception but the norm these days.
@@johammy What is specifically what who is saying?
@johammy Who is OP? This appears to be a clickbait video. It says in the title "cause." But at no time do they actually give the cause. She talks about risk factors and associations. You can calculate one's risk factor for heart disease based on their shoe size. A risk fact is not a cause. Knowing the cause can help in the treatment. But more importantly, it can help in the prevention.
Autism is the new pandemic and the government needs trying to hide this. Everyone professional that talks about autism, they never mention the severe autistic kids and there are many of them, one being my son. Totally non-verbal and fully dependent on me day and night. He cannot function at all without me. Also she never mention what type of environment factors impact the fetus because there are many parents who would like to have more kids, therefore needs to be educated to avoid certain things
Does anything she listed help provide some relief for your son? Or for your well-being?
Not sure if this is true - have heard that "diet coke" could be a cause during pregnancy. Aspertaine ect.
no just no. let us live man. just chill ffs
@@LaylaQ1 untrue it's nothing like a pandemic, people are just more knowledgeable about autism now
She is still spreading wrong information about the cause of autism. I can say for sure that many kids with autism in the USA have CMV and other kind of Herpes infections , which they got from their parents.
Incredible piece of knowledge, i annoyed Stanford so much about my son since he was 6 months old they finally said ok will send him to speech, and i was like once i for into the door i advocated for an eval... Turns out a lack of exposure to children and social environments and too much screen time during my 2 year ppd in the midst of COVID era just had such a negative affect on my child's development i can just cry.
I had to get therapy first my son as well
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I would like to see the numbers of autistic children that are non-vaccinated and haven’t consumed processed food- AND whose mother was not vaccinated or ate processed foods or took medications while pregnant. Where they at? It’s mostly environmental. We need to wake up.
Just look at the amish communities and that tells us what we need to know when it doesn't exist in their communities
Vaccines don't cause autisim
@@LampWatersthe Amish lifestyle is more in line with what people with autism can handle.
She is still spreading wrong information about the cause of autism. I can say for sure that many kids with autism in the USA have CMV and other kind of Herpes infections , which they got from their parents.
My son has autism and i had a home birth and he was never vaccinated. I guess I was vaccinated as a child though.
I believe parents of autistic children who yell at or abuse cause more injury to their child's brain, which can make them act out even more.
Autism is not a brain injury but yeah abuse caused anyone the effects of trauma in the brain.
Trauma not injury
@yesi810 I should have been more clear in my comment. Where I said "injury," I was referring to neurological scars. You are right that abuse can cause trauma. To go a little further, trauma can cause neurological scaring.
Abuse towards any child can make them 'act out'. But also just because a kid has behavioral issues doesn't mean they're being abused. You have to remember too though how the rest of the world treats them due to misunderstanding. Complete strangers respond to behaviours sometimes by yelling at them etc. awful.
@lillierose5304 teachers too, all the societal norms about sitting still, looking at the teacher when they talk, not shouting out etc. Imagine a childhood being told you are naughty and rude or stupid and clumsy or weird. It's no wonder people's mental health is so bad
If she doesn't blame vaccines, gmo foods, pesticides etc. Then she's lying...
Yes she is working for BIG Pharma
Totally agree
Exactly 😂🎉
She’s literally talking about environment and modern world chemicals.
Exactly!!
Thank you for the brilliant discussion about diagnosing autism early and thoroughly. Autism need not be a static condition.
I can't imagine how painful that would have been for loving mothers, to have everyone think that their child's autism was caused by cold parenting 😭 imagine trying to get help and be understood. So awful.
My mom has told me I never wanted affection. Keep in mind this was in a moment where I wanted affection but didn't know how to ask for it or to have that need met. Truth is autism in girls when we are undiagnosed can look like we don't want or need affection. It was a heartbreaking moment where I couldn't just say "I need your love" because something about demanding love makes love inauthentic. It just is or it isn't there. I'm 49 and while I'm pretty certain I'm autistic and it was my brother who initially told me I am. It took years for me to even consider exploring the topic. He is right. I believe our dad is autistic too. I'm never getting assessed though because the only thing that will happen from assessment is prejudice at my age. It only matters that I know who I am and that the people in my life accept that's me.
@@Sarah-with-an-H therapists make a lot of money out of convincing people with autism that they need to learn to be neurotypical. Acceptance from others and the freedom to be 'you' is more healing than any therapy. (In my opinion). I wish you all the best ❤️🙏
@@lillierose5304 Thank you. All I wish for for myself and everyone else is having a life of authenticity and for each individual to receive the kind of respect they are deserving of. Everyone deserves that basic of being treated humanely and with dignity.
It still happens in a milder fashion. People love to blame mothers.
@@SensitiveOne that's true.
Can we please have open discussions regarding the impact of alcohol (any amount) on developing brains. FASD is statistically more prevalent than ASD, and ASD is sometimes misdiagnosed when the person actually has brain damage caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol. The medical community has to start having these difficult conversations regarding FASD. So many children/people live unbearably difficult lives with FASD and have little to no support.
@@bronwyndarnley9415 the diagnosis of autism specifies that there must be no other issue or injury that could be causing the traits. FASD changes can be seen on MRI scans and are very different to autistic brains
Wow!!! Most informative discussion! This doctor is great! Love her demeanor & the fact that she is so to the point! Thank you
But wrong in several areas and not in line with international consensus
@@ragdollkid1338and you are an MD? Identify your credentials
@INFJ4tress she's selling something, you don't need to be a doctor to be a sceptic about people promoting cures
@ragdollkid1338 Nothing wrong with being a skeptic. Just don't be a blockhead. Doctors sell medications. Medications are expensive. The best cure for a side effect is to not take the medication. A healthy diet is free. If you're lucky enough to know what a healthy diet is. Let's see if this comment goes through.
@rawmilkmike I'm in the UK. Doctors don't sell medications in fact the less they prescribe the more advantageous it is for them financially.
Followed a healthy diet and lifestyle all my life, only took thyroxine until my late 40s yet still got the heart disease and arthritis that runs in my family. Genetics trump diet and lifestyle.
Have they looked at heavy metal toxicity possibly blocking neurological pathways from forming causinan array of spectrums? Then also, the brain creating stronger super pathways trying to compensate? Asking as person on the spectrum.
What if the child does not have any of those risk factors, genetic or environmental? What is the cause then?
I m an aunt to an autistic nephew who is now 33 yr of age. He is working making himself occupied. But he hasn't all the capabilities of a normal adult like communication esp in conversation like I would really love he could. But he is a joy to be with since a child and now as my adult nephew. He plays beautiful music all classical pieces all he learnt by himself, rude horses and speed skating, oh yes, he us working during the day. However, if he wasn't austitic, it would even ..
God just got His plan but nephew is truly a gift despite autism
My kids is 2 year old . He doe not have autism!
He is my 1 child .
I was 40 when I got pregnant.
I didn’t take any medicine for pain not even Tylenol.
I ate very healthy .
I didn’t eat salt 🧂 during pregnancy.
I refuse to get any vaccine while pregnant.
My baby was born healthy with almost 10 pounds 😂
I Brest feed him as much as I could
- I fed him food I cook at home . Not from jar 🫙 or synthetic.
- he hit his vaccine 💉 but very separate between different times .
He is almost 3 , he is very talkative. Smart , friendly . And very active . ❤
I’m moved by the deep humanity in this discussion!
This condition has clearly become more prevalent with children who become adults functioning at different levels. I suspect my brother, one out of 12 children is autistic. He is the only child who became very Sick after a vaccine. He was difficult as a child and continued that way into adulthood.
He is now cared for by my sisters. He is 68 years old.
A vaccine injury isn't autism its something else
This clinic is so needed, we also need to talk about insurances and how advocates need to makes new waves of medical assistance for the overall life needs of these children.
Seed oil high processed wheat sugars the fruit is to sweet it’s all been altered low fat diet not eating enough red meat
Plus contraceptive pill /reproductive health damage passed on & inherited thru numerous generations ever since 1960’s ; massive recreational drug use since 60’s ; massive increase in male and female infertility since that same period ( only to be treated by further medical intervention of hormones , hormones, medications upon medications etc etc) WHY the exponential rise in endo /pcos since then ?
The dots go WAY back 70 odd years and the epigenetic legacy & damaged dna inherited from great grandparents . It will only continue for 70 more odd years until epidemiologists are brave enough to expose pharma and govts for approving generations of reproductive intervention . They r only too happy to remain unaccountable and for parents to be looking elsewhere for answers
Druh you are asking amazing questions thank you !!
And he is suppressing other points.
Omg you don’t need a label (“neurodivergent”) to be accepted! People need to stop holding judgements or learn to ignore them and be less judgmental anyway! If you don’t like someone or they make you uncomfortable then just stay away and don’t get involved, don’t sit there, watch them, judge them, and mistreat them or act out against them. Like why is that ever the answer with people? Why is that ever tolerated?
right?? my autistic heart just hurts how they talk about us, knowing we have no chance bc they will never be able to understand. just sad, poor kids 🤕
profit > honesty, nothing new
I have found it strange for years that on my mothers side, there are 5 children with autisum. I have 6 sisters, 2 of whom have autistic children, my Mom has 4 sisters, and 3 of her neices have children with autisum. When 1 of my sisters has had learning difficulties her entire life, we grew up in the 70s and now think my sister is on the spectrum as back then they did not test children's development like they do now.
She says she “thinks” half of the increase is environmental. Thats not conclusive.
Not even true there is an actual increase, most scientists accept its more people co.ing forward for diagnosis and DSM5 allowing dual diagnoses
@cowsonzambonis6 no it's Bellshill with no evidence to support it. If she compared DSM5 to previous versions she would see why. Decade or so ago they were saying ASD and ADHD could no coexist now there is believed to be about 70% who do have both, or more likely are simply neurodivergent and these arbitrary groups of traits are just descriptors of how you as an individual are at a point in time.
18:32 it doesn't matter what you think lady because there's already a stigma. Neurodivergent are considered the ones who aren't normal
23:31 Healthcare professionals seem to be putting in a lot of effort to avoid blaming mothers so mothers don't have to feel bad about their poor parenting skills. I was diagnosed with autism and because of what I know, I was able to question everything and was misdiagnosed. It was actually childhood PTSD from the abuse I had to deal with for my mother. Doctors have been tiptoeing around and walking on eggshells, trying not to acknowledge this, and so much of my life has been wasted trying to understand this myself. My mother is now so mentally sick that she will do certain things and expect people to not make her feel bad about it. People need to be held accountable, not coddled smh
According to Dr. Samuel Seyfried, mitochondrial dysfunction also underlies all cancer (with any associated genetic anomaly occurring "further downstream").
Everything is ultimately metabolic.
Very important to understanding.
We need a more inclusive medical system.
Pay more attention to many more older people are birthing children.
I want a cure, and i don't care what anyone thinks 😊
I agree
You would be a completely different person with a less active brain. Treatment and support is different to a cure.
I'm 65 and agree and have spent my life looking for respect and acceptance.
@@ragdollkid1338are you trying to say that it’s not worth it? Nice try but I don’t care
Sorry never will be a cure why ?
It’s not a disease 🦠 you can’t “CATCH IT”
You’re born autistic or your not PERIOD !
This is the best lecture I've ever heard on autism. Thanks!
This is a great talk. This is great to consider all these variables but it just highlights how crazy it is vaccines are not also considered. This gag the medical community has on discussing this is a huge problem. This spectrum of medical issues found in autism sound just like all the random stuff that happens with long covid or long covid like symtoms after vaccination. MCAS, gut issues, neuro inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, etc. It's all the same stuff. Until the medical community can get over this and start bringing vaccine impacts to the table, this will also be half baked science. Just as much as you could say "hmm well maybe astroturf", vaccines should be able to be brought up in the same way.
Dear, your questions are very, very helpful to understand many subtle issues. Heartfelt, thanks ❤.
Autism is an identity and the cause is genetic. My mother is autistic, I am and so are my daughters. You can improve your health and well-being with diet and all you want, but nothing will make you stop being autistic. We are here and we will not leave and every day there are more of us because we have more detection tools and knowledge. This is also our world, Stop ignorance! just let us be
They sell dietary supplements that's why they keep saying nonsense about it being a gut mucrobiome thing. Nonsense
I thought that from the way she spoke about it 😂 @@Matowix
❤ this comment
@@ragdollkid1338 ❤
thank u stranger ❤ it's rough being autistic in a neurotypical system. like wth, they need us bc there would be no good science ^^
Actually there are lots of misdiagnosis too. I wish she would have had mentioned this too. Lots of symptomes similar to Autism overlap CPTSD(coping mechanism) trauma is not the same as a disorder. What we see with coping with stress, trauma is bad eating habits and/or isolation, resulting in vitamine deficiency. Lack of B12, vitamine D can cause(indirectly) similar symptomes
Excellent interview. It definitely needs more awareness . Early dignosis,early interventions and increase human interactions instead of digital exposure of young infants and children are key factors to be addressed.Dr Suzanne has explained it very nicely.Thanks a lot.
Except increased social interactions only help autistic children to learn to mask better or become burnt out from the stress and both lead to adverse mental health outcomes.
A lit of the reason some autistic people are unable to work is due to severe mental health issues or burn out
@@ragdollkid1338 yes the unfortunate paradox. Social interaction can be both beneficial and detrimental.
Pregnant moms doing any drugs commonly THC/weed is a probably the most common cause
Wish Dhru asked more about the role of processed food.
Same 😊
I have autism and my parents were health food enthusiasts who bought organic food and cooked all our meals from scratch.
Processed foods are not healthy for you but I am skeptical that they cause autism.
@Catlily5 me and my husband are the same, ate very healthy diet so did our kids in early life but all still autistic
@@ragdollkid1338 There are also studies from Sweden where they tested gut bacteria in large amount new born babies. When a child was diagnosed with autism they looked back at their gut biome. Autistic people had different gut biome than non autistic babies at birth.
Really sorry to hear all the sad stories of the comments below. As a mother I cannot imagine how hard it is. What disgust me is that we are living in a poisonous society, that is make us all extremely sick and no one is talking about it enough because it's not profitable to those who poison us in the first place.
All I know is that during the covid era both myself and my husband had horrible and serious reactions to the covid shots. And all I heard in the media was how safe and effective the shots were. Something is wrong, they don't talk about reactions they are hidden. God knows what that means for being honest about reactions with childhood vaccines.
Thank you very much for the making and sharing. There is a hidden answer. Please do humanity a favor. Tell everyone that there are solutions that most authorities need to talk about.
Just from the title and the first two minutes I'm pretty confident in saying that this is very misleading. Autism is almost certainly 100% genetic and is not, in fact, on the rise in actual occurence, it is only on the rise in diagnosis.
Those non-genetic "causes" of autism are found to be correlated, but that does not mean that they cause autism. It's probably the other way around - autism causes parents to have kids later, on average, and to have worse socioeconomic situations on average. So if an undiagnosed autistic parent has an autistic kid they incorrectly see that correlation as causation when the actual cause of both sides of the correlation is the genetics of the parents.
watching this was sad huh?? 😥 nature is so messed up. so glad I found the only sane person in here...
@DroidFreak36 it's the same with ADHD research so many correlations seen as causation when it's just the parents have undiagnosed ADHD
"Just from the title and the first two minutes..."
Probably best to base your assessment on more than just that...
If they present false things as true (including the main premise of the video) right off the bat, I don't think it's worth my time to watch the rest of the video. If the title and thumbnail were just clickbait, that would be one thing, but I watched enough to know that they aren't. I saw enough things that I know for sure to be false that I wouldn't trust anything they say which I don't have previous knowledge of.
EDIT: I tried looking up the channel to see what anyone else says and I couldn't find any third party sources at all. His own website blurb is "Dhru Purohit is a podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and investor in the health and wellness industry." though, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Seems like someone who just wants money and attention.
@@DroidFreak36 I don't care about Dhru; I came to hear what Dr. Goh had to say.
As someone with an autistic son I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts (particularly where you disagree with her).
My understanding of this conversation about autism is very well discussed… I have an autistic son low functioning and non verbal… so far so good he is very well behaved now …
Autism is an identity between neurotypical person…
My expectation in our therapy journey of my son is to manage his ever changing behaviour until the day he dies…
Therapy is just for management of their behaviour not a cure…
@kaygabor3753 therapy to manage their behaviour is likely to be damaging. If an autistic person's needs are being met then there aren't likely to be behaviours to manage. If they are put in situations that are challenging or overwhelmed by sensory issues then behaviour is the way they communicate their dress or manage the overwhelm.
Avoiding the triggers for distress would be a better (and cheaper) approach
Basically their goal is still to make everyone neurotypical- she stated that a kid “losing his Autism diagnosis” was considered a win. Also “do basic healthy stuff” doesn’t change neurodivergence.
She made it quite clear in the beginning of the interview that neurodivergence was a valuable part of some people's identity and should be respected.
@@TH-il8mn Even if she said that, she doesn’t seem to hold it up as she continues to talk.
Obviously misdiagnosed in the first place and just became better at masking it
@@TH-il8mnand then goes on to talk about prevention and cure, incompatible views
@@ragdollkid1338 for some people, this is important. Some people wish to search for a cure and others do not. My daughter who is 19, says she would like not to be autistic. If she wishes to pursue a treatment or treatments, she should have that option. I love my daughter the way she is, but I don't experience the world the way she does. Some visual and auditory things are painful for her and cause her anxiety. As an autistic person, she would like to have options. I support her decisions to deal with her needs as an individual. No one should be forced to do anything they do not want to do and, at the same time, no one should have to suffer if there are options to help them. For there to be options, research is essential and terms like prevention, treatment, etc. are the norm in this space whether we like those terms or not. Just as I seek "treatment" in counseling for my difficult personality traits, my daughter wishes to seek "treatment" for her sensory issues and difficulties understanding others. As it is a spectrum disorder, everyone has various issues that vary in intensity and disruption to their goals. Options should be available to those who want them and not imposed on those who do not.
What about the adults who are being diagnosed in adulthood. Very interesting. It’s really not that noticeable in them as opposed to people who are non verbal and such
Warning for any autistic person reading this. I looked up her clinic 'Cortica' and they promote ABA therapy, which is very traumatic for someone with ASD. Nuff said
ABA works well for some people with ASD and is only one tool in the toolbox. It was not helpful for my daughter who's ASD is mild, but was very helpful for some of her classmates. I think the doctor made it clear that interventions and treatments should be highly individualized.
Aba therapy was very helpful for both of my boys on Autism spectrum. The procedures have been changed, and now it's very different from the aba therapy, which was 10 years ago
I was getting those vibes from her. Prof Frances Happe is a UK scientist who is neuroaffirming and seems quite autistic herself in her attention to detail and precision of speech
@@anniebhatti9236still abuse, based on dog training techniques when they considered several disabled autistic children as sub human.
It may be less harmful now but is still associated with higher rates of mental health issues and are more vulnerable to exploitation and abuse. They are taught they have no choice, no autonomy and have to do things that cause them distress. I watched some so called gentle ABA and the distress it was causing the child made me feel sick that people treat vulnerable children so badly
she's toxic and not very smart or educated when it comes tonoir complex big brain. neurotypical researchers are something else 🙄
The biggest rise in our society has been technology, specifically screens. I work with babies and see how much differently they have been developing post covid.
it happens way more in the us than Europe. that should tell you all you need to know.
But it’s increasing in all developing countries.
@@gagoomt4076 more supporting evidence
It doesn't and in some European countries where access to assessment is easiest, rates are higher
no. we're part of nature, the smarter side too
Great discussion. Thank you.
Even if there is a genetic component, the environmental factors are what flips the switch on or off (epigenetics). Diet is critical. All chronic illness is linked to poor metabolic health/insulin resistance and the resulting inflammation. Processed food, sugar, grains, and seed/vegetable oils are destroying this country.
Thank you for this, truly grateful in learning more and expand my understanding about autism. I’m a mom of a 11 yr old kid with ASD.
Exercise? Eating right? Are you blaming mothers for autism?
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They like to do that. I never drink, do drugs or smoke. I exercise since I was a seventh grader. Most people would consider my eating habits to be better than the majority of the USA population, but my first child was still diagnosed with autism. I’m sure there are multiple reasons why more and more kids are getting diagnosed with autism. Hopefully we have honest and reliable data to help explain why this is happening in our society . 😢
Are you playing the victim? 😂
Autism and conditional love are a great combo
How about vaccines? That would be a huge factor too?
According to who?
There are no correlation of these environmental factors. Not every autism is exposed to said environmental factor worldwide.
If you are an adult not much happens after an autism diagnosis. I guess that they figure it is too late?
Too late for what? Most adult services for autistic people are inadequate and mostly mental health support for the trauma that society causes but not accepting and supporting people who are not typical
I know I would like to find an advocate 😢
Much appreciation to you both. Thank you🌹🌹
What environmental factors, how about our processed foods
She is still spreading wrong information about the cause of autism. I can say for sure that many kids with autism in the USA have CMV and other kind of Herpes infections , which they got from their parents.
You. don’t. Know. Period! Stop philosophizing this topic and please underscore the answer: we don’t know. We see tons of correlations but never uniformly and repeatedly. WE DONT KNOW BC WE ARE NOT ASKING THE RIGHT RESEARCH QUESTION!
Vaccines?
Very informative and important discussion. Thank you🙏✌️
What about Vaccines? She's mum bout that.....blaming everything but that. Pretty lame. AMA mole.
It’s always there, they just created a label to make money out of you !
My grandson is diagnosed with “ autism “ ,regardless what they says, I please to see what I have seen !
Are anti depressants/anxiety medications like Zoloft (Sertraline) safe to take during pregnancy? Anti acids???
I stopped everything but took antiacid if necessary
You can’t take them during pregnancy.
everything carries a risk
Pregnancy or no pregnancy. Anti acids are not safe. I believe it is the same with antidepressants . Conventional medicine is not going to admit that though.
I definitely wouldn't take any of that. Chamomile tea.
Autism is on the rise because of early detection and public awareness. All of what she’s saying anything and everything can cause it. Nothing specific or definite cause or causes. Categorizing brain trauma, anoxic injury and maternal illness is a speculation just like ABO incompatibility. Our knowledge is still limited and putting everything in one basket as autism is not wise because we might miss real cause of certain disorder like cerebral palsy, lead toxicity, mercury/ preservative toxicity, etc.
Yes, its weird to talk in that ambigous way and still people saying its was a helpful interview?
How about use of folic acid in pregnancy for mums who have mthfr gene? Folic acid is useless beyond 2 m gestation and neural defects found in the 1970s after removal of wheatgerm from flour. Replacing with a synthetic form of b9 ie folic has no logic
Thank you for this food for thought.
What about drug use in parents?????
Fetal alcohol or drug brain to the brain may produce attachment disorders that are similar to autism they should not be diagnosed as such as it is proven that childhood trauma and damage to the brain in utero might be a factor.
She is still spreading wrong information about the cause of autism. I can say for sure that many kids with autism in the USA have CMV and other kind of Herpes infections , which they got from their parents.
I keep hearing about a potential cause being our crops being sprayed with glyphosate. What do you think about this doctors?
I think because now we can diagnoce it!
Exactly!
Please stop with this ancient era argument.
@@lifeiswonderfulbao9143 read my book 'Living with Autism Undiagnosed'
By 2050 1 out of 2 children will have autism. You gonna say better diagnosing then?
thank you!!
Just for clarification; I’m not autistic, I’m just naturally standoffish and very particular about who i socialize with, and some folks mistake that for being autistic!
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why is she not talking about the rise of glyphosate?
She is - pesticides
How about microplastic being in everywhere including our food, body, breatmilk and passing on to kid from the parents and also the product we use to care our bodies?
It is all polluted
We all know it what it is you quack. Tell the truth
There's a link between autism and aging fathers
I had an allergic reaction to shrimp while pregnant. I always wonder if that was what caused my sons autism. There have been studies in rats showing when they have anaphylactic reactions, their babies show traits of autism.
Autism was figured out by chat g p t #glutamateAutism eat fatty meat
#charlieFoundation
Me also allergies to shrimp but my daughter are healthy. I think it's more to genetic cause in both the father and the mother of the child
NO It wasnt
@@JunmaisiI agree. My kids got their ND from both parents
Prenatal malnutrition, particularly lack of quality protein, then later malnutrition during early breast feeding or even worse, when bottle fed with ultra-processed formula high in sugar and low in protein.
This explains why we have always seen autism throughout history (malnutrition) but much more during the Diabesity epidemic--same root cause, malnutrition, lack of protein, excess sugar, and all ultra-processed.
Is the doctor saying that children with autism have a brain that is growing faster than their peers and therefore is the doctor inferring that the young autistic child’s brain could in fact be too large for their skull at times due to this accelerated growth? And if so, is that where the inflammation theory comes from?
nope. autism is way more normal than the other ppl. it's not a disease. but living with NT is just painful af. get some hobbies man, let us live
@@kalyasaify i never said it was a disease? Where did you get that from?
Besides the fact that i’m autistic, I was merely asking my questions in order to understand the perspective of the interviewee.
Wait now and not before???
Another advertorial for her $$$ making clinics and book. Making lots of money from others misery.
I bet she sells expensive supplements
YES YES YES!!!!!!!!
@@kalyasaify Catch them early... Get them through her clinic for lots of services and supplements... There always will be a small group of kids that will age out of this anyhow. Take the credit for it any way.
Aren't vaccines being pumped into them an environmental factor and how that interructs with their genetics is another factor, on top of the vaccine preservatives like thimerasol
The assertion that 50% of the increase in diagnosis is due to awareness seems arbitrary at best. I think what is missing in this discussion is the concept that philosopher Ian Hacking suggested as a nominalism he called "Making up People" in which a looping effect occurs with the classification of people.
WTF dude
Ooh, you lost me at the eugenics stuff at minute 13.
Are you talking about when he danced around asking about aborting a fetus with possible autism?
I believe the increase is primarily from whatever is being pumped in our meats/animals and what’s being put/sprayed in all of our foods. I’m sure everything we’re given to eat has terrible toxins that’s worse now than before.