Just the Facts: Top 10

• New studies reveal a genetic cause and find no connection to shots containing thimerosal.
• Dozens and dozens of studies and tests have shown no link between the MMR vaccine and Autism. Parents are encouraged to vaccinate their children because the risks of not vaccinating are far worse than being vaccinated.
• Food allergies and sensitivities have been shown to produce a variety of neurological signs associated with autism.
• Results from human and animal studies have indicated that the presence of Candidiasis in their diets can depress the immune system and produce toxins that attack the brain.
• Results from other studies have indicated that a constant exhaustion of the immune system by Candidiasis can result in a range of disabilites, including autism.
• Dietary diseases such as Celiac Disease can cause autism beahviors to become present in an individual. Children with autism benefit when gluten is taken out of their diets.
• Women who live near California farm fields sprayed with organochlorine pesticides may be more likely to give birth to children with autism, according to a study produced by state health officials.
• Years of birth records were examined and scienties found that women of Central Valley, California who lived within 500 meters of sprayed fields were six times more likely to give birth to an autistic child than mothers who did not live near the fields.
• 1% of people with autism had variations in their chromosome 16. This is just a little piece of the puzzle, but it helps to find the cause of some autism cases.
• 89% of autism causes are still needed to be solved, but scientists are optimistic that future research and technological advances will give us the answers needed.