Environmental Factors
Autism Angels Network


    Environment (noun):   The circumstances, objects,
    or conditions by which one is surrounded.
       
    Toxins play a significant role in autism and other
    disorders, and we are bombarded by them. For an
    autistic child, the following toxic contributors can be an
    overwhelming burden to their already compromised
    immune system.

  • AIR POLLUTION
  • AMALGAMS
  • ANTIBIOTICS
  • CHEMICALS IN FOOD
  • HEAVY METALS
  • PESTICIDES
  • VACCINATIONS

    Each toxin is discussed briefly below:
    "It's a toxicity issue.
    That's it. It's not a
    hard thing. It's not a
    complicated thing."

    ~ Dr. Rashid Buttar,
    when speaking about
    autism.
    Silver fillings used in
    dental work are called
    amalgams. Amalgams
    are 50% mercury. Off-
    gassing causes the
    mercury to end up in the
    blood stream and is
    stored in the body. It  
    can then be passed to a
    child during pregnancy.
    Amalgams should be  
    removed as a  
    precautionary step, at
    least a year prior to
    pregnancy.   
    Air pollution is a
    source of mercury and
    other toxins. A recent
    study conducted by the
    California Department
    of Health Services
    showed a 50% increase
    in autism in areas that
    had high levels of
    chlorinated solvents
    and heavy metals;
    mainly mercury,
    cadmium, nickel,
    trichloroethylene and
    vinyl chloride.  
    Although sometimes
    necessary,
    antiobiotics kill off the
    healthy bacteria in the
    immune system, and
    often cause recurrent
    ear infections. Children
    with autism tend to get
    frequent ear infections,
    and the use of
    antibiotics creates a
    vicious cycle. Ear
    infections can and
    should be treated
    without antibiotics.
    There are over 14,000
    man-made chemicals
    added to our American
    food supply. Fast food
    has almost no nutritional
    value, and is full of
    chemicals designed to
    enhance flavor and  
    become addictive to the
    consumer. Chemicals
    are also used so that
    the food can be
    produced cheaply and  
    quickly for profit.  
    According to The
    Washington Post,
    “almost half of tested
    samples of commercial
    high-fructose corn syrup
    contained mercury,
    which was also found in
    nearly a third of 55
    popular brand-name
    food and beverage
    products where HFCS is
    the first- or second-
    highest labeled
    ingredient.”
    Pesticides include
    herbicides, fungicides,
    and other substances.
    Not only used for  crop
    spraying, pesticides are
    used in bug sprays,
    insect repellent, rat
    poison, flea and tick
    sprays, and weed killers.
    They are in household  
    disinfectants and
    sanitizers and products
    that kill mold and mildew.  
    Pesticides are extremely
    harmful to people, pets,
    and the environment.
    The list of recommended
    vaccinations is growing
    at an alarming rate, and
    so are neurological
    disorders. In 1983, the
    CDC's mandatory list of
    vaccinations consisted of
    10 vaccines. In 2008, it
    consisted 36. The first
    vaccinations are given
    within an hour of birth.  
    As a parent, you have
    the right to choose which
    vaccinations your child
    will receive, and when.
Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown.
~Chinese Proverb