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Extra connections in a developing brain can cause many things to happen:

Higher funtioning e.g. gifted visual thinkers, savant skills, higher intelligence.

Hyper-sensitivity (messages from eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin, are too strong).

Hypo-sensitivity; overgrowth in one area may lead to less growth in other areas,
e.g. ( internal senses not apparent hunger, thirst, pain, hot-cold, full bladder, posture).

Sheilding of instinctive learning, (if the brain is busy or overwhelmed by the
senses, then the cues for automatic acquisition of intincts are missed)
e.g. language, toiletting, swallowing dribble etc.

Brain damage; too many axons (white matter) connecting to brain cells
(grey matter) will damage or kill those cells in that region, causing
cognitive or behavioral deficits.

Elevated emotional state, (receptive and expressive).

Strange thought processes, Phobias, Monotropic thinking,
fixations, multiple personalities, oppositional behaviours,
exposure anxiety, and other coping mechanisms.

Individuals with ASD vary widely in their symptoms, due to the
age of onset, and the rate, and duration of the aberrant brain
growth, the connections made, and the damage done (uneven
profiles, a spectrum disorder).

The brain is a malleable, growing, self-healing organ, other areas
of the brain can take over some functions, of regions that may have
been damaged or not switched on at age appropriate times, (life
long learning).

The side effects of Autism vary, but include:

Chronic stress, (fight or flight response releases adrenalin, which
shuts down digestion, which leads to more alkaline stomach, which
leads to opportunity for overgrowth of bad gut flora, which leads to
poor nutrient up-take, and gasto-intestional problems, and food
intolerance, which leads to toxins and peptides in the bloodstream,
which leads to more cognitive and behavioural deficits). Which leads
to more stress (a vicious circle).

Or is it a gut problem causing the Autism, I think that in some
children they may also get an overgrowth of axons in the enteric
nervous system. (An ideal research project for a thesis).

What causes Autism?

Richard’s “Limp Theory”
Autism is diagnosed by three symptoms, namely:
lack of speech, lack of social skills, and bizarre
behaviors.

I could diagnose anybody who had three symptoms, namely: strange gait,
pain in one or both legs, and an avoidance of sport or physical activity, as
having a Limp.

We all know that a limp could be caused by many different things, e.g. blister on toe, splinter in heel, sprained ankle, shin splints, arthritis, cramp (from lack of salt in the diet), muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis…….

And if we apply some early intervention, ABA, see an OT, do some physio, take some medication, do some gentle exercise, change your diet, drink more fluids;
in maybe 50% of cases, the limp will improve and may even go away.

Likewise in autism with early intervention, many children improve.

Currently we generally treat the symptoms not the cause, or the effect.

To achieve better outcomes in treating a limp, it is obvious to identify the cause and fix the root of the problem. Even if you are getting good improvement in
half the people with early intervention.

Thanks Richard.

Trinity Beach Community Kindergarten is a tranquil pole home type kindy

Far North Regional Disability Council
meet every two months.

A4 is an new e-mail based advocacy group formed to raise awareness of Autism issues and to lobby the Commonwealth Government for change for the better.

Cairns Autism Support Group was created by parents in Cairns.

The following are some good links to other Autism related sites on the net.

www.autism-resources.com/

www.brisbanesde.qld.edu.au/spneeds/SNASD.htm

www.hometown.aol.com/calmrapture

www.isn.net/~jypsy/autilink.htm

groups.msn.com/AutismNicholas/autismis.msnw

groups.yahoo.com/group/-AuTeach/messages

www.nids.net

www.freewbz.com/schafer/postsc.htm

www.autism-rxguidebook.net/DesktopDefault.aspx

home.vicnet.net.au/~asperger/wwwps.htm

www.tonyattwood.com

www.emedicine.com/PED/topic147.htm

www.emedicine.com/ped/topic180.htm

www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic440.htm

www.mugsy.org/wendy/index2.htm

members.ozemail.com.au/~rbmitch/Asperger.ht