Mercury and Autism [View All]

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...


From the story that was put out on March 16th - Texas Study that linked mercury pollution to autism - you might get the picture nobody had studied it or something.

This site has a lot of information. Table A - near the top is interesting.

This was written in 2001.

http://www.vaccinationnews.com/DailyNews/July2001/AutismUniqueMercPoison.htm





Summary Comparison of Characteristics
of Autism & Mercury Poisoning


Mercury Poisoning (top)
Autism (bottom)

Psychiatric Disturbances

Social deficits, shyness, social withdrawal
Social deficits, social withdrawal, shyness

Depression, mood swings; mask face
Depressive traits, mood swings; flat affect

Anxiety
Anxiety

Schizoid tendencies, OCD traits
Schizophrenic & OCD traits; repetitiveness

Lacks eye contact, hesitant to engage others
Lack of eye contact, avoids conversation

Irrational fears
Irrational fears

Irritability, aggression, temper tantrums
Irritability, aggression, temper tantrums

Impaired face recognition
Impaired face recognition



Speech, Language & Hearing Deficits

Loss of speech, failure to develop speech
Delayed language, failure to develop speech

Dysarthria; articulation problems
Dysarthria; articulation problems

Speech comprehension deficits
Speech comprehension deficits

Verbalizing & word retrieval problems
Echolalia; word use & pragmatic errors

Sound sensitivity
Sound sensitivity

Hearing loss; deafness in very high doses
Mild to profound hearing loss

Poor performance on language IQ tests
Poor performance on verbal IQ tests

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