what is lupen or lupis. has it anything to do with autism?
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Lupus is an auto-immune disease - it attacks by tricking your body into thinking that it's own tissue is foreign matter that must be destroyed.\n\nAutism is a developmental disorder.  \n\n"Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests."\n\nThe two can both be present in one person, but they are not linked, from any means that I can discover.
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Seal had a form of Lupus as a child  here is a link  \n http://www.uklupus.co.uk/news122.html
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Check out the article at Wikipedia:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighting_farts
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absolutely, I have a son that has avery high functioning form of autism known as pdd-nos or pervasive develpoment disorder non otherwise specified. There is also Aspergers and other Autism spectrum disorders. try the National autism association or a local autism association in your area. The NAA is holding a march on April 6th to try and rid all immunizations of Thimerasol (mercury) . This has been shown for many years to be a cause of autism and autism spectrum (high functioning ) disorder. The fda has been aware but has not made the proper changes. It is now in the flu shots. for mor info check with the National Autism Association e newsletter.
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That depends who you ask.  Many parents will tell you that their children "used to be autistic" and that through vitamin therapy, chelation and oxygen therapy they were cured.\n\nIf you ask your average pediatrician, they will tell you that there isn't even any TREATMENT for autism, let alone a cure.  But then, most doctors don't want to admit that heavy metal toxicity, or vacinations have anything to do with it.  (Most doctors won't admit zinc helps a cold..)\n\nOf course doctors want people to fear chelation- for the same reason they want you to fear vitamins and herbs- THEY, AND THE INSURANCE COMPANIES AREN'T MAKING ANY MONEY FROM IT!\n\nAsk an informed parent of an autistic child, and they're likely to tell you "Of course there's a cure.  It's called the DAN! Protocol."
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I'm not sure, but I can recommend a very interesting book about the history of Autism, including, as I recall, some of the early diagnosed cases. \n\n"Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism" by Paul Collins.\n\nHope this helps you!
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Many people believe that autism is a form on nonverbal learning disability.  I don't know if that could help you in your search.\n\nThe websites I've attached should be helpful to you.
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Autism is NOT a mutation in the brain. When looking at fMRI scans and regular MRI scans, you will NOT find some defining anomoly characteristic of autism. \n\nAutism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. Both children and adults with autism typically show difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities. One should keep in mind however, that autism is a spectrum disorder and it affects each individual differently and at varying degrees - this is why early diagnosis is so crucial. By learning the signs, a child can begin benefiting from one of the many specialized intervention programs (see treatment and education).\n\nAnd you are right, it should not be considered a disorder. It only is due to social standards created today. Austistic people are just different. They use their brain differently, and sometimes very uniquely. Like the Rain Man.
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Excellent question.\n\nLupus is what is called an Autoimmune Disease.  Basically, what this means is that Lupus is a category of "conditions" wherein the person's own body - white blood cells - attack the body, and interfere with the body's "normal" functioning.\n\nThe problem with this type of "condition" - like other Autoimmune Diseases like Multiple Sclerosis - is that NO TWO PEOPLE have the same TYPE of symptoms, nor do their symptoms last the same amount of time!!\n\nThe absolute best way to learn about LUPUS and whether or not it is your own "specific" condition, or whether or not you have something similar, is to DOCUMENT ALL YOUR SYMPTOMS AND how they impact your normal daily living - both at home and work. THEN, go to the following website:  http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com \n\nThis is the ABSOLUTE best website for those who have, or want to know more about, Autoimmune Diseases (AI)!!!  It was started a little over 2 years ago by a lady who has Lupus for the rest of us with AI diseases.  It is a virtual village wherein we can find out information about our various diseases - like MS and Lupus - and general topics like life and every day living!!  I personally am the Moderator for the MS, Social Security, Work Related, and Baby Boomer Forums!!\n\nNow, my qualifications for providing you this answer:\n\n1) I've successfully managed the symptoms of MS for over 45 years.\n2) I was an HR Executive for over 30+ years, and combined my professional and personal expertise in creating a website dedicated to assisting folks with "chronic disease symptoms" better document, communicate, corroborate, and manage their symptoms and the resulting impairments to become expert patients; chronic disease self-managers; and, partner with their doctors to practice patient-centered health care.\n\nhttp://www.disabilitykey.com\n\nMy website contains tons of information in 2 blogs, downloadable free articles and self-help ebooklets, and the Disabilitykey Workbook which contains over 100 pages of how to processes and actual forms - blank and completed examples - to assist folks. This workbook is available for a very small price (under $10).\n\nSo, here are some suggestions:\n\n1) Document your symptoms and their impairments.\n\n2) Go to http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com and check out the disease-specific forums and see which one best matches your symptoms.\n\n3) Then, go to see your doctor, better prepared to partner with him/her in getting you a diagnosis not only for your "condition", but for medications and/or other suggestions for "managing" your symptoms.\n\nFinally, please feel free to contact me by clicking onto my Yahoo name and email me or im me with additional questions along your process of discovery.\n\nBest wishes.
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First of all, ignore the post above. Chelation and oxygenation are for recent damage, usually caused by direct physical injury, and has only minor impact on recent biochemical injury... and note the word "recent." It has NOT been shown effective on Autism, and might do your son more harm than good. Even if it did help older injuries, the poster assumes your son's Autism was triggered by immunization. One cannot just assume that... While the incidence of Autism increased because those with the predisposition to have it were more frequently triggered by the mercury in the immunizations, Autism has been around since the beginning of time.\n\nIt is very difficult to ensure specialized care for any major disorder in rural areas. You may need to visit urban areas regularly in order to find the best care, especially medical, for your son.  I would like to suggest the following to help you get started. It is also important, once you get there, to find other parents dealing with Autism in their children, and learn from those already there.\n\nhttp://www.bbbautism.com/canada_contents.htm\nhttp://www.tvcc.on.ca/gateway.php?id=65&cid=4\nhttp://www.autismsociety.on.ca/\nhttp://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/11/15/autism_lawsuit041115.html\nhttp://www.children.gov.on.ca/CS/en/newsRoom/newsReleases/050404.htm
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introduction:\nIn the absence of any orthodox, biomedical intervention which has substantial, totally proven, benefits to people with autism, it is natural for parents and carers to explore all possibilities. Some of the ideas and the consequent therapies appear somewhat bizarre and have attracted a degree of denigration from professionals charged with the responsibility of responding to the problems of autism. European professionals, in particular, feel that they cannot be seen to advocate unproven therapies for which they do not have an adequate explanation. Parents and carers, on the other hand, have no such qualms and place themselves at the forefront of experimentation of this type. Additionally, professionals are bound by certain ethical requirements which constrain them from experimentation with such interventions. Parents are, on the whole, in a desperate situation and will try anything which offers to help their children. Many were seduced by the unsubstantiated promises of "Holding Therapy" or "Psychotherapy" and who can blame them? Others have used therapies which, at first sight, seem even more peculiar and inexplicable but, nevertheless, deserve a fair evaluation. Some of these ideas have been around for many years yet remain "unproven". It is the purpose of this presentation to investigate these methods, to explain their theoretical background and to examine the claims made on their behalf.\nYeast Infections\nIt has been suggested that the presence of yeast infections in the gut and, perhaps, other parts of the body, could result in autism. Crook (1984) has done much to publicise these ideas and has been ridiculed for them. Human intestines are packed with bacteria which break down certain foodstuffs in such a way that digestion is aided. Under certain circumstances, yeasts, which are fungi, can become established and will utilise foodstuffs to their advantage. The suggestion is that waste products from the yeast will be absorbed from the gut and create havoc within the body inhibiting development of the CNS and interrupting neurotransmission.\nA factor which promotes the overgrowth of the gut by yeasts is the use of antibiotics. It is indisputable that when antibiotics are taken to kill pathological, disease causing bacteria, they will also kill those bacteria which are normal inhabitants of the gut. The result is that fungi, which are unaffected by the antibiotics, will be able to multiply ("While the cat's away the mice will play") and effectively take over. It has been commonly observed that children with autism often have a history of earache, ear infections or general hearing problems. In fact some authors (for example Gordon 1993) are convinced that autism is the result of ear infections and subsequent hearing impairments. Certainly, many children with autism have had grommets (known as tubes in the US) inserted in their ears prior to a diagnosis of autism. In any case, such children will be treated with antibiotics at a comparatively early age and the process could be triggered off by this means. Both the yeast and ear infections are explicable in other ways but the coincidental appearance of autism at around 2 years of age with ear infections and subsequent use of antibiotics cannot be ignored.\nShaw (1995) has isolated a number of metabolites (such as arabinose, tartaric acid and 3-keto-glutaric acid) from the urine of people with autism. Since these substances are, as far as we know, more or less (but not totally) restricted to fungal sources. It is argued that these are evidence of fungal infection. It is suggested that some of these chemicals are sufficiently similar to normal metabolites of human cells, and specifically those involved in Krebs Cycle that this basic metabolic process is disrupted and autism is the ultimate consequence. A variety of methods have been developed to counteract or eliminate the effects of yeasts. Avoid the use of antibiotics. Th
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I have no idea what the llluminati is.  Sorry can't answer this.
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Every person with autism is an individual, and like all individuals, has a unique personality and combination of characteristics. Some individuals mildly affected may exhibit only slight delays in language and greater challenges with social interactions. The person may have difficulty initiating and/or maintaining a conversation. Communication is often described as talking at others (for example, monologue on a favorite subject that continues despite attempts by others to interject comments).\n\nPeople with autism process and respond to information in unique ways. In some cases, aggressive and/or self-injurious behavior may be present. Persons with autism may also exhibit some of the following traits.\n\nInsistence on sameness; resistance to change \nDifficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words \nRepeating words or phrases in place of normal, responsive language \nLaughing, crying, showing distress for reasons not apparent to others \nPrefers to be alone; aloof manner \nTantrums \nDifficulty in mixing with others \nMay not want to cuddle or be cuddled \nLittle or no eye contact \nUnresponsive to normal teaching methods \nSustained odd play \nSpins objects \nInappropriate attachments to objects \nApparent over-sensitivity or under-sensitivity to pain \nNo real fears of danger  \nNoticeable physical over-activity or extreme under-activity \nUneven gross/fine motor skills \nNot responsive to verbal cues; acts as if deaf although hearing tests in normal range. \nFor most of us, the integration of our senses helps us to understand what we are experiencing. For example, our senses of touch, smell and taste work together in the experience of eating a ripe peach: the feel of the peach fuzz as we pick it up, its sweet smell as we bring it to our mouth, and the juices running down our face as we take a bite. For children with autism, sensory integration problems are common. Their senses may be over-or under-active. The fuzz on the peach may actually be experienced as painful; the smell may make the child gag. Some children with autism are particularly sensitive to sound, finding even the most ordinary daily noises painful. Many professionals feel that some of the typical autism behaviors are actually a result of sensory integration difficulties.\n\nThere are many myths and misconceptions about autism. Contrary to popular belief, many autistic children do make eye contact; it just may be less or different from a non-autistic child. Many children with autism can develop good functional language and others can develop some type of communication skills, such as sign language or use of pictures. Children do not "outgrow" autism but symptoms may lessen as the child develops and receives treatment.\n\nOne of the most devastating myths about autistic children is that they cannot show affection. While sensory stimulation is processed differently in some children with autism, they can and do give affection. But it may require patience on a parent's part to accept and give love in the child's terms.\n\nAs part of a well-baby/well-child visit, your child's doctor should do a "developmental screening" asking specific questions about your baby's progress. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) lists these five behaviors that signal further evaluation is warranted:\n\nDoes not babble or coo by 12 months \nDoes not gesture (point, wave, grasp) by 12 months \nDoes not say single words by 16 months \nDoes not say two-word phrases on his or her own by 24 months \nHas any loss of any language or social skill at any age. \nHaving any of these five "red flags" does not mean your child has autism, but because the characteristics of the disorder vary so much, a child should have further evaluations by a multidisciplinary team that may include a neurologist, psychologist, developmental pediatrician, speech/language therapist, learning consultant, or other p
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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lupus/DS00115
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ok, well my little bother has got mild asperges syndrome. asperges syndrome is a type of autism. children [and adults] with this can often find it hard to concentrate. sarcasm can not always be properly understood and they find it harder to read emotions. there are varying degrees of it though. \nmy brother was also born through ceserean, but i dont know if it affects it. my brother was also given the tripple mmr vaccine which my other brother [without autism] didnt recieve. it is much more common in boys than in girls.\nremember he is still your brother and dont treat him any differently than you used to, maybe it is not so bad as they only found it when he was 11! i dont know though, i myself am only 14! :s\nummm just help your mum around your hme with washing tidying and try nt to do anything that would annoy her, eg) staying out late and so on, but just try and carry on as normal. a good book is 'the curious incident of the dog in the night time', by Mark Haddon im not saying youre brother will turn out like this ki, chances are he wont, but it shows the pros and cons of asperges syndrome. add me on msn or emailme if you just want to talk, wonderhat@hotmail.com\ngood luck! hope everything turns out ok for you\nactualy\ni KNOW it will!\nxxx\nxx\nx
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Asperger's Syndrome is a condition similar to autism. It is a neurological difference, so there is no cure. \n\nMore about the characteristics of Asperger's Syndrome can be found here: "The Discovery of "Aspie" Criteria by Dr. Tony Attwood and Carol Gray - http://www.thegraycenter.org/sectionsdetails.cfm?id=38\n\nI would suggest joining a positive online community for persons with Asperger's Syndrome, such as http://www.aspergianpride.com/\n\nI would also highly recommend the following books: \n\n"Your Life is Not a Label: A Guide to Living Fully with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome" by Jerry Newport\n\n"Asperger's and Self-Esteem: Insight and Hope through Famous Role Models" By Norm Ledgin and Dr. Temple Grandin \n\n"Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism" By Paul Collins\n\nGood luck and I hope this helps! \n\n"From my clinical experience, I consider that children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome have a different, not defective, way of thinking." - Tony Attwood
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Yes. After I was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, my mother decided not to vaccinate my youngest sister, who is 11 years younger than me. She was diagnosed with PDD-NOS, which is also on the autism spectrum.