tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577957356888314166.post8384138970466940943..comments2022-03-23T02:13:53.131-07:00Comments on Reflections of a Mother Dealing with Autism: New ControversyTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11718521138038097325noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577957356888314166.post-81239574553060304762008-08-01T11:31:00.000-07:002008-08-01T11:31:00.000-07:00Paula, Well said!!!Paula, <BR/>Well said!!!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718521138038097325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577957356888314166.post-15746913420933211862008-07-29T07:30:00.000-07:002008-07-29T07:30:00.000-07:00Tracy, there are so many different sub and related...Tracy, there are so many different sub and related conditions with autism that are being teased out, there is no one answer or another that will fit all conditions. Whatever causes it weakens other links and makes individuals susceptible to other developmental and learning disorders. I went to a meeting once right after my son was diagnosed that was a real eye opener for me. People were bemoaning the fact that their children wouldn't have the futures they wanted for their kids, like they were dead. I know their dreams for their children were dead, but I kept thinking there had to be joy and new dreams there, regardless of the cause or whether there's a cure. It looks like you've found them, even if times do get tough and they sometimes wane. In the end, we'll know the cause for everything... but that doesn't make the day to day more frustrating! In the end, the only treatment for my son was to love him.Paula Dawidowiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03278413713690076177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577957356888314166.post-60648679457430429362008-07-14T10:56:00.000-07:002008-07-14T10:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for the info, however, a majority of the ca...Thanks for the info, however, a majority of the cases of autism that I am aware of, are not related to this cause.<BR/>I can tell you that I was 23 and my husband 26 when we concieved. Therefore, in my case, it wasn't some wacky old man sperm that screwed up my sons. <BR/>Even if this were the case, there is still no cure.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11718521138038097325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577957356888314166.post-42716413145462460392008-07-08T20:44:00.000-07:002008-07-08T20:44:00.000-07:00One of the causes of autism is known. In some non-...One of the causes of autism is known. In some non-familial autism it is older paternal age in one generation or another that contributes sperm with mutated DNA so that the brain and nervous system does not develop normally.<BR/>http://how-old-is-too-old.blogspot.com/2008/02/sperm-facts.htmlconcerned hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987948292416367555noreply@blogger.com