Just something to think about | Autism PDD
Here's an interresting thread that was started by Fred about lead.
http://www.autism-pdd.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=18567&am p;KW=fred
I can validate your fears with my own anyway. Makes you wonder huh? Oh yea....MOST of everything we own comes from China. Most toys come from there. Very seldom do you see made in USA . Sad really. Getting on a whole other subject...
Karrie
Sorry...what I originally posted was Mercury symptoms verses Autism....I thought it was Lead and Autism compared. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Silly me...
Karrie
I was sitting and reading the newspaper last night and there was an article about the toy recalls (the ones with lead paint)and it got me thinking. Obviously China has been doing this for a period of time, using lead based paints, (most likely because its cheaper to produce) and it took us along time to realize and do something about it. All I can keep thinking of is all the toys our children have...how many came from China? Well I went and looked and its mindboggling how many there are... In the midst of these thoughts running through my head
Any input is appreciated
ABCmommy
Sarah tested high in lead but she never chewed on toys that I remember...dont know where it came from? She got glutithione cream to help her body rid it naturally..6 mos. later it was normal again. Probably a good idea to get it tested again.I personally am sticking to the theory that the vaccines are to blame for hundreds of cases. If not so, then why were all the vaccines that were preserved with Thimerosal (mercury) pulled from the shelves all of a sudden? I've heard those were sent to China, but I'm not 100% on that one just yet. If this is the case and we are no longer injecting our children with lethal amounts, let me rephrase that. The doctors that we trust are no longer injecting our children with lethal amounts of mercury THEN considering a child is diagnosed with Autism around the age of 2 lets see how drastic the drop in diagnosed cases is during the years of 2009 and 2010.And if those vaccines were shipped to China we should see a large increase in their cases within the next two to three years as well.
My son William was developing completely normal with speech and his actions up until right at the age of 18 months, which is when he had another vaccine. I think the amount of mercury in his body did this..
Just my opinion of course.. But because of this my husband is scared for our infant son to receive any vaccinations now.
Shelley, I have to pick on you everytime you post this, I'm sorry! Sarah tested high for lead using a non-standard, mail order lab test from a DAN! doctor (whos definition of "high" is probably not the same as your regular pediatricians). When re-checked with a normal pediatric blood test, she was within normal range. My guess is that Sarah never had "high lead" by pediatric medical standards, but that's just a guess, of course.
gdanes - lots of talking points there, but I'll just point out one thing- that all routinely administered vaccinations given to infants have been thimerasol free since 2001. Yes, there are some non-mandatory vaccines that still have the preservative -flu shot probably the most common among them, but even so, we're talking about tiny amounts of mercury (not lethal amounts) - 25 microg, or, about the amount as in a tuna sandwhich. Mercury is pervasive and humans are evolved to be able to deal with these small quantities. Not trying to talk you out of your beliefs, but I've decided to move on from the thimerasol hypothesis (not that mercury or even vaccines are proven safe by this - lots of other theories surrounding toxic elements and vaccines to choose from).
OP On the original subject, lead from China is pissing me off. I believe that the actual danger is probably not so great, but it's still a great annoyance and frustrating - I'm sure most Americans have assumed that products, even imports, marketed for infants and young children have some safety standards ensuring that they don't contain neurotoxic elements, but I guess we were expecting too much.
To put things in perspective, lead is considered a problem until it reaches a level of 10 microg/dl in the blood. At that level, pediatricians will want to track the child's blood lead level and will want the parents to look for sources of exposure. It is not until lead levels reach a staggering 44 microg/dl that mainstream pediatricians will cosnider the danger of chelation to outweigh the risks of not doing chelation and the treatment is indicated (in a hospital setting, btw - this is not considered a do-it-yourself project).
I lived in an old house that was full of lead while my son was an infant. As such, he was tested for lead every six months. His blood lead level never exceeded 5 microg/dl and was only that high once - the rest of the tests were 2-3 - which is noise. This is in a house that was full of lead paint, lead in the pipes, everywhere, and he was crawling around, putting everything in his mouth, etc (I sold the house because I couldn't stand the thought of all the lead, so it's ironic that my kids ended up with PDD anyways - the ones who were born after I sold that house).
So, my guess is, unless your kid is consuming these toys or eating the paint off of them, they are in no danger.
But it still pisses me off.
Our house is full of toys. He still loves transformers and actiion figures of any kind. He will probably be fine but I am a worrier.The neurologist society's official guidelines recommend lead-testing for ALL children with developmental delays.
There are lots of toys, kids' jewelry and other items that have been recalled because of lead. I even remember reading about a recall of sidewalk chalk. Problem is, since many of them aren't big-name brands, nobody hears about them.
Mattel had a big notice in the Norwegian papers yesterday, and I seem to remember that it said that if the paint is flaking, you should get the child tested, because your child could have ingested a piece of paint. If the toy is intact, you shouldn't worry but shouldn't keep the recalled toy.
Here's a list of toy hazard recalls. It's surprisingly short, considering it goes back to 1977!
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html
The thing that worries me is all the stuff that hasn't been recalled. What we're hearing about is just the stuff they've found. With home lead testing kids for sale at the hardware store and all the play these stories are getting, I think we're going to here about a lot more 'discoveries' in the coming months from parents who find lead content in many household items and toys.Before
the 1990s, 1 in 10,000 children were diagnosed with autism. But in the
past decade, as the government has increased the number of Mandatory
Vaccines, some recent studies suggest the rate of autism has risen to 1
in about 250 children.
So how much mercury are we talking about? Approximately
12 out of the 18 vaccine doses the average American child receives
before the age of two contain thimerosal. Cumulatively, that’s more
than 200 micrograms of mercury, which would fit on the head of a pin. According to the EPA, dropping that pin-head of mercury into 23 gallons of water would make it unsafe for human consumption. “Think
about the idea of injecting your own child with levels of mercury that
are thirty to forty times what’s considered safe for an adult,” Dallas
attorney Andy Waters said. “And, I think if any
human being thinks about that very long, they recognize that this is
something that never should have happened.”
Your quote is full of misinformation. I would attempt to try to debunk it but a) I'm at work and haven't the time to pull together relevent cites (ie not quotes from personal injury lawyers) to do a good job of it and b) I don't think I would change your mind anyway.
I also posted the link at the bottom just in case anyone wanted to read on from where that left out.
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