--- In Autism-Mercury@y..., paigecouper@a... wrote:
> Todd, Not only was my son light sensitive, he had constantly dilated
pupils.
> They were huge, even in the brightest of light.
Mydriasis (big pupils) is one of the signs of mercury poisoning. It
goes along with accomodative insufficiency (not being able to focus at
all distances) and convergence insufficiency (not being able to point
both eyes at things close up, which requires turning them in a bit).
Andy
> No sneezing though. I think
> it must be mercury related because it has improved with chelation
and also
> with secretin.
Moria you mentioned light sensitivity and I was wondering if anyone else noticed a change in light sensitivity in their children who had late onset autism??...
Todd Pilger
tntpilger@...
Sep 25, 2001 7:16 pm
My little guy has been sensitive to light since his autism onset. Lots of sneezing and actually acting like the sun hurt his eyes. He would hide his head,...
Lora Carpenter
LoraCarpenter34@...
Sep 25, 2001 8:58 pm
Tracy, I'm chelating myself and I am having less sunlight sensitivity. Carmen ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Scheible
cln3181@...
Sep 25, 2001 9:14 pm
Hi I haven't noticed this in DD, but I personally am extremely light sensitive. Have been ever since I had drops in my eyes back in the 60's. Wish I could...
MMacGregor@...
Sep 25, 2001 9:37 pm
My father always did 3 sunlight sneezes at a time until he had emergency quintuple bypass and pacesmaker surgery. Now he only sneezes twice. We joke that...
l_shepard@...
Sep 26, 2001 2:10 am
I'm ok w/ sunlight but sensitive to artificial light. Linda S ... _____________________________________________________________ This email message was sent via...
l_shepard@...
Sep 26, 2001 2:12 am
This is one of the symptoms of zinc defficiency so could be related to metals toxicity. Gaylen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Nomoremetals@...
Sep 26, 2001 3:23 am
Tracy, I think I read somewhere that light sensitivity is related to mercury poisoning. Carol G...
cugoodson@...
Sep 26, 2001 2:31 pm
... mercury poisoning. It is....
AndyCutler@...
Sep 26, 2001 5:14 pm
... noticed a change in light sensitivity in their children who had late onset autism?? About the same time things went downhill for my son, he also began to...
Moria Merriweather
moriam@...
Sep 26, 2001 3:33 pm
would shining a torch on my son's eyelids have the same effect?[while he is sleeping] ... From: Moria Merriweather To: Autism-Mercury@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Julie Ross
ken@...
Sep 26, 2001 10:44 pm
No, it wouldn't, and I think it is probably a bad idea. Sunlight is different from other light. And looking at a light with eyes closed while awake I'm sure...
Moria Merriweather
moriam@...
Sep 27, 2001 3:16 pm
In a message dated 9/26/01 2:20:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ... I don't wear contact lenses. The eye drops I was referring to were put in during a routine...
MMacGregor@...
Sep 27, 2001 12:09 am
... Hi Margaret, They are not SUPPOSED TO use thimerasol in any OTC products, but they sometimes do. People have reported buying stuff THIS YEAR with ...
Moria Merriweather
moriam@...
Sep 27, 2001 3:48 pm
Tracy, I hope I'm not too late to respond to this. I am one of those that sneezes every time I walk out into bright sunlight. In my case, I don't think it...
Andrea & Mark
rioloco1@...
Sep 27, 2001 1:21 am
Hi Tracey, My son developed severe hypersensitivity in all areas including light sensitivity - I feel fairly sure that it was mercury related. My son has been...
Pat Gallagher
patgallagher@...
Sep 27, 2001 4:04 pm
Todd, Not only was my son light sensitive, he had constantly dilated pupils. They were huge, even in the brightest of light. No sneezing though. I think it...
paigecouper@...
Oct 8, 2001 1:21 pm
... pupils. ... Mydriasis (big pupils) is one of the signs of mercury poisoning. It goes along with accomodative insufficiency (not being able to focus at all...
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