I started researching Encephalopathy that Andy mentioned.
Has anyone else's child tested high for Bismuth?
Does this sound like autism?

"Myalgic Encephalopathy/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a complex disease
affecting the brain and immune system. It is characterised by
neurological, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal symptoms, pain and
disabling fatigue. It is a chronic disease which can result in major
disruption to educational, social, physical and emotional development
for many months or years. Onset of the syndrome may be sudden,
triggered by infection, or gradual, where diagnosis may be missed and
misinterpreted as school phobia, anxiety/depression or lack of
motivation." I have heard Dr. Goldberg speak and read his papers.
Not sure how much this has to do with it.

"Neurological:
dizziness headache, pressure pain
noise and light sensitivity
cognition dysfunction (word recall, short-term memory, concentration)
visual disturbances (blurring, eye pain)
sleep disturbance
irritability, mood swings, distress, despair or depression
(frequently parallel with disease fluctuation).
abrupt episodes of anxiety/panic

Gastrointestinal:
nausea, loss of appetite
diarrhea
abdominal pain
reflux
food intolerances

I also found information relating "mad-cow" disease (I had food
poisoning when pregnant with my son from a taco salad-beef), chronic
fatigue syndrome, Michael Goldberg, and vaccinations using bovine.

Any thoughts since my autistic son's Bismuth was off the page/red for
the DDI hair test.

Thanks in advance for anyone having any thoughts on this.
Theresa, San Antonio, TX





--- In Autism-Mercury@y..., "andrewhallcutler" <AndyCutler@a...>
wrote:
> The essential elements do not satisfy the counting rules,
suggesting that mineral transport is normal and healthy.
That given, the elevated toxic elements may well be real.
Bismuth is known to induce encephalopathy. It is worth checking into
these. Andy