--- In for-and-by-autistics@yahoogroups.com, "Larry D. Lyons"
<larryd552002@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Bill:
> I'm one of those people who think autism is being underdiagnosed.
> Here are some examples of autism that is called something else for
> obvious political reasons:
>
> This one is called "reactive attachment disorder," although it is
> indistinguishable from autism:
>
> http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/attachment_disorder.htm
>
> This one is called "hospitalism" although it too is
indistinguishable
> from autism:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitalism
>
> It's strange, but it seems that any kind of difficulty or trauma in
> early infancy or at birth can cause symptoms indistinguishable from
> autism. You have to be very careful about spreading that around,
> though, because you might cause unneccessary distress to mothers of
> autistic children who have self-doubts to begin with. Regardless,
> enlightenment is never a totally bad thing, so:
>
http://www.adoptiondoctors.com/articles/Article/Institutional-Autism--
secondary-to-orphanage-living-conditions-/4 (autism in orphanages)
>
> http://www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/resources/vi&multi/hcass96.html
> blind autism (infantile blindness and autism)
>
> http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/24689.php (premature birth
> and autism)
>
> http://www.wombecology.com/caesareans.html (caesarean birth and
> autism)
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/health/4554413.stm (difficult birth and
> autism)
>
> And don't forget this one:
> http://www.mcgill.ca/headway/fall2006/indepth1/ (autism and neglect)
>
>
> Finally, the link listed below is a BIG surprise, because it turns
> out that all the studies done to demonstrate autism is genetic have
> been bass-ackwards. In reality, being born a twin itself causes a
> predisposition to autism.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1949329.stm (twins and autism)
>
> Apparently the same thing is true with ADHD:
>
> http://www.myadhd.com/causesofadhd.html (adhd and twins)
>
>
> Come to think of it, ADHD and autism generally seem to have similar
> etiologies:
>
> http://www.playattention.com/attention-deficit/articles/adhd-brain-
> growth-and-development/ (adhd and romanian orphanages)
>
> http://www.prematurity.org/research/helen-adhd.html (adhd and
> premature birth)
>
> Maybe ADHD is misdiagnosed autism?
>
> As a matter of fact, asthma might be an autistic symptom:
>
> http://www.explore.rice.edu/explore/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=8095
> (asthma and premature birth)
>
> http://www.wombecology.com/caesareans.html (caesarean birth and
> asthma)
>
> What do you think of that?
>
> I'm beginning to think that autism is the most underdiagnosed
> condition in the world. Maybe all beings that develop in the womb
> are necessarily somewhere on the autistic spectrum.
>
> Yours,
> Larry
>