My friend, Patty Lemer, Executive Director of Developmental Delay Resources, asks the question: “Do YOU need a pediatrician?” Over the past 40 years, Patty has witnessed the unfolding of the epidemic of autism as well as other childhood diseases, which are now the “new normal”.
She recommends, and I agree, that parents should trust the body’s wisdom to heal itself.
She says, “Think hard before caving in to fear-mongering about disease and childhood illnesses. Do you really need a pediatrician for a “well-baby” check-up consisting of a weigh-in and vaccination lecture, or can you trust your intuition that your child is thriving?” Read more…
I was a guest on Jesse Ann Nichols George’s show, “Activating Compassion in the Midnight Hour”. We talked about how to work with dietary challenges during the holiday season as well as the autism epidemic, food choices, GMO foods, vegetable oils, the Weston A. Price Foundation and more. We had a good time! 
This video was shown in late 2012 at the Congressional hearing about the autism epidemic: “How Mercury Causes Brain Neuron Damage”. Also, “we should be focusing on the dietary aspects” in relation to autism. Parents have to do their own research, and researchers don’t listen to them.
The etiology of autism may be similar to that for eczema, asthma and allergic responses. One of the reasons is sulfation, which affects the function of proteins and peptides, among other things. Sulfate is produced by oxidation of methionine or cysteine, which are both sulfur-containing amino acids. 
Babies exposed to car smog in the womb and during their first year of life are more likely to become autistic. 
It’s something that biomedical doctors, functional-medicine doctors and naturopaths have known about for years, but the 
Here’s a great article about the connection between depression and inflammation. “Depression (and anxiety) are associated with multiple markers of inflammation in the body, though a source for inflammation is often not apparent.
Many children treated for ADHD may not have it, while many children who do have it are untreated. 
Why is there such an epidemic of autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases and more in our children today?
