What I'm about to relay to you I openly admit is second hand knowledge, so forgive me if I make a mistake or two. However, overall this information is accurate.
My Mom#2 (mother in law) told me she recently, while driving to work, there was a specialist on autism discussing rising numbers here in autistic children on the radio. The specialist said the increase is directly related to the number of engineers we have in the area. She also explained that new studies have found that engineers think with a particular side of the brain more than the other and this in turn can effect the likely hood of having a child that has some sort of autism (in other words genetic probability).
My husband is an engineer. I rag him constantly on how "different" he acts at times. He always handles situations with rational thinking, not emotional. He is very precise and often offends others due to his blunt ways of speaking (that is directly linked to his blunt way of thinking). He is very smart but not quite "logical" if you get my drift. It's as if he could save a world crisis but not understand why it offended my Sister when he said "why would you wear that???!!!"
So after hearing this news, I'm not surprised. I'd wondered why Early Intervention had seen such a surge in special needs children in our area recently, now I know. It will be interesting to see the newer studies they are working on now in comparison to other cities. It will also mean possible new research and developments for treatments and therapies, which is always assuring.
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Now the terrible wait begins as I worry about Annabel and the possibilities for her. It's hard to think about but irresponsible not to.
1 comments:
This is very intersting. Please post more information when you hear it. Having taught children with autism it would be nice for the families if there were some sort of explanation for such a rare disease.
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