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Are you an Informed Parent?

The Corkonian : May 2009

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I had occasion recently to talk to parents with regard to learning and behavioural problems of children such as Autism, ADD and ADHD and the frustrations that these parents are experiencing are enormous.

A delay in proper diagnosis, treatment and effective services are just some of those frustrations. They also have many unanswered questions as to the cause of learning and behavioural problems in children that seemed normal at birth. It is not just enough to put a medical term on these conditions and medicate with drugs like Ritalin and Concerta. The time has come for our government and medical institutions to carry out proper research to evaluate the possible causes of such problems that our children are experiencing. I want you to think outside the box a little. Let’s look at areas that just might be contributing to these problems. One area that keeps coming up is the area of vaccines, and the question of the safety of vaccines.

There are several parents out there who believe that when their child was vaccinated they could see a change, and who should know more than the parents about their child? Is this a possible cause? Well there is a body of evidence that suggests that there are children with compromised immune systems who are having negative reactions to vaccines and that they are causing harm. If this is the case, we have to take notice and listen to parents and not just take the word of those who have a vested interest. While vaccines may be necessary, they are highly toxic and when we inject these toxins into a child’s blood stream, do we really know what happens? Absolutely not, we just take it that it prevents certain diseases, but it may also be causing more problems.

Is it possible that vaccines contribute to toxic shock in the child resulting in the failure of proper brain integration? Could this lead to poor focus, poor concentration, poor co-ordination affecting the frontal lobe of the brain that deals with learning and behaviour causing learning and behavioural problems and also causing the child to be frustrated and aggressive? Vaccines may also be causing damage to our genetic material, resulting in more serious health problems in later life. One of the main problems in vaccines is the use of toxic metals like mercury and this is one of the most poisonous substances you can inject into any human. It is shown to lead to all of the symptoms listed above as well as causing neurological disorders. In the USA, the government has already paid out millions to the parents of children who were damaged by vaccinations.

One thing is for sure, parents need to become better informed as to what exactly is in these vaccines and if their child has a reaction it must not be dismissed by the medical authority. Other areas like shock and trauma at birth can contribute to similar symptoms as mentioned above. Could Caesarean sections contribute? Maybe - imagine if you are in bed and someone comes into your room at four or five in the morning and catches you by the head or body and pulls you out of bed, it would be quite shocking. Well this is what happens, I believe, to a child in a Caesarean birth. It goes through huge shock and trauma and may very well be the first step leading to a child manifesting symptoms of learning and behavioural problems.

Is poor diet or emotional stress while the mother is pregnant contributing to the problem, excess alcohol, smoking, medically prescribed drugs or even environmental problems a factor? Are too many antibiotics given to babies in the first year or so causing the problems?

Parents need answers and above all, they need to be listened to and be provided with the proper support services. Attending child psychiatrists or psychologists and medicating our children is not the way forward as parents are still no wiser. Dr Peter Breggan, a top Harvard psychiatrist, stated in the Irish Independent not so long ago that the biggest child abuse taking place in our society today is the mass drugging of our children. Are we listening? I guess not. The present economic climate is having the greatest effect on vital services like A.B.A. and special needs assistance in our schools and our government are totally ignoring this growing problem in our society.

While we wait for answers there are some things that parents might look at to try to help them ease the suffering and the frustrations they are experiencing.

Parents need to become self-sufficient and find ways of working with their children that enhance their development and learning.
The health of our children has got to be foremost in our government’s agenda and they should be judged by same. We have to learn from what is happening in other countries with regard to the medical treatment of these children. In America, kids are crushing the prescribed drugs and snorting them. This is a frightening prospect and in our country, where illegal drugs are freely available we need to take every precaution and provide meaningful support and services to parents and not create a foundation for problems for the future. Our children are the future and parents must continue to have hope that living with these problems can be made easier and that their child can grow up and live a normal and independent life.

Love is the basis to all healing, and there is no greater love than the love a parent has for their child.

1. Diet is very important so keep your child away from sweet foods. Good digestive bacteria, mineral and vitamins and essentials fatty acids are shown to be beneficial. I would suggest you see a good nutritionist.
2. Learning to massage your child would be a huge help.
3. Engage your children in creative activity.
4. Listen to Mozart - music is very beneficial to children.
5. Try corrective sound therapy like the Dawson Programme.
6. Energy Therapy has been shown to help release the shock frequency.
7. Sacro-Cranial therapy would help with balancing the flow of the cerebral spinal fluid.