“Children today are sicker than they were a generation ago. From childhood cancers to autism, birth defects and asthma, a wide range of childhood diseases and disorders are on the rise. Our assessment of the latest science leaves little room for doubt; pesticides are one key driver of this sobering trend.”
The rate at which autism instances have
risen in the last 40 years is simply staggering. In 1975, 1 in every
5,000 people developed autism. In 1985, it was 1 in every 2,500, and
in 2005, it was 1 in every 166.
Today it is approximately 1 in every 68 children. (source)
“If it is an environmental cause that’s contributing to an increase, we certainty want to find it.”
– Craig Newschaffer, an epidemiologist at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (source)
Research
continues to surface indicating that autism goes far beyond just
genetics, and that we may need to consider multiple factors (like
environmental toxins, prescription drugs, etc) when trying to figure out
what’s going on, and why autism rates continue to climb exponentially.
“It’s time to start looking for
the environmental culprits responsible for the remarkable increase in
the rate of autism in California.”
– Irva Hertz–Picciotto, epidemiology professor at University of California, David (source)
Evidence is now pointing to the fact
that agricultural pesticides (among various other environmental toxins)
might play a large role in the rapid increase in autism rates over the
past few decades. A senior researcher from The Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT), Dr. Stephanie Seneff is doing her part to create
more awareness of these facts, which have yet to make big news in the
world of mainstream medicine.
At a recent event sponsored by the holistic-focused Groton Wellness Organization, she stated that “At today’s rate, by 2025, one in two children will be autistic.” (source)