Lyme disease and Autsim seem to be interconnected. Some people think Lyme disease in the mother will cause Autism in her children.
I think if you’ve got an ASD your immune system is so compromised and dysfunctional already that you have less resistance to Lyme than neuro-typicals.
The metabolic problems found in ASDs seem to mirror those in Lyme.
Lyme Induced Autism Foundation – this organization was started because parents with Lyme disease were finding that their children with autism were also testing positive for Lyme disease and experiencing symptoms of Lyme disease and associated co-infections.
The association between tick-borne infections,Lyme borreliosis and autism spectrum disorders – article by Robert C. Bransfield , Jeffrey S. Wulfman, William T. Harvey , and Anju I. Usman.
Autism, Lyme and Heavy Metal Toxicity – Lilias Ahmeira gives the latest.
The Lyme-Autism Connection - a book written by Tami Duncan and Bryan Rosner in collaboration with the Lyme-Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation, provides critical new research on the emerging science supporting a link between Lyme disease and childhood developmental disorders.
Townsend Letter – “Debate about whether Lyme causes autism, Lyme contributes to autism, or Lyme comes about after autism does nothing to help the many autistic kids who are testing positive for Lyme disease daily.”
