Autism linked to jaundice- Have you seen this?

Amber68W · October 2010

This was on the MSN homepage. I've never heard it before and thought it was a little far-fetched.Thoughts?

mrs_sherod · October 2010

I don't believe it.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · October 2010

Interesting...never heard of that one but okay.

EbethM0231 · October 2010

it also said there could be link as to what month your LO was born. higher risk for those born in the "dark months" - Oct. - Feb.

I gave HUGE eyeroll to that. considering my DS had jaundice AND was born at the end of Oct.

jessicaclare · October 2010

It really seems like the people that did the study are saying that there could be a link, that even they were surprised by it, and that they need to do more research.They aren't presenting it as anything very solid and are telling people to take it with a grain of salt.They have no clue how it can even be linked and were honest about it. It will be interesting to see how other research pans out.

LadyHollywood · October 2010

Ehhh I don't know. The way I see it is everyday "they" find a link between "this" and "that"...

Kendall was born in January, and was severely jaundice from the bruising she got during deliver. (Sorry baby, mommy didn't mean it......) The doctors did tell me, once we were released, to keep her near a window to get as much sunlight as possible to continue to help with the jaundice. She was in the hospital for 5 days on the bili lights.

So, maybe??

octwed07 · October 2010

I haven't read the article, but i've heard speculation before between autism and lack of sunlight previously mentioned. In oregon, there's a high incidence of autism, and some were speculating that it's because of the lack of sun exposure based on the weather -- and i know that when babies are jaundiced, some forms of treatment are getting exposure to UV rays with that UV blanket, or having the baby exposed to some sunlight. So maybe that's where the correlation comes from?

ToledoDeux · October 2010

I don't see what there is not to "believe." It's not saying that autism is caused by jaundice; it's saying within one group of studied kids, the incidence of autism is found to be higher among those who had jaundice. There is no causal relationship posited - it's simply another blip in the map of piecing together autism.

And I don;t understand this post:

EbethM0231:
it also said there could be link as to what month your LO was born. higher risk for those born in the "dark months" - Oct. - Feb.

I gave HUGE eyeroll to that. considering my DS had jaundice AND was born at the end of Oct.

Your individual experience being different doesn't negate a study's finding.
What's to eyeroll here?

ValentineNJ · October 2010

There have been some studies linking Vitamin D deficiency to autism. When I asked DS Pedi (who is and integrative pediatrician with a lot of patients with autism) he said that there is some evidence, but nothing he considers to be concrete as of yet. He did think that it was a good idea to give DS a D supplement over and above his formula which has adequate D according to the FDA because it couldn't hurt.

diana.filipi · October 2010

ToledoDeux:
I don't see what there is not to "believe." It's not saying that autism is caused by jaundice; it's saying within one group of studied kids, the incidence of autism is found to be higher among those who had jaundice. There is no causal relationship posited - it's simply another blip in the map of piecing together autism.
And I don;t understand this post:
EbethM0231:
it also said there could be link as to what month your LO was born. higher risk for those born in the "dark months" - Oct. - Feb.

I gave HUGE eyeroll to that. considering my DS had jaundice AND was born at the end of Oct.
Your individual experience being different doesn't negate a study's finding.
What's to eyeroll here?

I concur. It helps when research is done. All they have done is a study! They didn't say one caused the other (the news channel you watched could have but the study certainly didn't). Why would you eye roll research. Without research we will NEVER have cures for things like cancer or AIDS. Without research we cannot fully understand things like autism. Understanding comes from science. I don't get the eye roll at all.

EbethM0231 · October 2010

diana.filipi:
ToledoDeux:

I don't see what there is not to "believe." It's not saying that autism is caused by jaundice; it's saying within one group of studied kids, the incidence of autism is found to be higher among those who had jaundice. There is no causal relationship posited - it's simply another blip in the map of piecing together autism.

And I don;t understand this post:

EbethM0231:

it also said there could be link as to what month your LO was born. higher risk for those born in the "dark months" - Oct. - Feb.

I gave HUGE eyeroll to that. considering my DS had jaundice AND was born at the end of Oct.

Your individual experience being different doesn't negate a study's finding.
What's to eyeroll here?

I concur. It helps when research is done. All they have done is a study! They didn't say one caused the other (the news channel you watched could have but the study certainly didn't). Why would you eye roll research. Without research we will NEVER have cures for things like cancer or AIDS. Without research we cannot fully understand things like autism. Understanding comes from science. I don't get the eye roll at all.

nevermind... wish I could just delete what I wrote.

diana.filipi · October 2010

All good :-)

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