Multiple Causes of ASD - Response of Dr King.

August 1, 2006

Jagannath Chatterjee,Thank you for forwarding this to the group, I'm sure all will appreciate it.The only weakness in this article is that it does not start earlier sinceThimerosal-preserved flu shots are now being recommended for pregnant women.Moreover, in addition to the MS increase, in the US there have been large increases in the rate of asthma,diabetes, obesity, luekemia, and foodallergies in children that SEEM to belinked with the level of Thimerosalexposure.In addition, I hope to be able to publish an in-depth critique of therecent Fombonne et al epidemiologicalstudy of Canadian (Quebec) childrenin grades K through 11 that finds that there is a link between the "maximum" level of early childhoodThimerosal (organic mercury) exposureand the incidence rates for the Canadiandefinition of developmental disorders(PDDs) that is comparable to

the US definition of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs).Specifically: WHEN the STRONGLY BIASED data for grade 11 and grade K are simplyomitted, the data for grades 10 throughgrade 1:1. Indicate an increase in total PDD cases in each grade as the grades decrease from grade 10 to grade 4/3 -- as the total maximum possible Thimerosal exposure increased from "100 mcg" to ">225 mcg" and2. Show a definite decrease in total PDD cases as the grade decreased from grade 4 to grade 1.Have asked Dr. Fombonne to provide theindividual data for total PDD cases andclass size used for each grade so that I can verify the data he reported sincemy initial review found some internalinconsistencies in the numbers reportedin the paper.Hopefully, Dr. Fombonne will respond soon so that I can finalize

and reportmy critique of his paper.Respectfully,Dr. Kinghttp://www.dr-king.com++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Our ideal is not the spirituality that withdraws from life but the conquest of life by the power of the spirit." - Aurobindo.

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