Most Autism Risk factors are associated with low vitamin D - March 2014

How to Think About the Risk of Autism

New York Times March 29, 2014
No mention of vitamin D in the article

Vitamin D Life has highlighted those autism risk factors in the NYT article which are also associated with low levels of Vitamin D

See also Vitamin D Life

• Overview Autism and vitamin D
• Having twins takes more vitamin D - May 2011
• Premature birth 2.5X more likely if mother had low vitamin D and was having twins – July 2013
• Air pollution while pregnant reduced vitamin D level in infant – Aug 2012
• Risk of Cesarean 2X higher if low vitamin D – April 2012
  • Cesarean was mentioned in the text of the NY Times article
• Depression 50 percent more likely if low vitamin D in early pregnancy – Aug 2012
• Smoking while pregnant lowers vitamin D and increases child asthma by 3.6 X – Aug 2011
  • Smoking was not mentioned in the NY Times article
• Genetics category listing - strong interaction between Genetics and low vitamin D,
  • author of NYT article believes that Genetics may be the strongest link to Autism
• Autistic measure 5X more likely if low vitamin D in second trimester – Oct 2012
• Autism 3X more likely after closely spaced pregnancy vs 3 year apart– Jan 2011

Autism category in Vitamin D Life starts with

 - see also Overview Autism and vitamin D,  Autoimmune ,   Cognitive,    ADHD
Interesting Autistic studies
Autism associated with low Vitamin D

• Most Autism Risk factors are associated with low vitamin D - March 2014
• Rickets – 26 percent had autism: no rickets, no autism (both associated with low vitamin D) – June 2015
• Premature birth 2.5X more likely if mother had low vitamin D and was having twins – July 2013
• Autism 3X more likely after closely spaced pregnancy vs 3 year apart– Jan 2011
• Having twins takes more vitamin D - May 2011

Autism treated by Vitamin D

• Autism treated by Vitamin D (monthly injection of 150,000 IU) – June 2017
• Autism decreased in 8 out of 10 children supplemented with vitamin D – April 2015

Autism reduced by vitamins before and during pregnancy

• Autism risk reduced 2X by prenatal vitamins (Vitamin D or Folic) – Feb 2019
• Women who had supplemented with any vitamins were 6 X less likely to have autistic offspring – Jan 2018
• Autism rate cut in half when multivitamins (including vitamin D) used during pregnancy – Oct 2017
• Autism rate in siblings reduced 4X by vitamin D: 5,000 IU during pregnancy, 1,000 IU to infants – Feb 2016

Autism and Vitamin D Receptor (not enough Vit D to the tissues)

Autism - other risk factors

• Autistic symptoms reduced by Vitamin D and or Omega-3 – RCT March 2019
• Omega-3 probably can decrease Autism and ADHD – March 2019
• Autism risk increased if infant had antibiotics (2X), acetaminophen (3X), or no vitamin D drops (1.5X) – June 2018
• 20 X more Parkinson's and 100X more Autism with GMO soy in China
  • Note >100X increase in Autism while having GMO soy in the US

Vaccines increase the risk

• Does a vaccine increase the risk of Autism – March 2019
• Autism 2.75 X more likely in Hib vaccines containing Mercury – May 2018
• Autism and ADHD type disorders were 14X more likely in survey of extreme preterm vaccinated infants - April 2017
• Off topic: CDC deleted a 3X increase in black male autism due to vaccination – whistle blowing Aug 2014

Dr. Cannell on Autism and Vitamin D

• Autism treated by Vitamin D (80 – 120 ng) – Cannell update May 2018
• Autism Causes, Prevention and Treatment: Vitamin D Deficiency etc. – Book April 2015 Cannell
• Autism cured in a child with Vitamin D, Dr. Cannell comments and cofactor recommendations – March 2015
• Autism and Vitamin D - Dr. Cannell in Life Extension Mag - Jan 2014
• Autism treated by Vitamin D: Dr. Cannell - video June 2013
  • includes his list of 27 reasons to associate Vitamin D with Autism in 2013

See also web

• STUDY SHOWING GENETIC LINK TO AUTISM COULD EXPAND TREATMENT OPTIONS July 2014
  Subtype of autistic childen all had CHD8 mutation, Zebra fish given CHD8 mutation had the same symptoms
  Subtype: symptoms such as gastrointestinal disorders, a large head and wide set eyes.

• Autism on TedTalk March 2014
  good background, nothing about vitamin D, following chart shows the 200-400 genes assocaited with different forms of autism