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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't "get autism" from Landau Kleffner.  The two can appear similar and so sometimes LK is mistaken for autism:
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/landaukleffnersyndrome/landaukleffnersyndrome.htm
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You are implying that autism is a stand alone diagnosis.  There is no biomarker to definitely diagnose autism.  In reality it is only a disorder, a symptom of underlying medical issues that is characterized by three criteria (social, communication disorder, and repetitive behaviors) that can result from a number of different causes.  For example, people with Rhett syndrome or Fragile X syndrome can have autism, and people with LK or PANDAS can have autism based on the three characteristics used to define the disorder.  It's important to clarify this since any kid with an ASD Dx should be evaluated until all known potential causes (genetic, seizures, viruses, metal toxicity, etc) are ruled out.  Jenny McCarthy's son was famously recovered from his autism by treating his underlying seizures from LK.  The she was criticized for claiming to cure a child who never had autism in the first place.  Many other ASD kids may be having subclinical seizure activity that goes undiagnosed because very few medical doctors are educated enough about autism to recommend testing.  Most are happy to continue thinking that autism is a mysterious psychological disorder and that genetic epidemics are possible.[/quote]

No, I'm [b]saying[/b] that one doesn't cause the other.  You can have both.

Jenny McCarthy's son never had autism and never "recovered" from it b/c he actually has Landau Kleffner.  She is criticized b/c she told people not to get vaccines and thus we have more deaths from preventable diseases.

http://www.jennymccarthybodycount.com/Anti-Vaccine_Body_Count/Home.html

So please take your crazy trolling in defense of Jenny McCarthy some place else.  This forum is to discuss special needs in an intelligent way.

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