Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Health & Wellness Channel 
It’s definitely been winter these past few days and we’ve been stuffing an extra coat into Charlie’s backpack—-inevitable that one starts to think “ocean” and “beachhouse,” sunshine on sand, and all the more upon hearing that (with the FDA telling parents not to give toddlers cold medicine) when it comes to cold, seawater seems to beat medicine. Time to get at least the sound of the waves roaring in our ears.
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
A Dozen Steps
A Hearty Life
Alzheimer's Notes
Astronomy Buff
Autism Vox
Baldiness
Breaking the Mirror
Breastfeeding 1-2-3
Cancer Commentary
Daily Tomorrow
Diabetes Notes
Eating Fabulous
Fertility Notes
Genetics & Health
Grounded Fitness
Health and Men
Healthbolt
Help My Hurt
Kids Health Notes
Lively Women
Mental Health Notes
Pink Ribbon Review
Veggie Chic
Weighting Line
Womb Within
4 opinions for Can You Hear the Ocean?
Deb Hochhauser
Jan 25, 2008 at 11:41 am
Sadly, the thimerosal-autism debate obscures what should be a broader discussion. Namely, do enviromental toxins play a role in causing (at least some cases) of autism? Surely, we should not stick our heads in the sand, and try to frame the environmental exposure question solely in terms of vaccine safety, especially in the face of studies showing a possible link between airborne mercury pollution and autism (for example: Raymond F. Palmer, Steven Blanchard, Zachary Stein, David Mandell, Claudia Miller, Environmental mercury release, special education rates, and autism disorder: an ecological study of Texas, Health & Place, 12/2 (2006) 203-209).
Kristina Chew, PhD
Jan 25, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Ms. Hochhauser,
Thank you for commenting here, but please note that your comment does not appear to be at all related to the post about my son’s love of the ocean.
A Pill to Induce Autism?
Feb 1, 2008 at 5:15 am
[…] bike. I’ve shown him other videos of himself in the waves last summer, but you can hear the sound of the ocean on this particular video, and that’s what was playing as Charlie fell asleep. Tags: , asd, […]
Be Careful What You Listen To
Feb 2, 2008 at 4:16 pm
[…] and another autistic boy put his hands over his ears. On to the swimming pool where the sound of the water will be in the air—much better! Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism spectrum disorder, […]
Have an opinion? Leave a comment: