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Voice Recordings May Help Identify Autism, Study Says
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New technology that analyzes recordings of children's voices may be able to help diagnose autism, a recent study shows.
The Language Environment Analysis (LENA) system is attached to children's clothing and records sounds they make in a day. Researchers developed an automated system that can evaluate the vocalizations of very young children and identify a child with autism or a language delay, according to the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The development of the technology was funded by the previous owners of Infoture, Inc., a for-profit company that was dissolved in 2009 and reconstituted as the nonprofit LENA Foundation. The study's authors had been on the Scientific Advisory Board of Infoture and had received consultation fees from the company before it folded.The researchers analyzed nearly 1,500 recordings made by 232 children between the ages of 1 and 4, who wore the devices all day while going about their regular activities. The recorder fits into the pocket of specially designed clothing.
The most important indication of vocal development was the ability of a child to produce well-formed syllables with rapid movement of the jaw and tongue. The analysis is based on sound patterns, not words.
The device and speech analysis make it possible to identify a child with an autism spectrum disorder much earlier than is currently the norm, the authors write. The technology could be used as a screening device by pediatricians, who could then refer children to a specialist for a full diagnosis.
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9-12-2010 @ 10:17AM
Mei Ling said...Hello,
My name is Mei Ling and I am the author of a book about autism’s cause in many cases. Even Dr. Stephen Edelson of Autism Research Institute agrees with me that some cases of autism may have been misdiagnosed and in my book, I give two FDA reports to prove that mercury is being ingested in both certain baby formulas and assorted infant foods.
One FDA report is dated in 1999 and updated in 2003 as well as in 2008 and it shows more than 50 foods that contain mercury, 15 of them baby foods and infant formulas, so the book proves that autism may be Minamata’s Disease. Also, if you continue to build a growing brain and compile mercury into it, new symptoms of Minamata’s Disease could happen, so you need the current FDA list in the book to plan out a dietary intervention strategy in your child’s life.
We do not know how far back the ingestion of mercury has been happening in America and in all countries wherein these 15 products have been being exported into, but we can prove that as far back as 1999, ingestion of mercury in baby products and certain table foods has been happening.
Also in the book is a dietary intervention plan that has not only the world’s most nutrient-densified foods such as crab which is 513% higher than the RDA for Zinc (the “healing mineral”) to grow the strongest brain and body with, but also anti-viral fruits, oils and herbs in case the measles virus has gone into the brain. Dr. Andrew Wakefield has already proved that the measles virus is contained inside the intestines of some children with Intestinal Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Dr. Andreas Kesel of many PubMed Reports about mega vitamin therapy and viruses has said that Vitamin A and Vitamin B6 help take care of the measles virus. Dr. Bernard Rimland of ARI did say in the 1990s that autism’s cognitive abilities are enhanced by mega amounts of Vitamin B6 (and Magnesium, the reason that SuperNuThera was formulated for autistic children). Therefore, it is conceivable that the measles virus has struck the brain and there is a need for anti-viral fruits, oils and herbs in the diet of an autistic child.
My book is called MERCURY IN BABY FOODS: WHAT THE FDA KEPT FROM THE WORLD OF AUTISM and I suggest you get a copy of those two FDA reports since even today more than 50 foods contain mercury. There is no word about how the mercury became contaminated inside so many foods, but an investigation needs to be made somehow and I am counting on the world of autism to bring this matter to a head.
You do not want to get new symptoms by trying to grow a brain under the duress of contamination through ingestion of mercury, so you’ll want the current FDA report by your side if you start any kind of dietary intervention plan. New symptoms could mean that mercury in table foods has impacted the recovery process.
The book is available at www.amazon.com for ordering and I hope it is helpful to you.
The symptoms of Minamata’s Disease are:
Impairment of peripheral vision
Disturbances in sensations (pins and needles and/or numbness)
Uncoordinated movements (such as in writing, fine motor skills, etc.)
Speech impairment
Hearing impairment
Walking impairment
Delays in motor and language development
Mental disturbances
Impacts on the Central Nervous System
If your child has the above symptoms, then it may be a matter of the child experiencing Minamata’s Disease rather than autism and a more careful consideration of what they might have ingested as a toddler/infant may come into play as we try to assess from what year the massive mercury poisoning happened to this country. Try to remember whether or not you fed your child turkey and rice baby food as that is one of the foods listed. A lawsuit against the FDA for failure to federally recall all dangerous foods may be had to sue for personal injuries.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call on me. I hope you will enjoy my book and the diet contained inside it with the most nutrient densified foods known to mankind gauged carefully in order to thwart the malnourishment of the brain so typical in autism and Minamata’s Disease.
Mei Ling
Mountainview, Hickory, North Carolina
Author: Mercury in Baby Foods: What the FDA Kept from the World of Autism
PS This book is also excellent for prenatal care and for those women who own infants as autism's Minamata's Disease can now be avoided if you study the two FDA reports listed in my book!
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