Sunday, August 17, 2008

21st Century Explanation for Kids Behavior Problems

Cell phones. Yep, cell phones. I've been reading a few articles about autism and WiFi. There have been a few children whose autism suddenly disappeared when their parents stopped using WiFi, cell phones, etc. I was over at Mercola.com and found a few interesting things.

"Children whose mothers used cell phones frequently during pregnancy are more likely to have behavior problems, especially if the children also use cell phones.

A team of scientists looked at a group of more than 13,000 children, including their time in utero. When the children reached age 7, mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire about their own cell phone use in pregnancy and their child‘s use of cell phones, as well as their children‘s behavior and health.

Children with both prenatal and postnatal cell phone exposure were 80 percent more likely to have emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, or problems with peers. Children who were only exposed prenatally had a higher likelihood of behavior problems compared to those who were only exposed postnatally, but not as high as those who were exposed at both times"


80% more likely to have emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, or problems with peers?! What are we doing to ourselves? Our DAN! doctor has said that these autistic kids are here to save us from ourselves. I'm starting to realize how right she is.

1 comment:

Heather the Mama Duk said...

Wow! That's fascinating. I don't have a cell phone and don't want one. Now I want one even less.