JOHN'S WORLD OF AUTISM   Web www.johnsworld.cashhosters.com Parenting the Strong-Willed Child

Mercury Poisoning Myths Myth #5: If you have autism, you are mentally handicapped Some autistic children are given IQ tests, which were created for people not suffering from mercury poisoning. Because of the limitations caused by sensory overload and damage to the brain and central nervous system, some autistic children perform poorly on the IQ test and are labeled "mentally handicapped." Many recovered autistic children are performing at or above their peer group in a variety of topics in school. There is even some evidence to suggest that intelligence and the impaired ability to detoxify may be related through DNA and that, in fact, those most susceptible to mercury poisoning are among our most intelligent. Most parents of an autistic child know that their child is very bright and many clinicians treating autistic children assert that their patients are among the most intelligent children they have ever seen.

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