There is tons of truth to the above statement. I have learned that all to well on my journey to finding out what caused Manny's Autism.
A bit of history on Manny he was born 10-27-09 at 32 weeks gestation. I was seeing a perinatologist due to a genetic mutation that I have called MTHFR. He checked my cervix via ultrasound and told my obgyn over the phone In front of me NOT TO MANUALLY check me. I left that office and went to see the on for my regular check up. He did exactly what my other dr told him not to do. When he did that he hurt me and with cause he had stripped my membranes that was at about 415-430 in the evening. I went home made dinner for Kobran and I. I thought I had to pee so I got up and headed that way and my water broke. After the fiasco of finding a way to the hospital I got there it was 630pm. I was left to lay there in the hospital in labor with no orders and he wasn't coming to do the repeat C-Section. When shift change happened at 7am and the new nurse came in to check me I was ready to push as he was right there. She was teaching me how to push when the dr walked in. They got into a argument about once a cs always a cs. Thankfully I had a friend who is really like a mother who stepped in and told them if they were to fight it would happen outside. They left shortly and came back. He had papers and said if you don't sign this you don't have a dr. I signed not knowing I didn't have to. During the cs they had one pulling Manny's feet out the top and one getting his head out of the birth canal via forcups. He was bruised from the top lip to the top of the head. He looked like he had a fight.
Manny was never on time for milestones. By the time he was 2 he should have caught up even with being a preemie. The diagnosis of autism came April 2, 2012 oddly enough I went home to goggle autism and found it was World Autism Day. In complete denial I listen to loved ones around me that said, "oh he's a normal kid" , "all kids do those things", and "there is nothing wrong with him "! I tried to put it out my mind and act like he as ok but as time went by I realized the Drs. were right. I asked for a second oppion and those Drs. Agreed he had Autism. I was told "not to worry about why he had Autism because the Likelihood of me ever knowing was slim to nothing.
Anyone that knows me know that I don't except No for an answer. So why would I when It mattered the most, that's just it I couldn't. I never really believed it was vaccines that brought us here. I have my own conservative opinion on that matter. I went back to the very beginning. I started with Phillip and I's medical history. I looked more at my pregnancy with him and less at the MTHFR.
I had several factors that they though could cause autism like high fevers during pregnancy and prematurity just to name a couple. I went with my gut and it told me that it wasn't that. More research books, med journals and documentaries. In the end I came up with what his dr called a hypothesis.
The Hypothesis
MTHFR
MTHFR stands for MethylTetraHydroFolate Reductase Deficiency. MTHFR is a genetic disorder that inhibits some people from being able to convert folic acid from food to the active form of folic acid,
L-methylfolate, that is used by the body. MTHFR was identified in the Human Genome Project, a study designed to identify treatable genetic disorders.
This gene mutation severely limits the conversion of regular folic acid into activated folic acid which is essential for growth and development. Folic acid is fundamental in the development of the brain and nervous system as well as many other body processes.
This appears that is has been very possibly a highly overlooked issue in regard to triggering and
causation of ASD. Quite obviously there would be in having this MTHFR/ as a remethylation defect condition, and in as well combined with situations of known less than adequate levels of glutathione, also known often present in those with existing diagnosis of autism, (ASD). When such a condition is present, quite obviously all vaccines would be contraindicated, and this condition appears to be much more prevalent than a person would think.
Knowing that Kobran, Edmundo, and myself had the mutation I felt that Manny would to. I took this finding to the Pediatrician and he forwarded it to the Genetic Specialist whom I saw Tuesday. He walked in with a smile on his face. He said a lot ! However nothing was negative. He was happy to see a parent attempt to find an answer in the midst of being told not to. He also said that my "hypothesis" had more than 90% chance of being the answer to Why. He cautioned that it would only give us the Why but not a Cure.
As I walked out with Manny he called to me and said "Mrs. McKee I proud of you."
At that point I felt like I could breath. I thought I was going to get told off and laughed at. I really did.
With this being that case I went home and that night I knelt down to pray like I do all the time to ask God to heal Manny. When I went to utter the words I paused and thought about what I was asking God todo. I was asking him to essentially Rewrite Manny's DNA. That would bet he only way to rid him of the autism. Growing up you are told of miracles you might even see some. I personally have never heard of this happening. I though as I sat there "Do I believe that he can do that" the answer was simple yes!
Please be in prayer for Manny ..
Realizing that every child with autism has a journey to travel unique to them was a hard to digest. This essentially meant that there is no text book one size fits all answer to the struggles that we were to face. I went on a mission to try to find as many resources that could help him find his way through life in the most comfortable way. I have quickly learned that this is done strictly by trail and error. In the past few months alone I promise we have found those errors along the way but I am very happy to say that I believe we found apart of Mannys gold mine. The iPad! I had heard that there were some apps geared toward autistic children; honestly i didnt know weather to jump on it or not. So I did what I do with most anything else I got on google and did some homework on it. And to my surprise it was factual and backed with studies. So I began with just trying the apps one by one and oh boy his world opened up in so many ways. I was so excited. It was like I began to see light at the end of the tunnel. We started with an alphabet writing game. And he would just look at me trace the letters with my finger and his brother do the same and for several weeks did not want to even touch it, but then today he pulled for the iPad and began to do it. I just started to cry. I was just so overjoyed that he was doing it. And not just doing it but by himself. And he got through "K" and said No and pushed it away. And to be honest I was excited as if he had done the whole alphabet. I tell you autism has really gotten me to a point where i stop and Thank God for the small things in life. It has humbled me and help me notice the things I would have normally taken for granite . I'm so proud of manny I can't stand it..
