Autism and Vitamin Deficiencies

A lot of vitamin deficiencies have been linked to autism and today I am going to share a little about that and what you can do to make sure you are getting your vitamins. Some of the vitamin deficiencies that have been linked to autism are iron, B vitamins and vitamin D. There are a lot of reasons why this could be. This does not mean that these deficiencies are the cause of autism but the fact that so many people on the autism spectrum have vitamin and mineral deficiencies says we need to get our vitamins.


Vitamin D

A lot of autistic people are light sensitive but vitamin D is really important. Without it you can become (and this goes for non-autistics as well) depressed, anxious and develop a lot of health problems. Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in America, possibly because of all the cancer hype going around these days. Vitamin D is good for you, guys! You need it! Do you know that vitamin D actually PREVENTS cancer? Goodness.


Iron

Eating a lot of junk food and not enough meat is going to ensure you become iron deficient. For people who don't care about that, think two words: hair loss. :) Not getting enough iron in your diet will contribute to hair loss. Nobody wants to lose their hair and iron is the secret hair fall culprit in many cases. The best source of iron is meat for most of the planet.


B vitamins

B vitamin deficiencies can cause people to experience depression and not be able to handle stress. Mental illness is associated with low levels of B vitamins. Without enough B vitamins, our brains can't function. Everything turns off, we get dizzy, tired and out of focus.

My suggestion to you if you are on the autism spectrum is to see a doctor (even though I would normally tell you to run away from them as fast as you can) and get your blood work done. Ask them to tell you about your vitamins levels. If you have a kid on the autism spectrum, finding a good gummy vitamin is great as long as you are making sure there aren't any harmful fillers and that the vitamin is gluten-free and casein-free.

Are Autistic People Violent?

Don't you love that question? It makes me want to say it in a retarded voice. Today I would really like to answer this question with a simple "yes" or "no" but it's not gonna happen. The facts are that autistic people are not shown to be "more violent" than regular people. I think the question you need to be asking is what kind of violence do autistic people display. It is possible that the type of violence that autistic people may display could be the differentiating factor between them and NT's and we know NT's are violent.

We know neurotypicals are violent because they bullied and tormented us into the people we are today whether we like to admit it or not. When they would treat an animal with more humanity than an autistic person they showed us the capacity for inhumanity. We saw the inconsistencies, the insanity, the mob mentality. Autistics are usually more violent towards themselves but there are cases where the autistic may lash out and attempt to defend themselves from future violence. Sometimes this is done inappropriately. Sometimes you just think it sucks how badly it turns out.

While I am not advocating violence, here I would like to say that I have violent tendencies. They are in my head, mostly. They come from a deep well inside of me-no, more like a black hole. It is like a black hole inside of my very being that opens to consume all that is around it. I become that darkness and it consumes me. In certain moments I embrace that lonely place within me and wish to destroy absolutely everything around me, to start over. In those times I want to hurt people (gasp!).

Without telling you what kinds of violent crimes autistic people might commit, (you probably already have strange opinions about that like that we are serial killers or some crap) I am going to tell you the ones that you do not have to worry about as a rule.

• Mob attacks (monkey behavior where people join in on hurting someone or something just because they saw somebody else do it-ugh-what about being creative?)
• Bullying other people who appear more helpless and small 
• Crimes of passion (what can I say, I like to be methodical ;) )

So, anyways. That's all I have to say tonight about people on the autism spectrum being serial killers. Have a good night everyone.

So Glad

So, I got a .com and HATED it. It felt like I was on a stage with a big, bright spotlight all over me. Every word sounded like screaming, echoing for miles. I was so on the fence about the whole thing and felt that "since I started it I needed to finish it" (you know how it goes) but I have seen enough to know better. Sometimes we try something and it doesn't work for us. It doesn't feel right. There is something better :)

Doesn't that feel good? So, I prayed and prayed (to myself, mostly) for something to happen to just make it all go away (and it did, so it's gone-I can be a bit dramatic). Now I am back here on this rusty old blogspot page where Natural Autism Treatments Organization first started-its humble, honest beginnings.

Just to warn you, this is not a very well-visited blog and I talk a lot...but that's kind of what a blog is for so I hope you don't mind. I like it here. It's quiet. Cozy. Kind of feels like home. I hope you like the rainbows. Maybe you can find a nice chair to recline in or just stand if you like. Doesn't that feel great?

I am going to tell you the story of autism.