Although parents of severely affected children have long suspected a link between toxins in the environment and the brain-related conditions of their children, this story from ABC.com, and elsewhere, draws a direct link between not only the more severe cases, but also the more pervasive conditions, like ADD and ADHD.
It is commonly accepted amongst parents and autism practitioners that there is a link between autism and heavy metals - mercury and arsenic being two of the most prevalent. This article brings the connection more into the mainstream, but also expands it as a theory for explaining other more pervasive brain and development issues in the current generation of our children.
This premise is what CARE Clinics is all about - identifying the level of toxicity and determining an intervention program that safely and effectively reverses the contamination - restoring the ability to begin developing more neuro-typically again.