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Tami Duncan, co-founder of the Lyme-Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation and Bryan Rosner
have just finished co-writing a book entitled The Lyme-Autism Connection: Unveiling the
Shocking Link Between Lyme Disease and Childhood Developmental Disorders. The book was
published in June, 2008 and is now available.
The Lyme-Autism ConnectionPaperback Book287 Pages, $25.95, Written by Bryan Rosner & Tami Duncan
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Over the last decade, two disease epidemics have gone from
mild ripples in the water to roaring, ravenous, all-consuming
tidal waves, destroying thousands of lives and tearing apart
countless families.
These two diseases are Lyme disaese and autism. Until
recently, these afflictions were believed to be unrelated.
Actually, that is an understatement. They were believed to
have absolutely nothing in common, occupying distinct and
opposite positions in the medical field. While bronchitis and
strep throat have some relationship in that they are both
infections, Lyme disease and autism were thought to have
nothing in common at all—one is a tick-borne infection which
healthy people contract while camping, and the other is a
prenatal brain development disorder.
Recently, however, science has found similarities between
Lyme disease and autism that cannot be ignored. When one looks beneath the surface of
these seemingly diverse disorders, the underlying discoveries are shocking.
Learn more and order The Lyme-Autism Connection
287 Pages, $25.95, Paperback
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Read Excerpts from the Book:
Tami's Preface
Bryan's Preface
Symptoms vs. Syndromes
Foreword by Robert Bransfield, M.D.
Watch Dr. Charles Ray Jones and Dr. Warren Levin
talk about the Lyme-autism connection at the
2008 Lyme-Induced Autism conference:
An investigative report, this book set out to examine the explosive increase in both Lyme
disease and autism cases. The book is based on objective scientific data (read the latest
Lyme-autism connection scientific study) as well as the vast wisdom and experience of
physicians, researchers and parents. Although the Lyme-autism connection is an area of
research which is brand new and continually developing, there is an ever-increasing
amount of information and science to support the connection hypothesis. The following
are some of the discoveries which were made by the authors and presented in the book:
Autism involves the immune system, and many of the immune dysfunctions seen
in autism are the same as those seen in Lyme disease.
Numerous infections appear to be involved in autism, one of which is Borrelia
burgdorferi (the Lyme disease bacteria). Borrelia appears to be one of the more
important infections due to its skyrocketing prevalence and epidemic
proportions.
The Lyme-autism connection has been substantiated by clinical experience,
both in the physician’s office and at home among numerous mothers.
Borrelia can be transmitted from mother to baby during pregnancy, resulting in
early childhood infection.
The symptoms of Lyme disease overlap with the symptoms of autism, and in
fact, the two diseases share in common many of the same “mimicking
diagnoses.” Both Lyme disease and autism are characterized by clustering of
these diseases within family histories.
The Lyme-autism connection is being studied with increasing frequency, by
researchers with an ever-growing list of qualifications and credentials.
The connection is supported by geographical, chronological, and statistical
analysis of the epidemiology of the two diseases.
The Lyme-autism connection is comprised of not one or two elements, but
instead, numerous puzzle pieces which support one another to create and
substantiate the connection hypothesis.
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If you intend to take action and apply
Lyme disease treatment to your child,
please do so only under the supervision of
a licensed physician.
This field is evolving rapidly. To stay up
to date, keep connected with the LIA
Foundation.
EXCERPT: GEOGRAPHICINCIDENCE
One of the most striking findings was the overlap
between the states with the highest incidence of
Lyme disease and the states with the highest
incidence of autism. The following graphs show this
dramatic association. In the below graphs, cases of
Lyme disease are indicated by black bars, and cases
of autism are indicated by grey bars. Note the
unmistakable clumping of cases of Lyme disease in
the states with the highest incidence of autism.
This graph has been broken into two parts to
accomodate the narrow width of this email.
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EXCERPT: TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Robert Bransfield, M.D., 10
Information for the Reader, 12
The LIA Foundation, 12
Introduction to this book, 14
PREFACE Getting Personal with Bryan and Tami
Bryan’s Preface: The Lyme-Autism Connection Close To Home, 19
Tami’s Preface: Research and Questions Bring New Hope, 24
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
The Twin Epidemics, 33
An Uphill Battle, 37
The Many Faces of Autism, 41
But Isn't Lyme Disease a Simple Bacteria?, 48
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ILADS List: Basic Information About Lyme Disease, 48
Infection Stew, 52
On The Front Lines, 56
CHAPTER 2 Building the Foundation
Congenital Transfer, 59
Pregnancy and Lyme Disease, By John Drulle, M.D., 62
Recent Studies, 69
Family Disease Trends, 74
Interpreting the Data and Moving Past the Genetics Paradigm, 78
Refuting the Inventible Guilt, 80
CHAPTER 3 Immunity and Infections
Building the Case, 83
Autism and Infections, 88
A Few Key Example Infections, 91
CHAPTER 4 Making the Connection
The Antibiotic Clue, 97
The Key Lyme-Autism Study, 102
Open Studies, 111
CHAPTER 5 Connecting the Dots: Common Symptomology
Symptoms vs. Syndromes, 116
Blurred Lines Between Disease Labels, 117
Lyme Disease: The Great Imitator, 119
Autism: The Next Great Imitator?, 121
Autoimmunity, 126
Where the Rubber Meets the Road, 129
CHAPTER 6 Connecting the Dots: Geographic Distribution
The Correlation Coefficient, 135
Chronological Correlation, 140
Geographical Correlation, 145
CHAPTER 7 Getting Help
Finding a physician, 154
Finding a Lyme-Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD), 158
Finding an Autism-Literate Medical Doctor, 159
Using Internet Discussion Groups to Locate a Physician, 159
Brief Tips for Formulating a Treatment Plan, 160
Treatment Resources, 161
Websites, 162
Books, 164
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Closing Argument, 165
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Testing for Lyme Disease and Co-infections, 169
Appendix B: Introduction to Lyme Disease, 179
Appendix C: Testing for and Treating Heavy Metal Poisoning, 189
Appendix D: The Think Tank Overview, 199
Appendix E: Personal Stories of Mothers and Families, 224
Bryan and Tami hope that you find this book to be fascinating and informative. You can
learn more about the book at http://www.lymebook.com/lyme-autism-connection. You can
learn more about the LIA Foundation at http://www.liafoundation.org. You can read the
press release for the book, as well.
In Other News...Lymebook.com News Headlines
Virulent Lyme Strain Spreading in U.S., Europe - WebMD. A recent news article
published by WebMD, and reviewed by Louise Change, M.D., is entitled “Virulent
Strain of Lyme Disease Spreading in U.S., Europe.” Here are some of the
highlights from the article.
It's not a new strain of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete or spiral-shaped bacterium that
causes Lyme disease. In fact, it was one of the first strains ever identified -- found in the
cerebrospinal fluid of a patient with severe Lyme meningitis.
But now Wei-Gang Qiu, PhD, Benjamin Luft, MD, and colleagues find that the particularly
nasty ospC type A strain appears to be the most common of the 20 or so B. burgdorferi
strains found in the U.S. The spread of this virulent strain, they suggest, could be part of
the reason for the increase in Lyme disease cases seen over the past two decades.
"OspC type A is the type most widely distributed in the U.S. -- and, as others have shown,
this is the most virulent strain," Qiu, an assistant professor at New York's Hunter College,
tells WebMD. "If this is widespread, it is not good. You don't want to see this thing
increase." Read the full article here.
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New Bartonella Textbook by James Schaller, M.D. In Summer of 2008, Dr. James
Schaller published another excellent book on Lyme co-infections - this time, a
book on Bartonella. This book is an excellent complementary resource to his
recently published Babesia Textbook. Bartonella is found throughout the entire world, in
cities, suburbs, and rural locations. It is found in fleas, dust mites, ticks, lice, flies, cat and
dog saliva, and insect feces.
Bartonella is so powerful at suppressing immunity that it can
be found attached to red blood cells, and inside blood vessel
walls, both without causing extreme fever and death. This
suppression makes killing any other challenging co-infection
very difficult.
This is the first Bartonella Skin-Pattern book in English.
Now you or your child can be diagnosed by newly
discovered skin findings.
Exciting new treatments for 2008!
Bartonella: Diagnosis and Treatment, 500-pages, $55. Hope Academic Press, 2008
Learn more and order the book
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The most important resource supporting Lyme-autism research is the Lyme-
Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation. The foundation hosts think tanks and
conferences in which the brightest minds of medicine gather to roundtable
about the connection. If you were unable to attend the 2008 LIA Foundation Conference
held on April 12 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, you should consider getting the 9-DVD set from
the conference. We now carry this set as a supporting resource for the Lyme-autism book.
Some of the most respected and knowledgeable physicians in the field spoke at the
conference, including:
Robert Bransfield, MD
Richie Shoemaker, MD
Charles Ray Jones, MD
Janelle Love, M.D.
Peta Cohen, MS, RD
Kazuko Grace-Curtin
Guissepina Feingold, MD
Warren Levin, MD
Richard Horowitz, MD
The 9-DVD set includes all of these presentations. Learn more about the DVD set and place
your order here.
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We need your help! One of our upcoming books, focusing on Lyme disease and
health insurance challenges, requires the stories and victories of patients just
like you. If you have a success story of your battle with a health insurance
company, please let us know about it!
Specifically we are looking for stories of patients that have successfully litigated cases
against any insurer, with copies of all court documents. Please include the originating
complaint that brought about the court action. Did the patient have long-term disability
cut off without notice? Did the patient experience their health insurer deny benefits for
coverage of treatment? Has litigation brought about resolution and resumption of
coverage issues? Has any patient challenged the IDSA guidelines and their "standard of
care" successfully? Has anyone overcome the "not medically necessary" curve ball that
insurers like to throw at patients? Finally, were punitive damages awarded or damages for
pain & suffering, loss of future earnings, past and future medical expenses which ensued
resulting from not being treated in a timely and thorough manner? Would the patient be
willing to be interviewed by phone? Any Lyme legal victory story with proper
documentation will be considered.
We need case victories that focused on patient SSDI, health insurer, LTD insurer, worker's
comp insurer and casualty insurer, and worsening of symptoms due to third party causes.
We prefer to have all court documentation of each case.
On the physician front, we are looking for victories over state medical boards, health
insurers, physician protection legislation that some states have in place, victories in
getting research published in mainstream journals and grant allocations. Please submit
all information on this topic to Kathleen at [email protected].
About Kathleen Liporace, author of the new book:
Kathleen Liporace’s field of employment is medico-legal consulting for attorneys and
patients against insurers. This involves much research, negotiating and writing. She has
done well over 600 hours of research into Lyme and co-infections and the controversy
surrounding the IDSA elite Lyme guideline writing members.
In an ongoing effort to keep the Lyme community up to date with the latest
news and events, Bryan Rosner spends considerable time updating his Video
Blog. In this blog, Bryan discusses various important Lyme-related topics. The
blog is updated 1-4 times per month. Don't forget to bookmark the page when you visit and
check back for the latest news and research! Visit the blog now:
http://www.lymevideoblog.com.
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We now carry the well-known and highly
informative textbook by Lida Mattman, Ph.D.,
entitled Cell Wall Deficient Forms: Stealth
Pathogens. This book is a must have for doctors, patients, and
researchers. Lida Mattman graduated from Yale University
with a Ph.D. in immunology. She was nominated for the Nobel
Prize in Medicine and she is respected worldwide as the
leading expert on cell wall deficient bacteria.
At 448 pages long, and 2.1lbs in weight, the book is extensive
and thorough. Lida Mattman's work has invluenced many
current treatment protocols and much modern thinking on diseases. Learn more about the
book here.
BioMed Publishing Group is now offering a children's book on Lyme disease! We
all know that Lyme disease can be very devastating in children. It is also a
difficult task to educate children about the disease. Now you can accomplish
this! Don't miss this beautifully illustrated, expertly written
children's book on Lyme disease, authored by a registerd
nurse.
Getting this book for your child may provide an incalculable
benefit if your child becomes aware of the dangers of Lyme
disease and is careful when outdoors and in wooded areas.
See a sample page from the book and learn more here.
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