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lack the mindset for normal patterns of social interaction. This may then suffer the same symptoms. Some may not suffer
contribute to the various autistic behaviors. at all. For the sake of those who do suffer, Wi-
Like mobile phone signals, Wi-Fi signals can also cause cell mem- Fi is not a good idea in schools—or anywhere
branes to leak and calcium ions to flow through them in a relatively un- else for that matter. Cabled Internet access is a
controlled manner. In the classroom, this may result in children's brains healthier choice.
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losing the ability to concentrate.
Further, electromagnetic radiation (such as that emitted by Wi-Fi, cell PETER SULLIVAN is a software designer:
phones, cell towers and “smart” meters) may affect the body like light From birth, our elder son (born in 1996) got
does at night—and inhibit melatonin production. Melatonin is a sleep triggered easily, especially by noises and touch.
hormone and a powerful antioxidant. It can reverse oxidative stress that At three, he was kicked out of preschool and
results from radiation. diagnosed with sensory integration disorder (a
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While scientists explore further how EMR-exposure reduces mela- symptom of autism). Our younger son (born in
tonin production and study whether EMR-induced oxidative stress con- 1999) seemed to develop normally. Then, at four,
tributes to autism—along with many other questions—we ought to first, he regressed and stopped playing with other
do no harm to our children. children. He, too, was diagnosed with autism.
Wi-Fi should therefore be considered an impediment to learning, I'd thought that autism was entirely genetic,
rather than an aid. Wi-Fi may be particularly hazardous to pregnant and that there was nothing we could do about
teachers, since exposing the brain of a fetus or a very young child to it. Then I started reading about healthy children
EMR may prevent normal brain development. regressing into autism, and others who'd been
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Because of genetic and environmental variability, not everyone will diagnosed with the disorder and recovered from
RESOURCES

BabySafeProject.org posts an excellent video about the effects of in-utero EMR-exposure on children's behavior; it features
Dr. Hugh Taylor, head of Yale Medical School's Ob/Gyn dept. See also www.ehtrust.org.
bioinitiative.org 1800 peer-reviewed studies about the bio effects of EMR-exposure, posted by Cindy Sage, MA and David
Carpenter, MD.

Buie, T., “Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of GI disorders in individuals with ASDs: a consensus report,” Pediatrics,
2009-1878c: Doi:10.1542/peds.

Herbert, Dr. Martha (pediatric neurologist at Harvard Medical School) and Cindy Sage, MA (coeditor of the BioInitiative
Reports), “Autism and EMF? Plausibility of a pathophysiological link—Parts 1 and 2,” Pathophysiology 2013.

electronicsilentspring.com Posted by Katie Singer, includes an international hot list and her papers posted after An Electronic
Silent Spring's publication (Rudolph Steiner Books, 2014)—about EMR-exposure and wildlife, telecom law, how electronics
impact climate change, cell tower fires, fertility and telecommunications, etc.

Mallery-Blythe, Dr. Erica, “Children, Radiation and Health.” Excellent talk from a British MD. https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sNFdZVeXw7M
resetyourchildsbrain.com Child psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Dunckley, MD, author of Reset Your Child's Brain, presents her four-
week electronic fast to end meltdowns, raise grades and boost social skills by reversing the effects of electronic screen-time.

saferemf.com Peer-reviewed studies about EMR-exposure posted by Dr. Joel Moskowitz, researcher at UC-Berkeley's
School of Public Health.

zonein.ca Cris Rowan works with parents, teachers and students to balance tech time with movement and time in nature.
For a Spanish translation of “Calming Behavior in Children wtih Autism and ADHD:”
http://www.electronicsilentspring.com/primers/wi-fi-schools/a-los-ninos-con-autism/

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