There are foods and drinks that according to the FDA and NIH are classified as "Endocrine Disruptors" meaning capable of causing DNA damage, and cell mutations. Especially during fetal and infant development these endocrine disruptors cause developmental damage, including brain damaging effects.
Soy is in fact a proven estrogenic endocrine disruptor and classified as such by the FDA and NIH.
Two most important questions regarding autistic children must be urgently addressed:
1. Was there maternal consumption of soy foods or beverages during fetal development?
2. Was baby fed infant formula containing soy, and/or soy foods?
Your response may (or may not) lead to specific scientific research into soy endocrine disrupting compounds and relationship to the cause of autism.
