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A decades-old problem: Fluoridated Water's Association with Mental Retardation and Intellectual Disability In 1993, prevalence rates of children (ages 6-17) with mental retardation averaged 33% higher in the most fluoridated states: • In the 26 states fluoridated above the national average (62.1%), mental retardation prevalence averaged 13.46 children per 1,000 population. • In the 24 least fluoridated states, it averaged 10.09 children. Fluoridated drinking water was therefore associated with about 3,370 more mentally retarded children per one-million population in 1993. "Average lifetime costs per person were estimated at $1,014,000 for persons with mental retardation." – CDC (2003) Fluoridation Rates (1992)       View images to enlarge   Mental Retardation Rates (1993) The federal government stopped using the term mental retardation in 2010 and replaced it with "intellectual disability." In 2012, prevalence rates of students (ages 6-21) with intellectual disability averaged 57% higher in the states fluoridated above the national average (74.6%): In the 24 states fluoridated below the national average, intellectual disability prevalence averaged 0.67%, compared to 1.05% in the 26 most fluoridated states. In the 10 most fluoridated states: Intellectual disability averaged 84% higher, and autism averaged 14.7% higher compared to the 10 least fluoridated states. Fluoridation Rates (2012) State-by-State Prevalence Rates of Disability Categories (2012-2013) Autism and Fluoride Sensitivity: A mother's compelling story of learning about and coping with her autistic son's severe fluoride sensitivity. "Over the past half century the prevalence of childhood disability increased dramatically... The percentage of children with disabilities rose 16% between 2001 and 2011... Disability due to neurodevelopmental or mental health conditions rose substantially." – Pediatrics (2014) What has also increased dramatically over the past half century is the number of Americans consuming fluoride, the EPA-designated "developmental neurotoxicant" added to their drinking water and to beverages tht are produced in fluoridated cities. Institute of Medicine (2007) "Those born preterm have an appreciable risk of long-term neurological impairment and developmental delay." "Many studies have documented the prevalence of a broad range of neurodevelopmental impairments in preterm survivors. The spectrum of neurodevelopmental disabilities includes cerebral palsy, mental retardation, visual and hearing impairments, and more subtle disorders of central nervous system function." See Premature Birth page.