Detox with Chelation Blog

July 15, 2010

Abnormal brain growth and function are features of autism, an increasingly common developmental disorder that now affects 1 in 60 boys in the US. Now researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Thoughtful House Center for Children in Austin, Texas, have found remarkably similar brain changes to those seen in autism in infant monkeys receiving the vaccine schedule used in the 1990’s that contained the mercury-based preservative thimerosal.

If we’re to believe CNN’s Campbell Brown brought us the whole story with her February 12 coverage of the immunization controversy, the only cause for concern is the one posed by parents opting out of vaccine programs. And if we’re to believe Newsweek’s Sharon Begley (“Anatomy of a Scare,” February 21, 2009), the entire controversy was built on a house of cards that has now been demolished.
 

One of the most compelling and ferocious battles in the autism arena is... what is autism, anyway?

Mercury is a well known neurotoxin that comes in various forms. Scientists have learned that all forms of mercury have the potential for toxicity. Mercury intoxication has been increasingly linked to neurological disorders, including autism.

Though the body may rid itself of small amounts of mercury through natural processes, larger amounts received in mercury containing pharmaceuticals or through environmental exposures may result in long-term mercury toxicity.

The United Nations General Assembly designated April 2 as World Autism Day. Autism is a complex neurological disorder that falls under the realm of a group of disorders known as pervasive developmental disorders. There is no known specific cause and it occurs in all racial, ethnic and social groups.

By: Lisa Jo Rudy

For reasons that are somewhat unclear, the world of autism attracts an uncanny number of people who are itching for a fight. 

Look at any autism-related blog, online article, conference or magazine, and you'll find angry comments buzzing around like bees who've been smoked out of their hive.

Comments can't physically injure anyone.  But in some cases, threats of physical violence have pushed writers and researchers to seek out court injunctions and write only under pseudonyms.

Actress and Doctor Who 'Cured' Her Son Write Controversial Book on Preventing Autism

By: Karen Compton, Jonann Brady and Imaeyen Ibanga

By: Steve Jacob

Autism has increased exponentially since the 1970s, with the prevalence rate going from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 150. For heartbroken parents, a diagnosis can seem like a life sentence.

Healing and Preventing Autism: A Complete Guide (Dutton, $26.95) is a hopeful manual for parents and healthcare providers. The authors are pediatrician Jerry Kartzinel and actress Jenny McCarthy, whose son was successfully treated by Kartzinel.

Since there's no agreement as to what autism is, what causes it, or whether it can be cured - it should come as no surprise that there's no consensus as to the best treatments for autism.

By: Lisa Jo Rudy

There is a large and vocal contingent of parents and practitioners who claim that children diagnosed appropriately with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been cured (sometimes called "recovered") through the use of alternative, biomedical treatments such as diets, supplements, chelation and controversial therapies such as hyperbaric oxygen, etc.