Autism

January 15, 2002

Talk wrote:

> I am being told that 4 out of 5 people with autism are males. Can anyone

> verify that this is in fact true, and if so, anyone have any references

> to why?

> Thanks

>

> Wayne Obie

> Media & Public Relations

> Talk International.com

> communications@...

>

The gov sites that talk about autism have those stats.

I dont have those offhand but search around. Those sites are some of the

first I found when I hit the net looking for things about autism.

January 16, 2002

Look on the autism-merc. paper. Mercury affects males four times as much as

females. I've heard it may have something to do with their hormone

differences.

Barb

Re: [ ] autism

>At 07:33 PM 1/15/02 -0500, you wrote:

>>I am being told that 4 out of 5 people with autism are males. Can anyone

>>verify that this is in fact true, and if so, anyone have any references

>>to why?

>

>Wayne,

>

>I've heard this as well. In fact I've seen it at my son's ABA school where

>a quick walk around the hallways and classrooms bears this out.

>

>Why is a question I've been wondering about myself. I am also wondering if

>it may be that when a female is autistic do they tend to have worse

>symptoms on average than a male on average?

>

>Marty

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January 16, 2002

Hi

Bernard's article - Autism: a Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning states:

" ...autism is more prevalent among boys than girls, with the ratio estimated

at 4:1 (2). "

For every female affected there are 4 males affected.

Why?

I haven't yet found any article that attempts to explain why. This ratio may

reflect " reported " cases - or maybe " identified " cases. If it is possible

that the ratio is actually closer to 3:1 it would resemble more a defect in

a gene on the x chromosome. Since men only have one X, if a defect occurs,

for example one that decreases the ability to tolerate mercury, there is no

second X to offset its effect.

I have also wondered if it might be related somehow to testosterone and the

level of mercury exposure.

I'll keep loooking

>From: " Talk " <communications@...>

>Reply-

><autism treatment >

>Subject: [ ] autism

>Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 19:33:19 -0500

>

>I am being told that 4 out of 5 people with autism are males. Can anyone

>verify that this is in fact true, and if so, anyone have any references

>to why?

>Thanks

>

>Wayne Obie

>Media & Public Relations

>Talk International.com

>communications@...

>

January 17, 2002

Dear ,

Have you looked into the amount of chemicals there are in the hair dyes etc you

use in your hairdressing occupation? I don't mean to scare you, but there is a

lot of discussion in Australia at present re the decreased fertility rate of

hairdressers. In hair dyes there is a product called hydroxyanisole which

effects the cilia in the genital tracts of both men and women. Plus it effects

the bronchial tract the same way, leading to conditions such as bronchiectasis.

It is also a carcinogenic. I refuse to get my hair coloured and will grow old

and grey " gracefully " thank you very much. When I get my hair cut at the

hairdressers, I go in first for the day and have the air conditioning full bore

even in winter. Otherwise, I spend the rest of the day quite " doughy " and get a

migraine!

From my booklet " Dangerous Beauty " by Prof. Dingle and Toni Brown:

Hair spray has methylene chloride, PVP, toluene and VOCs.

Make up has iron oxides, propylene glycol, coal tars and BHT

Nail treatments have Dibutyl phthalate, acetone, acetonitrate, methacrylates and

formaldehyde

Hair colous have hydroxyanisole

Regards, Thiele Australia

Hi,

I have my own theory that the hormonal system is somehow fowled up and

affected. I think pitocin at birth sets the wheels in motion.The gut

releases hormones to digest and retrieve nutrients.I wonder if the pitocin

disturbs the digestive hormone secretions in the children and the brain

can't get the nutrients it needs to develop properly.It would also explain

why the muscles would be weaker in alot of these children. Mind you I'm NOT

A DOCTOR AND DON " T KNOW IF THIS COULD EVEN BE A POSSIBILITY.....just a

little ol' hairdresser from NH, R

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January 17, 2002

Hi,

I have my own theory that the hormonal system is somehow fowled up and

affected. I think pitocin at birth sets the wheels in motion.The gut

releases hormones to digest and retrieve nutrients.I wonder if the pitocin

disturbs the digestive hormone secretions in the children and the brain

can't get the nutrients it needs to develop properly.It would also explain

why the muscles would be weaker in alot of these children. Mind you I'm NOT

A DOCTOR AND DON " T KNOW IF THIS COULD EVEN BE A POSSIBILITY.....just a

little ol' hairdresser from NH, R

July 23, 2002

Granny

Just remember who is paying the bill! You are in the driver's seat.

Shop around for a doc that will work with you. No, it ain't easy. But

consider where you are at now and how you feel.... what your gut and heart

tell you.

mjh

PS Messages in ALL CAPS are hard to read and are considered SHOUTING.

In a message dated 7/22/02 8:17:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

samm0079@... writes:

> I AM NEW TO THIS BUT HAVE A GRANDSON WHOM MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE

> RAISED IN OUR HOME SINCE BIRTH. I HAVE AN ENORMOUSLY DEEP FEELING

> INSIDE OF ME THAT THIS IS A DISEASE ALSO AND NOT A DEVELOPEMENTAL

> DISORDER AND FEEL THAT HELP IS SO CLOSE. WHAT MY QUESTION IS: ARE

> THERE ANY OTHER DOCTORS WILLING TO FOLLOW THE SAME TREATMENTS AS

> DOCTOR GOLDBERG CLOSER TO HOME? I LIVE IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

> AND WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE A DOCTOR OPENMINDED ENOUGH TO TRY

> NEW TREATMENTS " OUTSIDE THE BOX " SO TO SPEAK. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS

> THAT NO DOCTOR I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OR MY GRANDSON HAS SEEN SINCE BEING

> DIAGNOSED LAST MAY WITH AUTISM WILL EVEN LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY

> MUCH LESS ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE. EVEN IF THEY ARE LESS THAN EDUCATED

> QUESTIONS. I FEEL SO HOPELESS AT TIMES AS I AM SURE A LOT OF OTHER

>

July 23, 2002

Unfortunately, your story is soooooo familiar to all of us.

We, like so many, were given the same story: That there is nothing we

could do. They didn't even suggest taking milk out of our son's diet

but when we did this on our own, his cycle of ear infections,

pneumonia and bronchitus finally stopped.

When we tell doctors about how this has helped, they roll their eyes

like we are crazy.

Our son is so much healthier now and after visiting Dr. Goldberg

recently we are confident we are going to get him back by following

his protocol.

If Dr. G was the first person you met when your child got his

diagnosis, this wouldn't be such a horrible experience.

Of course Dr. G doesn't believe in the diagnosis of autism for 99 per

cent of these kids because he believes they merely have a disease

that produces autistic symptoms.

Unlike other doctors, he has actual explanations that make sense for

what is happening and he actually listens to parents.

I obviously don't know about your area doctors but maybe someone else

on this list does.

If it turns out Dr. G is not able to help my son recover, I will bear

him no ill will. At least he has tried and he has done so using

science to back him up.

I can't tell you how our story will end but I can say that today,

three weeks after we visited him, I am very, very, very glad I made

that trip.

> I AM NEW TO THIS BUT HAVE A GRANDSON WHOM MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE

> RAISED IN OUR HOME SINCE BIRTH. I HAVE AN ENORMOUSLY DEEP FEELING

> INSIDE OF ME THAT THIS IS A DISEASE ALSO AND NOT A DEVELOPEMENTAL

> DISORDER AND FEEL THAT HELP IS SO CLOSE. WHAT MY QUESTION IS: ARE

> THERE ANY OTHER DOCTORS WILLING TO FOLLOW THE SAME TREATMENTS AS

> DOCTOR GOLDBERG CLOSER TO HOME? I LIVE IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH

CAROLINA

> AND WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE A DOCTOR OPENMINDED ENOUGH TO TRY

> NEW TREATMENTS " OUTSIDE THE BOX " SO TO SPEAK. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT

IS

> THAT NO DOCTOR I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OR MY GRANDSON HAS SEEN SINCE

BEING

> DIAGNOSED LAST MAY WITH AUTISM WILL EVEN LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO

SAY

> MUCH LESS ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE. EVEN IF THEY ARE LESS THAN EDUCATED

> QUESTIONS. I FEEL SO HOPELESS AT TIMES AS I AM SURE A LOT OF OTHER

> PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS DO ALS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

July 23, 2002

Hi, I am in Greenville SC. Maybe I can help. E-mail me privatly.

- Mercy

samm0079 wrote:

>I AM NEW TO THIS BUT HAVE A GRANDSON WHOM MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE

>RAISED IN OUR HOME SINCE BIRTH. I HAVE AN ENORMOUSLY DEEP FEELING

>INSIDE OF ME THAT THIS IS A DISEASE ALSO AND NOT A DEVELOPEMENTAL

>DISORDER AND FEEL THAT HELP IS SO CLOSE. WHAT MY QUESTION IS: ARE

>THERE ANY OTHER DOCTORS WILLING TO FOLLOW THE SAME TREATMENTS AS

>DOCTOR GOLDBERG CLOSER TO HOME? I LIVE IN GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA

>AND WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE A DOCTOR OPENMINDED ENOUGH TO TRY

>NEW TREATMENTS " OUTSIDE THE BOX " SO TO SPEAK. MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS

>THAT NO DOCTOR I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OR MY GRANDSON HAS SEEN SINCE BEING

>DIAGNOSED LAST MAY WITH AUTISM WILL EVEN LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY

>MUCH LESS ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE. EVEN IF THEY ARE LESS THAN EDUCATED

>QUESTIONS. I FEEL SO HOPELESS AT TIMES AS I AM SURE A LOT OF OTHER

>PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS DO ALS. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

>

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>opinion of the Research Institute.

>

July 23, 2002

Sadka....I would love to email you privately but do not have an

address...so here's my address so that you can email me privately if you like. I

would love to talk with you since you are in the same location as I am. Thanks

samm0079@.... Shirley Mooney

and thanks to foxhillers@... for the hints about using capital letters...I

did not realize that (although I do feel like shouting sometimes) and appreciate

all the help I can get.

October 28, 2002

Dear Bev and ,

I have a son, diagnosed with ASD, progressing a lot. He is now 6 years, 23 kg,

highly functioning. I would like to give him Transfer Factor in addition to

other supplements and vitamins given to him. How much is the dosage and how and

when to give it? Some people told me that Transfer Factor made from EGG. Is that

true. Transfer factor that I have is the one from " 4 Life " . Thanks.

Best regards,

Debbie Sianturi

Autism

This is a little long but worth reading: It was passed on to me from Jock

Doubleday:

My name is Duffield. I hold a degree in Math and Chemistry from Brigham

Young University, and I have 2 children with Autism. We have had incredible

experiences working with our children through biomedical treatment, and we hope

for a full recovery. At this point, many educators and psychiatric evaluators

comment on our children's improvement socially, but we don't feel like our

children are out of the fog yet. This is a short version of our story. Even

though I can only tell one item at a time, some events and treatments overlap.

Let me start with my oldest boy, . He was a the happiest child we'd

ever seen. He was plump and all smiles. He was learning how to sing, talk and

dance. He loved to lead music as it played, and I was convinced that he would be

a drummer or have something to do with music.I found out that I was pregnant

with my second child. We were so excited, since was such a joy.

Relatives and friends would warn us that the next one could not possibly be as

easy to deal with as our wonderchild . We often had people offer and even

beg to babysit little . If it weren't for his frequent ear infections and

antibiotics, he would have been the perfect child.Then, we brought in to

his 18 month well baby appt. We gave him Tylenol before going to the doctor's,

since he had high fevers following his previous vaccines. He received 4 vaccines

on that day. He started screaming, and straightened out his whole body stiff,

and jerked in my arms as they administered the rest of the shots. They were

prepared to give a 5th shot of chickenpox, but I declined. I had never seen my

boy react like this to pain. The convulsive type motion was blown off by the

doctors as my son's anger at my allowing him to have the injections. I thought

that might be a possibility, so I shrugged my shoulders as I took my screaming

child out of the office. had a fever within 4 hours of the shots. It got

up to 104, but we knew this was normal, so we kept giving Tylenol as the doctor

had recommended. On the third day of the fever, I called the doctors office. The

nurse said that if it was still there on the 4th day, we should come in. We came

in on the fourth day, where we were told that it was most likely a viral

infection, and there was nothing they could do. If it got worse, we should come

back. " Worse than 104? " -- was to be my question over the next 3 months solid of

fevers. Instacares, Nightime pediatrics and even emergency rooms were no help

either. The high was 105.7 under the arm, and Tylenol would bring it down to 101

or 102 temporarily. The average remained around 104. We were told that the

vaccines could have nothing to do with the sickness, since the pharmaceutical

pamphlet said that the fever would only last 1-3 days. It had to be something

else.

During this three month period, lost all of his social skills. His

speech was replaced by angry grunting. He didn't understand what we were saying.

He was scared of most sounds, and no longer liked music. He was inconsolable

during the 4th of July fireworks. He would cry all of the time. It was absolute

Hell to watch his regression, which we associated with his being ill. An ear

infection developed at the end of the three months, treated with a round of

antibiotics, finally stopped the fever. The misery we experienced while he was

ill, was nothing compared to the horrors that began when the fever finally

stopped. He began to deteriorate into a stick figure child. He lost weight, and

wore the same clothes size for over a year and a half. Growing babies are not

supposed to stay the same size, and we became quite concerned. wouldn't

sleep. He would nap at about 6AM, and wake up 2 hours later. Sleep meds only

seemed to make him more wild. I was sick from being pregnant, and needed to wake

at 6AM for my science teaching position. My husband often had to work late with

his job, so I would be up with till one or two in the morning, while Joe

would stay up the rest of the night with . Our house was a constant

nightmare. My husband and I were at our wits end. We never saw each other, since

he needed to sleep whenever we were both home at the same time, to make up for

lost sleep taking care of . The most disturbing behavior from ,

was his willingness to slam his head against walls. He would zone out, and laugh

as though he were drunk. He would often get on all fours and slam his head

downward on the hardwood. Another thing that bothered me, is that he'd slowly

push his eyeballs backward into his sockets. We would have to restrain him

often, to avoid serious damage.

When we went back to the family practitioner who had given the shots, the

Family practitioner treated my visits as though I were an overconcerned mother.

He thought was going through a phase, and injuring himself to get

attention. He did offer to give me anti-depressants. I didn't think that

drugging mom would solve the problem, so we never returned to that doctor. It

took us 5 months to find a new doctor who would work with my public education

insurance. We were on multiple waiting lists to get evaluated for a

developmental assessment. During that time, we dealt with all of the glaring

eyes, with neighbors and relatives thinking we were the worst parents in the

world. Everyone had advice. ...If you would sing to him more...If you would only

read books to him!... If you just would forbid TV...If you would stay home

instead of working...If you would just get his sleep on schedule...Maybe you

should get his hearing tested... even though we knew he could hear an ambulance

approaching before the rest of us. No one really understood, and we couldn't

explain it either. It wasn't much fun to visit others, and fewer people came to

visit us.

was diagnosed with Autism, 2 weeks before was born. We were

told such things as, you will have to institutionalize him when he gets strong

enough to hurt you. Therapy is the only option. He might learn to use the

bathroom by himself by the time he's 18. Ritalin and other psychotic drugs are

the only way to improve your life at home. Autism can't be treated, it is

lifelong. We were essentially written over to the mental health department, with

no recommendation for testing on what was going on internally in our boy. We

were told we would have to wait 6 months before would be able to go to

the autism school. This was his only hope of improving.Ear infections and other

illnesses continued, and was often in need of stronger antibiotics. We

worried that our options of antibiotic treatment might run out. He seemed to

develop resistance to them quickly.Friends began to bring us literature on

biomedical treatment for autism. We put on the GFCF diet. After 3 days,

he started to make eye contact, and began sleeping through the night. We were

quite encouraged, and began to search for biomedical factors in autism. We also

were worried about 's weak immune system and possible IgA deficiency, so

we looked for what might help the immune system. It was this point in time that

we ran into the Mothers Milk Club of Utah. They had organized a supply of

Mothers Milk to give to children with weak immune systems. The university

hospital provided the bulk of the donations. You must understand, that the use

of the breastmilk was intended to treat immune function, not autism. As we gave

breastmilk from myself, friends and the hospital, not only did the ear

infections stop for good, his autism started to go away. began hugging

me. He became quite social and sought attention from others. He started babbling

more. He seemed to snap out of his little world. We were so pleased. We found

that we weren't the only ones benefiting from the breastmilk with autism. There

was a growing group in the Mothers Milk Club who were having similar success

stories. I found it fascinating that children with autism often have altered

immunity.

Since then, has been diagnosed with a low IgA level, heavy metal

toxicity from mercury, aluminum, lead, cadmium, arsenic and antimony (similar to

that of an Alzheimers patient), Autoantibodies that attack his own brain protein

(Myelin Basic Protein and NeuroAxon Filament protein), abnormal EEG, Irritable

Bowel Syndrome, seizure disorder, elevated measles titer, nutritional

deficiencies, inability to properly digest food, Magnesium deficiency and Zinc

deficiency -- among other diagnosis.For those who may not know, having

autoantibodies to the brain indicate that the body is attacking it's own brain

protein.The breastmilk seemed to keep most of his symptoms at bay. We had people

raving that he didn't behave as though he were autistic anymore. You can tell he

has symptoms if you work with him directly, but his play and happiness appeared

quite normal. Then, we lost the breastmilk donations through the university

hospital. The head nurse didn't want to use up their freezer shelf space for the

program, and didn't want to be hassled with any inconvenience. The other nurses

would still try to collect milk for us for a time there, but pretty soon the

pressure from superiors and the inconvenience stopped the donations completely.

We kept up with the breastmilk for awhile through my pumping milk and through

donations from friends, but some weeks we'd have plenty, and other weeks we'd go

without. The worst part, was to watch regress into old behaviors when we

didn't have enough breastmilk.This is when we discovered Transfer Factor. A

woman who was using this to keep her diabetes at bay called me about it. We

started using the TF whenever we didn't have breastmilk. We'd use up to 9 a day.

As far as we could tell, the TF had the same effect as the breastmilk. We just

made sure we supplemented with Vitamin A, taurine and fish oils - to make sure

he was getting the nutrients he used to receive from the breastmilk.We have

since used secretin, chelation for heavy metals, liquid magnesium, zinc,

calcium, molybdenum, Selenium and other supplements. We try our best to keep up

to date on nutritional deficiencies found in Autism, so that we may find other

helpful treatments for our son. We are also paying more than what we make on ABA

therapy, which goes well when we get the right supplements into him. Our son is

improving quickly. He is now 3 1/2, and is well on the road to recovery. His

language is coming the slowest, but he is now imitating sounds, and is starting

to understand basic commands. He improves each time we chelate the heavy metals.

We really feel like the Transfer Factor sustains him through the chelation

process.

As for my daughter, well, her story is completely different. She reacted to

her first Hepatitis B shot as a newborn. She developed lesions in her mouth and

rectum, and it was suggested that the lesions may be running all of they way

through the digestional tract. After that shot, we decided that we'd never give

her another. They say the serious reactions are one in a million, but we have

seen two of our own children react. Interestingly enough, no doctor reported our

children's reactions to their vaccines. If adverse reactions are not reported,

how can we know the true stats on reactions to vaccines? This is when we started

studying the immunizations, to find that they contain Mercury, Aluminum,

Formaldehyde, foreign DNA and other toxins including the mutated virus or

bacteria that is the vaccine. All of these components are capable of changing

humans genetically. Mercury and Aluminum have terrifying implications. Mercury

will build up in the bodily organs - the liver, kidney and brain - and interfere

with all of the bodily systems. One major sign of mercury poisoning (since it

will not show up in urine, blood or hair unless the exposure is recent), is that

the individual seems to have lost their ability to detox heavy metals and

viruses. They will accumulate these toxins with a lower exposure than others,

which interferes with the bodies ability to process necessary minerals

properly.Recent congressional hearings lined up the symptoms of mercury

poisoning to the symptoms of Autism, and they matched perfectly. Even though

major government groups maintain that there is no proof that mercury is a

problem for babies, they are requiring the pharmaceutical companies to get it

out of the vaccines. No recall of mercury vaccines has taken place, however, so

no financial burden would be placed on the manufacturers.One question, why do

some kids react badly to the mercury, and others do not? Are some vaccine lots

higher in mercury that others? When a nurse preps the vaccine, and uses it on 3

children, is the child with the last use (where all of the settled vaccine

product accumulates), getting a higher dose of virotoxin with the mercury? Is it

purely an allergy issue? Does it depend on how many shots the child receives in

a day? Does it depend on the child's previous exposure to toxins?We were glad to

find out this info, so we could do better by . We decided to avoid heavy

metal exposure. We started drinking reverse osmosis filtered water. We avoided

Fluoride, which is known to carry Lead across the blood/brain barrier. We

avoided milk, in case she had a sensitivity to it as did.So, we stood

and watched develop a bit behind schedule. We were highly concerned for

her welfare. She was slightly behind on milestones, but not enough to show big

concern. She smiled and made eye contact, and would imitate us. At her one year

doctors appt, she would clap her hands, do the indian yell and do actions to

children's songs. Her speech was simple babble, but multiple consonants were

included in the babble. She knew her own name, and she loved to cuddle.

Then, somewhere between 13 and 14 months, she started to regress. She could no

longer imitate song actions. She stopped babbling completely. She didn't seem to

know her name - and she stopped making eye contact. She exhibited some seizure

activity, in the form of altered eye dilation and zoning. Sometimes - without a

change in light intensity - her eyes would dilate and then the pupils would snap

back to a small size. She moved strangely in her sleep, as though she were

having nightmares. Her arms would spread out and she would have strange tics. We

took her to her pediatrician at 16 months, who couldn't believe what she saw.

She had truly regressed. Her muscle tone had gone down, and her walking was now

a bit unsteady. Her eye contact was rare, and she'd avoid looking at mommy. She

refused to go to anyone but mom, since mom would breastfeed her. She received a

diagnosis of Autism by age 17 months. We started her on Transfer Factor and

chelation, and she has improved dramatically. She is now 18 months old. We took

her back to the psychiatrist who initially evaluated her, and she says that

is a different child than she was two weeks prior. She is not 'cured' or

'recovered', but she makes eye contact, smiles and is gaining back her

imitation. She is playing with toys again. The great thing, is that she is so

young. At 18 months, she has gained what she lost before the regression, and we

know she responds to biomedical treatment and ABA. She should come back even

faster than .As a result of her regression and dramatic improvement, we

have had our home, soil and even my breastmilk tested. Our home is high in Lead.

Our soil had elevated lead in certain areas. My breastmilk has arsenic and trace

amounts of lead coming through. When we tested our families immune systems, we

found that also had autoantibodies to her own brain, and a high Human

Herpes Virus 6 titer. This would explain why Transfer Factor would help. As for

me, I have an incredibly high Rubella titer, which suggests an atypical rubella

infection. We have to sit and wonder, did the Lead in our home set up our kids

for the vaccine reaction, or did the mercury in the vaccines make my children

more susceptible to the lead? Are my children hypersensitive to mercury, or did

my case of rubella from my adult MMR shots set me up to weaken any children

while in utero? Some good news, is that the removal of mercury can reverse the

presence of autoantibodies to the brain. In the meantime, Transfer Factor can

regulate the immune system from doing more damage. Seizure activity in autism,

took a lot longer for us to figure out. We didn't know that had seizures

till we had an EEG done. Some children with autism have a normal EEG, but

seizure activity shows up on a MEG scan. 's EEG showed that he has more

when he's asleep than when he is awake. We have come to recognize his staring

spells and strange eye movement linked to his seizures. In some cases, we notice

a seizure when we see his pupils dilate completely, then snap down to size again

-- with no change of light on his eyes. On occasion, we would see more serious

seizures where he would clench his fists and shake. We previously thought these

were tantrums, since they would usually accompany stressful situations. We

didn't know that stress could trigger seizures. We didn't know much about

seizure activity at all, when you come right down to it. We began to notice 7 to

10 seizures a day, after we knew what to look for. I often wonder if seizures

are more prominent in autism than previously thought. We have been able to keep

seizures at bay, with the liquid magnesium, activated B-6 vitamin, taurine (an

amino acid) and pycnogenol (maritime tree bark). When we can sneak all of these

supplements into 's sipper cup, he has no more visible seizures. If we

leave even one of them out, we see 3 or 4 seizures a day. As for pycnogenol, the

highest quality product that we can find, is Choice Prime from 4Life. We aren't

sure if the pycnogenol from grapeseed has the same effect. It might. We are so

pleased that we have found a seizure control that works without doing damage to

the liver or interfering with other body functions. We couldn't use standard

seizure meds, since my boy's liver was already in such bad shape. With as much

help as the supplements can be to a child with Autism, you can expect a

different amount of time to see results. For example... when some children have

a chronic infection with a hidden virus, they will most likely get sick on

Transfer Factor before they get better. This does not mean they are reacting to

the Transfer Factor, but that the Transfer Factor is working. If the virus or

bacteria in the child was able to trick the child's immune system into believing

that it was not a threat, the Transfer Factor will suddenly alert the body of

the foreign presence. This is why the child might get ill for days, or even

weeks before improving. Remember, illness after starting Transfer Factor is a

good indicator that the Transfer Factor is working.The more cleanup that must be

done in the body, the longer it will take to see the positive effects of the

supplement. Some people may notice an effect within days, but you shouldn't

necessarily give up if it takes months for your particular child. As in all

cases, trust your gut feeling, to decide if you should raise or lower the amount

of supplement given. The parents are the most perceptive in knowing whether or

not a supplement is helping their child. Transfer Factor may not alleviate

autism symptoms in some children, but help them remain healthy as the parents

work with their particular child's case. There is so much internal repair to do

in Autism, that it is necessary to keep looking for answers for your child. Even

my two children are not alike in treatment and response. Treatments that are

perfectly safe, such as essential fatty acids, Transfer Factor or RDA vitamin

dosage are easy to jump into, while chelation therapy or high dosage vitamins

should be studied and used under direction of a physician who is educated on

biomedical treatments for Autism. Again, you are the only one who will have the

insight to see if the treatment is helping your child.I suspect that most

families will not receive all the diagnosis of my children, but I hope that the

biological side of Autism will become well known for families and physicians. I

must stress that what I've written is not the only answer for these children.

Each child must be looked at as an individual.I hope our particular family's

case will help bring hope to others.

Duffield

valentinewiggin@...

I wrote to after reading this article and talked to her about

chiropractic care.. This was her response.

Thank you so much for your concern! We have been seeing a chiropractor for

quite a while. He has helped with my fibromyalgia, my bad knees and he adjusts

both of the kids on a regular basis. They hate getting adjusted, but we do it

anyway. We started chiropractic after we were about a year into the treatment. I

don't see any visible improvements... but I know that I feel better when I do

it, so I'm SURE that it is helping them too. I may not see all of the

benefits... but I won't ever stop taking them whenever I go.

Chiropractors have been so supportive -- and they believe our story! Doctors

dismiss me as a madwoman, no matter what credentials or medical testing I have

to explain where I'm coming from... If I don't agree with popular thought, I

must be an idiot.

Anyway, I'd better go, but I was pleased to get your email.

Duffield

valentinewiggin@...

" What a strange religion medicine makes. It's the only religion that is

federally backed, and even amid scientific controversy, cannot bequestioned

openly without persecution or ridicule. "

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October 26 -27, 2002 Montreal, Canada ICPA