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Hi,sounds like your daughter in-law needs some major information on

meds and autism.liz

, C.P.M. pwatson@u...

Senior Buyer UTD University of TX @ Dallas

It was most likely my Fact sheet for new parents, see below.

From all the parents and studies I and the other old timers in the

Autism community have found that most if not all kids with Autism have

biological imbalances that can be greatly improved by the DAN doctor

kind of interventions. Treat the leaky Gut, Gluten free diets, Amino

Acids, Fish oil, Acidophilus, Sensory Integration, Auditory Training,

Remove the Heavy metals, increase the natural vitamins. Then you do

the

ABA, Structured Learning, and other teaching methods. After all of

these

are tried first, then and only then, should the parent start using the

Prescription Drugs like SSRI's and Psychotic Drugs like Resperdal. All

prescription drugs are dangerous, that's why they are not over the

counter.

Parents and Doctors are so trained by the Western Medicine to jump to

the magic pill first. Americans want a quick fix for everything, our

minds are trained by TV to find the criminal and solve the problem in

a

one hour episode. We are all working 2 jobs and dealing with the

stress

of layoffs, down sizing, soccer games, and the modern crazy lifestyle

and then we get hit with a child with Autism. We are tired and

bewildered and just want to fix the problem of Autism. There is no

right

or wrong answer, you have to find what you're able to work and live

with

and stay alive, married and employed. For some kids the prescription

drugs are a responsible answer. However, be warned, any mainstream

doctor of any profession will immediately pull out the PDR Physicians

Drug Reference and start writing prescriptions and before long your

kids

on 5 drugs. This is all they are trained to do, prescriptions and

surgery. Western medicine gave up all our common sense remedies of

using

natural plants and herbs that had been discovered and passed down for

thousands of years in the early 1900's with the advent of big

hospitals

and drug companies.

Understand, the most probable reason your kid has Autism is from a

trigger reaction from one or more of the 30 vaccines of foreign

un-natural, modified versions of all of the worst plagues in the

world.

We hit your kid with the all the worst know plagues before they mature

and have a chance to have a proper immune system. It is this kind of

modern medicine thinking that you want to avoid. Given the fact that

the

Modern Medicine is what caused your kids Autism, how can you expect

that

same flawed logic to then solve your kids Autism?

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So, your kid has Autism?

This is a fact sheet for parents or friends who just found out they

have

a child or know of a child or adult with Autism or Autism-like

issues. I

have a 16 year old daughter with Autism. These are a few items I have

learned from my journey, other parents, professionals and the

Internet:

1. For discussions on Autism get on the Saint s Autism news list.

Send an email with text of " Subscribe autism " to

listserv@m...

For daily updates on the latest autism news and research sent to you

by

email, subscribe to the Schafer Autism Report, no cost:

http://home.sprynet.com/~schafer/ Or mailto:subs@d...

2. Sign up for free evaluation and services, age 0-21, from your local

school district and state special education department and early

childhood intervention: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/child/index.htm

3. Consider getting extra evaluation and services from Easter Seals,

Speech and OT

http://www.easter-seals.org/site/PageServer they charge on a sliding

scale based on income.

The state has to provide appropriate but not " all " or the " best "

services.

4. Learn the law and your child's rights http://www.edlaw.net

www.reedmartin.com http://www.advocacyinc.org/handoutEducation.htm

http://www.wrightslaw.com

5. Read everything you can and find out what works and does not work

from others who have done it: http://www.autism-society.org

http://www.feat.org http://autism.com/ari/

http://osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/autism

http://www.futurehorizons-autism.com http://www.autism.org/links.html

http://www.aspergersdigest.com http://www.tonyattwood.com

http://www.coping.org/copingbook/normaliz.htm " Tools for Parents of

Children with Special Needs "

6. Do only one new treatment, supplement or drug, at a time and keep

records on what is causing changes. Then, be sure to give each

approach

plenty of time, several weeks, to work before passing judgment. It's

OK

to try things when you are sure they do no harm to your child and

family

physically, financially or emotionally. It's also OK to change your

mind

about programs, treatments or theories. It looks like most things only

help a percentage of the individuals with Autism.

http://www.gnd.org/autism/overview.htm

http://osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/autism/durham2.htm

7. Join a local Autism group in your area, talk to and meet local

parents and professionals. http://www.autism.org/links.html , Find or

start a local Autism email discussion list http://

autism-awareness-action ,

Autism Treatment/

8. Watch out for magic cure-alls and snake oil salesmen,

http://autism.com/ari/

9. Take the best from all the various Autism groups and form the best

program for your kid.

There is a lot of passionate debate and criticism between camps of

treatments and organizations.

10. Watch out for the " Warrior Parent " syndrome where you go against

the

school district and professionals as a parent to war. Work on win-win

collaborative, team building with all people who interface with your

kid, they will be the best allies.

http://www.icsi.net/~stlevine/fault.html

Volunteer with the PTA, help out at school, church, volunteer with

MHMR

as a parent educator, where ever you can. Once they get to know you

the

return in favors and help for you child will be more than you put in.

11. Do not spend all your time and effort on the kid with Autism at

the

expense of your marriage, family and friends. The best treatment for

your kid is a happy, healthy, and loving family to support them. Your

Husband, Wife, other Kids and YOU need love and support as well.

12. There is not a doctor you can go to who will manage " all " your

kid's

issues. You, will have to become your kids expert and case manager.

Many

of the treatments are non-standard and based on trial and error not

double blind published peer reviewed scientific studies. Some doctors

scoff at

some of the diets and treatments that work because it's often contrary

to conventional medical wisdom. Sometimes you, the non-doctor parent,

will have to educate the experienced degreed professional. Strongly

consider taking the time to locate and work with physicians who are

experienced with your child's specific neurological disorder and who

also network with other doctors in this field.

http://www.autism.com/ari/ see the: DAN! Physician Referral List a

base

of physicians who wish to employ rational, scientifically sound

approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of autism.

13. There is active research on a suggested link between vaccines (MMR

and others) and Autism: http://www.house.gov/burton/autism.htm

http://osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/autism/vaccine.htm ,

http://www.909shot.com/Default.htm http://vaccineinfo.net

http://www.freewebz.com/schafer/URL/g.htm If you suspect your child's

regressive autism is related to an adverse reaction to a vaccine,

beware

of the 3 yr statute of limitations under the National Vaccine

Compensation Program (NVICP). To learn about your rights, contact the

Law Offices of Z. Sell, P.C. http://www.JZSLAW.com Jeff Sell

is

the father of 9 year-old autistic twins, the 1st V-P of ASA and ASA's

Government Relations Committee Chairman.

14. There are 4 main categories of treatments for Autism:

BIOLOGICAL: with digestive enzymes, vitamins, diet, nutritional and

herbal supplements,

http://www.kirkmanlabs.com http://www.houstonni.com/

http://www.aal.xohost.com/urinary.htm

Vitamin A http://www.autism.com/ari/, Look at gluten and casein free

diets http://www.gfcfdiet.com acidophilus, super vitamins, herbal

immune

boosters, DMG, Epsom salt baths, melatonin, Monolaurin,

probiotics like Culturelle and Primal Defense, Essential Fatty Acids,

http://www.puritanspride.com http://www.vitaminshoppe.com

THERAPIES: such as auditory training

http://www.up-to-date.com/saitwebsite/table.html

sensory integration http://home.earthlink.net/~sensoryint

http://www.sensoryintegration.com , speech therapy

http://www.asha.org/

,

occupational therapy http://www.aota.org/,

regular daily physical exercise http://www.palaestra.com/autism.html ,

music therapy http://www.musictherapy.orgAVB-Applied Verbal Behavior-

http://www.behavioranalysts.com

FloorTime http://www.mindspring.com/~dgn/playther.htm

Neurofeedback http://www.adhd-biofeedback.com/

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: ABA http://www.feat.org ,

TEACCH http://www.teacch.com/teacch.htm ,

social stories

http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/socialcarolgray.html

,

sign language, picture systems, augmentative communication devices.

Treatment programs http://www.nacd.org http://www.son-rise.org

DRUGS: Prozac, Zoloft, Tenex, Buspirone, Depakote, Resperdal,

Secretin,

Cloradine, anti-virals (Valtrex, Famvir) anti-fungals (Nizoral,

Diflucan), Chelation, TTFD, Methylcobalamin, B12 shots, steroids,

anti-inflammatory drugs, IVIG.

http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/cise/ose/information/secretin.ht

ml

http://www.netrover.com/~southgve/druguse1.htm

http://www.rxlist.com http://www.medscape.com

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed>

Our kids respond to far less amounts of these drugs than are used on

the

" normal population " . Autism is a neurological disorder affecting the

senses and is not a mental illness. We have met 40 year old adults who

spent years on mental ward treatments and heavy drugs only to find out

they were not crazy just a little weird because of Autism. Most people

do well with non drug approaches to reduce the over stimulation they

receive from their senses being on full blast all the time.

And finally, understand, your kid will improve and grow over time. You

will go through the grieving process for the loss of the child you had

dreamed of raising. Raising a child with Autism can be a very

different

path than you had planned. It is OK to feel grief, guilt, depression,

joy, anger, frustration and job burn out. You cannot avoid it,

understand and work through it. We are all here to help, laugh, cry

and

rejoice with you. Its not an easy job, some think God picked us

because

we had the special talents these kids need. For me, Lora, my daughter,

is the best thing that ever happened. She has made me more caring,

considerate and passionate about life. I still remember the day I came

home from work when Lora was about 6 and she looked up and said " hello

daddy " , her first sentence.

Regards,

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C.P.M., pwatson@u... Senior Buyer UTD

Past President of ASCC Autism Society of Collin County Texas ASCC

http://www.autism-ascc.org

Home page http://www.geocities.com/pwatsonascc

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