Guest guest Posted June 5, 2006 Report Share Posted June 5, 2006 While I thought the piece on Dateline was powerful and positive for us, I am a little leary of what they study results could bring ... Found this online about the study: " To participate in this study, individuals must be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and be between the ages of 3-8 years old. The study will be conducted in two phases. In Phase I, participants will receive 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and be evaluated for presence of toxic heavy metals. Participants with heavy metals will receive DMSA or a placebo in Phase II, a double-blind, placebo controlled trial. DMSA is a FDA-approved medication for treating lead poisoning. Some of the participants will also receive glutathione, an antioxidant naturally produced by the body. The study is sponsored by the Wallace Foundation and will be conducted at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. " It doesn't say what format or what dose? Also excludes TD-DMPS (which anecdotally has seemed to give better results. Also, doesn't indicate how long the study will go, from my knowledge of chelation, results take a while (i.e. the kids won't be " recovered " in 6 months) Guess I don't want a negative story that chelation didn't work when the study may not be right to start with. Though I believe the Jim is on the right track. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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