<sigh> what a doctor said today

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We had a doctor give a talk at our ASA conference. This is a man

well-respected in the field of neurology research, so I don't really

wanna put his name out there. besides, it wasn't who said it as much

as what he said. He talked about seratonin transport in autism and how

effective SSRI therapy is for many people with autism. And he talked

about other drugs, such as zyprexa, helping with dopamine issues. Then

he talked about his research showing brain inflamation. I asked him if

he's done any research in the use of anti-virals because so many are

showing promise in anti-viral trials. Someone else asked about chelation.

He stated that he would never use anti-virals or chelation because

there are real risks involved and we just don't know the safety.

<sigh> Why is it that it's okay in his eyes to use drugs with no known

safety but not things that might actually fix the problem? When I

asked the specific risks, his colleage cited kidney toxicity from the

anti-virals. Okay, that's a real issue that should be addressed. But

no one ever seemed to show concern with the side effects of the meds.

Let me also say that my daughter does take an SSRI with fantastic

results, but I also hate to hear someone shut the door on a potential

treatment with reasoning that does not seem to be consistent.

Shouldn't the same weight be given in one treatment as another?

Debi