conversation at wedding

[Guest guest]

So, I'm at a wedding today and talking to a couple about why I live in NY

and didn't move back to Virginia- and this lady walks over and says " I have

TWO children with autism " . So, I go into mode and start chatting with her.

Her kids are both under 3 and dx about 6-8 months ago.

She never heard of chelation or leaky gut.

So, i'm thinking she's a newbie, and I'll give her the " big picture " speech.

She starts with all these excuses " there are so many diets " " how do you

know which one to chose " " it's too hard " " but we're doing ABA and Speech

therapy right now "

" we don't need to take dairy out because they don't get ear infections " " i

had them tested for allergies and they are fine " .

Then she makes a comment how her son can sit in a corner for 12 hours and

play with one toy.

So, when I say to her- kids can recover, diet is the first step, suppliments

are important, etc.....

Then someone at the table asked me about vaccines, she says " there isn't

mercury in the vaccines anymore " . And before I can give her the TRUTH, she

cuts me off.

She gets all upset and says " I don't want to talk about autism anymore " .

(at this point I want to crawl into a hole)

At least she wrote down the website for GR-- I told her they have a great

checklist (only one I know of).

Then I had to avoid her for the rest of the wedding- which was hard because

I was videotaping it

But, it just got me so mad. Not talk about it? That's fine- you are at a

wedding.

Ok- she was getting overwhelmed. But, i'm thinking to myself- who hasn't

heard of chelation? how much research could she have done? When my son was

3 (4 yrs ago), I hadn't heard of any kids recovering- but if I did- it would

have peaked my interest. I just felt like she was full of misinformation,

that could only result in missing GOOD treatments for her kids. I just hope

she visits the GR site (thanks GR).

btw- the groom's son has autism too