What Is Chelation Therapy, And Will It Help My Child With Autism?

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What Is Chelation Therapy, And Will It Help My Child With Autism?

Stefani Hines, M.D., Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrician, Beaumont

Hospital's Center for Human Development

Oct. 23, 2008

Question: What is chelation therapy, and will it help my child with

autism?

Answer: Chelation therapy is a detoxification therapy and it's based on

the unproven theory that mercury and other heavy metals can cause

central nervous system damage and neurodevelopmental disabilities such

as autism. Chelators are agents that bind to, remove and extract heavy

metals from the body. But there's no evidence at all that chelation

therapy is effective and in fact may be dangerous. Several years ago a

child died of IV chelation therapy.

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> Question: What is chelation therapy, and will it help my child with

> autism?

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> Answer: Chelation therapy is a detoxification therapy and it's

based on

> the unproven theory that mercury and other heavy metals can cause

> central nervous system damage and neurodevelopmental disabilities

such

> as autism. Chelators are agents that bind to, remove and extract

heavy

> metals from the body. But there's no evidence at all that chelation

> therapy is effective and in fact may be dangerous. Several years

ago a

> child died of IV chelation therapy.

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I woul;d like to add that many chelators are agressive. all bind

with metals, bot needed and unneeded. Zinc for instance will be

depleated as well as iron. It is not something to be taken lightly,

this therapy was developed to remove arsnic poisioning, as well as

other live threatening exposure to toxic metals. So if you were

exposed to the fallout of a nuclear blast or as a reactor worker. It

is very dangerous, requires constant maintenance and should not be

done without serious reason, and MD care. Not a parent " alternative

therapy " highly dangerous