IN UTAH TOO

[Guest guest]

My name is Duffield. I hold a degree in Math and Chemistry from

Brigham Young University, and I have 2 children with Autism. We have

had

incredible experiences working with our children through biomedical

treatment, and we hope for a full recovery. At this point, many

educators and psychiatric evaluators comment on our children's

improvement socially, but we don't feel like our children are out of the

fog yet. This is a short version of our story. Even though I can only

tell one item at a time, some events and treatments overlap.

Let me start with my oldest boy, . He was a the happiest child

we'd ever seen. He was plump and all smiles. He was learning how to

sing, talk and dance. He loved to lead music as it played, and I was

convinced that he would be a drummer or have something to do with music.

I found out that I was pregnant with my second child. We were so

excited, since was such a joy. Relatives and friends would warn

us that the next one could not possibly be as easy to deal with as our

wonderchild . We often had people offer and even beg to babysit

little . If it weren't for his frequent ear infections and

antibiotics, he would have been the perfect child.

Then, we brought in to his 18 month well baby appt. We gave him

Tylenol before going to the doctor's, since he had high fevers following

his previous vaccines. He received 4 vaccines on that day. He started

screaming, and straightened out his whole body stiff, and jerked in my

arms as they administered the rest of the shots. They were prepared to

give a 5th shot of chickenpox, but I declined.

I had never seen my boy react like this to pain. The convulsive type

motion was blown off by the doctors as my son's anger at my allowing him

to have the injections. I thought that might be a possibility, so I

shrugged my shoulders as I took my screaming child out of the office.

had a fever within 4 hours of the shots. It got up to 104, but

we knew this was normal, so we kept giving Tylenol as the doctor had

recommended. On the third day of the fever, I called the doctors

office.

The nurse said that if it was still there on the 4th day, we should

come

in. We came in on the fourth day, where we were told that it was most

likely a viral infection, and there was nothing they could do. If it

got

worse, we should come back. " Worse than 104? " -- was to be my question

over the next 3 months solid of fevers. Instacares, Nightime pediatrics

and even emergency rooms were no help either. The high was 105.7 under

the arm, and Tylenol would bring it down to 101 or 102 temporarily. The

average remained around 104. We were told that the vaccines could have

nothing to do with the sickness, since the pharmaceutical pamphlet said

that the fever would only last 1-3 days. It had to be something else.

During this three month period, lost all of his social skills.

His speech was replaced by angry grunting. He didn't understand what we

were saying. He was scared of most sounds, and no longer liked music.

He was inconsolable during the 4th of July fireworks. He would cry all

of the time. It was absolute Hell to watch his regression, which we

associated with his being ill. An ear infection developed at the end of

the three months, treated with a round of antibiotics, finally stopped

the fever.

The misery we experienced while he was ill, was nothing compared to the

horrors that began when the fever finally stopped. He began to

deteriorate into a stick figure child. He lost weight, and wore the

same

clothes size for over a year and a half. Growing babies are not

supposed

to stay the same size, and we became quite concerned. wouldn't

sleep. He would nap at about 6AM, and wake up 2 hours later. Sleep

meds

only seemed to make him more wild. I was sick from being pregnant, and

needed to wake at 6AM for my science teaching position. My husband

often

had to work late with his job, so I would be up with till one or

two in the morning, while Joe would stay up the rest of the night with

. Our house was a constant nightmare. My husband and I were at

our wits end. We never saw each other, since he needed to sleep

whenever

we were both home at the same time, to make up for lost sleep taking

care

of .

The most disturbing behavior from , was his willingness to slam

his head against walls. He would zone out, and laugh as though he were

drunk. He would often get on all fours and slam his head downward on

the

hardwood. Another thing that bothered me, is that he'd slowly push his

eyeballs backward into his sockets. We would have to restrain him

often,

to avoid serious damage.

When we went back to the family practitioner who had given the shots, he

Family practitioner treated my visits as though I were an overconcerned

mother. He thought was going through a phase, and injuring

himself to get attention. He did offer to give me anti-depressants. I

didn't think that drugging mom would solve the problem, so we never

returned to that doctor. It took us 5 months to find a new doctor who

would work with my public education insurance. We were on multiple

waiting lists to get evaluated for a developmental assessment.

During that time, we dealt with all of the glaring eyes, with neighbors

and relatives thinking we were the worst parents in the world. Everyone

had advice. ...If you would sing to him more...If you would only read

books to him!... If you just would forbid TV...If you would stay home

instead of working...If you would just get his sleep on schedule...Maybe

you should get his hearing tested... even though we knew he could hear

an

ambulance approaching before the rest of us. No one really understood,

and we couldn't explain it either. It wasn't much fun to visit others,

and fewer people came to visit us.

was diagnosed with Autism, 2 weeks before was born. We

were told such things as, you will have to institutionalize him when he

gets strong enough to hurt you. Therapy is the only option. He might

learn to use the bathroom by himself by the time he's 18. Ritalin and

other psychotic drugs are the only way to improve your life at home.

Autism can't be treated, it is lifelong.

We were essentially written over to the mental health department, with

no

recommendation for testing on what was going on internally in our boy.

We were told we would have to wait 6 months before would be able

to go to the autism school. This was his only hope of improving.

Ear infections and other illnesses continued, and was often in

need of stronger antibiotics. We worried that our options of antibiotic

treatment might run out. He seemed to develop resistance to them

quickly.

Friends began to bring us literature on biomedical treatment for autism.

We put on the GFCF diet. After 3 days, he started to make eye

contact, and began sleeping through the night. We were quite

encouraged,

and began to search for biomedical factors in autism. We also were

worried about 's weak immune system and possible IgA deficiency,

so we looked for what might help the immune system.

It was this point in time that we ran into the Mothers Milk Club of

Utah.

They had organized a supply of Mothers Milk to give to children with

weak immune systems. The university hospital provided the bulk of the

donations. You must understand, that the use of the breastmilk was

intended to treat immune function, not autism. As we gave

breastmilk from myself, friends and the hospital, not only did the ear

infections stop for good, his autism started to go away.

began hugging me. He became quite social and sought attention

from others. He started babbling more. He seemed to snap out of his

little world. We were so pleased. We found that we weren't the only

ones benefiting from the breastmilk with autism. There was a growing

group in the Mothers Milk Club who were having similar success stories.

I found it fascinating that children with autism often have altered

immunity.

Since then, has been diagnosed with a low IgA level, heavy metal

toxicity from mercury, aluminum, lead, cadmium, arsenic and antimony

(similar to that of an Alzheimers patient), Autoantibodies that attack

his own brain protein (Myelin Basic Protein and NeuroAxon Filament

protein), abnormal EEG, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, seizure disorder,

elevated measles titer, nutritional deficiencies, inability to properly

digest food, Magnesium deficiency and Zinc deficiency -- among other

diagnosis.

For those who may not know, having autoantibodies to the brain indicate

that the body is attacking it's own brain protein.

The breastmilk seemed to keep most of his symptoms at bay. We had

people

raving that he didn't behave as though he were autistic anymore. You

can

tell he has symptoms if you work with him directly, but his play and

happiness appeared quite normal.

Then, we lost the breastmilk donations through the university hospital.

The head nurse didn't want to use up their freezer shelf space for the

program, and didn't want to be hassled with any inconvenience. The

other

nurses would still try to collect milk for us for a time there, but

pretty soon the pressure from superiors and the inconvenience stopped

the

donations completely.

We kept up with the breastmilk for awhile through my pumping milk and

through donations from friends, but some weeks we'd have plenty, and

other weeks we'd go without. The worst part, was to watch

regress into old behaviors when we didn't have enough breastmilk.

This is when we discovered Transfer Factor. A woman who was using this

to keep her diabetes at bay called me about it. We started using the TF

whenever we didn't have breastmilk. We'd use up to 9 a day. As far as

we could tell, the TF had the same effect as the breastmilk. We just

made sure we supplemented with Vitamin A, taurine and fish oils - to

make

sure he was getting the nutrients he used to receive from the

breastmilk.

We have since used secretin, chelation for heavy metals, liquid

magnesium, zinc, calcium, molybdenum, Selenium and other supplements.

We

try our best to keep up to date on nutritional deficiencies found in

Autism, so that we may find other helpful treatments for our son. We

are

also paying more than what we make on ABA therapy, which goes well when

we get the right supplements into him. Our son is improving quickly.

He

is now 3 1/2, and is well on the road to recovery. His language is

coming the slowest, but he is now imitating sounds, and is starting to

understand basic commands. He improves each time we chelate the heavy

metals. We really feel like the Transfer Factor sustains him through

the

chelation process.

As for my daughter, well, her story is completely different. She

reacted

to her first Hepatitis B shot as a newborn. She developed lesions in

her

mouth and rectum, and it was suggested that the lesions may be running

all of they way through the digestional tract. After that shot, we

decided that we'd never give her another. They say the serious

reactions

are one in a million, but we have seen two of our own children react.

Interestingly enough, no doctor reported our children's reactions to

their vaccines. If adverse reactions are not reported, how can we know

the true stats on reactions to vaccines?

This is when we started studying the immunizations, to find that they

contain Mercury, Aluminum, Formaldehyde, foreign DNA and other toxins

including the mutated virus or bacteria that is the vaccine. All of

these components are capable of changing humans genetically. Mercury

and

Aluminum have terrifying implications. Mercury will build up in the

bodily organs - the liver, kidney and brain - and interfere with all of

the bodily systems. One major sign of mercury poisoning (since it will

not show up in urine, blood or hair unless the exposure is recent), is

that the individual seems to have lost their ability to detox heavy

metals and viruses. They will accumulate these toxins with a lower

exposure than others, which interferes with the bodies ability to

process

necessary minerals properly.

Recent congressional hearings lined up the symptoms of mercury poisoning

to the symptoms of Autism, and they matched perfectly. Even though

major

government groups maintain that there is no proof that mercury is a

problem for babies, they are requiring the pharmaceutical companies to

get it out of the vaccines. No recall of mercury vaccines has taken

place, however, so no financial burden would be placed on the

manufacturers.

One question, why do some kids react badly to the mercury, and others do

not? Are some vaccine lots higher in mercury that others? When a nurse

preps the vaccine, and uses it on 3 children, is the child with the last

use (where all of the settled vaccine product accumulates), getting a

higher dose of virotoxin with the mercury? Is it purely an allergy

issue? Does it depend on how many shots the child receives in a day?

Does it depend on the child's previous exposure to toxins?

We were glad to find out this info, so we could do better by .

We

decided to avoid heavy metal exposure. We started drinking reverse

osmosis filtered water. We avoided Fluoride, which is known to carry

Lead across the blood/brain barrier. We avoided milk, in case she had a

sensitivity to it as did.

So, we stood and watched develop a bit behind schedule,

We were highly concerned for her welfare. She was slightly behind on

milestones, but not enough to show big concern. She smiled and made eye

contact, and would imitate us. At her one year doctors appt, she would

clap her hands, do the indian yell and do actions to children's songs.

Her speech was simple babble, but multiple consonants were included in

the babble. She knew her own name, and she loved to cuddle.

Then, somewhere between 13 and 14 months, she started to regress. She

could no longer imitate song actions. She stopped babbling completely.

She didn't seem to know her name - and she stopped making eye contact.

She exhibited some seizure activity, in the form of altered eye dilation

and zoning. Sometimes - without a change in light intensity - her eyes

would dilate and then the pupils would snap back to a small size. She

moved strangely in her sleep, as though she were having nightmares. Her

arms would spread out and she would have strange tics.

We took her to her pediatrician at 16 months, who couldn't believe what

she saw. She had truly regressed. Her muscle tone had gone down, and

her walking was now a bit unsteady. Her eye contact was rare, and she'd

avoid looking at mommy. She refused to go to anyone but mom, since mom

would breastfeed her.

She received a diagnosis of Autism by age 17 months. We started her on

Transfer Factor and chelation, and she has improved dramatically. She

is

now 18 months old. We took her back to the psychiatrist who initially

evaluated her, and she says that is a different child than she

was two weeks prior. She is not 'cured' or 'recovered', but she makes

eye contact, smiles and is gaining back her imitation. She is playing

with toys again. The great thing, is that she is so young. At 18

months, she has gained what she lost before the regression, and we know

she responds to biomedical treatment and ABA. She should come back even

faster than .

As a result of her regression and dramatic improvement, we have had our

home, soil and even my breastmilk tested. Our home is high in Lead.

Our

soil had elevated lead in certain areas. My breastmilk has arsenic and

trace amounts of lead coming through. When we tested our families

immune

systems, we found that also had autoantibodies to her own brain,

and a high Human Herpes Virus 6 titer. This would explain why Transfer

Factor would help. As for me, I have an incredibly high Rubella titer,

which suggests an atypical rubella infection.

We have to sit and wonder, did the Lead in our home set up our kids for

the vaccine reaction, or did the mercury in the vaccines make my

children

more susceptible to the lead? Are my children hypersensitive to

mercury,

or did my case of rubella from my adult MMR shots set me up to weaken

any

children while in utero?

Some good news, is that the removal of mercury can reverse the presence

of autoantibodies to the brain. In the meantime, Transfer Factor can

regulate the immune system from doing more damage.

Seizure activity in autism, took a lot longer for us to figure out. We

didn't know that had seizures till we had an EEG done. Some

children with autism have a normal EEG, but seizure activity shows up on

a MEG scan. 's EEG showed that he has more when he's asleep than

when he is awake. We have come to recognize his staring spells and

strange eye movement linked to his seizures. In some cases, we notice a

seizure when we see his pupils dilate completely, then snap down to size

again -- with no change of light on his eyes. On occasion, we would see

more serious seizures where he would clench his fists and shake. We

previously thought these were tantrums, since they would usually

accompany stressful situations. We didn't know that stress could

trigger

seizures. We didn't know much about seizure activity at all, when you

come right down to it. We began to notice 7 to 10 seizures a day, after

we knew what to look for. I often wonder if seizures are more prominent

in autism than previously thought.

We have been able to keep seizures at bay, with the liquid magnesium,

activated B-6 vitamin, taurine (an amino acid) and pycnogenol (maritime

tree bark). When we can sneak all of these supplements into 's

sipper cup, he has no more visible seizures. If we leave even one of

them out, we see 3 or 4 seizures a day. As for pycnogenol, the highest

quality product that we can find, is Choice Prime from 4Life. We aren't

sure if the pycnogenol from grapeseed has the same effect. It might.

We are so pleased that we have found a seizure control that works

without

doing damage to the liver or interfering with other body functions. We

couldn't use standard seizure meds, since my boy's liver was already in

such bad shape.

With as much help as the supplements can be to a child with Autism, you

can expect a different amount of time to see results. For example...

when some children have a chronic infection with a hidden virus, they

will most likely get sick on Transfer Factor before they get better.

This does not mean they are reacting to the Transfer Factor, but that

the

Transfer Factor is working. If the virus or bacteria in the child was

able to trick the child's immune system into believing that it was not a

threat, the Transfer Factor will suddenly alert the body of the foreign

presence. This is why the child might get ill for days, or even weeks

before improving. Remember, illness after starting Transfer Factor is a

good indicator that the Transfer Factor is working.

The more cleanup that must be done in the body, the longer it will take

to see the positive effects of the supplement. Some people may notice

an

effect within days, but you shouldn't necessarily give up if it takes

months for your particular child. As in all cases, trust your gut

feeling, to decide if you should raise or lower the amount of supplement

given. The parents are the most perceptive in knowing whether or not a

supplement is helping their child. Transfer Factor may not alleviate

autism symptoms in some children, but help them remain healthy as the

parents work with their particular child's case.

There is so much internal repair to do in Autism, that it is necessary

to

keep looking for answers for your child. Even my two children are not

alike in treatment and response. Treatments that are perfectly safe,

such as essential fatty acids, Transfer Factor or RDA vitamin dosage are

easy to jump into, while chelation therapy or high dosage vitamins

should

be studied and used under direction of a physician who is educated on

biomedical treatments for Autism. Again, you are the only one who will

have the insight to see if the treatment is helping your child.

I suspect that most families will not receive all the diagnosis of my

children, but I hope that the biological side of Autism will become well

known for families and physicians. I must stress that what I've written

is not the only answer for these children. Each child must be looked at

as an individual.

I hope our particular families case will help bring hope to others.

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[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Thanks for a tragic but wonderful letter. It felt like my life

written by another person. The same cluster of vaccines and the

nightmare consequences that followed. It's the darkest hell in life

to watch your children melt away while DOCTORS stand by and do

nothing!!! It brought it all back and I think I need to go cry for a

while. God Bless you,

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing your story with us. I wish you and your family

all the best. I love your idea of using the breastmilk. Also, which

Transfer Factor did you use?

Thanks.

>

> My name is Duffield. I hold a degree in Math and Chemistry

from

> Brigham Young University, and I have 2 children with Autism. We

have

> had

> incredible experiences working with our children through biomedical

> treatment, and we hope for a full recovery. At this point, many

> educators and psychiatric evaluators comment on our children's

> improvement socially, but we don't feel like our children are out

of the

>

> fog yet. This is a short version of our story. Even though I can

only

> tell one item at a time, some events and treatments overlap.

>

> Let me start with my oldest boy, . He was a the happiest

child

> we'd ever seen. He was plump and all smiles. He was learning how

to

> sing, talk and dance. He loved to lead music as it played, and I

was

> convinced that he would be a drummer or have something to do with

music.

>

> I found out that I was pregnant with my second child. We were so

> excited, since was such a joy. Relatives and friends would

warn

>

> us that the next one could not possibly be as easy to deal with as

our

> wonderchild . We often had people offer and even beg to

babysit

> little . If it weren't for his frequent ear infections and

> antibiotics, he would have been the perfect child.

>

> Then, we brought in to his 18 month well baby appt. We

gave him

>

> Tylenol before going to the doctor's, since he had high fevers

following

>

> his previous vaccines. He received 4 vaccines on that day. He

started

> screaming, and straightened out his whole body stiff, and jerked in

my

> arms as they administered the rest of the shots. They were

prepared to

> give a 5th shot of chickenpox, but I declined.

>

> I had never seen my boy react like this to pain. The convulsive

type

> motion was blown off by the doctors as my son's anger at my

allowing him

>

> to have the injections. I thought that might be a possibility, so I

> shrugged my shoulders as I took my screaming child out of the

office.

>

> had a fever within 4 hours of the shots. It got up to 104,

but

> we knew this was normal, so we kept giving Tylenol as the doctor had

> recommended. On the third day of the fever, I called the doctors

> office.

> The nurse said that if it was still there on the 4th day, we should

> come

> in. We came in on the fourth day, where we were told that it was

most

> likely a viral infection, and there was nothing they could do. If

it

> got

> worse, we should come back. " Worse than 104? " -- was to be my

question

> over the next 3 months solid of fevers. Instacares, Nightime

pediatrics

>

> and even emergency rooms were no help either. The high was 105.7

under

> the arm, and Tylenol would bring it down to 101 or 102

temporarily. The

>

> average remained around 104. We were told that the vaccines could

have

> nothing to do with the sickness, since the pharmaceutical pamphlet

said

> that the fever would only last 1-3 days. It had to be something

else.

>

> During this three month period, lost all of his social

skills.

> His speech was replaced by angry grunting. He didn't understand

what we

>

> were saying. He was scared of most sounds, and no longer liked

music.

> He was inconsolable during the 4th of July fireworks. He would cry

all

> of the time. It was absolute Hell to watch his regression, which we

> associated with his being ill. An ear infection developed at the

end of

>

> the three months, treated with a round of antibiotics, finally

stopped

> the fever.

>

> The misery we experienced while he was ill, was nothing compared to

the

> horrors that began when the fever finally stopped. He began to

> deteriorate into a stick figure child. He lost weight, and wore the

> same

> clothes size for over a year and a half. Growing babies are not

> supposed

> to stay the same size, and we became quite concerned.

wouldn't

> sleep. He would nap at about 6AM, and wake up 2 hours later. Sleep

> meds

> only seemed to make him more wild. I was sick from being pregnant,

and

> needed to wake at 6AM for my science teaching position. My husband

> often

> had to work late with his job, so I would be up with till

one or

>

> two in the morning, while Joe would stay up the rest of the night

with

> . Our house was a constant nightmare. My husband and I

were at

> our wits end. We never saw each other, since he needed to sleep

> whenever

> we were both home at the same time, to make up for lost sleep taking

> care

> of .

>

> The most disturbing behavior from , was his willingness to

slam

> his head against walls. He would zone out, and laugh as though he

were

> drunk. He would often get on all fours and slam his head downward

on

> the

> hardwood. Another thing that bothered me, is that he'd slowly push

his

> eyeballs backward into his sockets. We would have to restrain him

> often,

> to avoid serious damage.

>

> When we went back to the family practitioner who had given the

shots, he

>

> Family practitioner treated my visits as though I were an

overconcerned

> mother. He thought was going through a phase, and injuring

> himself to get attention. He did offer to give me anti-

depressants. I

> didn't think that drugging mom would solve the problem, so we never

> returned to that doctor. It took us 5 months to find a new doctor

who

> would work with my public education insurance. We were on multiple

> waiting lists to get evaluated for a developmental

assessment.

>

> During that time, we dealt with all of the glaring eyes, with

neighbors

> and relatives thinking we were the worst parents in the world.

Everyone

>

> had advice. ...If you would sing to him more...If you would only

read

> books to him!... If you just would forbid TV...If you would stay

home

> instead of working...If you would just get his sleep on

schedule...Maybe

>

> you should get his hearing tested... even though we knew he could

hear

> an

> ambulance approaching before the rest of us. No one really

understood,

> and we couldn't explain it either. It wasn't much fun to visit

others,

> and fewer people came to visit us.

>

> was diagnosed with Autism, 2 weeks before was

born. We

> were told such things as, you will have to institutionalize him

when he

> gets strong enough to hurt you. Therapy is the only option. He

might

> learn to use the bathroom by himself by the time he's 18. Ritalin

and

> other psychotic drugs are the only way to improve your life at home.

> Autism can't be treated, it is lifelong.

>

> We were essentially written over to the mental health department,

with

> no

> recommendation for testing on what was going on internally in our

boy.

> We were told we would have to wait 6 months before would be

able

>

> to go to the autism school. This was his only hope of improving.

>

> Ear infections and other illnesses continued, and was often

in

> need of stronger antibiotics. We worried that our options of

antibiotic

>

> treatment might run out. He seemed to develop resistance to them

> quickly.

>

> Friends began to bring us literature on biomedical treatment for

autism.

>

> We put on the GFCF diet. After 3 days, he started to make

eye

> contact, and began sleeping through the night. We were quite

> encouraged,

> and began to search for biomedical factors in autism. We also were

> worried about 's weak immune system and possible IgA

deficiency,

> so we looked for what might help the immune system.

>

> It was this point in time that we ran into the Mothers Milk Club of

> Utah.

> They had organized a supply of Mothers Milk to give to children

with

> weak immune systems. The university hospital provided the bulk of

the

> donations. You must understand, that the use of the breastmilk was

> intended to treat immune function, not autism. As we gave

> breastmilk from myself, friends and the hospital, not only did the

ear

> infections stop for good, his autism started to go away.

>

> began hugging me. He became quite social and sought

attention

> from others. He started babbling more. He seemed to snap out of

his

> little world. We were so pleased. We found that we weren't the

only

> ones benefiting from the breastmilk with autism. There was a

growing

> group in the Mothers Milk Club who were having similar success

stories.

> I found it fascinating that children with autism often have altered

> immunity.

>

> Since then, has been diagnosed with a low IgA level, heavy

metal

>

> toxicity from mercury, aluminum, lead, cadmium, arsenic and antimony

> (similar to that of an Alzheimers patient), Autoantibodies that

attack

> his own brain protein (Myelin Basic Protein and NeuroAxon Filament

> protein), abnormal EEG, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, seizure disorder,

> elevated measles titer, nutritional deficiencies, inability to

properly

> digest food, Magnesium deficiency and Zinc deficiency -- among other

> diagnosis.

>

> For those who may not know, having autoantibodies to the brain

indicate

> that the body is attacking it's own brain protein.

>

> The breastmilk seemed to keep most of his symptoms at bay. We had

> people

> raving that he didn't behave as though he were autistic anymore.

You

> can

> tell he has symptoms if you work with him directly, but his play and

> happiness appeared quite normal.

>

> Then, we lost the breastmilk donations through the university

hospital.

> The head nurse didn't want to use up their freezer shelf space for

the

> program, and didn't want to be hassled with any inconvenience. The

> other

> nurses would still try to collect milk for us for a time there, but

> pretty soon the pressure from superiors and the inconvenience

stopped

> the

> donations completely.

>

> We kept up with the breastmilk for awhile through my pumping milk

and

> through donations from friends, but some weeks we'd have plenty, and

> other weeks we'd go without. The worst part, was to watch

> regress into old behaviors when we didn't have enough breastmilk.

>

> This is when we discovered Transfer Factor. A woman who was using

this

> to keep her diabetes at bay called me about it. We started using

the TF

>

> whenever we didn't have breastmilk. We'd use up to 9 a day. As

far as

> we could tell, the TF had the same effect as the breastmilk. We

just

> made sure we supplemented with Vitamin A, taurine and fish oils - to

> make

> sure he was getting the nutrients he used to receive from the

> breastmilk.

>

>

> We have since used secretin, chelation for heavy metals, liquid

> magnesium, zinc, calcium, molybdenum, Selenium and other

supplements.

> We

> try our best to keep up to date on nutritional deficiencies found in

> Autism, so that we may find other helpful treatments for our son.

We

> are

> also paying more than what we make on ABA therapy, which goes well

when

> we get the right supplements into him. Our son is improving

quickly.

> He

> is now 3 1/2, and is well on the road to recovery. His language is

> coming the slowest, but he is now imitating sounds, and is starting

to

> understand basic commands. He improves each time we chelate the

heavy

> metals. We really feel like the Transfer Factor sustains him

through

> the

> chelation process.

>

> As for my daughter, well, her story is completely different. She

> reacted

> to her first Hepatitis B shot as a newborn. She developed lesions

in

> her

> mouth and rectum, and it was suggested that the lesions may be

running

> all of they way through the digestional tract. After that shot, we

> decided that we'd never give her another. They say the serious

> reactions

> are one in a million, but we have seen two of our own children

react.

> Interestingly enough, no doctor reported our children's reactions to

> their vaccines. If adverse reactions are not reported, how can we

know

> the true stats on reactions to vaccines?

>

> This is when we started studying the immunizations, to find that

they

> contain Mercury, Aluminum, Formaldehyde, foreign DNA and other

toxins

> including the mutated virus or bacteria that is the vaccine. All of

> these components are capable of changing humans genetically.

Mercury

> and

> Aluminum have terrifying implications. Mercury will build up in the

> bodily organs - the liver, kidney and brain - and interfere with

all of

> the bodily systems. One major sign of mercury poisoning (since it

will

> not show up in urine, blood or hair unless the exposure is recent),

is

> that the individual seems to have lost their ability to detox heavy

> metals and viruses. They will accumulate these toxins with a lower

> exposure than others, which interferes with the bodies ability to

> process

> necessary minerals properly.

>

> Recent congressional hearings lined up the symptoms of mercury

poisoning

>

> to the symptoms of Autism, and they matched perfectly. Even though

> major

> government groups maintain that there is no proof that mercury is a

> problem for babies, they are requiring the pharmaceutical companies

to

> get it out of the vaccines. No recall of mercury vaccines has taken

> place, however, so no financial burden would be placed on the

> manufacturers.

>

> One question, why do some kids react badly to the mercury, and

others do

>

> not? Are some vaccine lots higher in mercury that others? When a

nurse

>

> preps the vaccine, and uses it on 3 children, is the child with the

last

>

> use (where all of the settled vaccine product accumulates), getting

a

> higher dose of virotoxin with the mercury? Is it purely an allergy

> issue? Does it depend on how many shots the child receives in a

day?

> Does it depend on the child's previous exposure to toxins?

>

> We were glad to find out this info, so we could do better by

.

> We

> decided to avoid heavy metal exposure. We started drinking reverse

> osmosis filtered water. We avoided Fluoride, which is known to

carry

> Lead across the blood/brain barrier. We avoided milk, in case she

had a

>

> sensitivity to it as did.

>

> So, we stood and watched develop a bit behind schedule,

>

> We were highly concerned for her welfare. She was slightly behind

on

> milestones, but not enough to show big concern. She smiled and

made eye

>

> contact, and would imitate us. At her one year doctors appt, she

would

> clap her hands, do the indian yell and do actions to children's

songs.

> Her speech was simple babble, but multiple consonants were included

in

> the babble. She knew her own name, and she loved to cuddle.

>

> Then, somewhere between 13 and 14 months, she started to regress.

She

> could no longer imitate song actions. She stopped babbling

completely.

> She didn't seem to know her name - and she stopped making eye

contact.

> She exhibited some seizure activity, in the form of altered eye

dilation

>

> and zoning. Sometimes - without a change in light intensity - her

eyes

> would dilate and then the pupils would snap back to a small size.

She

> moved strangely in her sleep, as though she were having

nightmares. Her

>

> arms would spread out and she would have strange tics.

>

> We took her to her pediatrician at 16 months, who couldn't believe

what

> she saw. She had truly regressed. Her muscle tone had gone down,

and

> her walking was now a bit unsteady. Her eye contact was rare, and

she'd

>

> avoid looking at mommy. She refused to go to anyone but mom, since

mom

> would breastfeed her.

>

> She received a diagnosis of Autism by age 17 months. We started

her on

> Transfer Factor and chelation, and she has improved dramatically.

She

> is

> now 18 months old. We took her back to the psychiatrist who

initially

> evaluated her, and she says that is a different child than

she

> was two weeks prior. She is not 'cured' or 'recovered', but she

makes

> eye contact, smiles and is gaining back her imitation. She is

playing

> with toys again. The great thing, is that she is so young. At 18

> months, she has gained what she lost before the regression, and we

know

> she responds to biomedical treatment and ABA. She should come back

even

>

> faster than .

>

> As a result of her regression and dramatic improvement, we have had

our

> home, soil and even my breastmilk tested. Our home is high in Lead.

> Our

> soil had elevated lead in certain areas. My breastmilk has arsenic

and

> trace amounts of lead coming through. When we tested our families

> immune

> systems, we found that also had autoantibodies to her own

brain,

>

> and a high Human Herpes Virus 6 titer. This would explain why

Transfer

> Factor would help. As for me, I have an incredibly high Rubella

titer,

> which suggests an atypical rubella infection.

>

> We have to sit and wonder, did the Lead in our home set up our kids

for

> the vaccine reaction, or did the mercury in the vaccines make my

> children

> more susceptible to the lead? Are my children hypersensitive to

> mercury,

> or did my case of rubella from my adult MMR shots set me up to

weaken

> any

> children while in utero?

>

> Some good news, is that the removal of mercury can reverse the

presence

> of autoantibodies to the brain. In the meantime, Transfer Factor

can

> regulate the immune system from doing more damage.

>

> Seizure activity in autism, took a lot longer for us to figure

out. We

> didn't know that had seizures till we had an EEG done. Some

> children with autism have a normal EEG, but seizure activity shows

up on

>

> a MEG scan. 's EEG showed that he has more when he's asleep

than

>

> when he is awake. We have come to recognize his staring spells and

> strange eye movement linked to his seizures. In some cases, we

notice a

>

> seizure when we see his pupils dilate completely, then snap down to

size

>

> again -- with no change of light on his eyes. On occasion, we

would see

>

> more serious seizures where he would clench his fists and shake. We

> previously thought these were tantrums, since they would usually

> accompany stressful situations. We didn't know that stress could

> trigger

> seizures. We didn't know much about seizure activity at all, when

you

> come right down to it. We began to notice 7 to 10 seizures a day,

after

>

> we knew what to look for. I often wonder if seizures are more

prominent

>

> in autism than previously thought.

>

> We have been able to keep seizures at bay, with the liquid

magnesium,

> activated B-6 vitamin, taurine (an amino acid) and pycnogenol

(maritime

> tree bark). When we can sneak all of these supplements into

's

> sipper cup, he has no more visible seizures. If we leave even one

of

> them out, we see 3 or 4 seizures a day. As for pycnogenol, the

highest

> quality product that we can find, is Choice Prime from 4Life. We

aren't

>

> sure if the pycnogenol from grapeseed has the same effect. It

might.

>

> We are so pleased that we have found a seizure control that works

> without

> doing damage to the liver or interfering with other body

functions. We

> couldn't use standard seizure meds, since my boy's liver was

already in

> such bad shape.

>

> With as much help as the supplements can be to a child with Autism,

you

> can expect a different amount of time to see results. For

example...

> when some children have a chronic infection with a hidden virus,

they

> will most likely get sick on Transfer Factor before they get better.

> This does not mean they are reacting to the Transfer Factor, but

that

> the

> Transfer Factor is working. If the virus or bacteria in the child

was

> able to trick the child's immune system into believing that it was

not a

>

> threat, the Transfer Factor will suddenly alert the body of the

foreign

> presence. This is why the child might get ill for days, or even

weeks

> before improving. Remember, illness after starting Transfer Factor

is a

>

> good indicator that the Transfer Factor is working.

>

> The more cleanup that must be done in the body, the longer it will

take

> to see the positive effects of the supplement. Some people may

notice

> an

> effect within days, but you shouldn't necessarily give up if it

takes

> months for your particular child. As in all cases, trust your gut

> feeling, to decide if you should raise or lower the amount of

supplement

>

> given. The parents are the most perceptive in knowing whether or

not a

> supplement is helping their child. Transfer Factor may not

alleviate

> autism symptoms in some children, but help them remain healthy as

the

> parents work with their particular child's case.

>

> There is so much internal repair to do in Autism, that it is

necessary

> to

> keep looking for answers for your child. Even my two children are

not

> alike in treatment and response. Treatments that are perfectly

safe,

> such as essential fatty acids, Transfer Factor or RDA vitamin

dosage are

>

> easy to jump into, while chelation therapy or high dosage vitamins

> should

> be studied and used under direction of a physician who is educated

on

> biomedical treatments for Autism. Again, you are the only one who

will

> have the insight to see if the treatment is helping your child.

>

> I suspect that most families will not receive all the diagnosis of

my

> children, but I hope that the biological side of Autism will become

well

>

> known for families and physicians. I must stress that what I've

written

>

> is not the only answer for these children. Each child must be

looked at

>

> as an individual.

>

> I hope our particular families case will help bring hope to others.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

> Dear ,

> Thanks for a tragic but wonderful letter. It felt like my life

> written by another person. The same cluster of vaccines and the

> nightmare consequences that followed. It's the darkest hell in life

> to watch your children melt away while DOCTORS stand by and do

> nothing!!! It brought it all back and I think I need to go cry for

a

> while. God Bless you,

>

Doctors don't just stand by...they actually CAUSE these tragedies.

<<She reacted to her first Hepatitis B shot as a newborn. She

developed lesions in her mouth and rectum, and it was suggested that

the lesions may be running all of they way through the digestional

tract. After that shot, we decided that we'd never give her another.

They say the serious reactions are one in a million, but we have seen

two of our own children react.>>

That's exactly what happened to my girl after HepB shots, only she

was 13 years old then. She came down with Crohn's disease, which is

inflammation and ulceration that can affect any and all parts of

digestional tract. And they say it's one in a million??

Best of luck to you and your children.

[Guest guest]

, I'm a sister Utahn...

Thank you for your story. It is so helpful to hear from those who've

been there, especially when they figure things out and get positive

results and make progress with their children. I'm grateful to all

those who take the time to share their experiences and knowledge

gained.

I've been thinking about the subject of people's historical

background and how they handle things... In other words, those of us

who came from western pioneering families who had to do it themselves

tend to make our own ways, and tend to not listen to " authorities "

such as doctors who tell us there is no answer, just " accept whatever

hand you've been dealt " . We go looking for answers. One of the most

uplifting books I've read on health issues is Dr.

Weil's " Spontaneous Healing. " It is full of stories of people who

were told they were sick, there was no hope and no answer. Many

found answers. Some outlived their doctors!

My name is Judy. I'm originally from St. . I was born in

1948, making me a Downwinder. From the street where I spent my

childhood, three girls grew up to give birth to children born with

multiple birth defects. A girl across the street - also named Judy,

my sister , and I all gave birth to sons with multiple birth

defects. The other Judy and my sister's sons each have chromosomal

damage. My son was born with " multiple birth anomalies incompatible

with life. " He died 30 minutes after his unusual birth. No

chromosomal testing was done. He'd be 18 next month.

My sister's son is 25 (looks about 15). He's never been

through puberty. He has severe handicaps. We are used to them. But

what is hard to deal with is his excessive fear, anxiety, constant

worrying, and crying spells that can last for hours- and hours. When

he loses his temper, he cries, screams, swears, and goes through the

house destroying things, tearing up papers or pictures, pulling

decorations off the walls. He obsessively worries.

He is wonderful inside. We try to draw that out. I'm trying to get

my sister going on testing to see what's up with his body, and what

can be done to make him better. On a previous electro-dermal testing

he showed polio virus damage, lots of viruses, lots of parasiites.

I'm going to test for metals soon.

I also lost a 3month old brother to death in 1958, who we believe may

have had birth defects. They didn't record those things then. Stuff

was kept quiet.

The other Judy's sister has a daughter with Crohn's disease and

another daughter with Multiple Sclerosis. I have a son with Crohn's

disease. The three sisters in that family have fought cancer. It

took the oldest sister.

Way to go Utah! Thanks, Nevada Test Site! Thanks, pesticides! Oh,

we also may have received contaminated polio vaccine (Simian B40).

I'm here on this site to learn all I can and hopefully to help my son

and others with autoimmune diseases, my handicapped nephew (who has

many of the same problems as the children here), and extended family

members and friends whose children are touched with ASD, and related

health issues. To my way of thinking, it's all from the Pandora's pot

of toxins. It's just that different people drew different straws-

vaccines, metals, fallout, pesticides, etc.

It just boggles my mind.

Best wishes, and thanks for your story.

Judy

St. Utah, &

Las Vegas, Nevada

In @y..., r_d_meyer <r_d_meyer@n...> wrote:

>

> My name is Duffield. I hold a degree in Math and Chemistry

from

> Brigham Young University, and I have 2 children with Autism.

[Guest guest]

> The most disturbing behavior from , was his willingness to

slam

> his head against walls. He would zone out, and laugh as though he

were

> drunk. He would often get on all fours and slam his head downward

on

> the

> hardwood. Another thing that bothered me, is that he'd slowly push

his

> eyeballs backward into his sockets. We would have to restrain him

> often,

> to avoid serious damage.

This is an indication to have him evaulated by someone who does

cranial therapy (or cranial osteopathy). Call the Upledger institute

or the Cranial Academy if you need referrals.

Your story is inspiring. Good luck.

Andy . . .. . .

[Guest guest]

and Judy,

I saw your posts the other day. They really caught my eye as much of

my family comes from Utah. I lived in Las Vegas, NV when I was

younger.....where I came down with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune

disease. My 11 yo son is developmentally delayed as is my sisters 2

yr old son. (We both received Rhogam.)

Question: I've heard that many of the kids in Salt Lake City have

high levels of uranium. Do you know anything about this? Are there

physician or others that have some expertise or knowledge re. this?

I'd love to know more about this.

> >

> > My name is Duffield. I hold a degree in Math and Chemistry

> from

> > Brigham Young University, and I have 2 children with Autism.

[Guest guest]

I don't know about the uranium in Salt Lake. I do have some info on

that, tho', I'll have to look up.

My niece was living in South Weber, Utah - built her dream home.

Then she found out it was near a landfill, and then found out that

there is a cluster in that area of childhood brain cancers... She

moved.

There is also a cluster of birth defects near Hurricane. A family

acquaintance is a midwife in that area.

It seems that most of the children born in my family the last

several years have some kind of health issues. Mostly digestive to

date, but some minor birth defects and development problems.

I also had a rhogam shot after the birth of my first son. He was a

pitocin-induced delivery. #2 breach c-section delivery, #3 Crohn's

disease, #4 multiple birth defects. My family is a bundle of joy!

Not. (discouraged today). Tired of dealing with health issues,

including my own. But I do have some good news - got ALL the metal

out of my mouth last week! I am so happy over that, but my mouth

hurts, and it's getting on my frazzled nerves!

Judy

- In @y..., " polypays " <sense@m...> wrote:

> and Judy,

>

> I saw your posts the other day. They really caught my eye as much

of

> my family comes from Utah. I lived in Las Vegas, NV when I was

> younger.....where I came down with myasthenia gravis, an

autoimmune

> disease. My 11 yo son is developmentally delayed as is my sisters

2

> yr old son. (We both received Rhogam.)

>