Moria

[Guest guest]

Thanks for that great info. I had a horrible time today.

I went for what I thought was going to be metals testing. They

wanted to draw blood. But from what I understand that is not the

most accurate way. I had discussed this with the DR and he had

agreed on hair testing.

I will check into that sight about testing the hair.

Thanks again

Sherry

> > Hi. I am fairly new here and have been just reading the posts so

far.

> > I have a son that will be 3 in July. He has been to countless Dr

and

> > appears to be typical for his age other than the speech delay.

> > He did have a few single words at around 13 mos. Somewhere in

that

> > time he just quit talking. I have researched the autism link to

> > mercury and have been astounded by what I have read.

> > So far they have all told me that he is not autistic.

>

> what dx he has or does not have is not really essential.

> whether he is metal toxic or not is essential.

> the dx matters for other reasons (such as support and

> services).

> metal toxicity leads to many many different diagnoses.

>

>

> > We had an appt with a neurologist yesterday. He said he had very

> > overactive relfexes.

> > He was concerned with the loss of milestones (speech delay.)

>

> well, yes, this should be a reason for concern!

>

> > He wants to do an EEG, MRI, thyroid testing and heavy metals

testing.

>

> do please read:

> /files/HOW_TO_hair_test

>

>

> > Has anyone that has encountered metals poisoning encountered the

> > reflex thing? Wonder if this could be another sign of it?

>

> I'm sorry I do not know.

>

> > Any input or stories you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

>

> um, about reflexes? or about kids without an autism dx? or

> about other things?

>

> best,

> Moria

[Guest guest]

Actually, I'm the moderator, and yes 5 days behind would not be far off! LOL!

I'm the parent of an autistic child, and I belong to many lists, so every so

often I do have a hard time catching up, but eventually I do!

Yes, you are more than welcome to post. You do not have to have a child with

autism, so you did figure that out correctly.

As for the negative stuff, I only jump in when it seems very severe. I like the

fact that people are not totally restricted in what they say. We need

diversity, and we need all opinions and ideas to help us all sort it out. I'm

not pleased when others step on or belittle others, but I also try to keep in

mind that this is e-mail, so therefore things can be misconstrued and not

everyone reads something and shares the same view of what was written or meant

by the post. I try to only jump in when it gets totally blown off track.

However, also keep in mind that I belong to several , and with

you get a lot of bouncing mail, so sometimes I miss something, and have to

re-activate my account and go back through the archives to catch up.

Welcome!

a - mom to Alec 10.1, 8.6 (ASD), and 6.8

-- " lindajaytee " <lindajaytee@...> wrote:

Hi Moria,

Nice to meet you.

Wow, what a busy place this is.

I actually thought that you were the moderator.

I was also confused about whether or not I should post because I am

mercury poisoned but not a parent of an autistic child. I have that

part figured out now, I think.

In another group I follow every once in a while the owner will step

in and say ok everyone, please stop the negative stuff and get back

on topic. Trouble is he is usually about 5 days behind in

messages. :0)

Anyways, I'm very, very impressed with this site. Think I'm stuck

now.

Best

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