Re: autism recovery...chelation only way?

[Guest guest]

No " mainstream doctor " is going to agree with anything you say or any

treatments you choose. You have to be proactive and get him to a DAN

that will treat him if that is what you want. You also want a doctor

who is edfucated on chelation etc. You may have to go out of state -

we do.....

My pediatrican told me the DAN doctors were quacks etc. My son has

made great progress with Supplements, MB 12 injections, GFCF diet and

soon chelation.

Best of Luck!

>

> I am a mother of a 25month old son who is dx'd ASD.

> I am currently treating for yeast, taking ezemyes, vitamins,

> mineral...you know the works. I had testing completed thru Great

> Plains, Oats Test, Amino Acid and Allergy Testing. I am currently

> trying to convince my son's ped. doctor to sign off on heavy metal

> testing. I have seen such great results with so far and am

> very encouraged for his recovery...but very nervous about

chelation.

> I believe it is neccessary, don't get me wrong...and I am willing

to

> do whatever it takes to help my son. I just don't understand why

> children are recovering from autism and not having to be

> chelated???? Is most of autism cases related to mecury?? Dr. Shaw

> has advised me to test for metal toxcity...that lab has

been

> the only source of guidance thus far. I am unable to find a DAN

> doctor or any doctor in the Cleveland,OH area that doesn't look at

me

> like I have lost my mind when I speak of 's autism induced

by

> mercury poisoning....anybody know one?

>

> TIA,

> Zevnik

[Guest guest]

I don't know these drs, nor has my son been to either of them. I do

not know what their protocols or testing consist of. I am trying to

find a dr here, also and have seen their names.

Dr Tenpenny, Cleveland. I think she does chelation, but her specialty

is like NAET or something

Dr Lonsdale, Westlake. Does alot with diet, chelation, I think.

They, at least, have heard of metal toxicity! Let me know if you

find one.

a

mom to

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> I am a mother of a 25month old son who is dx'd ASD.

> I am currently treating for yeast, taking ezemyes, vitamins,

> mineral...you know the works. I had testing completed thru Great

> Plains, Oats Test, Amino Acid and Allergy Testing. I am currently

> trying to convince my son's ped. doctor to sign off on heavy metal

> testing. I have seen such great results with so far and am

> very encouraged for his recovery...but very nervous about

chelation.

> I believe it is neccessary, don't get me wrong...and I am willing

to

> do whatever it takes to help my son. I just don't understand why

> children are recovering from autism and not having to be

> chelated???? Is most of autism cases related to mecury?? Dr. Shaw

> has advised me to test for metal toxcity...that lab has

been

> the only source of guidance thus far. I am unable to find a DAN

> doctor or any doctor in the Cleveland,OH area that doesn't look at

me

> like I have lost my mind when I speak of 's autism induced

by

> mercury poisoning....anybody know one?

>

> TIA,

> Zevnik

[Guest guest]

>

> I am a mother of a 25month old son who is dx'd ASD.

> I am currently treating for yeast, taking ezemyes, vitamins,

> mineral...you know the works. I had testing completed thru Great

> Plains, Oats Test, Amino Acid and Allergy Testing. I am currently

> trying to convince my son's ped. doctor to sign off on heavy metal

> testing.

unless you are in New York, you can order hair tests for

heavy metals yourself, through a company called Direct Lab

Services. Read more about it here:

http://home.earthlink.net/~moriam/HOW_TO_hair_test.html

I have seen such great results with so far and am

> very encouraged for his recovery...but very nervous about

chelation.

> I believe it is neccessary, don't get me wrong...and I am willing

to

> do whatever it takes to help my son. I just don't understand why

> children are recovering from autism and not having to be

> chelated???? Is most of autism cases related to mecury??

Well, I guess I think that there are a lot of different things

that can help. Chelation helps a lot for many kids, but not all.

Also many other therapies help. I do think that mercury is a

factor in many kids with autism, but that does not mean it is

the only factor, or that every kid with austism has metal

toxicity. Also, since metal toxicity is so systemic there are

many things that help to alleviate some of the symptoms.

Dr. Shaw

> has advised me to test for metal toxcity...that lab has

been

> the only source of guidance thus far. I am unable to find a DAN

> doctor or any doctor in the Cleveland,OH area that doesn't look at

me

> like I have lost my mind when I speak of 's autism induced

by

> mercury poisoning....anybody know one?

I don't but here are some lists you can look at for possible

candidates:

http://home.earthlink.net/~moriam/HOW_TO_find_doctor.html

You might also try calling the DAN doctors in Ohio and see

if they know anyone in Cleveland who they think won't look at

you like you've lost your mind regarding mercury poisoning.

Worth a few phone calls, perhaps.

Hopefully someone will write with recommendations in Cleveland....

good wishes,

Moria

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't think anybody really knows this but I'll give you my theory. I

think there are two reasons. One is that kids that make a lot of

progress with educational interventions may have less severe biological

problems than kids who don't make such fast progress. My kid is a good

example of this, I think. He is not a " gut kid " - no diet problems, no

bowel problems, didn't meet the counting rules and didn't seem to need

a lot of the supplements that other kids need. I think he does have

some kind of problem (probably metals) but I haven't figured out the

exact nature of it yet.

The other reason is that everybody's idea of recovery is different. A

lot of people would say that my child is recovered but I don't consider

him so because he still relies on medication to help him be as

functional as he is and he still has some issues that need to be

addressed. He functions as a normal 5th grader now but I want to be

sure he can go off to college in a few years and be successful so we

need to keep working.

I'm nervous too about chelation but I'm beginning to believe that

metals really are the basis to all the other biological problems our

kids have and I haven't heard of anyone lately say their child was

recovered by medical interventions without it. Keep reading and you'll

feel better about it, I think. By the way, you can get a hair test

without the approval of your doctor. Read in the files about how to

test before you do it.

H.

On Oct 7, 2004, at 3:13 PM, leslie_zevnik wrote:

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> I am a mother of a 25month old son who is dx'd ASD.

> I am currently treating for yeast, taking ezemyes, vitamins,

> mineral...you know the works.  I had testing completed thru Great

> Plains, Oats Test, Amino Acid and Allergy Testing.  I am currently

> trying to convince my son's ped. doctor to sign off on heavy metal

> testing.  I have seen such great results with so far and am

> very encouraged for his recovery...but very nervous about chelation. 

> I believe it is neccessary, don't get me wrong...and I am willing to

> do whatever it takes to help my son.  I just don't understand why

> children are recovering from autism and not having to be

> chelated????  Is most of autism cases related to mecury??  Dr. Shaw

> has advised me to test for metal toxcity...that lab has been

> the only source of guidance thus far.  I am unable to find a DAN

> doctor or any doctor in the Cleveland,OH area that doesn't look at me

> like I have lost my mind when I speak of 's autism induced by

> mercury poisoning....anybody know one?

>

> TIA,

> Zevnik

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