--Good idea.....and/or seats at Autism One and appointment with Dr.
Usman right after!! I feel sorry for his son that his father cannot
take off his md/political "hat" and help his son. Again, he sees
the world as flat and we are all nuts seeing it round.....Teresa


- In EOHarm@yahoogroups.com, "David Taylor" <david@p...> wrote:
> What if we offer to pay for Fitzpatrick's son's metal tests and a
> month's supply of DMSA if his son turns out to be a "tin man"?
>
> David
>
> --- In EOHarm@yahoogroups.com, "quantumerik" <erik@a...> wrote:
> > It is a shame that Dr. Fitzpatrick claims to have tried "all
forms
> of intervention" with his
> > son, but later says that he has NOT tried chelating him! And
then
> states that evaluations
> > have not been made?
> >
> > Oh NO? What about heavy metal tests before, during and after
> successful
> > chelations...corresponding with dramatic improvements in a
child's
> symptoms??? We have
> > people like that. Just ask Dr. Rashid Buttar! Or any of dozens
of
> parents I've met!
> >
> > The truth is that Dr. Fitzpatrick is just taking the "safe,"
> mainstream road of thought for
> > not knowing better. We should get him into a DAN! conference!
> >
> > Erik
> > http://www.autismmedia.org/
> >
> > --- In EOHarm@yahoogroups.com, "Angela Medlin"
<angelamedlin@n...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > His reply to my email:
> > >
> > > Dear Angela
> > >
> > > I am delighted to hear that your son's condition has improved.
I
> wish I
> > >
> > > could say the same about my severely autistic son, whose
> condition has
> > >
> > > continued to deteriorate despite all forms of intervention.
One
> of the many
> > >
> > > mysteries of children with autistic spectrum disorders is that
> their level
> > >
> > > of functioning fluctuates over time for reasons that are
simply
> not
> > >
> > > understood (and little is understood about autism). If a
> deterioration
> > >
> > > coincides with immunisation or some other event, it is
> understandable that
> > >
> > > parents should make a connection; if their improvement
coincides
> with some
> > >
> > > intervention, whether in the form of a school or behavioural
> program, a
> > >
> > > special diet or some form of medication or other treatment, it
> is also not
> > >
> > > surprising that parents attribute the improvement to the
> intervention.
> > >
> > > However, before any such treatments are recommended for
> children, I believe
> > >
> > > that it is important that some basic evaluations are made - to
> try to
> > >
> > > establish whether they really are effective, and also to
> establish whether
> > >
> > > they are safe. Neither has been done with mercury chelation
> treatment so I
> > >
> > > would be very wary of using it or recommending it. You only
have
> to look at
> > >
> > > the history of autism treatments to see how they come and go
and
> many
> > >
> > > parents have experienced dramatic results with all sorts of
> treatments -
> > >
> > > such as secretin - that have now been discredited (or shown to
be
> > >
> > > positively harmful, like 'holding therapy', or various drug
> regimes). In my
> > >
> > > experience desperate parents are vulnerable to claims of
wonder
> cures that
> > >
> > > are likely to exhaust their reserves of energy and hope (not
to
> mention
> > >
> > > money) and ultimately leave them disappointed.
> > >
> > > I'm sorry if you found my review upsetting, but I believe that
> the
> > >
> > > anti-mercury campaign is not based on sound science and is
> likely to cause
> > >
> > > more harm than good.
> > >
> > > I sincerely hope that your child continues to improve (though
I
> doubt
> > >
> > > whether this will have anything to do with mercury).
> > >
> > > Best wishes
> > >
> > > Mike