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11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Someone Who Moves Like... · 0 replies · +1 points
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Coming Out Autistic at... · 0 replies · +1 points
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Autism Spectrum Disord... · 0 replies · +1 points
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - To Young Autistic Male... · 0 replies · +1 points
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Autism, Parenting, and... · 0 replies · +1 points
1. It struck me how many of your activities are free or low cost -- well except for the gas to get there of course.
2. Whenever I see you and Leo out and about, I think about your phrase describing Leo as "a boy about town". I liked it then and I like it now.
3. Today's post from Kristina Chew is on how Charlie needs a lot of activity too, but his needs and preferences have changed as he matures
http://autism.typepad.com/autism/2012/07/so-so-fo...
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Dangerous Intervention... · 0 replies · +1 points
Yes, it is a scandal that parents would treat their children with this dangerous substance. I find the enema protocol particularly troubling, as medically-unnecessary enemas have a high risk of adverse outcomes.
You claim "The science behind MMS is verifiable and safe". It is not. There is no science. It's Jim Humble enriching himself.
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Sensory Issues vs. Beh... · 1 reply · +1 points
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Sensory Issues vs. Beh... · 0 replies · +1 points
There are a lot of ways to confound issues, and this is (to me) especially rife in the area of sensory disfunction or discomfort, sensory integration, and the kinds of "treatments" offered by OTs (and others).
Saying that "Jean Ayres’s teachings are inconsistent with current neuroscience" is NOT the same as saying "there's no such thing as sensory processing disorder". Saying that OTs have not yet built a sound theoretical basis for sensory processing issues isn't denying that sensory processing issues exist.
Another part of the problem is that, lacking a sound theory of sensory processing disorders, it's really difficult to construct and test treatments. At the same time, there are kids (and adults) who are struggling NOW and need help. It's frustrating.
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Dangerous Intervention... · 1 reply · +1 points
"is this a one-off reaction or the beginning of a sustainable movement to protect the rights of special needs children who are being clearly abused"?
Science Mom, as you know, I share your frustration.
What will end this sort of exploitation of children is changing parents' beliefs that autism is caused by children having excessive viral loads, "bacteria, Candida, inflammation, heavy metals and food allergies". Those erroneous beliefs prop up the notion of "treating" autism with MMS (and chelation and anti-virals and anti-fungals and all the rest).
It is a long slow process, and as we've seen, the autism profiteers (like Jim Humble) move in quickly, while education is slow.
I cynically advance that the people using this on their autistic children aren't going to report adverse reactions or worse since the harm is at their own hand;
I've been spending quite a bit of time reading various forums that advocate MMS or other biomeddling approaches to "treating" autism. What I feel, after that research, is that parents may not perceive an outcome from a given treatment as adverse, because they are doing so many things at once.
11 years ago @ http://thinkingautismg... - Dangerous Intervention... · 0 replies · +5 points
Invention