Reply #104: You can't ABA, chelate, or supplement autism away...

[Feron]

Many autistics are against ABA because it only seems to benefit the parent and not the child. Michelle Dawson, an autistic woman, wrote a great piece about it http://www.sentex.net/~nexus23/naa_aba.html">here.

Furthermore chelation and supplements are nothing more than quackery. Supplements/chelation help autism about as much as a copper bracelet helps arthitis.

All three "treatments" above are popular in the "curebie" community, but highly unpopular in the autistic community. Perhaps these parents ought to start listening to their children instead of presuming that they have nothing to say and speaking for them.

http://www.autistics.org/library/dontmourn.html">Don't mourn for autistics

Additionally many studies have proven that there is a genetic aspect to autism. Just because your daughter had an adverse reaction does not mean that it made her autistic. I'm personally unconvinced that a jab can cause autism.

Anyhow here is an entire http://www.aspiesforfreedom.com/">forum full of Aspies and NTs are welcome. :)