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The Politics of Autism

...Chelation practitioners often make the unfounded assertion that autism is caused by lead, mercury, environmental toxins, and/or childhood vaccines that contained thimerosal, a preservative that was discontinued in 2000, mostly due to specious fear mongering that had the effect of frightening parents about having their children vaccinated against dangerous and deadly diseases.

Regardless of the fact that autism is not mercury poisoning (autistic children do not exhibit the peripheral nerve damage or other physical symptoms that are characteristic of mercury poisoning, there is no scientific evidence to support speculation that autism has a toxic cause, and no link between mercury poisoning, thimerosal, and autism has ever been proven with scientific research that withstood the scrutiny of legitimate peer-review) bright and well-read parents nonetheless continue to fall for chelation and give it substantial credit for their autistic children's developmental progress — despite the fact that, as autistic children mature, they learn new skills and their abilities naturally improve, without any sort of extraordinary intervention.

The "Debate" Autism cure debates are hotly contested in certain circles of cyberspace where all the families want "what's best" for their autistic children, which is usually the main point of contention.

The flames are ignited when those who think it's best to embrace their autistic children's unique neurological wiring try to w...

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