Autism and chlorine

[South_Texas_Sun]

The "hypotheses" about links between autisim and thimerosal have been pretty thoroughly debunked (over and over again). No reputable study that's been done to date has found any link and the "studies" that have found such a link have all been seriously flawed or downright fraudulent.

To make wild suppositions about chlorine and autism is, I think, irresponsible. Just as the unfounded vaccine scare resulted in some children not getting vaccinated against real and serious threats, a chlorine scare that results in insufficiently sanitized drinking and bathing water may well cause more people to contract real and serious diseases.

Hi KurtV,

These are hardly "wild suppostions". Our family has seen a complete turnaround in our nephew from severe autism (constant shrill screaming, spinning in circles on the floor under a table, and unwillingness to make eye contact or even acknowledge his mom's presence) to a normal happy, healthy, and social 10 yr. old boy who's IQ score went up over 20 points over the years of treatment.

You really should be more careful about posting on unfamiliar subjects on which you have no personal experience.

You could wind up causing the opposite effect from the one you described...i.e. Discouraging hopeless parents from trying a treatment that has worked for thousands of others, irrespective of medical industry opinion.

STS

[KurtV]

Hi KurtV,

These are hardly "wild suppostions". Our family has seen a complete turnaround in our nephew from severe autism (constant shrill screaming, spinning in circles on the floor under a table, and unwillingness to make eye contact or even acknowledge his mom's presence) to a normal happy, healthy, and social 10 yr. old boy who's IQ score went up over 20 points over the years of treatment.
I'm not sure what your anecdote about the treatment of your nephew's autism has to do with the state of the science on a link beween thimerosal and autism. Regardless, my caution was against making "wild suppositions" about a link between autism and chlorine. Maybe I should have said basless or unfounded instead, but I think my point remains valid: There is real danger in making invalid assumptions and unsupported accusations.

You really should be more careful about posting on unfamiliar subjects on which you have no personal experience.
I'm truly sorry that your family has had to deal with these difficult medical issues. That said, you know nothing about my familiarity with the subject or my personal experience. If you percieve an inaccuracy in my post, deal with that on its merits or lack thereof. Dismissing my arguments with ad hominem pejoratives that are built on assumptions for which you have no basis, and which have no bearing on the substance of those statements, does you no credit.

You could wind up causing the opposite effect from the one you described...i.e. Discouraging hopeless parents from trying a treatment that has worked for thousands of others, irrespective of medical industry opinion.
Again, my post had nothing to do with medical treatment of anything. I don't even know what treatment you're speaking of.

STS

Regards,
kv

[South_Texas_Sun]

I'm not sure what your anecdote about the treatment of your nephew's autism has to do with the state of the science on a link beween thimerosal and autism. Regardless, my caution was against making "wild suppositions" about a link between autism and chlorine. Maybe I should have said basless or unfounded instead, but I think my point remains valid: There is real danger in making invalid assumptions and unsupported accusations.

I'm truly sorry that your family has had to deal with these difficult medical issues. That said, you know nothing about my familiarity with the subject or my personal experience. If you percieve an inaccuracy in my post, deal with that on its merits or lack thereof. Dismissing my arguments with ad hominem pejoratives that are built on assumptions for which you have no basis, and which have no bearing on the substance of those statements, does you no credit.

Again, my post had nothing to do with medical treatment of anything. I don't even know what treatment you're speaking of.

STS

KurtV, don't be so modest! You're still strutting around pretending to know something that you, in fact, know nothing about besides what a 10 second google search can tell you.

How about the 1800+ search hits on thimerosal on medline? Or the 1100+ hits on Pubmed? Surely there's fodder for discussion in the over 1 MILLION hits for autism mercury on Google? How about the US Congressional investigations? The list is LITERALLY endless.

You ADMIT you have no idea what I'm talking about and try to change the subject to my supposed "ad homininem perjoratives". Why don't you stop pretending to sit in judgement on a subject of which you're completely ignorant, and do some research yourself? You could start with the links I've provided.

STS