The " Cure Autism Now " and " Defeat Autism Now " groups have many parents that are interested in cure treatment modalities for autism in children. The ratings below are from The Autism Research Institute from 23,700 parents that completed the Austism Research Institute questionaire to obtain statistics. Note that Mercury probably using EDTA chelation tops the list in postive effect with a whopping 73% that improved. However, dmps chelation and dmsa chelation and cillantro chelation is also possible in this group. Probably almost none of these patients used Metal Free to chelate mercury. The problem is with edta chelation, dmps, dmsa, and cillantro is that they weakly bind to the toxic element mercury and drop off the mercury somewhere else in the body. 5-20% of the DMPS patients will get worse and for a long time. In contrast, Metal-Free BINDS very strongly to the element mercury. To read more about Metal-Free CLICK HERE.
Additionally, another problem with these autism statistics involves DMSA. DMSA is orally taken and is water soluble. The brain is a large piece of FAT and OILY. So it is generally thought that DMSA does not pentrate the Blood/Brain barrier very well. So DMSA does not work very well at mercury heavy metal detoxification of the brain.
Some parents believe that the autism and pdd (Pervasive Developmental Disorders) followed vaccines, vaccinations, and immunizations like the mmr. Some parents believe that treating mercury poisoning is critical for children with autism.
ATEC Autism Research Institute Parent Ratings of Behavioral Effects of Biomedical Interventions for Autism
The information in the table is from The Autism Research Institute from parents with children with autism. Statistic Data was taken from more than 23,700 parents with kids with autism. These parents with autistic kids and toddlers, and children completed the ARI's ATEC questionnaires. See the autism statistics below. For more information on how the questionnaire was done and how it was executed on parents with autistic toddlers and kids, see
Autism Research Institute 's web site.
ARI Publ. 34/March 2005
Parent Ratings of Behavior Effects
of Biomedical Treatment / Cure /Treating Modalities Completed by Parents of Autistic Kids and Toddlers and Children with Autism
Autism Research Institute - 4182 Adams Avenue - San Diego, CA 92116 USA
The parents of children, kids and toddlers with autism have important things to say about the cure and treatment of autism. They have tried on the benefits-and adverse effects- of the large variety of drugs and other treatments that have been tried with their children. Since 1967, the Autism Research Institute has been getting data from parents on the treatment of their children with autism. The following treatment / cure data was gathered by more than 23,700 parents with children with autism. The parents of children with autism filled out questionnaires. The table is condensed for simplicity to evaluate treatment of autism, the parents responses on a six-point scale have been combined into three categories: “made worse” (ratings 1 and 2), “no effect” (ratings 3 and 4), and “made better” (ratings 5 and 6). The “Better:Worse” column gives the number of children who “Got Better” for each one who “Got Worse” to get the following statistics.
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BIOMEDICAL/NON-DRUG/SUPPLEMENTS
| Got
WorseA | No
Effect | Got
Better | Better:
Worse | No. of
CasesB |
| Vitamin A |
2% |
58% |
41% |
23:1 |
618 |
| CalciumE: |
2% |
62% |
36% |
15:1 |
1378 |
| Cod Liver Oil |
3% |
47% |
50% |
16:1 |
818 |
| Cod Liver Oil with Bethanecol |
16% |
45% |
39% |
2.4:1 |
56 |
| Colostrum |
5% |
58% |
37% |
8.1:1 |
345 |
| Detox. (Chelation)C: |
2% |
22% |
76% |
35:1 |
324 |
| Digestive Enzymes |
3% |
42% |
56% |
20:1 |
737 |
| DMG |
7% |
51% |
42% |
5.6:1 |
5153 |
| Fatty Acids |
2% |
42% |
55% |
23:1 |
626 |
| 5 HTP |
10% |
51% |
39% |
3.7:1 |
145 |
| Folic Acid |
3% |
54% |
42% |
12:1 |
1437 |
| Food Allergy Treatment |
3% |
37% |
61% |
21:1 |
560 |
| Magnesium |
6% |
65% |
29% |
4.6:1 |
301 |
| Melatonin |
8% |
30% |
61% |
7.3:1 |
573 |
| P5P (Vit. B6) |
13% |
37% |
51% |
4.0:1 |
213 |
| Pepcid |
9% |
63% |
28% |
3.2:1 |
93 |
| SAMe |
15% |
66% |
19% |
1.3:1 |
62 |
| St. Johns Wort |
14% |
64% |
21% |
1.5:1 |
84 |
| TMG |
14% |
44% |
42% |
3.0:1 |
434 |
| Transfer Factor |
8% |
53% |
39% |
4.8:1 |
98 |
| Vitamin B3 |
4% |
55% |
41% |
10:1 |
659 |
| Vitamin B6 alone |
8% |
63% |
30% |
3.9:1 |
620 |
| Vitamin B6 with Magnesium |
4% |
49% |
47% |
10:1 |
5780 |
| Vitamin B12 |
4% |
33% |
63% |
15:1 |
192 |
| Vitamin C |
2% |
57% |
41% |
18:1 |
1706 |
| Zinc |
2% |
51% |
47% |
20:1 |
1244 |
SPECIAL DIETS
| Got
WorseA | No
Effect | Got
Better | Better:
Worse | No. of
CasesB |
| Candida Diet |
3% |
44% |
54% |
19:1 |
756 |
| Feingold Diet |
2% |
45% |
53% |
25:1 |
758 |
| Gluten- /Casein-Free Diet |
3% |
32% |
65% |
20:1 |
1446 |
| Removed Chocolate |
2% |
49% |
49% |
30:1 |
1721 |
| Removed Eggs |
2% |
58% |
40% |
19:1 |
1096 |
| Removed Milk Products/Dairy |
2% |
49% |
49% |
32:1 |
5574 |
| Removed Sugar |
2% |
51% |
48% |
24:1 |
3695 |
| Removed Wheat |
2% |
50% |
48% |
29:1 |
3159 |
| Rotation Diet |
2% |
50% |
48% |
21:1 |
792 |
DRUGS
Note: For seizure drugs: The first line shows the drug’s behavioral effects; the second line shows
the drug's effects on seizures.
| Got
WorseA | No
Effect | Got
Better | Better:
Worse | No. of
CasesB |
| Aderall |
41% |
25% |
34% |
0.8:1 |
475 |
| Amphetamine |
47% |
28% |
25% |
0.5:1 |
1217 |
| Anafranil |
32% |
38% |
30% |
1.0:1 |
381 |
| Antibiotics |
31% |
57% |
12% |
0.4:1 |
1799 |
| AntifungalsC: Diflucan |
5% |
41% |
55% |
11:1 |
330 |
| AntifungalsC: Nystatin |
5% |
46% |
49% |
10:1 |
986 |
| Atarax |
25% |
53% |
22% |
0.9:1 |
477 |
| Benadryl |
24% |
51% |
25% |
1.0:1 |
2711 |
| Beta Blocker |
18% |
50% |
33% |
1.9:1 |
256 |
| Buspar |
26% |
44% |
30% |
1.1:1 |
328 |
| Chloral Hydrate |
41% |
38% |
21% |
0.5:1 |
418 |
| Clonidine |
21% |
31% |
47% |
2.2:1 |
1280 |
| Clozapine |
40% |
42% |
18% |
0.4:1 |
102 |
| Cogentin |
19% |
54% |
27% |
1.5:1 |
162 |
| Cylert |
45% |
35% |
20% |
0.4:1 |
600 |
| Deanol |
15% |
56% |
30% |
2.0:1 |
200 |
| DepakeneD: Behavior: |
25% |
43% |
32% |
1.2:1 |
957 |
| DepakeneD: Seizures |
12% |
32% |
57% |
4.8:1 |
627 |
| Desipramine |
34% |
31% |
34% |
1.0:1 |
67 |
| DilantinD: Behavior |
28% |
49% |
23% |
0.8:1 |
1077 |
| DilantinD: Seizures |
14% |
36% |
50% |
3.5:1 |
400 |
| Felbatol |
21% |
53% |
26% |
1.2:1 |
43 |
| Fenfluramine |
20% |
52% |
28% |
1.4:1 |
459 |
| Halcion |
37% |
37% |
26% |
0.7:1 |
54 |
| Haldol |
38% |
28% |
34% |
0.9:1 |
1154 |
| IVIG |
7% |
51% |
42% |
6.3:1 |
45 |
| KlonapinD: Behavior |
28% |
38% |
34% |
1.2:1 |
192 |
| KlonapinD: Seizures |
31% |
60% |
10% |
0.3:1 |
42 |
| Lithium |
26% |
43% |
31% |
1.2:1 |
410 |
| Luvox |
29% |
35% |
35% |
1.2:1 |
161 |
| Mellaril |
29% |
38% |
33% |
1.2:1 |
2062 |
| MysolineD: Behavior |
43% |
43% |
15% |
0.3:1 |
136 |
| MysolineD: Seizures |
19% |
59% |
22% |
1.2:1 |
64 |
| Naltrexone |
20% |
46% |
34% |
1.7:1 |
221 |
| Paxil |
29% |
30% |
41% |
1.4:1 |
283 |
| Phenergan |
29% |
46% |
24% |
0.8:1 |
266 |
| PhenobarbitalD: Behavior |
47% |
37% |
16% |
0.3:1 |
1076 |
| PhenobarbitalD: Seizures |
17% |
43% |
40% |
2.4:1 |
480 |
| Prolixin |
31% |
40% |
30% |
1.0:1 |
91 |
| Prozac |
31% |
32% |
36% |
1.2:1 |
1123 |
| Risperidal |
18% |
28% |
54% |
3.0:1 |
616 |
| Ritalin |
45% |
26% |
29% |
0.7:1 |
3813 |
| Secretin: Intravenous |
7% |
44% |
48% |
6.7:1 |
333 |
| Secretin: Transdermal |
10% |
49% |
41% |
4.2:1 |
132 |
| Stelazine |
28% |
45% |
27% |
1.0:1 |
420 |
| TegretolD: Behavior |
25% |
45% |
31% |
1.2:1 |
1423 |
| TegretolD: Seizures |
12% |
33% |
55% |
4.6:1 |
762 |
| Thorazine |
36% |
40% |
24% |
0.7:1 |
919 |
| Tofranil |
30% |
38% |
33% |
1.1:1 |
713 |
| Valium |
35% |
41% |
24% |
0.7:1 |
824 |
| ZarontinD: Behavior |
34% |
45% |
21% |
0.6:1 |
136 |
| ZarontinD: Seizures |
19% |
53% |
28% |
1.4:1 |
93 |
| Zoloft |
33% |
33% |
34% |
1.0:1 |
321 |
A. “Worse” refers only to worse behavior. Drugs, but not nutrients, typically also cause physical problems if used long-term.
B. No. of cases is cumulative over several decades, so does not reflect current usage levels (e.g., Haldol is now seldom used).
C. Antifungal drugs and chelation are used selectively, where evidence indicates they are needed.
D. Seizure drugs: top line behavior effects, bottom line effects on seizures.
E. Calcium effects are not due to dairy-free diet; statistics are similar for milk drinkers and non-milk drinkers.
ATEC Scoring Information © copyright 2005, 2006 Autism Research Institute
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