April is Autism Awareness Month!

I've just finished watching last Friday's airing of Larry King Live and boy am I pissed off. It's completely unbelievable to me how some of these dr's aren't even acknowledging the fact that autism rates have increased in the last 10-15 years. Dr. Wizitzel (or whatever his name is) is a complete moron. I sat here listening to him ramble about kids with small social issues being diagnosed with autism and how that is the only reason the numbers are rising. What an idiot!!! He's also trying to say that most kids are born with it and it has nothing to do with environmental factors or vaccines. I was really happy to hear Dr Healy though. She's one of the only mainstream medical dr's that I've heard admit that there has been no real research done in regards to autism. They are so far behind in learning anything more about the disease. And that's what it is, a disease, not a disorder. She mentioned the need for a study comparing kids with vaccines vs kids without or with a limited schedule of vaccines. DUH! Are you kidding me? Of course, you don't have to be a brain surgeon to figure the need for that study. Unfortunately so much of our medical community is paid for by pharmaceutical companies that if and when that study does happen it will probably have to be a privately funded study. Here's some info for them. I have two girls, one was vaccinated, one was not, one has autism, one doesn't, I'll let you guess which is which. Idiots!

If any of you reading this have new babies or friends with new babies or just questions on vaccines I really recommend looking up Dr. Sear's vaccine schedule. It's the one we are following with Abby, although we are starting hers a little later than he recommends because I'm a chicken! Either way, if you have questions, please ask me. I'm not the expert on the subject but I have lots of great resources at my disposal.

OK, enough venting. For now at least. Since it's autism awareness month there will probably be a lot more morons on TV for me to be pissed at.

Our naturopath recommended a new supplement for Madeline that we just got in the mail. It's called Enhansa and is a mild chelator, anti-viral, anti-fungal and has other benefits. She mentioned she has seen lots of improvements in social and communication in GIRLS she sees. (remember autism is 4-5 times more prevelent in boys) Especially those who haven't responded to other treatments, like our Madeline :) We'll start it tomorrow and see how it goes. It's supposed to have a pretty good "die off" effect where kids get a lot spacier before they get better. The spacey part is supposed to be a good sign. We'll see! I'm keeping my fingers crossed, just as I do with every other treatment we've tried.

Here are some pics from our mini spring break trip to Ellensburg. We had great weather and a lot of fun. Abby was so happy to see her favorite dog Tally. Madeline actually liked her this time too. Great, I probably am going to have to get a dog! :) Either that or make more trips to Eburg, I'd prefer the latter.

Oh, if you are interested in watching that episode of Larry King it's posted on youtube by xmagicdustx . It's in 5 parts so make sure you watch them in order. Also, it's re-airing this Saturday. They also have some good links and info here : http://www.generationrescue.org/