Guerilla tacticts, was: Dr Gillian Baird - Guildford meeting last night

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, same here. Have to use all my willpower to shut myself up when

faced with such stupidity and arrogance. Have recently resorte to

guerilla tacticts, sending a few scientific articles (like the one Mandi

just posted) to our paediatrician. Anonimously. Childish of me, and

probably not effective, but sure made me feel better LOL

Natasa

> > How bizarre! We have just come back from our appointment with

Gillian Baird

> > in London and it was a complete waste of time. She was pro-ABA or

> > pro-education, as she put it, which is a damn sight better than our

> > paediatrician. As soon as we started talking diet and bio-medical

she said

> > there was no proof and no proper studies for any of that, she poo

pooed DAN!

> > and Shattock. She said it was neurological and genetic - end of

story!

> > When we saw she had made up her mind not to help us we didn't argue

too

> > vociferously (but we did argue)

> > She talked a lot about pruning and head size and measured all our

big heads

> > but of course, offered no help.

> > She said it is DEFINITELY NOT a medical or gut condition and the

fact that

> > loads of autistic kids have gut conditions - coincidence of course!

> > Sara

> >

> > Dr Gillian Baird - Guildford

meeting

> > last night

> >

> > Since we've been discussing the paediatrican Dr Gillian Baird on

this

> > list recently, I thought some of you might like to hear what she was

> > talking about at a Surrey NAS meeting last night. WARNING - my

> > information is SECOND HAND as I wasn't able to get to the meeting

> > myself, but have heavily quizzed two mums at gym just now who did

> > attend. If anyone else on this list was actually there please chip

> > in!!

> >

> > Dr Gillian Baird came over to my friends as an open minded and

caring

> > paediatrican who seemed to really know what she was talking about.

> >

> > According to my sources, Dr Baird said in the meeting that autism is

> > definately a real medical condition, a neurological condition.

There

> > are marked differences in the brains of autistic vs non-autistic

> > children. She talked about pruning of the brain cells being faulty.

> > I'm told she presented lots of research studies and graphs to back

up

> > her arguments (my sources couldn't follow these). It is good though

> > to hear someone as well respected as her in the mainstream say that

> > autism is a medical condition out loud at an NAS meeting. I hope

> > they were taking notes!

> >

> > Dr Baird also said very clearly that autism is definately rising

very

> > rapidly over recent years and that the rise can NOT be put down to

> > better diagnosis alone (she is one of the UK's formost diagnostic

> > experts herself so coming from her this is very good). The big rise

> > in autism is in the sub-set of regressive, late onset autism.

> >

> > Why the rise in autism? Something triggering it at around 1.5-

> > 2years. But this doesn't have to be an external trigger (??) Could

> > be because of the genetic suseptability. (I wish I'd been there to

> > quiz her more fully about genentic epidemics.... ) Could be

> > environmental trigger too, but from what I was told this was not the

> > favoured explaination. No mention of mercury, toxic load, detox

> > problems, methylation issues etc etc etc.

> >

> > So what about medical treatment? Not much of substance here. She

> > highlighted the lack of research studies and the difficulties

getting

> > big enough samples to get statistically signifcant results. Dr

Baird

> > said they'd tried to get a controlled study off the ground to look

at

> > the gfcf diet but couldn't get funding (!). Until there is a proper

> > study the jury remains out. My friend thinks she said secretin

> > doesn't work. Gut issues were focused around constipation.

> >

> > Please do add or correct this if you were there. Wish I had been -

a

> > missed opportunity.

> >

> > Sharon

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> > DISCLAIMER

> > No information contained in this post is to be construed as medical

advice.

> > If you need medical advice, please seek it from a suitably qualified

> > practitioner.

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