Guest guest Posted November 4, 2000 Report Share Posted November 4, 2000 I would like to make clear that I was suggesting folks write to Dr. Lim regarding elevated lead levels before or during chelation (and their co-occurrence or not with mercury and other metals) *not* because Dr. Lim will give treatment advice. Quite differently, writing to Dr. Lim about lead and other metals in ASD kids will help Dr. Lim and the NIEHS increase their interest in autism. > The only place to receive a DAN certification is at the annual DAN > conferences. This however would be a good place for the doc to go to learn > about treatment options. > > Humphrey > President > Kirkman Laboratories Inc. > Phone 800.245.8282 > Fax 503.682.0838 > email: dave@k... > web site: www.kirkmanlabs.com > > > [ ] lead, mercury, autism > > > > > > >On Oct 24-25, I attended a conference hosted by the International > > >Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) and entitled: " Workshop on > > >Identifying and characterizing developmental neurotoxicity for > > >human health risk assessment " . > > > > > >I spoke briefly about autism and its connection (in many but not > > >all ASD kids) to mercury and other heavy metals. During the > > >evening reception, Dr. Lim and I chatted. He studies > > >neurodevelopmental effects of lead. I shared with him that many > > >ASD kids have high levels of lead (often with some etc) and that > > >mercury may not appear in urine until after the child's excessive > > >lead has been chelated away. > > > > > >Dr. Lim would be a good ally as we seek to understand why these > > >heavy metals accumulate in some ASD kids and why chelation helps > > >many such kids. > > > > > >Letters from parents would help Dr. Lim understand more about > > >metals in autism, in the context of specific children and their > > >families. > > > > > > " Ben Lim, PhD " <lim.@e...> > > > > > >Here's a letter I sent today to Dr. Lim: > > > > > > > > >--- lead, mercury, autism > > >Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 16:13:51 -0700 > > >From: Binstock <aspergerian@y...> > > > " Ben Lim, PhD " <lim.@e...> > > > > > >Dear Dr. Lim, > > > > > >During the reception for ILSI's Developmental Neurotoxicity > > >conference, we spoke briefly about autism and its relationship > > >(in many but not all such kids) to mercury and lead. > > > > > >This past April, my colleagues and I distributed a paper about > > >ethylmercury and autism. That paper is available at > > >http://www.jorsm.com/~binstock. Since then, a number of > > >physicians who specialize in biomedical aspects of autism have > > >been using chelation therapies and are inducing neurobehavioural > > >improvements which are quite striking. These physicians are using > > >a variety of laboratory tests before, during, and after chelation > > >-- so as to measure the child's metals levels, etc. > > > > > >In many of the children, lead is present at very high levels and, > > >from what I hear, is often chelated first, and then is followed > > >by chelated mercury appearing in urinary samples. Some of the > > >children in whom mercury eventually appears during chelation have > > >no apparent Hg in the first test results -- which is interpreted > > >to mean that the mercury is stored within tissues (eg, liver, > > >brain, etc). > > > > > >I realize that your focus is lead. Clearly, many of these > > >children have important detoxification problems that induce a > > >storing of lead, mercury, etc. I believe that this group of kids > > >would be an important adjunct to your ongoing lead-neurotoxicity > > >research... > > > > > >On October 23rd, Ken Olden, PhD/NIEHS-director, hosted a > > >conference focusing upon environmental aspects of autism. The > > >NIEHS has an RFA available and will be funding somef > > >autism/environmental-factors studies. Similarly, if you write to > > >Rick Rollens <RRollens@a...>, he can direct you to contacts at > > >the MIND Institute of Stanford and at the Cure Autism Now > > >foundation, because both foundations are seeking grant proposals > > >for metals in autism. > > > > > >Meanwhile, I will have several parents describe their autistic > > >child's lead profiles in regard to chelation. The clinical > > >results reported during the NIEHS conference indicate that the > > >sooner an affected child is properly chelated, the more he or she > > >will have good restoration of neurologic function. > > > > > >Sincerely, > > > > > > Binstock > > >Researcher in Developmental & Behavioral Neuroanatomy > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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