Re:Give this guy a piece of your mind!

[Guest guest]

Sloan,

I was infuriated by the article you posted by Dr. Coplan where he argues

there is no such thing as an epidemic in autism and proclaims changes in the

DSM have caused increases in the prevalence of autism. I was so angered by

his article and stupidity that I sent the following comment to his site:

Dr. Coplan,

I am saddened that as a doctor you are doing harm with your articles. Rather

than debating whether we have an epidemic or not, you need to recognize that

individuals with Autism are medically ill and need treatment. Once the

medical community recognizes that most individuals with Autism have immune

system that are not working properly and treats their medical issues,

recovery from Autism will become the norm rather than the exception.

You should be focusing on the fact that we are talking about is not a

debilitating psychiatric disorder without any hope for recovery. Autism is

a medical condition caused in most part by an immune system that is not

working properly and possible underlying retroviruses.

My son is living proof that children can recover if Autism is treated

medically. My son was diagnosed when he was four by the leading authority

on Autism in Minnesota. This psychiatrist told us would never be okay

and would probably end up in a group home or institution. This doctor was

also not up to date on Autism and fortunately her prognosis was wrong.

The only institution is in today is the university he currently attends

on a merit-based academic scholarship. We used intensive medical,

educational and behavioral interventions to help him. Today, does all

the things the doctors told me he would never do. He lives in the dorm

five hours away with four other guys who don't know he ever had autism. At

school, he studies mechanical engineering and is number two in his class.

joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and is president of the Jewish Student

Association. He drives, has a ton of friends, and even has a girlfriend

(who would have seen that one coming?) But more importantly, is happy.

If anyone would have told me this was possible when he was little, I never

would have believed them. Incredible as it seems, this is the same child

who wanted to spend his days plugging in a portable radio into every outlet

in the house over and over again.

When my son entered kindergarten at almost six years old, he was in the

third percentile for speech. By that time Dr. Goldberg of Tarzana,

California had been treating medically for about a year. had a

full-time aide in his classroom to help him in school. By the third grade,

my son tested in the 85th percentile for speech and by fifth grade no

longer received any services or assistance at school. But he still wasn't

recovered and quite weird socially. This was a long road to recovery and not

a simple fix. But is an example of what is possible for children with

autism when they receive proper medical and behavioral interventions. It

wasn't until he was away at college and on his own that he fully caught up

socially.

We need to change the paradigm and create a world where parents can take

their children to any doctor, in any city, in any country for treatment of

this medical condition that affects the vast majority of children

misdiagnosed with " Autism. " Instead of arguing that autism is not

increasing, wouldn't it be better for you to spend your time writing

articles about how these children are ill?

We need hard science and viable treatment plans to overcome this disease.

Only then will the potentially dangerous " cures of the week " desperate

parents try to help their children be stopped. With proper medical

treatment, recovery will become possible for these seemingly " impossible "

children. We have work to do to make the world and the medical communities

understand that what our children are facing is not a psychiatric disorder,

but a treatable medical immune problem. My hope is that what happened for

becomes the norm rather than the exception. Please be part of the

solution rather than part of the problem. Something must be done because

there are kids " NOT " getting better every day.

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Subject: Re:Give this guy a piece of your mind!

Sloan,

I was infuriated by the article you posted by Dr. Coplan where he argues

there is no such thing as an epidemic in autism and proclaims changes in the

DSM have caused increases in the prevalence of autism. I was so angered by

his article and stupidity that I sent the following comment to his site:

Dr. Coplan,

I am saddened that as a doctor you are doing harm with your articles. Rather

than debating whether we have an epidemic or not, you need to recognize that

individuals with Autism are medically ill and need treatment. Once the

medical community recognizes that most individuals with Autism have immune

system that are not working properly and treats their medical issues,

recovery from Autism will become the norm rather than the exception.

You should be focusing on the fact that we are talking about is not a

debilitating psychiatric disorder without any hope for recovery. Autism is

a medical condition caused in most part by an immune system that is not

working properly and possible underlying retroviruses.

My son is living proof that children can recover if Autism is treated

medically. My son was diagnosed when he was four by the leading authority

on Autism in Minnesota. This psychiatrist told us would never be okay

and would probably end up in a group home or institution. This doctor was

also not up to date on Autism and fortunately her prognosis was wrong.

The only institution is in today is the university he currently attends

on a merit-based academic scholarship. We used intensive medical,

educational and behavioral interventions to help him. Today, does all

the things the doctors told me he would never do. He lives in the dorm

five hours away with four other guys who don't know he ever had autism. At

school, he studies mechanical engineering and is number two in his class.

joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and is president of the Jewish Student

Association. He drives, has a ton of friends, and even has a girlfriend

(who would have seen that one coming?) But more importantly, is happy.

If anyone would have told me this was possible when he was little, I never

would have believed them. Incredible as it seems, this is the same child

who wanted to spend his days plugging in a portable radio into every outlet

in the house over and over again.

When my son entered kindergarten at almost six years old, he was in the

third percentile for speech. By that time Dr. Goldberg of Tarzana,

California had been treating medically for about a year. had a

full-time aide in his classroom to help him in school. By the third grade,

my son tested in the 85th percentile for speech and by fifth grade no

longer received any services or assistance at school. But he still wasn't

recovered and quite weird socially. This was a long road to recovery and not

a simple fix. But is an example of what is possible for children with

autism when they receive proper medical and behavioral interventions. It

wasn't until he was away at college and on his own that he fully caught up

socially.

We need to change the paradigm and create a world where parents can take

their children to any doctor, in any city, in any country for treatment of

this medical condition that affects the vast majority of children

misdiagnosed with " Autism. " Instead of arguing that autism is not

increasing, wouldn't it be better for you to spend your time writing

articles about how these children are ill?

We need hard science and viable treatment plans to overcome this disease.

Only then will the potentially dangerous " cures of the week " desperate

parents try to help their children be stopped. With proper medical

treatment, recovery will become possible for these seemingly " impossible "

children. We have work to do to make the world and the medical communities

understand that what our children are facing is not a psychiatric disorder,

but a treatable medical immune problem. My hope is that what happened for

becomes the norm rather than the exception. Please be part of the

solution rather than part of the problem. Something must be done because

there are kids " NOT " getting better every day.

[Guest guest]

Great response, Marcia!

Janelle

Re:Give this guy a piece of your mind!

Sloan,

I was infuriated by the article you posted by Dr. Coplan where he argues

there is no such thing as an epidemic in autism and proclaims changes in

the

DSM have caused increases in the prevalence of autism. I was so angered

by

his article and stupidity that I sent the following comment to his site:

Dr. Coplan,

I am saddened that as a doctor you are doing harm with your articles.

Rather

than debating whether we have an epidemic or not, you need to recognize

that

individuals with Autism are medically ill and need treatment. Once the

medical community recognizes that most individuals with Autism have

immune

system that are not working properly and treats their medical issues,

recovery from Autism will become the norm rather than the exception.

You should be focusing on the fact that we are talking about is not a

debilitating psychiatric disorder without any hope for recovery. Autism

is

a medical condition caused in most part by an immune system that is not

working properly and possible underlying retroviruses.

My son is living proof that children can recover if Autism is treated

medically. My son was diagnosed when he was four by the leading

authority

on Autism in Minnesota. This psychiatrist told us would never be

okay

and would probably end up in a group home or institution. This doctor

was

also not up to date on Autism and fortunately her prognosis was wrong.

The only institution is in today is the university he currently

attends

on a merit-based academic scholarship. We used intensive medical,

educational and behavioral interventions to help him. Today, does

all

the things the doctors told me he would never do. He lives in the dorm

five hours away with four other guys who don't know he ever had autism.

At

school, he studies mechanical engineering and is number two in his

class.

joined the Sigma Chi fraternity and is president of the Jewish

Student

Association. He drives, has a ton of friends, and even has a girlfriend

(who would have seen that one coming?) But more importantly, is

happy.

If anyone would have told me this was possible when he was little, I

never

would have believed them. Incredible as it seems, this is the same child

who wanted to spend his days plugging in a portable radio into every

outlet

in the house over and over again.

When my son entered kindergarten at almost six years old, he was in the

third percentile for speech. By that time Dr. Goldberg of

Tarzana,

California had been treating medically for about a year. had a

full-time aide in his classroom to help him in school. By the third

grade,

my son tested in the 85th percentile for speech and by fifth grade

no

longer received any services or assistance at school. But he still

wasn't

recovered and quite weird socially. This was a long road to recovery and

not

a simple fix. But is an example of what is possible for children

with

autism when they receive proper medical and behavioral interventions. It

wasn't until he was away at college and on his own that he fully caught

up

socially.

We need to change the paradigm and create a world where parents can take

their children to any doctor, in any city, in any country for treatment

of

this medical condition that affects the vast majority of children

misdiagnosed with " Autism. " Instead of arguing that autism is not

increasing, wouldn't it be better for you to spend your time writing

articles about how these children are ill?

We need hard science and viable treatment plans to overcome this

disease.

Only then will the potentially dangerous " cures of the week " desperate

parents try to help their children be stopped. With proper medical

treatment, recovery will become possible for these seemingly

" impossible "

children. We have work to do to make the world and the medical

communities

understand that what our children are facing is not a psychiatric

disorder,

but a treatable medical immune problem. My hope is that what happened

for

becomes the norm rather than the exception. Please be part of the

solution rather than part of the problem. Something must be done because

there are kids " NOT " getting better every day.