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Interview with Dr. N. Megson; speaker at upcoming USAAA conference

Gold salts autism cure tested

Readers' Posts

TIP of the week: Be as Objective as Possible with New Interventions

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The USAAA Conference, August 9-12, 2006

Quote of the week

Gold salts autism cure tested

article reprinted from the World Gold CouncilGold

salts may one day be used to treat autism, a

scientist has suggested.

Mady Hornig from Columbia's Mailman School of Public

Policy is to test whether gold salts can improve the

functioning of "autistic mice", the United Press

International reports.

Dr. Hornig has bred a group of mice with a

susceptibility to thimerosal, which used to be

widely used in children's immunisations and is

thought by many to be linked to the rise in autism. Previous studies have shown that treating mice with

thimerosal leads them to exhibit autistic-like

symptoms.

Dr. Hornig will see whether treatment with gold salts

improves the mice's functioning. If the results are

positive, it could have implications for the

treatment of autism in children. A 12-year-old boy known as T was treated with

gold salts in 1946 for juvenile arthritis. The gold

salts cleared up the arthritis but an unexpected

marked improvement in his autism was also observed.

Some researchers believe that autism is caused by

toxic exposure in utero or during infancy. Previous research by Dr. Boyd Haley of the

University of Kentucky on the effect of gold salts

on mercury found that gold salts reversed the

binding of mercury to molecules. Note: Dr. Haley

will be a speaker at the USAAA conference August 9-12.

Read On...

Readers' Posts

How To Assure No One Gets Left On The

Busby Randal Holloway

from the New York State Commisssion

on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with

DisabilitiesWhat would it be worth to know

that nobody we cared about would ever be left behind

on a bus again? Millions of children are taken by

bus to and from school each day and tens of

thousands of adults with disabilities are similarly

transported to day programs.

Very young children and others with serious

disabilities are entirely dependent on drivers and

bus aides to ensure that they arrive safely and are

not accidentally left on the bus after the route is

completed. Once abandoned in this manner, some

children and adults are incapable of leaving a

locked bus on their own and may be particularly

vulnerable to the extremes of hot and cold

temperature often found in a vehicles parked

outdoors. Even if able to leave, they may lack the

capacity to protect themselves in the location where

the bus was parked.

Regulations issued by the New York State Department

of Transportation require school bus transportation

companies to enforce a policy of having the driver

walk through the vehicle and ensure that it is empty

before leaving. However, reports in local and

national news media have repeatedly shown us that

some drivers fail to do that walk-through and

occasionally leave a vulnerable person behind. That

abandonment can be traumatic for the victim and his

or her family members, and the results are sometimes

truly tragic.

A Simple Solution

We recently learned from administrators at a pair of

OMRDD licensed agencies about a relatively new bus

safety mechanism. The device is an alarm cut-off

mechanism which is mounted on the inside rear wall

of the bus. The driver must walk to the rear of the

bus and press this button prior to turning off the

vehicle and removing the key. If he or she does not

do so, the horn will begin honking and headlights

flashing in an unmistakable manner. During the walk

to the back of the bus, it is reasonable to expect

that the driver would notice anyone slouching over

or sleeping on a bus seat - and ensure they receive

proper attention.

While there is no requirement that these alarms be

present in school buses, for safety reasons the NYS

Department of Transportation has evaluated and

approved at least three different models. Agencies

report that each model costs around one hundred

dollars to buy and install, though discounts are

available when they are purchased in large

quantities. Rusty Seastrum, Chief Technician of the

Bus Safety Section at the NYS DOT, advised the

Commission that, in addition to the after-market

alarm systems currently approved by DOT, any system

installed by a bus manufacturer as original

equipment has also already been approved as safe and

effective.

Brathwaite, Director of Transportation

Services at haven Center of Hope in Port

Jefferson, NY, first learned about the existence of

these devices in a bus transport trade magazine.

Since haven uses its own buses to carry

individuals to and from school and day programs, he

purchased a large number of the alarms and agency

mechanics installed them. Mr. Brathwaite said he

believed this was some of the best money the agency

had ever spent. He is now much more confident that

vehicle checks are unfailingly completed.

Friedman, Executive Director of United

Cerebral Palsy of Greater Suffolk, recently learned

of the availability of these alarms from

administrators at another Long Island service

organization. He was able to convince the bus

transport company he contracts with to install them

on buses used to carry individuals to and from the

UCP day treatment program. Some of the alarms have

already been installed and his administrators

reportedly view them as a good addition to existing

safety precautions. Mr. Friedman maintained that the

presence of this safety device will be a requirement

in any future transportation contract.

The installation of additional protective devices,

such as the alarm cut-off mechanism, can help to

ensure that no one is ever left behind on the bus again.

TIP of the week: Be as Objective as Possible with New Interventions

Dr. M. Edelson, Director of the Center for

the Study of Autism, says, "There are many types of

interventions available today for autistic

individuals. When beginning a new

intervention, it is important to be as objective as

possible to determine whether the treatment truly

helped the person. If the treatment is not helping,

then it does not make sense to continue it

especially if it involves a great deal of time,

money, or effort." (excerpt from the book

Diagnosis Autism: Now What?)

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The USAAA Conference, August 9-12, 2006

Conference registration should be available online

March 1st. Be sure to make hotel reservations at The

Yarrow Resort Hotel and Conference Center in Park

City, Utah. Call 1- and reserve your

room for $69/night. This offer is valid on a Double

Deluxe Guest Room until March 9, 2006. After March

9th, rate changes to the special conference rate of

$79/night. Rate does not include tax, which

currently totals 10.35 percent.

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Quote of the week

The good physician treats the disease; the great

physician treats the patient who has the disease.

— Sir Osler

Interview with Dr. N. Megson; speaker at upcoming USAAA conference

“Published in Volume 2, Issue 2, November

2005, Medical Veritas: The Journal of Medical

Truth, a publication of Medical Veritas

International (MVI), http://www.MedicalVeritas.com.Copyright

2005, Pearblossom Private School, Inc. --

Publishing Division.Interview

with Dr. N. Megson:

diagnosing and treating developmentally delayed

children(Dr. Megson is a Board-certified

developmental pediatrician in private practice in

Richmond, VA - The Pediatric and Adolescent Ability

Center. She was Director of Developmental Pediatrics

at Children’s Hospital in Richmond for nine

years). Abstract

Autism may be a disorder linked to the disruption of

the G-alpha protein, affecting retinoid receptors in

the brain. There are retinoid receptors in cells all

over the body. They are in the nucleus of cells;

many times a hormone or other messenger will give a

signal to a receptor in the cell wall, which then

conveys it through another protein called a

G-protein; it is then carried out in the center of

the cell. So they help translate, in genetic terms,

the message that’s given to the cell at the edge of

the cell—at the cell wall. Autism may be caused by

inserting a G-alpha protein defect, the pertussis

toxin found in the DTP vaccine, into genetically

at-risk children. This toxin separates the G-alpha

protein from retinoid receptors. Those most at risk

report a family history of at least one parent with

a pre-existing G-alpha protein defect, including

night blindness. Natural Vitamin A may reconnect the

retinoid receptors critical for vision, sensory

perception, language processing and attention.

Bethanechol mimics acetylcholine. It gives secretory

function back to the gut in that it stimulates

muscles around the pancreas and the gall bladder to

get everything in the gastrointestinal tract like

enzymes to improve food digestion. It gives normal

movement of the gut wall, which helps in

peri-stalsis especially if the individual is

constipated.

© Copyright 2005 Pearblossom Private School, Inc.

Publishing Division. All rights reserved.

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