Stem cell treatment for autism - anyone have experience?

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Hi everyone, My husband and I are expecting our second little boy this September, and it occurred to us that we should at least think about banking the cord blood when he is born in case either he or our older son, (3 1/2 - ASD), can use it in the future.

 Does anyone have experience with stem cell therapy?  I've been reading about it a bit lately, and it seems like it could be such a great therapy if all that you hear/read is true, but it almost seems too good to be true.  If anyone has done this therapy, would you mind sharing a few details, such as:

 1)  Where did you go for treatment, and were you happy with your choice?2)  What results did you see?  3)  Did the results " stick " or did they wear off over time?4)  Did you use your own stored cord blood stem cells, and if so, how did you coordinate that with the clinic?

5)  How much did it cost?6)  How many days was the treatment spread over?7)  Did you do intravenous or intrathecal administration, or both?8)  Would you make the same choice if you had it do over again? 

 I would really appreciate any feedback that anyone has on this, and I know that I may not even receive any responses since it's so experimental and expensive that most people probably don't even consider it.  We are just thinking about it at this point and would have to know a lot more before making that kind of commitment of our time and resources.  BUT we are willing to entertain the possibility, if it truly is the miracle that it sounds like it could be.  Thanks in advance for any replies.  I am sending this inquiry out to other groups as well so I'll be sure to get to the few who have done this.

 TIA,