after 2 DMSA/ALA Campaigns

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' Background: will become age 5 tomorrow. He weighs 36 pounds

and though that is small for an American it is near typical for a

Peruvian. We adopted and his sister 3 years ago while living in

Peru. was diagnosed with autism after a total regression about

3-3.5; it took us awhile to notice how severe it was, I thought it was

just the 3 year old typical regression I had read about. We believe

ate some lead paint chips at about age 3 that fell from the ceiling

during a severe rain storm while living in Kazakstan. He has many toxic

metals in his body. Developmentally is about 3.5-4 but his language

skills are extremely weak, primarily naming and asking. He began taking a

" Mitocondrial Cocktail " of 5 ingredients and soon was walking again. He

has been GFCF for 10 months. He takes many supplements. He has had ABA

for 6 months about 3-4 hours a day. He had some rare parasites that I

hope have been eliminated, I have not retested. We are extremely

encouraged by lack of side effects following Andy's 3-4 hour chelating

protocol and delighted by the improvements we are noticing in at

this early stage.

August 3-4-5 First weekend DMSA/ALA Campaign

Began Friday at 1:30 and ended Monday morning 8:10 using 25 mg each DMSA

and ALA 3 hours apart during the day and 4 hours apart while sleeping.

Last dose was DMSA only. Some behavior and acting up Monday morning, but

ended quickly. Improved spontaneous speech.

August 25-26-27 Second weekend DMSA/ALA Campaign

Began Friday at 2:00 end ended Monday 4:00AM. Last two doses were DMSA

only. No side effects or bad behavior. Much more speech, clearer and more

focused eyes.

August 31 Observations for past week.

is becoming delightful again. Sang himself to sleep several nights

and often talks to himself. When he wants to have a conversation he

points out colors or shapes of objects. Still no conversation. He's

saying " Look " and watches to see if I look! He is smiling and laughing

while playing and riding his bike. Today he delighted in an Epsom salt

bath and repeatedly asked me to pour water over his head while he

giggled. is noticing his wet or dirty diaper and asking for a new

diaper. He will sometimes say he is going to pee and go himself to the

toilet. He hums or talks to himself while he does most things.

And now my humble thank you: I love both the GFCF and the Autism-Mercury

lists. You have all given so much information freely that I would never

have had access to otherwise and I am so very thankful to all of you for

your questions and responses. Even though I don't contribute very often,

I read almost everything, and appreciate all. You have all helped me to

get my son to the point he is now when the AMA doctors offered no more

hope for us. And a special thank you to Andy who convinced me that I was

capable of chelating on my own with the support of our family

doctor who is amazed at ' progress.

begins Kindergaten on Tuesday.

Sharon in Virginia