Autism Awareness Month Starts Today!

So April is here. And with it comes Autism Awareness Month. I’m excited about this because I am amazed by how many people still don’t know much about Autism. And I want to make sure Autism is recognized for what it really is. Many children labeled with Autism are actually physically ill and have medical conditions that once addressed result in the child beginning to heal and recover. My son, Matthew, is one of them. And I have had the pleasure of meeting other such children. Their parents are trying every available avenue to recover their children.

Did you know that more children will be diagnosed this year with an Autism Spectrum Disorder than AIDS, Diabetes and Cancer combined? That is staggering. There are reports from Britain that the rates of ASDs has risen to 1 in 38 boys! I recently saw a shirt that said “If 1 in 150 children were being kidnapped the government would certainly be doing something. Well they are, by Autism.” Let’s get off our rear-ends and start doing something. We need to start demanding that the Government stop worrying about the Big Pharmaceutical companies and start taking care of our children. The VERY least they could do is have insurance cover ABA therapy! But they really need to start stepping up to the plate and help families with biomedical interventions early. The medical community needs to get their heads out of their arrogant…but I don’t want to get nasty here, they just need to open their minds and recognize that many children are improving with biomedical interventions. And even greater numbers are recovering when biomedical interventions are done in conjunction with other therapies such as ABA, Occupational, Play and Speech Therapy. This is what we do. Yes it is hard. I have never said it was easy. But the results we are getting are amazing. And the results my friends are seeing make me very excited. One friend has had so much success with HyperBaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) that they bought their own chamber! Now that is dedication. Some others have invested in Infared Sauna to help rid their children of toxins. I know these things sound strange at first but I wouldn’t mention them if they were not helping some children.

Today, Jenny McCarthy is launching her new book:
Healing and Preventing Autism: A Complete Guide by Jenny McCarthy and Dr. Jerry Kartzinel. Dr. Kartzinel is the doctor that helped Jenny recover her son, Evan!

I also want you all to check out The Autism File. This Magazine has started a sensation with their new cover which broke from tradition. Instead of having a cover image of a recovering Autistic child they decided to photograph six Autism Mothers with the heading “Delivering Where Goverments Have Failed.” This simple photo has sparked many imitations some of which can be viewed on YouTube. Moms, really parents, of Autistic children have had to deliver where our Governments have failed us and our children. We are here to protect and nurture our kids. It is amazing what the love of a parent can accomplish.

So today talk to someone you know about Autism. About how it really has become an epidemic that can’t be explained away by genetics or better diagnosis. Talk to them about how biomedical interventions, although not embraced by the medical community, has saved many children and will save many more. Tell them that we need to act now, before it is 1 in 10 children. Before we go too far down a road we can’t turn back.

Remember Autism Is Treatable!