I am Phyllis Wheeler, mother of two kids with Asperger's: "Mike" and "Shannon."
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Phyllis | May 25, 2010
Now, I think these guys in the U.K. are reacting pretty strongly to such a mildly worded suggestion at the end of Wakefield’s paper. (As it happens, I believe, further research has found no link between the measles virus in the MMR vaccine and autism.)
Goes to show how political this vaccination question is.
Phyllis | May 20, 2010
The Yasko support group draws several women from western parts of Illinois, as well as others from the St. Louis area. Most of those who came take their kids to see an DAN! doctor and allergist in the Kansas City area, but they also are using supplements and advice from the Yasko protocol. Those who had been using the Yasko/DAN! protocol for a while were reporting positive results.
Phyllis | May 18, 2010
In a Huffington Post article, writer Dana Ullman raises some very significant questions about the state of American medicine, which has come to rely so heavily on pharmaceuticals. In particular, he attacks the medical research system that supports it.
Phyllis | May 17, 2010
We shouldn’t let the wealth and the psychosis side issues in this story derail us from the main issue here: that parents of autistic kids need special support. Those who can provide “respite” care to give such parents a break may just be life-savers, in these situations where coping can be so difficult.
Phyllis | May 13, 2010
I was filing some papers yesterday and came across some comments from “Mike’s” teachers in the middle of ninth grade. That was a bit more than two years ago. At the time, he was on supplements from the Yasko protocol, but we had not figured out which ones were helping and which were hindering. His diagnosis was Asperger’s.