Recovery?

This is the kind of crap you deal with when you are one of the others in the world of autism. We have made attempts at biomedical interventions with no results for Jimmy. I am not a believer in the vaccine theory - I have my own, but that's not one. But those are the camps... recovery, vaccine, then there is everyone else. I have tried to get into a DAN doctor, but can't afford to do it without insurance coverage. I have long been under the impression that the local support group is some hybrid of those two campus - I have never been because it is too painful. People telling me that Jimmy could recover if we have him drink rice milk and live wheat free. And when that doesn't work, we just weren't doing it right? Chelation? Hyperbaric chambers? Barbara isn't 100% right, but Jenny McCarthy isn't either. Jenny is fortunate - her son is better, she isn't having her husband suggesting that her son might need to be institutionalized at some point in the future, that he is too much to handle. There is so much support for those who believe in vaccines or recovery. What about those who are just muddling through? Are we bad parents? Are we not doing enough? Are we failing our kids?

Barbara Walters MD? Tells Jenny McCarthy Autism Not Reversible.
Ba-ba Wa-wa Don’t Know Nada.

So, there you have it, right there on The View: Barbara Walters says autism is not reversible and that Jenny McCarthy is giving false hope.

Meanwhile, Jenny McCarthy is sitting at the table, the mother of a recovered son. Off camera and back stage, Stan Kurtz is watching Barbara’s preposterous statement on an in-studio feed, mouth agape, himself the father of a recovered son.

And so it goes for thousands of parents around the country with recovered and recovering children.

Barbara, where exactly do you get your information to make such a sweeping statement? Is it OK to be 100% wrong about something and act like you are right?

If you’d like Barbara to hear your perspective, please write her and The View. From a TACA action alert:
WHAT DOYOU NEED TO DO? Your help needed is a quick email to Barbara Walters at the View. Jenny needs our help.

WHO SHOULD EMAIL?: Anyone who has a child affected by autism and has either:
a) benefited from biomedical treatment GREATLY (the definition of
greatly is up to you, the parent)
b) or HAS a recovered child
WHY?: The View folks think Jenny's message is an anomaly. Recovery is not
possible. Biomedical intervention does not work.

If you disagree with this opinion – we need your help. It is urgent.

The View main web site:
http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/index
Ask the View:
http://abc.go.com/daytime/theview/ask

PLEASE address your message to BARBARA WALTERS
PLEASE DO NOT HOLD BACK YOUR EMOTION. PLEASE SPEAK FROM THE HEART. It is imperative that family's stories are heard from those affected.

It is time to share information about your child and tell your story.

Your help is needed today. Right now. Please take the time if you
qualify for the WHO SHOULD EMAIL.