Monday, April 02, 2007

Drug Compounding In Jeopardy

Proposed bill would give the FDA full control over compounding

Senators Kennedy (D-MA), Burr (R-NC) and Roberts (R-KS) have circulated a
copy of proposed draft legislation that would greatly restrict access to
compounded medications. The legislation would severely restrict and possibly
deny your access to critical medications. According to Parents and
Professionals for Customized Care (PsC2) , if this legislation passes, federal regulators, not your doctor, will decide what medicines you can take.

The so-called Safe Drug Compounding Act of 2007 would, among other things, broadly eliminate the availability of many critical, commonly compounded medications that many patients rely on.

Dr. Jaquelyn McCandless states that [for the autism community], "this means
that our children would not be able to obtain MB-12 (nasal or injections),
LDN, detoxification agents such as DMSA and DMPS, secretrin, transdermals
(such as NAC, TTFD, ALA, GSH), etc. (not to mention bio-identical natural
hormone replacement and many other extremely important health items that
have to be compounded). This is clearly written to benefit pharmaceutical
companies, which is also behind the move to restrict or eliminate many of
our vitamin- nutrient compounds. We have to become activists to protect our
children; it would be devastating to not be able to get many of these
compounds that are helping kids to an unprecedented degree now."

What can you do? Act now to stop this dangerous legislation! Write your
elected representatives in Congress. Use P2C2's easy to use tool to write
your members of Congress. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

Take Action Now!

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Autism: It’s Not Just in the Head

Excerpt From Discover Magazine article by Jill Neimark

The devastating derangements of autism also show up in the gut and in the immune system. That unexpected discovery is sparking new treatments that target the body in addition to the brain.

“There were days I considered shutting the garage door and letting the car run until I was dead,” says Colorado mom Erin Griffin, of the time nine years ago when she learned that both her boys—not just her firstborn—suffered from autism. Brendan, her angular, dark-haired older child, was diagnosed in 1996 at age 4. Kyle, her round-faced, hazel-eyed younger son, was diagnosed in 1998 at age 2½.

But Kyle and Brendan’s story does not have a tragic ending. After interventions that included occupational and speech therapy, as well as dietary change and nutritional supplements, both boys improved significantly. Their tale of slow, steady recovery reflects the changing landscape of autism today. The condition, traditionally seen as genetic and originating in the brain, is starting to be viewed in a broader and very different light, as a possible immune and neuroinflammatory disorder. As a result, autism is beginning to look like a condition that can, in some and perhaps many cases, be successfully treated." child-autism-parent-cafe.com

Click here to read full article

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

New Autism Bill S. 937 Introduced

On March 20, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) introduced the “Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act of 2007” (S. 937) with Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO). The bill authorizes funding to expand and enhance effective interventions, supports and services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities and their families. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

Click here for info

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Bill Cosby, Toni Braxton Discuss Autism Tonite on CNN

Check out Larry King tonight 9-10pm ET! Bill Cosby and Toni Braxton speak out on the autism epidemic affecting 1 in 150 children. As autism cases soar, what's behind the rise? child-autism-parent-cafe.com

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

COSAC Issues in Autism Conference

COSAC (the New Jersey Center for Outreach & Services for the Autism Community) is celebrating its 25th Annual Silver Anniversary Conference May 17-19, 2007 in Atlantic City, NJ. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

Click here for more info

Autism Concepts Blog Back Online

Hello,

After signing up for Blogspot's custom domain name the Autism Concepts blog was missing in cyberspace for awhile.

I'm happy to say, we're back online!

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Crystal