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December 20, 2016

Treatment Options for Mercury/Metal Toxicity in Autism and Related Developmental Disabilities: Consensus Position Paper

In 2001 the Autism Research Institute convened our first mercury detoxification Think Tank in Dallas, Texas in response to the need for information on how best to treat mercury toxicity. The resulting Consensus Report published in May, 2001, has beenwidely distributed in hard copy and on the Autism Research Institute website. A second mercury detoxification Think Tank was held in Los Angeles in September 2004 to consider recent advances in detoxification technology. This report presents the findings of that Think-Tank. Although this report was created over a decade ago, much of the science remains the same.

The Autism Research Institute has been evaluating various biomedical treatments for autism since 1967. One approach has been simply to have parents rate the effectiveness of each of the biomedical treatments they have tried. Over 23,000 parents have responded to their questionnaires. Of the 77 biomedical interventions rated for efficacy by parents, mercury detoxification received a far higher rating than any drug, supplement, or special diet. Mercury detoxification was rated helpful by 73% of parents, with the gluten/casein free diet coming in second with 63%. According to the Founder of the Autism Research Institute, the late Bernard Rimland, “This is a remarkable and encouraging finding that must not be ignored!”

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