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What is the Best Way to Chelate Autistic Children? Autism Research Institute - Detox / Chelation Survey

During the past few years there has been, for obvious reasons, a great upsurge in the use of chelation therapy as a treatment for autism. Despite the consensus of opinion that chelation is helpful, there is considerable controversy regarding the most beneficial form of chelation.

Since 1967 the Autism Research Institute (ARI) has collected parent ratings of the effectiveness of various therapies. (See www.TreatmentRatings.com). While chelation, in general, is rated highly effective, parents need to know which chelation options are best.

ARI believes it will be of great benefit to you and your child, as well as to the autism community in general, to collect, analyze, and publish parent ratings of the various chelation options.

Please complete our chelation effectiveness survey form, including your email address, so we can inform you and others, as quickly as possible, about the highest chelation ratings from parents. You may fill out the survey form even if you have not yet begun chelating your child, so we can keep you updated on the results as new data arrive.

Your identity will be kept completely confidential.

Thank you in advance for your help.

Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. and Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D.
Autism Research Institute, San Diego, California

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1.) Name:
2.) Email:
3.) Telephone:

4.) Current age of child:
5.) Sex: Male Female

6.) Did autism start after a period of normal development? Yes No
If 'yes,' at what age (months):

7.) I have not yet started chelation, so I cannot complete the rest of hte survey. Please send me your findings as they become available.

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8.) Overall, how effective do you feel the detox/chelation treatment was for your child?

Definitely Helped	No Definite Effect
Moderate Improvement	Made A Little Worse
Possibly Helped	Made Much Worse

9.) Did you undertake the detox/chelation treatment of your child?

By yourself

With the help of a professional or consultant
(which professional or consultant? )


10.) Which of the following substances were used in the detox/chelation of your child. Please indicate route of administration, age started, duration of treatment, and, most importantly, its effectiveness.

- A -

* Chelating Agent * Alpha Lipoic Acid DMSA DMPS EDTA Glutathione Melatonin Methyl B12 MT Promotor Selenium TTFD Vitamin C	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- B -

* Chelating Agent * Alpha Lipoic Acid DMSA DMPS EDTA Glutathione Melatonin Methyl B12 MT Promotor Selenium TTFD Vitamin C	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- C -

* Chelating Agent * Alpha Lipoic Acid DMSA DMPS EDTA Glutathione Melatonin Methyl B12 MT Promotor Selenium TTFD Vitamin C	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- D -

* Chelating Agent * Alpha Lipoic Acid DMSA DMPS EDTA Glutathione Melatonin Methyl B12 MT Promotor Selenium TTFD Vitamin C	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- E -

Other Chelating Agent:	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- F -

Other Chelating Agent:	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

11.) If you followed a chelation procedure advocated (on the Internet or elsewhere) by a well-known professional and/or organization, or used a commercially available non-prescription product(e.g., Detoxification Aid Pro-Support, Pectasol), please complete the following: - G -

* Source of Guidance * ARI's Consensus Report Buttar approach Cutler approach Yasko approach	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- H -

* Source of Guidance * ARI's Consensus Report Buttar approach Cutler approach Yasko approach	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- I -

Other Procedure:	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

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- J -

Non-Prescription Products:	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- K -

Non-Prescription Products:	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

- L -

Non-Prescription Products:	* Route * Oral Transdermal Intravenous Suppository	Check if given with other chelating agent(s)	* Age Started * under 2 years 2 to 3 years 4 to 5 years 6 to 7 years 8 to 9 years Over 9 years	Duration (in months)
How effective?	Definitely Helped	Moderate Improvement	Possibly Helped	No Definite Effect	Made a Little Worse	Made Much Worse
Improvements seen:
Side-effects:
Other comments:

12.) If your son/daughter received more than one chelating agent and/or 'source of guidance,' based on your experience, which one would you recommend to other parents?

13.) Important! Please add any additional information, comments or observations that might be helpful. We are especially interested in any new or innovative procedures not specifically asked above (e.g., sauna). 14.) In case we have further questions, may we contact you? Yes No

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