As the parent of an autistic child, let me start by saying “Thank You, Amazon, for Removing books with harmful fake Autism treatments from your offerings.” Seriously. One great example is Kerri Rivera’s Book on using bleach to “treat” autism.
For readers who don’t know about this, here’s an article on Disability Scoop: Amazon Yanks Books Touting Autism ‘Cures’.
That said, there are many more books that you should consider removing. One that comes to mind is The Autism Book: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Early Detection, Treatment, Recovery, and Prevention (Sears Parenting Library).
As of right now, still for sale on Amazon.com.
This is by Dr. Bob Sears. As part of the Sears family, he may seem to have some credibility. Or you just missed it.
Dr. Bob promotes chelation, among other dubious ‘treatments’. Here is but one paragraph from his book:
Here’s a page by the Mayo Clinic on autism and chelation. It starts with this line:
Chelation therapy is not an effective autism treatment, and it may be dangerous.
Among the other questionable therapies you can find in his book are antiviral treatments, hyperbaric oxygen therapy and IV immune globulins.
If you are serious about removing books that promote potentially dangerous therapies, consider removing this one.
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By Matt Carey
