Chris and Jonathan speak to Anne Borden, Amanda Seigler, and Melissa Eaton who are campaigning against phony autism cures.

 

0:55 Alternative treatments for autism and why they exist

3:28 Going undercover on Facebook

5:00 MMS or the bleach cure

11:00 The pushback against activism

12:31 How social media companies have responded

14:10 Chelation therapy

23:45 Pro-science celebrities

26:00 Special diets

27:40 The medical community and applied behaviour analysis (ABA)

34:24 Humane interventions for autism

 

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The petition against toxic “cures” in the US:

https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-bring-legislation-against-toxic-cures-in-the-united-states-eaa2029c-36c3-4d4d-97ca-08f0a06e1f84

 

Links:

1) Autistic Self Advocacy Network: https://autisticadvocacy.org

2) Foundations for Divergent Minds: https://www.divergentminds.org

3) Autistic Inclusive on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/autisticinclusivemeets/?eid=ARCCGmkCnb1ATBL515bePaUSQV_8izJNK01wQ1Ku9NXFjiD2a6Cs60-92t8dG3_WXfB1pUWkF23ArXuA&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100008073797054&fref=tag

 

Social:

1) Melissa Eaton on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissa.eaton.98

2) Amanda Seigler on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amanda.seigler.3517

3) Anne Borden on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgainstCures

4) Anne’s podcast: http://noncompliantpodcast.com