Autism drug swept from shelves
If ever there were a substance that you wouldn’t expect parents to be sprinkling on their kids’ breakfast cereal, it’s OSR#1.
That’s an industrial chemical developed to treat mining wastewater.
But as Tribune reporter Trine Tsouderos revealed earlier this year, OSR#1 — a compound that binds to heavy metals — was sold to parents as a dietary supplement and alternative autism treatment.
And, appallingly, parents were dosing their kids with it.
via Autism drug swept from shelves – chicagotribune.com.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.