Marketing Quackery to Autism Parents: The Bleach Edition. Sign the Protest Petition

There are 1,001 quack treatments for autism (like chelation, HBOT...the list is very long). Now it's a product that the FDA recommended that consumers "should stop using it immediately and throw it away."

AutismOne promoted a woman who is profiting by giving this dangerous product to autistic children, especially via given enemas 2 to 3 times a week for several weeks, if not indefinitely.

Jennifer Byde Myers and Emily Willingham have created a petition to:

Ask the federal authorities in relevant countries--the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Department of Heath and Human Services in the United States and relevant federal authorities in Mexico-- to order cease and desist on selling, recommending, or administering Miracle Mineral Supplement, also known as MMS or sodium dichlorite solution (industrial strength bleach), as "curative" for children with autism when used orally, in baths, or in repeatedly administered enemas.

Go sign the petition, please.  

http://www.change.org/petitions/no-bleach-enemas-to-cure-autism-in-children

Background

• AutismOne 2012 promotion for MMS peddler
• Video of MMS peddler's presentation at AutismOne 2012
• PDF of MMS peddler's slides 

Sources

• Respectful Insolence The Lowest of the Low: Trying to Bleach the Autism Away.
• AutismJungle Sodium Chlorite to Treat Autism -- WTF?!?! and Dear Reader a Request
• LeftBrain/RightBrain MMS, Or How To Cure Autism With Bleach. Brought To You by AutismOne
• Just The Vax Ban Miracle Mineral Supplement
• Autismum UK, 46 pounds, 4 years old
• Kristina Chew at Care2 You Can't Bleach Autism Out of a Child
• Rhys's Blog Bleachgate
• FDA: Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS): Product as consumed produces a potent bleach

FDA warned consumers not to consume or use Miracle Mineral Solution, an oral liquid solution also known as "Miracle Mineral Supplement" or "MMS." The product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm to health. The product instructs consumers to mix the 28 percent sodium chlorite solution with an acid such as citrus juice. This mixture produces chlorine dioxide, a potent bleach used for stripping textiles and industrial water treatment. High oral doses of this bleach, such as those recommended in the labeling, can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Consumers who have MMS should stop using it immediately and throw it away. The FDA advises consumers who have experienced any negative side effects from MMS to consult a health care professional as soon as possible.