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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does she keep saying her son is cured? He seems VERY awkward, in a way that could be explained by being on the spectrum.[/quote]

He NEVER had autism.  He has Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS), which is a rare, childhood neurological disorder characterized by the sudden or gradual development of aphasia (the inability to understand or express language).
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/landaukleffnersyndrome/landaukleffnersyndrome.htm[/quote]

It doesn't seem like he's cured from that. Why would so many professionals treat him for autism if that's not what he has? I'm not challenging you in asking that, just know nothing about this and don't understand. I mean, would a podiatrist treat you for a corn you don't have? No. They'd be like "Um, you don't have a corn, you have some other problem that requires a different type of doctor." [/quote]

Well, you're never cured from LKS or autism.  LKS is very rare and looks a lot like autism b/c of the loss of language.  He will most likely have learning disabilities that will be life long and I assume he will be doing speech therapy as well.

However, the "treatments" that Jenny McCarthy has inflicted on her son didn't come from doctors--more like "Dr. Google," hyperbaric chamber sessions and Chelation therapy where a chemical is injected into the bloodstream to remove heavy metals and/or minerals from the body.

Chelation therapy is dangerous and has caused the deaths of some kids with ASD:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5508a3.htm[/quote]

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