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Bleach as a "cure" for autism?

I follow the ADHD & ASD Myths & Misinformation page on Facebook and saw this on my timeline.

TLDR: This lady Kerri Rivera is promoting using bleach as a "cure" for autism at a conference in Chicago in May. We're talking telling parents to "treat" their children's autism with bleach enemas and by ingesting it. It's horrifying.

ADHD & ASD Myths & Misinformation ~ Plan of Action ~

Mission: Stop Kerri Rivera from Promoting Chlorine Dioxide as an Autism cure.

You can do as little, or as much as you like. Any help is appreciated!

Kerry Rivera will be speaking at the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel on Saturday 23 May, 2015.

Please include this information in your reports.

Rules: All contacts must be civil, polite and professional.

1. Report Kerri Rivera to the FDA.

Link:
http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scrip…/email/…/oci/contact.cfm

2. Email the Chicago City Health Board Members.

Link: Names/email addresses
http://www.cityofchicago.org/…/…/BOHMembershipJuly142014.pdf

3. Report Kerri Rivera to the Chicago Police.

Link: http://home.chicagopolice.org/

4. Contact the Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel.

Link: Loews Chicago Hotel & Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel
Sarah Murov
smurov@loewshotels.com

5. If you live in Chicago and want to attend the peaceful protest please PM this page for contact details.

6. The FBI investigates “public corruption”. Kerri Rivera poses a risk to public health and safety. I think the FBI need to investigate her. Here is a link to report her to the FBI:

Link: http://www.fbi.gov/contact-us

***Sample Contact Letter/Email***

(Feel free to make it your own, this is just a guide)

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to express my concern regarding a speaker attending an event on Saturday 23 May 2015 at the Loews O’Hare Hotel, Chicago.

Ms Kerri Rivera will be in attendance to publicly promote Chlorine Dioxide (or Magic Mineral Solution - MMS) at this event to parents as a cure for Autism.

This “treatment” is dangerous, illegal and fraudulent and has led to horrific stories of chemical burns, internal organ damage and hospitalizations.

Ms Kerri Rivera is coming to your City to mislead parents of Autistic children into believing Autism is caused by parasites and worms and can be cured by chlorine dioxide (bleach).

She recommends daily anal dosing (ememas), oral dosing every 2 hours for 72 hours and bathing and spraying autistic children with chlorine dioxide.

Thus far Ms Kerri Rivera has mislead and influenced thousands of parents to use this abusive and dangerous treatment. If her speech goes ahead more children will become the innocent victims of this crime.

Ms Rivera is a danger to public health and safety and a child abuse advocate. The children she targets have disabilities - some are non-verbal. They have no way of protecting themselves. I believe we have a duty of care to these children and they deserve to be safe.

The FDA has received reports of consumers who say they experienced nausea, severe vomiting and life-threatening low blood pressure after drinking the MMS and citrus juice mixture.

Here is a link to the FDAs page regarding this treatment: http://www.fda.gov/ForConsume…/ConsumerUpdates/ucm394757.htm

I look forward to hearing from you and reading your thoughts on this matter.

Yours Sincerely
Name
(List Qualifications/Degree if you have them)

Re: Bleach as a "cure" for autism?

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    I have no words strong and hateful and angry enough to express the rage I'm feeling right this second. 
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  • WHAT. Who the hell is this woman?!
  • Holy fucking shit. I just googled her (just to see WTF) and holy shit. This woman is insane. I thought Food Babe was outside her mind... this woman makes her seem like a rational individual. 

    I hope she's stopped immediately. How awful :(

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    I hope she goes to a level of hell where she gets bleach enemas for all eternity.

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  • larrygagalarrygaga member
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    edited April 2015
    I hope she provides a demonstration of the bleach cure.

    EDIT: I just realized that this doesn't sound like how I meant it to sound. I hope the lady tests the bleach cure on herself, it what I mean. 

    We don't need people like that on this earth.
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  • That is probably one of the most disturbing things I have ever read. WTF is wrong with people? That woman is evil.
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  • You should see her Facebook page. Poor parents looking for help and they're convincing them that it's safe to do this.

  • You should see her Facebook page. Poor parents looking for help and they're convincing them that it's safe to do this.

    I really want to ask my friend who's son has Autism about this psycho, but I don't want to offend her. Crazy thoughts though, her son is making leaps and bounds through speech therapy and other therapies. Not bleach. 

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  • You should see her Facebook page. Poor parents looking for help and they're convincing them that it's safe to do this.

    I really want to ask my friend who's son has Autism about this psycho, but I don't want to offend her. Crazy thoughts though, her son is making leaps and bounds through speech therapy and other therapies. Not bleach. 



    Yup. Same with my family members and friends. My nephew is doing really well with his speech therapy. 

    The whole "autism is a disease" thing is BS. It's who they are and that's ok. It's not parasites or some sickness.

  • You should see her Facebook page. Poor parents looking for help and they're convincing them that it's safe to do this.

    I really want to ask my friend who's son has Autism about this psycho, but I don't want to offend her. Crazy thoughts though, her son is making leaps and bounds through speech therapy and other therapies. Not bleach. 
    I texted my friend whose brother has autism and who works with kids with autism (and other developmental disablities) and she hadn't heard of this lady but is all "WTF is wrong with this chick?" because so much no.

    My brain dosen't work like everyone else's. I have ADD. It's made somethings harder, sure. But it also makes me who I am. Thank god no one ever suggested my parents try to bleach away my ADD. And thank god my parents wouldn't do that.
  • I read about this a few weeks ago and it is so much worse than you can even imagine.  This article offers additional info and also screenshots of the underground message boards where advocates of this method discuss their results: http://www.vice.com/read/parents-are-giving-their-children-bleach-enemas-to-cure-them-of-autism-311

    Also worth noting- the "founder" of this movement was once a high-up person in the Church of Scientology, I believe?  And then broke off to form his own "religion".
  • Because obviously it's better to risk poisoning your kid or let them get Measles than it is to just accept them as they are. 

    My sister is Autistic. She's still a fucking person that doesn't deserve to be fucking poisoned because her brain works differently. 

    Agree with MagicInk, I also have ADD. Apparently there's some genetic linkage between the two, been meaning to look into that since it obviously pertains to my family. But I love the way my brain works and I wouldn't change it. 
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  • Um, this is fucking child abuse. All these people involved need to be charged. 

    People are disgusting.
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  • Um, this is fucking child abuse. All these people involved need to be charged. 


    People are disgusting.
    Was just going to say the same thing. These people are willfully and knowingly poisoning their children. Everyone on those message boards PP mentioned, and everyone and anyone practicing this should be charged with child abuse. 

    You would rather risk the health and safety of your child than raise a child with Autism? Seriously!? Seriously? People who have been diagnosed with Autism are HUMAN BEINGS who process information differently. That is it. UGH!
  • blabla89blabla89 member
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    edited April 2015

    I read about this a few weeks ago and it is so much worse than you can even imagine.  This article offers additional info and also screenshots of the underground message boards where advocates of this method discuss their results: http://www.vice.com/read/parents-are-giving-their-children-bleach-enemas-to-cure-them-of-autism-311


    Also worth noting- the "founder" of this movement was once a high-up person in the Church of Scientology, I believe?  And then broke off to form his own "religion".
    Manipulating autistic children into taking an enema and dodging CPS. That is horrific.

    Then I got to the bottom and read that they're peddling this shit in impoverished countries where people genuinely may not know better. That makes me furious.

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  • This is disgusting. I hope some law enforcement agency out there is figuring out a way to round up these assholes and charge with child abuse and any other charges they can come up with. 


  • This is fucking insane.

    That being said, there's no point in emailing the hotel. Hotels get conferences and meetings everyday where some really fucked up shit gets spoken about. If the people are paying and playing nice (ie. not causing a ruckus, not doing illegal activities, not destroying hotel property) they can't say no to them; it's considered "discrimination".

    But at the same time, this is still fucking insane. 


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  • WTF. 

    These people are sick. 

    Good for you for putting the word out there, flbride2015, and also for suggesting some language for a response and providing links for people to take action. I hope they squelch this.

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  • Well shit, I will have to tell my friend that money she is
    spending on therapy, the hours spent working on a educational plan with his
    school and the sheer amount of unconditional love she gives her autistic son is
    the absolutely wrong thing to do (we must just be imagining all those amazing
    improvements he has made)…nope. 
    Bleach.  Just bleach.

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  • flbride2015flbride2015 member
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    edited April 2015

    WTF. 


    These people are sick. 

    Good for you for putting the word out there, flbride2015, and also for suggesting some language for a response and providing links for people to take action. I hope they squelch this.



    Thanks! But I can't take credit for the response and links, that came from the Facebook page mentioned in my OP. I just copy/pasted it.

    I did see another post from Mommy, PhD yesterday that the Chicago Board of Health may look into it. She also posted todaythat she's been reporting these bleach (CD/MMS) products on eBay but as soon as eBay removes one, another appears in its place. I truly don't know how any of this is legal.


     

  • To me the scariest part is how they all discuss and share with each other ways to hide what they are doing from CPS and other adults in their children's lives that would disapprove.  They have really detailed plans in place for how to completely cover up what they are doing.
  • Hi ladies, I am sorry to sound stupid but I have not PMed anyone before. How do I go about this? I am an educator working with special needs students in the Chicago area and would like info on the protest.
  • debbeau said:

    Hi ladies, I am sorry to sound stupid but I have not PMed anyone before. How do I go about this? I am an educator working with special needs students in the Chicago area and would like info on the protest.

    Click on the username you want to message
    Upper right hand corner there is a button that says "Private Message"
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  • @debbeau, I responded to your message but figured I would share the info with everyone, just in case anyone else wanted it: I am not part of the protest or an organizer but I got the information from the ADHD & ASD Myths Misinformation Facebook page. You can message them directly for more information: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ADHD-ASD-Myths-Misinformation/658534877602198
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