Comments on: Dear Dr. Kartzinel

By: Another Mom

Another Mom — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:42:01 +0000

I think you guys are missing the point.
Dr. Kartzinel is speaking of the kids who are on target with normal development one day and then due to outside factors are changed by autism the next-some simply regressing, others seemingly slipping into their own world.
But, yes, maybe his choice of words was a bit harsh.
But, he, too, is a parent of an autistic child. Maybe it’s just his anger and deep feelings towards the Autism that surfaced. Don’t knock him for it.
I have to ask: If your child broke a bone, would you not have that fixed? If they showed signs of not seeing well, would you not get them glasses?
I know I would. And, I would not in anyway be denying who my child is, but simply helping them to be in less pain or have less difficulties to deal with.
I know most parents of autistic children help them by obtaining traditional treatments and therapies for them, so why the anger towards someone who is claiming to have helped their own child/ren in alternative ways?
So, I’m not saying that you can as I understand each autistic child is different, but if you could take away some of the struggles that your child endures on a daily basis, wouldn’t you?
It’s not about the Autism.
It’s not about accepting/denying who our children are; it’s about helping them to achieve their potential, helping them evolve, learn, and grow.
Please think about that. Have an open mind.
Learn about the options for helping our children to not simply be who they currently are, but to become the best/most they can be one day.
It’s what all parents of all children should strive for.

By: mommy~dearest

mommy~dearest — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:45:57 +0000

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Beautifully put.

By: So very wrong | TangleBones

So very wrong | TangleBones — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:02:53 +0000

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By: Kev

Kev — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:28:17 +0000

Not too much actually. The odd one or two but nowhere near as bad as the stuff I wrote about Rashid Buttar.

By: Big White Hat

Big White Hat — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:14:36 +0000

Have you been getting hateful comments yet?

I’m filling up my moderation queue pretty fast.

All I did was make a joke.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:10:17 +0000

Well I my self have a son that is serverely autistic,He is a happy beautiful boy that’s smile could light up a whole city. I just finished Jenny’s book, I think everyone is taking what Dr. Kartzinel said to be cruel when that was not the intent. I had a child that was “normal” and then regressed and if I look at some pictures before bio-medical intervention he looks so stone cold in some pictures like the life had been sucked right out of him and I think that is what he meant that it is stealing our children from us. He has a son with autism that he is trying to make better and has dedicated his practice now to trying to change the lives in as many families as possible. Him and his practice partner Dr.Julie Buckley don’t claim to cure your child but they try everything they can to help make them better. My son has been seeing Dr.Buckley and DR.Kartzinel for about 7 months now and in doing so much better although we still like many others have a long road ahead of us. They tell you some children respond amazingly to some treatments and some just a little, the gfcf diet was a pretty big change in my son and the way I look at it if it might help and it wont hurt him we are going to try it.Just to let everyone know Dr.Kartzinel and Dr.Buckley at pppv are beautiful people with their hearts in the right place. It’s the only place when I walk in the door they give hope…....hope that we can make these kids so much better than where they are now.Instead of someone telling you your doing all your therapies and thats all you can do. Prepare your self for a child that will never take care of thier selves. I will never and I thank God everyday I have such wonder caring doctors for my son behind me to help me fight to bring him back.

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 06:49:45 +0000

“steals the soul from a child”—
Thank you, other parents, for spreading awareness and not tabloid-quality statements about autism.

My son has a soul, and his is one of the most beautiful souls I’ve ever met.

Period.

By: Maddy

Maddy — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:57:17 +0000

Thanks Kevin, well done.
Cheers

By: The Hollywood B List and Autism

The Hollywood B List and Autism — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:44:21 +0000

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By: Dear Dr. Kartzinel « MommyHood - The Adventures of Kim and Alex

Dear Dr. Kartzinel « MommyHood - The Adventures of Kim and Alex — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:39:24 +0000

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