One Grandmothers Journey Down the Puzzle Piece Road

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One Grandmothers Journey Down the Puzzle Piece
Road

• Ann Brasher
• aka Ann-a-Gram

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The Journey Begins

• Diagnosis
• Alone
• Grief
• Anger
• Fighting Back
• Our journey with Dean and Bryan - diet,
  chelation, supplements, MT, enzymes, TTFD,
  TD-DMPS, TD-DMSA, LDN, whats next?

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Getting the Family on Board

• Grandma fed him what?!
• Did my brother really like his couch that much?
• Who, me? Obsessed?
• I never liked that restaurant anyway.
• Isnt everybody having their house torn down one
  board at a time?
• Hey lady, theres a boy on your roof!
• A good spanking would fix him? Well, why didnt
  I think of that?

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Sources of Support

• Your family, you will have to teach them how to
  be supportive - learn together
• Anybody who loves you and your child
• Other parents
• Support groups - online or local
• Your church - start a special needs class
• Make the BEST gf/cf cupcake any teacher ever had

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Take Care of Yourself

• Dont get lost in autism
• This is a marathon, not a sprint
• Take care of your marriage
• Take care of your other children
• Take care of your friends
• Take care of yourself

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DAN!, Biomedical and CK2

• The formation of Chelating Kids 2
• The evolution of CK2
• Other countries that have formed CK2-type sites

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Moderating a Group

• Decide who and what you are
• Private or public?
• How to handle a troublemaker
• How much time is involved?
• Names you are called as a moderator
• Everybody has an opinion
• Ways you can help others
• http//groups.yahoo.com

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Internet Sources Then Now

• Then A/M, ARI and Great Plains
• Now Endless!!!!!
• Search for sites that are a fit for you
• Search for a biomed site in your state
• http//health.groups.yahoo.com/group/chelatingkids
  2/for those actively chelating and/or doing
  biomedical interventions with a physician

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Webcasts, Radio, Information, Bio-Chat

• http//www.autismone.org/homepage.cfm
• http//autismone.org/radio
• http//www.nationalautism.org
• http//safeminds.org
• http//DANWebcast.com
• http//www.generationrescue.org
• http//www.autismmedia.org
• http//www.autismwebsite.com/ari/index.htm
• www.drneubrander.com
• And many more.