--- In Autism-Mercury@y..., MBALiz <mbaliz@m...> wrote:
> Hi everyone! Would there be any reason to NOT chelate with DMSA &
ALA

Elevated copper or zinc.

>if
> there was evidence of mercury and heavy metals toxicity?

Mercury tox is NOT synonymous with heavy metal tox. Each heavy metal
has its own chemistry and may require different agents.

> Is there any
> research or evidence to suggest that some high functioning
individuals may
> be able to tolerate their mercury burden fairly well and that the
> redistribution of the metals would actually be a set-back
(permanent)?

No. In the sense the mainstream guys use those words, there is no
research evidence of anything. In the sense legitimate scientists use
the words the research evidence is overwhelming that APPROPRIATE
chelation is helpful to all with a problem, while INAPPROPRIATE
chelation is harmful to many and helpful to few.

>In
> addition, I am interested in knowing if individuals, particularly
children,
> have been through the entire chelation process or a good portion of
it, and
> their major problem areas - perhaps it's weak muscle tone, problems
with
> memory, speech and language - have not really improved
significantly.

I am interested in this too. Especially in the info about diagnosis
to see if they were treated for what they actually had. I know of
many reports of people not improving with chelation, but of none where
I received adequate information to feel sure the diagnosis was
accurate. I do know of some reports of older children who had partial
responses to chelation that appeared to peak out after reasonable
periods of time like a year.

In all honesty I'd say the jury is out as to whether everyone can get
well, or if some of them only get better but still have residual
problems no matter what you do. The jury is NOT out, however, on most
children (and adults) for whom chelation is appropriate improving
substantially - that clearly happens.

>I am
> also interested in knowing if the brain neurons actually can repair
> themselves after the mercury infusion and whether all the mercury
needs to
> be out of the brain for this to occur.

It doesn't ALL have to be out, but a lot does.

All available evidence indicates the neurons do repair themselvels.
The evidence in this case is pretty roundabout and circumstantial, but
convinci