Dr. Cave and Dr. Holmes in Louisiana are reporting good results with heavy metal detoxification with their autistic patients. To learn more about mercury detoxification you can visit Dr. Holmes's web page . The toxic metal that seems to be the biggest problem is mercury.
Mercury can cause a host of problems in our bodies.
Mercury is known to cause brain damage and other neurological problems. Furthermore, mercury disrupts immune and enzyme system function. As a matter of fact, a recent article by Bernard, et al compared acute mercury poisoning with autism and found some very interesting results. Signs, symptoms, and laboratory tests of persons with mercury poisoning as compared with persons with autism were very similar. It would seem like a very plausible idea.