Summary:

A mother shares her journey with her son, who was diagnosed with autism around age two. After the initial diagnosis, the family actively pursued various approaches to help him, including dietary changes (eliminating wheat and dairy), chelation, and the Son-Rise Program, which helped improve connection and interaction over several years.

Later, they discovered a chlorine dioxide (CD/MMS) protocol through a book and online community. After starting the protocol, they noticed gradual improvements, beginning with subtle changes that became more significant over time. The early stages included what they describe as detox reactions, but they continued with the approach.

One of the most meaningful changes for the mother was emotional connection—her son began expressing affection more directly, including spontaneously saying “I love you,” which he had rarely done before. She describes ongoing progress, feeling that her son is “blossoming” and revealing more of his personality.

Overall, the testimonial reflects a long journey through multiple therapies, with the family attributing their son’s continued improvements and increased emotional expression to the later introduction of the CD protocol, along with strong support from a community of other parents.

Transcript:

Okay, so in a nutshell, here is our story. My son is now 12 and a half years old, and we discovered at a pretty early age, around age two, that things were just not adding up. And we got a diagnosis of autism, and we had our short little pity party, and then we decided we were going to dive right in and just figure out what we can do to help this boy.

And we tried, fortunately we got hooked up with a chiropractor from the get-go that helped us with, first thing he said is, this boy needs to stay away from wheat and dairy. So that was one of the first things that we did. And he did improve from that.

We also, somewhere in there, we started doing some chelation. And, I mean, my gosh, we’ve done so many things, it’s hard to keep track of everything. At some point we did, we learned about Son-Rise in 2006, and that has been an amazing and wonderful tool to help us connect with our son. And we ran a Son-Rise program for probably three or four years, pretty full time, and we had some wonderful improvement with that.

And I’m really fast-forwarding here, but then we heard about Kerri’s protocol of the CD, Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism, her book that she wrote. And a great, great friend of ours sent that book to us in the mail because it was so important that she said, she didn’t just say, you’re going to go get this book, she sent us the book and said, you are going to read this book. And so then we got on the CD Autism Facebook page and started perusing that, and we knew immediately that it felt right, and it felt good, and we couldn’t get our stuff fast enough, and we started right away.

And what I can tell you is we started to see improvement right away. It was just little stuff, very subtle stuff, stuff that even an ATEC test would not necessarily pick up on. And then he, you know, actually the first couple of months were, they were kind of rough in their own way because there was a lot of die-off and detoxing. He had the rash that comes and goes with that, but you just kind of power through and you keep going.

And we just kept going and we formed these most amazing relationships and friendships with other moms that are doing the protocol, and it’s just been absolutely an amazing journey. And here we are right now in Chicago. It’s Memorial Day weekend 2014, and we’re at the Autism One conference, and I’m meeting many of my amazing, what I call my warrior moms, superheroes. That’s why I’m wearing this amazing cape, because we’re all superheroes, and it’s just been an amazing journey.

My son is literally blossoming. I am seeing who he really is for the very first time. It’s just so encouraging.

Backing up just a little bit, when we were first doing this, my son never, when I say never, I don’t really mean never never, but hardly ever would say, I love you. Now I know he knows what that means, but he would always say, when I would say, I love you son, he would say, yes you do. So that was his way of telling me the same thing.

And within about three weeks or so of being on the CD, he for the first time, unprompted anything, he just blurted out, I love you mom. And they’ve just been coming in tidal waves ever since. And he has, he’s literally, I’m seeing who my son is for the first time. It’s just been an incredible journey.

And I feel so blessed to have met so many people and for all that Kerri has done to get this information out to people. And it’s just been incredible.

The following testimonial is excerpted from pages 375-376 of Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism, 2nd Edition by Kerri Rivera, published in 2014.

The book outlines a protocol in which chlorine dioxide is a key component. More recent editions have since been released with updated information.

A link to the full book in PDF format is provided at the bottom of this page.

Just wanted to share that on 21/8/13 my son’s ATEC was 46. I just redid it because we’re at the start of our first PP, and his score has come down to 31!

The big improvement came after introducing CD enemas 3 weeks ago. Although he’s been on oral CD for about 2 months, it was always the case that if I missed a dose within 1/2 hour he’d be sensory, inflexible, super-anxious, shouting, aggressive, etc., and I’d have to syringe it down him. But within 10 minutes of dosing, the lightswitch would flick on and he’d be in control and a calm, loving boy again.

Since the 3 enemas I gave him 3 weeks ago (only 3 because then his brother had one, panicked, screamed, and totally freaked out my 4-year-old who up till then had said he liked them because they made him feel good afterwards), his personality has been shining through again. There’s less panic/anxiety, less sensory issues, and there’s no ‘reaction’ if I miss a dose or more of CD.

I’ve seen more improvements this week. On Monday he decided to sit down and colour and proceeded to colour neatly, inside the lines. He was so pleased with himself! (He used to colour so neatly, but about 6 months ago his colouring became scribbly and he was frustrated that he couldn’t do it neatly anymore.)

Then tonight, when I asked him to hop out of the bath, HE DID! He stood up, stepped out, and as I handed him a towel he took it and said, “thank you mummy,” and wrapped himself in it and walked out—all completely relaxed—like it was usual!!!

WWWOOAHAHH! Yes! He has never done this. It’s always tantrums, always arguing, needs to bathe longer, has to be made to get out, refuses to step out, has to be lifted, needs me or hubby to wrap and dress him, and usually all while panicking, crying, demanding, arguing, or screaming because it’s cold, different, he doesn’t want to, it’s not right, etc.

I just can’t believe what happened tonight! I’m still astounded. It’s like the Finlay we ‘know’ isn’t Finlay, and now we’re beginning to see who he really is!

So I’m REALLY excited about our 1st PP. We’re already seeing full moon behaviours, and although tough, it’s been great to see them because it’s a reminder of what Finlay was like every day until 3 weeks ago!

He’s already healing. It’s soooo exciting! Thank you Kerri—may God bless you and all the children on this protocol. Healing, here we come!

The following testimonial is excerpted from page 386 of Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism, 2nd Edition by Kerri Rivera, published in 2014.

The book outlines a protocol in which chlorine dioxide is a key component. More recent editions have since been released with updated information.

A link to the full book in PDF format is provided at the bottom of this page.

Hi, had to share this moment today. Just wish daddy wouldn’t have missed it!

Well, we were seeing daddy off for work this evening, when Vail decided that he wanted to go run around in the grass. I told him we needed to put on socks and shoes and then we could play outside.

He walked straight to the door. We walked in, I pointed at his socks and shoes, and FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER (always knew he could, just too stubborn to do it unless he really wants to!), he promptly walked over, picked up his socks and shoes, and turned and handed them to me!!! (all the while doing it with an attitude!!! lol)

This is just from mom to therapists.

CD and Kerri have been life changing for our entire family. We now can give Vail choices, usually of two items. For example, I showed him two pairs of pants and asked which he wanted to wear, and he grabbed one pair and started to put them on even though he was still in his pajamas.

I showed him two shirts, and he picked a shirt. Same thing with his shoes and socks. He is able to choose now on his own.

I look forward every day to him doing something differently or completely new, and he almost always does now. This was not possible before CD.

THANK YOU KERRI!!! WE LOVE YOU FOR SHARING AND FIGHTING THE FIGHT!!!

LOVE,

—The parents of Vail

The following testimonial is excerpted from page 401 of Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism, 2nd Edition by Kerri Rivera, published in 2014.

The book outlines a protocol in which chlorine dioxide is a key component. More recent editions have since been released with updated information.

A link to the full book in PDF format is provided at the bottom of this page.

My son was a non responder. We worked with a DAN! Dr. for 14 years. We did the DAN! protocol tirelessly with very, very little gains. We did 3 years of ABA and 2 of SonRise. Did the diet. Still do the diet.

We started the MMS protocol in April of this year. My son has had more gains since April of this year than with 14 years of DAN protocol combined.

My local children’s hospital specialist told me to put my son in a home and forget I ever had him. What a jerk. We pressed on and I could write a book about the gains since April.

My son’s Dr said he had two near impossible “tough nut kiddos to crack open…one being my son.”

Well, MMS works. If my son can improve I know yours can too. Whatever you have to do to do enemas, and get him to drink it…do it.

My son is drinking 35 drops a day. Trust me, it is yuck. But he understands that if he drinks it, it makes the autism go away and he slams it down and says, “yuck.”

He totally knows I am helping him and cooperates. Be encouraged.

The following testimonial is excerpted from pages 408-409 of Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism, 2nd Edition by Kerri Rivera, published in 2014.

The book outlines a protocol in which chlorine dioxide is a key component. More recent editions have since been released with updated information.

A link to the full book in PDF format is provided at the bottom of this page.

We started to see a setback in January with our 1 year 8 month old girl. Until this date she had had a normal development, like her sisters (she is our third child) but then, she stopped talking, she just screamed and twirled. She would twirl like 20 times a day for no reason until she got dizzy and she fell to the ground.

She didn’t look at anybody in the eyes and could be behind a curtain hours comparing her toothbrushes; she wasn’t hungry nor asked for her milk, we had to push the food into her mouth so she would eat it.

I was desperate so I went in to a forum and a friend from Venezuela told me to look for Kerri Rivera in my country so I did. She immediately answered and gave me hope, since the three doctors I had seen before told me that Autism had no cure, that all we could do is to teach her how to survive and be a little bit more independent.

I found my hope in Kerri, I read the testimonies on her page and sent her a message that she answered right away. She told me to do the diet, remove milk and everything else, I went to her clinic and within a week of the diet Abby could look at me and smile (she had stopped doing that long ago).

When I went to her clinic Autismo2 in Puerto Vallarta she looked at Abby with all the patience in the world, she gave me MMS, the supplements and all the hope in the world. Everything was new to me but I had faith that I was in the right place and from that moment on, while always counting on Kerri’s advice, my baby girl started to get much better.

Her first ATEC was 95 and a year and a half after it’s a 15. My girl now smiles, talks, dances, she obeys and stopped screaming, her only tantrums are of a normal girl her age.

I did hyperbarics and am still doing MMS, supplements and deworming her. She is now diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental because the Autism symptoms are gone. She doesn’t run from one place to another, she plays, looks for other kids to play with and has friends.

The only thing left is for her to establish a conversation, and to put together the words to make sentences, but I know she is going to make it.

Once she sat down on an ant hill and a bunch of ants bit her, we had to go to the hospital and the doctors gave her cortisone and she was seriously ill, now when a bug stings or a mosquito bites she tells me where it bit her, and she asks me to apply a calendula ointment that I use for the mosquito bites.

She sets the table and can eat by herself, she doesn’t use a diaper anymore, we can go shopping or to parties and she is well behaved, there is no more tantrums or fixations, this is wonderful!

I know there is a long way to go, I’ve been in this fight for a year and a half, but with KERRI RIVERA’S HELP I will rescue my baby from autism, even though some say that Autism has no cure I know it does.

Kerri has been a blessing for our lives and I thank God for putting her in my path.

Thank you Kerri, I have no way to repay what you have done for Abby

The following testimonial is excerpted from page 415 of Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism, 2nd Edition by Kerri Rivera, published in 2014.

The book outlines a protocol in which chlorine dioxide is a key component. More recent editions have since been released with updated information.

A link to the full book in PDF format is provided at the bottom of this page.

Three more tiny little gains on our step by step path to recovery….

Yesterday Nick got a haircut and did not cry at all AND was relaxed enough that it was the first time it wasn’t like a sheep shearing, he actually got to get a little style (so cute!).

Also, he was doing some pretty terrible screaming in the car in the parking lot at Whole Foods while I tried to find a parking space (I wanted to scream too) and I let him know he scared me.

When we got into the store he spontaneously said “I’m sorry” – total first!

Lastly, he has requested a hug from me three times recently – HUGE new thing and I love it.

Thank you MMS and Kerri.

The following testimonial is excerpted from page 422 of Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism, 2nd Edition by Kerri Rivera, published in 2014.

The book outlines a protocol in which chlorine dioxide is a key component. More recent editions have since been released with updated information.

A link to the full book in PDF format is provided at the bottom of this page.

Just a testimonial to MMS. For those of you new to the group and still unsure of MMS protocol I wanted to tell you about us. I was afraid at first, but we decided to try MMS.

Within 3 weeks my son went from an ATEC of 36 to 18! That was amazing.

Then we were afraid of the enemas. We said no way, we would just do oral MMS. Of course after seeing others progress here we decided to do them. He would calm down!

Then for months we agonized over the PP. We were afraid of it. We were scared of the meds, everything. Finally we decided to try it too. We are in the middle of our first PP and our son, who used to hit, kick, bite and scream at me over the smallest things all the time, has now been a perfect joy.

When he gets mad it is over quickly and does not escalate into world war 3. Also these bumps he had on his face have cleared up along with his attitude!

So if you are unsure of MMS like I was, here is one more testimonial of just how good the protocol really is.

Thanks Kerri, all the other moms that came before me!

The following testimonial is excerpted from page 424 of Healing the Symptoms Known as Autism, 2nd Edition by Kerri Rivera, published in 2014.

The book outlines a protocol in which chlorine dioxide is a key component. More recent editions have since been released with updated information.

A link to the full book in PDF format is provided at the bottom of this page.

My daughter has had really bad SIB for over 4 years. We’ve been in the ER for massive goose-egg bumps on head, and she always had severe bruising on her tailbone and spine from dropping herself down, butt first and legs in a “W” position, onto the floor.

She would fling and flail herself into walls, tables, furniture, bang her head on all of the above and the floor, a rage like she was the girl from the Exorcist. Nothing could stop it. It just had to run its course… like a tornado. Comes out of nowhere, and it will disappear when it’s ready to. Nothing can stop it.

But after starting MMS, it was 80% better right away. Then after 3 weeks it started coming back. For a month it was really bad again, and we could not move up past 2 drops without her going crazy.

Then after you had us switch to the HCl, she was remarkably better in about 5-6 days. She has had a few “episodes” in the past 2 weeks, but now they can last 30 min max, where before MMS they would last anywhere from 15 min – 2 hours literally non-stop.

The year before starting MMS, there were times I had to lay her on the bed or couch and just sit on top of her, like on her butt so she couldn’t hurt herself. I would just lose strength after about 30-45 min of trying to hold her.