Autism is treatable: an open letter to the FDA.(Guest Editorial)

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients | October 1, 2003| | Copyright

The following letter was sent to the FDA in response to the unacceptable FDA policy on autism which appears on the next page.

Mark McClellan, MD, Commissioner US Food and Drug Administration

Dear Dr. McClellan:

As parents of adult autistic sons, and as professional scientists who have dedicated decades of our lives to research on the cause and treatment of autism, we wish to express our profound disagreement with the FDA's statements and policies regarding autism which appear on the FDA website (see next page).

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