Link Love, Millionaires, And A Vote For Estée
January 12, 2009 by Do'C 
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Over at one of my favorite blogs, Neurodiversity, there’s a brand new article titled:
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud to Estée Klar’s comment in the discussion section that follows:
Oh sorry… I read the title and just wanted to yell out… “ME!”
I had the pleasure of meeting Estée in California last year (along with Bev, Steve D, and Autism Diva) and I have to say, in my opinion, Estée is one of those truly positive people forces in the world - thoughtful, and a real team player. If Kathleen Seidel were giving away millionaire status, Estée Klar would be a hopeful with my vote. (If you’re a lurker parent, and you haven’t read Estée’s new “The Joy Of Autism” blog, you’re missing out on some good stuff there too).
Back to Neurodiversity…
Kathleen’s latest article is subtitled:
“An investigation of the promotion of ‘EMR shielding’ products as a quasi-
medical treatment for autism and chronic illness”
This is one fascinating article. Even though it’s thoroughly researced (as usual), some of the details within seem so outlandish, that it was hard for me to think some of the cited parts weren’t fiction. Oh sure, there’ll be the usual anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists who claim that what Kathleen Seidel writes is fiction regardless, (and regardless of the exhaustive detail and source material she provides), but then again, they’ll tell you that thousands of pediatricians want to poison kids too.
Seriously though, some of the activities and claims described in Kathleen’s latest post, seem about as “out there” as such things can get.
Go over to Neurodiversity and enjoy, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”
Side note: I sat extra close to my wireless router while reading the article, and while I jotted this down too! 
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Comment by Norah — 13 January, 2009 @ 2:56 am
Yeah, I know what you mean. I have already read it, and I was just sitting there with my mouth open. It’s stuff I wouldn’t expect to find even in an X-files episode.
Comment by Kathleen Seidel — 13 January, 2009 @ 6:11 am
Thanks for the plug! You’re right about some of the details of the story being totally outlandish (such as the magic atropine-laden epoxy — you have got to be kidding me). That said, although researching the article was altogether absorbing, I can’t say I agree that the finished product is all that enjoyable. To me, the thought of all those autistic kids sweating it out in Tamara Mariea’s BioPro product-enhanced “EMF-free environment” (while Ray Grimm tools around the San Diego coast in his Lamborghinis) is extremely disturbing — right along with the thought that certain autism organizations are willing to give her a platform to recruit new customers, apparently without looking all that carefully at her credentials or COIs. It’ll be interesting to see what comes of the lawsuit against her.
(I’m a great self-publicist, aren’t I? “Come read my blog! You’ll be appalled, depressed and overwhelmed!”)
Here’s another vote for Estée — she’s a lady with a radiantly positive electromagnetic charge.
I can just imagine you snuggling up to the wireless router — LOL! When the autism-mercury hysteria starts to get to me, I like to go out and have a tuna sandwich for lunch (with horseradish, jalapenos, pepper jack cheese, lettuce and cucumbers, of course).
Comment by Estee Klar — 13 January, 2009 @ 6:40 am
I’m blushing….but you know, both of you are really amazing people. (to those out there I’ve met both James and Kathleen and they are both special people too).
Thanks for the plug, James…I’m actually overwhelmed.
The comment I made was rather cheeky because so was the title of Kathleen’s article. The content of her article, however, is certainly not cheeky at all — she is one of the most thorough and ethical people I know.
Comment by Melissa — 14 January, 2009 @ 7:36 pm
Great article - your side note had me LOL’ing. While pregnant with my daughter I often used a laptop with WiFi… /ponder