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I want to send this to my sister, whose children are clearly autistic (but she doesn't know yet?). Thing is, I won't, because she will just take them to a chiropractor. 🫠
I wish we could report parents practicing pseudoscience on their children to CPS.
I’ve softened my stance a little bit on chiropracting insomuch as I can see it being ok if a) it’s used as an additional therapy along the lines of massage and b) it doesn’t involve “adjustment” of the spine. (But then why not just go to a LMT or seek physical therapy…)
I know what you’re saying, though- there are those who eschew real medical treatment in favor of going all in on chiropractors and I agree that is so dangerous, especially for kids, especially kids dealing with intricate diagnoses like autism
Yes there are good purposes for chiropracty, but it's been so polluted by chiropractors who claim to solve any ailment and end up causing more harm that it's fair to have a knee jerk reaction at the practice as a whole.