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‘Autistic kids are being experimented on’: inside America’s booming market for unproven stem cell infusions

Feeling abandoned and overwhelmed, families are turning to controversial new therapies backed by the US health secretary

‘Autistic kids are being experimented on’: inside America’s booming market for unproven stem cell infusions

TL;DR

  • Families are turning to controversial new therapies for autism.
  • These therapies are backed by the US health secretary.
  • Families feel abandoned and overwhelmed by their children's conditions.