It looks like she is a fraud from a quick google check.

I've skimmed part of her website and it reads like nonsense to me which is strange because my qualifications aren't actually that far off hers. She's not an MD as far as I can see but a microbiologist and immunologist.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/autism-cures-promised-by-dna-testers-belied-by-regulators-8430767.html

I found this article.

I have to agree with fish. you have to be very careful about these sites that claim to " cure" autism. I read another story about her from a parent who tried it..... she did order the kit for the testing and it cost her in addition to purchasing the product, almost $1100.00 to process it. she also claims that she has a 6 year waiting list yet has never in person or by phone ever seen or talked to any parent with a child with autism.... she only responds online. she also has no connection with the supplements that she prescribes .. these are all separate companies.

in my opinion, these type of people who claim to cure autism usually can't. if autism was curable, it would be all over every credible news source and every doctor would be using it.

the more I read, the more I'm convinced that this is flat out fraud, as in this isn't someone who believes in what they are doing, it is someone knowingly cheating people.

Problem is that usually these things are not examined by anyone with either the biochemical or medical knowledge to determine that it is a fraud - and then even harder explaining that to the authorities.

And of course most of these experts are busy doing proper work.

I have been to one of her conferences. her understanding of the biochemistry is very far beyond most people, and she gets so deep into it that I don't think it's possible for her to knowingly be a fraud. it may be that the nitpicking detail about the genes and biochemistry is not necessary, but I think that the basics are true and can be helpful for many. it's very expensive and I'm not sure that's necessary, but it's hard to know. I know I did take her "CBS challenge" and my daughter's labs did do exactly as she had said they would, so I know that her RNA drops are more than just expensive water. I do think that the situation with autism is more complex than just a genetic/biochemical issue as she believes. but as a person she is very genuine and she believes in what she is doing.

her "Autism" book is free online. so if she was trying to make a fast buck, why did she stop charging for it? a lot of her conferences are also available online. watch them sometime and see if you can follow her. she is very cerebral.

My degree is in biochemistry.

I could tell you something that would go beyond most people's knowledge and it would be really easy to be able to create a completely plausible lie to support some kind of scam cure.

It's complete bunk.

ok, lets talk about the RNA drops.

My understanding is that you give the child a solution that has RNA in it? If that's wrong please correct me.

Let's talk about some basic common sense. All animal and plant cells contain RNA. All.

It acts as a sort of middle man between DNA for protein synthesis. Think of DNA as being the master tapes and RNA as sort of copies to be used in the actual making of proteins.

Given RNA is in every plant and animal cell (plus many bacteria) you consume a fair amount of it every time you eat.

Unlike the RNA in your cells though this consumed RNA doesn't have any action. That is for two reasons - to have action the RNA needs to be within your cell - and intact RNA doesn't get to your cells because

a) RNA is unstable, it doesn't last long (it's constantly being made in cells and used up)

b) the mouth and stomach are full of enzymes that break up RNA (along with enzymes that break up proteins, fats etc).

While people say "you are what you eat" it isn't literally true. If I eat lettuce for the day you will find no trace of lettuce DNA or RNA if you do a cell analysis. The DNA and RNA simply doesn't survive to have any action other than to be chopped up into tiny bits and assimilated.