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Only in America! But seriously how is this not child abuse?
This is not 1984. It's hard to regulate/control what hundreds of millions of adults are doing to their children. Stories that get media attention of abuse overlook the thousands of incidents in which nothing happens.
Well exactly, but these are documented with the perpetrators evident, I doubt these maniacs are the kind to bother changing the default-open privacy settings on telegram, the group is known and they're actively talking about administering drugs which aren't approved, are known damaging, and are not qualified to do so.

The only proactive solution is deterrence, which starts with dealing with the idiots doing it in public.

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I'm sorry but this is absolutely, horribly hilarious
Oh no, any parasitic invertebrates in their body will die and they may or may not see an improvement in autism symptoms.
Also the side effects like blurry vision and bleeding. Whoopity doo dah.
Next up, bleach!
I've developed a cure for cancer. It's my magic lemonade, and it only costs $499.

At worst, you'll quench your thirst, but at best, you may get rid of that pesky tumor!

In the correct dose ivermectin has few if any side effects, at least compared to over the counter medicines like aspirin. the problem here is using poorly dosed veterinary forms, that aren't meant for internal use.

I feel like on the principle of harm reduction we should just let these people try it, in the correct, safe, form/dose with medical supervision.

As an aside, ivermectin is a GlyR agonist, so it seems at least scientifically plausible it could do something for some people with autism. But I'm not a doctor, just an autist with a special interest in psychopharmacology.