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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jabed Ahmed

Children left seriously ill after parents follow influencer’s advice to ‘cure’ autism with bleach

The fake cures peddled online can be incredibly dangerous to the health of autistic children and young people - (Getty/iStock)

A social media influencer is promoting industrial bleach as a false “autism cure”, despite health warnings and reports from parents that their children have become seriously ill after following her advice.

Kerri Rivera, who has more than 17,000 followers on Instagram, encourages parents to give their autistic children chlorine dioxide (CD) — a potentially lethal chemical used to bleach textiles and disinfect industrial surfaces.

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