Author: Aviva Seigler

Aviva Seigler is the executive director at Fierce Autistics and Allies. She is a writer, an activist, and an advocate. She is an LGBTQ+ autistic from South Florida, is married to a very supportive husband, and has six children. She has been fighting the CD protocol and other quack treatments since 2014. She is a veterinary technologist (LPN for pets). She has her associates and bachelors degree in Veterinary Technology from St. Petersburg College. She is very involved with scouting with her six children. Three of the children are autistic but all are Neurodivergent. Her hope is to bridge the gap between allies and autistics while fighting the pseudoscience that threatens all people, not just autistics.
quackery

Quackery Exposed: GcMaf

Aviva Seigler

GcMaf or Gc protein-derived macrophage activating factor is a protein by modification of vitamin D binding protein. GcMaf results from sequential deglycosylation (The removal of the sugar entity from glycogen, a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates.) of the vitamin D binding protein. It is naturally promoted by the lymphocytes (a type of… Continue reading Quackery Exposed: GcMaf

Anti Vax Quacks, Autism One Quacks, quacks

Quack Exposed: Su Asaad

Aviva Seigler

Su Asaad is from Turkey and was born in 1987. She is a musician and sound engineer with no medical background. She graduated from Bilgi University, Department of Sound Technologies in 2008. She also graduated from SAE Institute Department of Sound engineering in Los Angeles in 2010.  Asaad has worked with Natalie Cole, The Cranberries,… Continue reading Quack Exposed: Su Asaad

Autism One Quacks, Chiropractic Quacks, quacks

Quack Exposed: Dr. Monique Andrews

Aviva Seigler

  Dr. Monique Andrews has been a practicing chiropractor for almost 20 years. She graduated from the Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. She was awarded the Presidential Citation for Service to the Chiropractic Profession. She co-founded The Prana Group in Ottowa, Canada. She now serves as Chair of Basic Sciences at Life Chiropractic… Continue reading Quack Exposed: Dr. Monique Andrews

Autism One Quacks, quacks

Quack Exposed: Dr. Alphaeus Allick

Aviva Seigler

Dr. Aslphaeus Allick is an emergency medicine doctor from the Bahamas. He currently is employed by Doctors Hospital in his home country. He preaches that a plant-based diet will give everyone "optimal health."  It prevents all chronic diseases from cancer to gall stones and everything in between. His statements will be in standard text and… Continue reading Quack Exposed: Dr. Alphaeus Allick

autistic culture, Deaf culture

The Loss of a Service Dog

Aviva Seigler

Service dogs are amazing for a variety of different disabilities. This can include autistic people, blind people, Deaf people, people with severe allergies, etc. They help disabled people maintain independence in the community at home. They turn into an extension of the disabled person. What happens when your service dog dies? No one talks about… Continue reading The Loss of a Service Dog