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09th Apr 2017

Cork GP is heavily criticised for giving €650 unproven ‘autism jab’ to children

Gillian Fitzpatrick

A Cork doctor is currently being investigated by the General Medical Council in the UK for his controversial management of autism.

David O’Connell’s treatments include giving a prohibited and unproven ‘autism jab’ to children – charging their parents €650 (£550) for the service.

He runs a specialist clinic in the upmarket area of Chelsea in London.

Dr O’Connell was reported to the General Medical Council by Fiona O’Leary, an autism campaigner also from Cork.

“Among the treatments Dr O’Connell sells are injections of a hormone derived from pigs, which has been shown to be ineffective in more than a dozen clinical trials, and another unproven therapy that was blamed for the death of a British boy with autism in 2005,” reports Times.co.uk.

Ms O’Leary also told Mail Online she “was shocked and upset to see the treatments listed on” Dr O’Connell’s website.