I wasn't sure if you meant me or not, but we live in Illinois.
My son's GI tract is in critical condition right now. We are travelling 5 1/2 hours to Chicago to a pediatric GI that has helped other children with GI problems on the autism spectrum. Our pediatrician and other doctors in our area (St. Louis area, but on the Illinois side) say that his toileting problems are "psychological". (because autism is classified by Leo Kanner as "psychological" does not mean that he cannot have real true "physical" problems like other people...I consider this discriminatory and a ridiculous notion) Our son's GI problems have taken over his personality and educational interventions. Everyone that works with him thinks that he is suffering from severe abdominal pain and discomfort.
We go to an environmental doctor that is on the DAN's list. He recommends we do our own research, too though, so we do a combination of what he wants and lean more towards Dr. Andy Cutler's recommendations.
Following a chelation round he often has spurts of language and "normal" mannerisms. It is funny, but you don't realize that your child doesn't have "normal" mannerisms until you see them with their hand on their hip or their arms crossed in front of them. Then you realize that they've been absent. After our last round he started pointing. (called "shared learning"....he points and wants you to talk about what he is pointing to. Typically, babies do this as a natural communication to develop speech and learning, but it is said to not be present in children with autism's histories...though our son does do shared learning in his videos before he regressed into autism) We were very excited that he was doing this and was interested in his surroundings.
I am very optimistic that your child will quickly respond to chelation. The board owner's child was 3 when she went to Dr. Holmes. He made such vast improvements quickly. I think that the younger they are, the quicker you see the improvements. (at least that is my experience from the stories that I've taken in)
The yeast is difficult, we have to go very slow. If you don't the side effects from stirring up the yeast is a problem. But, we have at times forged ahead anyway. Dr. Cutler on the autism mercury board said that if you get the mercury out of the brain (using ALA) then you will at least get rid of the "autism". There are many children that live with GI problems and can function in society. So, at times I cling to that notion and push ahead.
The hardest part for us is getting all of the stuff in him. If I cannot replenish the vitamins, I don't chelate. (my punishment to myself...lol...I have to replenish and give his body a rest before I let myself do another round.) The other thing is that the ALA makes my son throw up when we give it to him orally. That is a BIG problem that we have to work around. I cannot get ANYTHING in him when he is throwing everything up.
My best advise is to research EVERYTHING, then follow your instincts. You are the mommy and knows your child the best. You will notice the patterns first, etc.