Parents in southern California have allegedly been using industrial bleach to try and cure their children of autism.
The poisonous treatment, sold under the name MMS, has been promoted and pushed by a “church” with a branch in Los Angeles, where a group of mothers and fathers have reportedly been duped into regularly dosing their kids with chlorine dioxide.

The potentially lethal mixture is being touted as a cure for cancer, HIV, malaria, and Alzheimer’s, in addition to austism. Doctors say there is no evidence to support claims the harmful substance has any medical benefits.

The secretive Genesis II Church was founded by Jim Humble, a former scientologist, who has claimed in a video to be a «billion-year-old god from the Andromeda galaxy».

An in-depth investigation by Eyewitness News and ABC News found that followers are recommending and comparing notes on MMS – short for «Miracle Mineral Solution» – in Facebook groups.

The solution includes two chemicals – sodium chlorite and hydrochloric acid – that combine to form bleach. It is usually sold to be taken orally, but parents are also told to use it as an enema.