Slightly better article:
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2011/05/maryanne-godboldo-vs-cps-medical-care/
It sounds like exactly the kind of crap that's ruining the American medical system's credibility...
I must say that she made the right decision, treating a disproved pseudosyndrome with holistic pseudomedicine.
It's reprehensible, however, that a parent can't decide how their child recieves medical care. Risperdal is hardly a benign medication as so many others have pointed out - there should be serious thought given before prescribing it to a 13 year old.