Mak
Aspartame is a methyl ester, not an alcohol. 
As it is metabolized, a minuscule amount of methanol is generated as a byproduct, which is an alcohol.
If you are worried about methanol in your food, perhaps a rant on apple juice or red wine would be more appropriate, they contain methanol naturally from pectin degradation that are orders of magnitude greater than what is seen as a byproduct of aspartame metabolism.
Your outrageous proclamation of "millions of children " might just be referenced with some sort of plausible mechanism.