AGE OF AUTISM

HOLLAND ON THE OMNIBUS AUTISM PROCEEDING: 5/30

By Mary Holland

Omnibus Autism Hearings,
Friday, May 30, 2008:  Day 15

Rebuttal Testimony of Dr. Kinsbourne
Direct Examination of Dr. Kinsbourne

Q:  [Mr. Powers] During cross-examination, you were asked about your employment status at University of Toronto.  You were asked about grounds for your termination.  What was your response at that point to the document you saw which was a grievance committee report? 
A:  I never saw the report actually; I don’t think it was a formal report.  I pointed out that some allegations were made; I filed a grievance; the grievance prevailed; they were investigated and withdrawn, and a protective order was issued.  In 30-some years, no one until this time has violated that protective order.

HECKENLIVELY ON THE OMNIBUS AUTISM PROCEEDING: 5/30

By Kent Heckenlively, Esq.

Finding the Answers (Or Not!) – The Omnibus Autism Proceeding – Second Set of Hearings (Thimerosal & Autism) – Day Fourteen (Final Day) – May 30, 2008

One of the great injustices perpetrated against the parents of children with autism is the assertion that they just want someone to blame.  It is as heinous as the discredited claim that the failure of the mother to maintain eye-contact with her child during breast-feeding causes the psychotic break of autism.

The parents of children with autism want to find out what happened to their child, just like the parents of murdered children want to bring their killers to justice.

And if we can find out what happened to our children then the hope exists that we can medically intervene to improve their lives.  That is what the Autism Omnibus Proceeding is all about.

GARDASIL AND ANTI-VACCINE ACTIVISTS

Time Magazine writes about Gardasil and the efforts of "Anti-vaccine" activists.

Gardasil has been a shot in the arm for pharmaceutical giant Merck. The company had been reeling from the withdrawal of its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx because of increased risk of heart attacks and resulting lawsuits. Now, however, Merck's new vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV) — aimed at combating cervical cancer — has been deployed worldwide, earning an estimated $1.5 billion in sales. But the drug is coming under increasing fire from anti-vaccine activists. Already very vocal about childhood innoculations, now they are expressing concern about the effects of Merck's drug on young girls, a primary focus of the company's big ad campaign.

Read the full article HERE.

AUTISM, MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE AND THE NEW YORK TIMES

The following is from an article from today's NYT. Did Gardiner Harris have the journalistic curiousity to attend David Kirby's lecture at NYU on Thursday night?  You can read the full article HERE.

Federal health officials on Sunday will call together some of the world’s leading experts on an obscure disease to discuss the controversial case of a 9-year-old girl from Athens, Ga., who became autistic after receiving numerous vaccinations.

But the government has so far kept quiet a second case that some say is more disturbing and more relevant to the meeting.

CDC'S GERBERDING: "MISTAKES WERE MADE"

By Katie Wright

Julie Gerderding’s recent admission that much of the CDC’s research exonerating vaccines as a trigger for autism was both shoddily done and politically compromised. It felt like a bittersweet victory. The selection bias errors are numerous and egregious. But I didn’t need Dr. Gerberding to admit the obvious in order to know that the CDC endangered my son and an entire generation of children. Like so many other families, we lived the nightmare after Christian received 7 vaccines in one day, initiating the mental and physical deterioration of my child that became autism.

RECOVERY STORY: JACK

Jack’s Journey
Presented By Generation Rescue

Thank you Jenny for speaking MY message!

My son, Jack, was a sweet, typically developing baby. At his 4 month pediatric appointment, Jack was on track developmentally, had great eye contact and social gazing and was babbling in a manner that was complex for a baby his age (per his pediatrician).

However, between 4 and 6 months, he stopped babbling and got a "serious" look about him. He did not respond when we called his name, but whipped his head around when he heard the Elmo song. Over the next year his language did not develop. At 15 months he had no words. We sought Early Intervention and by 22 months felt that we were dealing with autism. His language at 17 months was that of a 5-8 month old. Soon our son, Jack, was diagnosed at 23.5 months with ASD - moderate at Vanderbilt University.

DAVID KIRBY: BEHRAKIS SCIENCE CENTER AT NORTHEASTERN TONIGHT

David Kirby, a former contributor to The New York Times and a regular writer for The Huffington Post, is to offer a free public lecture and open Q/A session on Friday, June 27, 6:00-9:00PM at Northeastern University, in the Behrakis Health Science Building at the Bouve College of Health Science, (Building #26), Room 10.

PEDIATRICIANS QUESTION INVENTORY COSTS OF VACCINES

Break out your hankies! Your pediatrician is going crazy, and quite possibly broke, trying to stock the "plethora" of vaccines now mandated by AAP.  Gollygeewillickers! Sounds a lot like those of us in the autism world (the going crazy and broke part.)

And now that parents are REFUSING many of their vaccines, the doctors must be heading into full blown panic mode, as inventory sits on the shelf gathering dust. No wonder they get so cranky when you question the vaccinations. KEEP QUESTIONING.

HONOLULU — A complex regimen of 21 vaccines added to the routine child immunization schedule since 2000 has left many health care providers shaking their heads.

AFTER THE TALK

The drink! David Kirby and Kim Stagliano catch up. And drink up! Hey, everone needs a break...

GEN RESCUE IN MANHATTAN

We're at Kevin Barry's bar Antartica, on Hudson St. in NYC. So is Gen Rescue.