By Kim Rossi

Yesterday, Isabella and I were in the Stop & Shop replenishing the pantry after the holiday weekend. The trips are painful enough given the ever growing bottom line on ever shorter receipts. Miss B is able to say a few words including "Hello" and "Mama." I've quipped, she has the two best words ever. But it's not really funny.

Bella vocalizes "HELLO" as we go about the store. Sometimes she startles people. I understand that. They turn and look at us. I nod and we move along. Often, people say "Hello" right back. I always thank them. Yesterday, I heard a man at the deli counter holler "HELLO!" and then laugh out loud from across the produce department.

Oh dear.

Fellow parents, you know that feeling when your autism radar goes WHOOP WHOOP in a state of high alert? I knew in an instant that he was making fun of Isabella.

Oh dear, dear.

I can count on one hand the times I have confronted someone who disrespects my daughters. Once, 15 years ago at the world famous Frank Pepe pizza, a young couple with a baby in a carrier kept staring at us while we ate. Staring. And glaring without a hint of a smile. As we left, I walked past their table and said, "My three daughters have autism and are doing the best they can. The rate is 1 in (whatever it was back then) and you had better pray to God and Baby Jesus that your beautiful baby isn't one of them."  The young Dad JUMPED up out of his seat, pushing it back, as if he was going to fight me. We left.

Back to yesterday. I paused, then walked with Bella over to the man and said, "I heard you yell, "Hello." Are you making fun of my daughter? She has autism and this is all she can say." He startled. "I know that. I know. I wasn't making fun of her.  SETTLE DOWN."  Ha! He told me, Kim Rossi, to settle down! Between us, I could have knocked him into the next county.  Literally. I am a martial arts instructor and teach 5 days a week. My training gives me the discipline to NOT throttle him. He was short, in his late 60s with shoe polish black dyed hair.

I did not knock him into the next county. I do not look good in an orange jumpsuit.

By Anne Dachel

In my book, The Big Autism Cover-Up , I devoted a whole chapter to journalist Sharyl Attkisson.

In the early 2000s Sharyl did groundbreaking stories on the rise of autism and the link to vaccines. These were on CBS, back when CBS was a legitimate news outlet. She reported on thimerosal use in vaccines, the MMR vaccine, the conflicts of interest of health officials, Brian Hooker’s revelations about a CDC whistleblower and the Hannah Poling decision, where the U.S. government conceded a case involving vaccines and the development of autism.

(See coverage links at the bottom.)

On May 28, 2023, Sharyl published a new piece entitled Prevalence of autism: 1 in 35 eight-year-olds

Here Sharyl is focused on the latest jaw-dropping numbers, something NO ONE in our public health agencies ever is.

According to CDC, one in 35 eight-year-olds in the US had an autism-related brain disorder in 2020...and the true number is even worse today, three years after the data that was analyzed. Even more concerning, the numbers are higher among children under age eight. And autism occurs at a significantly higher rate in American boys than in girls.

In 2000, many experts declared an emergency when the rate had suddenly spiked to one in 150 children.  …

The new rate was dismissed once again by health experts as merely being better recognize of a condition that’s always been around. It got almost no coverage in the mainstream press, and no one was publicly talking about why the rate never stops increasing.

Sharyl continued:

CDC concludes the shocking prevalence shows the need to spend more resources identifying and treating autism. Oddly, nothing is said about the need to identify what's causing the epidemic so it can be prevented in the first place.

She went right to the issue officials never stop denying:

Countless studies, government court documents, and medical experts have linked vaccines to autism in children with biologic or genetic susceptibilities. The autism epidemic coincides with the time that the government tripled the childhood vaccine schedule in the 90s. Additionally, during the same time period, other immune-related disorders have also spiked in children. That includes Crohn's disease, POTS, allergies and asthma, skin allergies and rashes, juvenile diabetes, celiac and more.

She made the stunning claim that YES, vaccines do cause autism AND YES, the government knows there is link and has covered it up for decades.

Some government officials have repeatedly stated there is no evidence of a link between vaccines and autism, or that the theory has been "debunked." However, court documents show the government secretly acknowledged such injuries two decades ago, and the government's own top medical expert eventually said he had been wrong and that vaccines do "rarely" cause autism, after all. He signed an affidavit saying the Dept. of Justice fired him as an expert witness when he told them vaccines can cause autism, and covered up his opinion.

WHO was this expert government witness who has been silenced?

Memorial Day is about sacrificing your life for your country. Sacrifice. Love. Family. Country.

That wreath is on my front door with an autism alert sticker.

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Here's a great Father's Day gift idea. The Real RFK Jr Trials of a Truth Warrior from Skyhorse Publishing is available NOW for pre-order. It's already #1 on the Amazon best sellers list.

By Dick Russell

An epic biography filled with drama, conflict, and surmounted challenges.

The Real RFK Jr. is an intimate biographical portrait examining the controversial activist's journey from anguish and addiction to becoming the country's leading environmental champion fighting government corruption, corporate greed, and a captured media. Written by his longtime colleague Dick Russell, the biography also exposes the misconceptions and explains the rationale behind Kennedy's campaign to protect public health.

Provided exclusive source material, including access to Kennedy’s unpublished writings and personal journals, the author conducted dozens of interviews with him as well as numerous friends and associates. Russell delves into everything from Kennedy’s sometimes death-defying river rafting adventures to his pioneering legal cases against polluters such as Smithfield Foods and Monsanto, while founding the world’s largest water protection group. The Real RFK Jr. also examines Kennedy’s pursuit of the truth about the assassinations of his father and uncle, the wrongful murder conviction of his cousin, and the false narratives around the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Cathy Jameson

With all five kids home after my daughter’s college graduation, we enjoyed some extra family time.  Sitting in the living room together one evening, my youngest asked, “Mommy, when would Ronan be graduating college?”  I looked at her but didn’t answer right away.  Ronan’s not been in a classroom setting for quite some time now.  Even though she doesn’t remember some of the struggles Ronan faced while he was enrolled in school, she knows we took him out of the special education system for several reasons, to include seeing seizure activity increase. 

Every now and then I wonder if taking him out, and keeping him out, was the right decision.  I don’t dwell on that thought for too long because we provided many meaningful opportunities for him while he was out of the classroom.  But questions like the one Ronan’s youngest sister asked brought up things I’d long forgotten. 

Do I miss the IEP meetings?

Do I miss the worry I sometimes felt after dropping him off?

Do I miss the phone calls from the school nurse telling me of another seizure?

No.  I don’t miss any of that. 

I do miss some of the hope that some of Ronan’s teaching staff shared with us.  I do miss the thought of a someday graduation for him, even if it wasn’t going to be the same kind of diploma his siblings would receive.  But I don’t miss the stress that school was causing my son.  I didn’t need to share all of that or any of that in my reply to my daughter, so I focused simply on what she’d asked.  She just wanted a date, even if random, that Ronan would be graduating.

“It would be next year.  Think about when Charlie would be graduating…whatever year he is in school is when Ronan would also be in school,” I told her.

Here's a great Father's Day gift idea. The Real RFK Jr Trials of a Truth Warrior from Skyhorse Publishing is available NOW for pre-order. It's already #1 on the Amazon best sellers list.

By Dick Russell

An epic biography filled with drama, conflict, and surmounted challenges.

The Real RFK Jr. is an intimate biographical portrait examining the controversial activist's journey from anguish and addiction to becoming the country's leading environmental champion fighting government corruption, corporate greed, and a captured media. Written by his longtime colleague Dick Russell, the biography also exposes the misconceptions and explains the rationale behind Kennedy's campaign to protect public health.

Provided exclusive source material, including access to Kennedy’s unpublished writings and personal journals, the author conducted dozens of interviews with him as well as numerous friends and associates. Russell delves into everything from Kennedy’s sometimes death-defying river rafting adventures to his pioneering legal cases against polluters such as Smithfield Foods and Monsanto, while founding the world’s largest water protection group. The Real RFK Jr. also examines Kennedy’s pursuit of the truth about the assassinations of his father and uncle, the wrongful murder conviction of his cousin, and the false narratives around the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Anne Dachel

“Certified Autism Centers”

What are they all about?

In case you’re not familiar with this term, it’s now it’s showing up all over. As my posts on Loss of Brain Trust show, businesses around the globe are now out to become official “Certified Autism Center,” AKA CAD.  This means that people in individual businesses have been trained to deal with members of the public who are on the autism spectrum.

If enough businesses get certified, whole cities can be “Certified Autism Centers.”

To become a certified autism center, 80% of a business's staff need to take a 30-minute online training course that helps staff understand how to communicate with those who have autism.

It can cost up to $10,000 to get this distinction, as the story from Benson, AZ shows, but it does make good business sense. 

More and more kids are diagnosed with autism. Although no one is alarmed about the numbers, one in every 36 kids, one in every 22 boys officially has autism. So it’s time to recognize the potential here.

The 17 stories I posted calmly tell us the jaw-dropping stats:

With 1 in 6 people having a sensory need or Sensitivity and 1 in 36 children diagnosed with autism in the United States the demand for more trained and certified healthcare options like Adlera Lab is at an all-time high.

I've been seeing an ad on Facebook and Instagram for the last couple of weeks. It's for a Philips brand AED called "DreamHug." I'm all for safety equipment in our homes. I have a fire extinguisher in my kitchen (no comments about my cooking please.) I've taken CPR classes. Of course I want to keep my family safe in case of an emergency. But.... Does it strike you as odd that Philips is now marking heart defibrillators for home use, after two years of increased sudden deaths?

CAUSE UNKNOWN
By Ed Dowd

A 40 percent increase in deaths is literally earth-shaking. Even a 10 percent increase in excess deaths would have been a 1-in-200-year event. But this was 40 percent.

And therein lies a story—a story that starts with obvious questions:

What has caused this historic spike in deaths among younger people?
What has caused the shift from old people, who are expected to die, to younger people, who are expected to keep living?

It isn’t COVID, of course, because we know that COVID is not a significant cause of death in young people. Various stakeholders opine about what could be causing this epidemic of unexpected sudden deaths, but “CAUSE UNKNOWN” doesn’t opine or speculate. The facts just are, and the math just is...

Gotta ask. In my Connecticut town, teachers were given the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine, along with 19 MILLION other Americans, according to CNN.  Teachers I'm fond of. Teachers who helped my daughters over 17 years. Teachers who are Moms, Dads, Wives, Husbands Daughters, Sons. Town Health Director Lucienne Bango ordered them and Superintendent Semmel was delighted to see hundreds of staff roll up their sleeves. Now, just two years later, the vaccine has been completely pulled from the market. What have we learned, class? We have learned that the public health and pharma used our TEACHERS as guinea pigs.  Teachers have gotten A+s in complaining about workplace issues. Where is the backlash? Crickets.

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Superintendent: Hundreds of Trumbull school workers will receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week

March 2, 2021

TRUMBULL — Several hundred of the town’s public school staff will receive the new Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week, the superintendent said.

Schools Superintendent Martin Semmel said he has coordinated with Health Director Lucienne Bango, and the district now appears to be on pace to get the staff vaccinated within weeks. Although it didn’t look that way as late as Friday....

May 15, 2023

J&J Covid-19 vaccine no longer available in the US
From CNN:   ...About 19 million people in the US have received the J&J vaccine since it first became available. But more than 31.5 million doses have been delivered to states and other jurisdictions, leaving about 12.5 million doses unused, according to CDC data.

Last year, the CDC limited the emergency use authorization of the vaccine to adults for whom other vaccines aren’t appropriate or accessible due to risk of a rare and dangerous clotting condition called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after receiving the vaccine...

By Anne Dachel

Back in 2004, the autism rate was one in every 166 kids. That was pretty serious since back then, autism was still a relatively unknown condition that was just starting to make the news.

I’m sure no one 20 years ago could have imagined that the autism rate would eventually become one in every 36 kids or one in every 22 in California, like it is currently.

Increases in autism are never cause for alarm.

Having more and more disabled kids is celebrated and called NEURODIVERSITY. Loss of Brain Trust keeps the tally on what’s happening.

Recently I found this story from Northern Ireland,

May 18, 2023, BBC News: Autism: Highest rate on record of NI children with diagnosis

One in 20 schoolchildren in Northern Ireland has a diagnosis of autism, according to figures published by the Department of Health (DoH)

It is the highest prevalence rate on record, and more than four times as many as 15 years ago.

The department cautioned against comparing years due to changes in the way data has been collected since 2019.

It said there were 15,212 children aged 4-16 identified with autism in 2022/23. That is compared to 14,019 children in 2021/22.

In 2008/09 about 3,300 children had a diagnosis of autism, about 1.2% of the school age population.

The department said the Autism Act 2011 and an accompanying increase in awareness could be partly responsible for the rise....

About four in five of children with autism have some form of special educational needs (SEN) and more than half have a statement.

One would expect some alarm over these jaw-dropping numbers, but no, we told it’s something to celebrate by a school principal.

"Schools are getting really quite adept at picking up where there is neurodiversity in their classrooms," she told BBC News NI….

"There is an acknowledgement that autistic children and any other neurodivergent students are an accepted part of our classrooms now, and it should be a celebrated part of our classrooms.

"Schools have to start changing their provision internally and becoming more inclusive."

Things aren’t stopping here. It seems there is no end in sight to what we see as normal and acceptable in the developmental health of children.

A further example comes from Newcastle, England.

Note: Cathy is celebrating her daughter's COLLEGE graduation today and has the day off. How the years have flown by. Last week was Mother's Day, but today's Best of is a tribute to all Moms, written by one of the best. Our Cathy.

By Cathy Jameson

My youngest child’s recent birthday marked a monumental moment for me and my husband.  We are now parents of 5 teenagers.  Five!  No wonder life’s been a bit busier than usual.

No matter their ages, though, life’s always been busy for us.  Some of the busy is good – it keeps us out of the house and active in our community.  Some of the busy can sometimes be overwhelming, for both the kids and for me.  For each of us, this year has had more stressors thanks to COVID19.  Despite those stressors, well, and because of those, it’s been one of the most trying years ever.  When life’s been flipped upside down, especially by someone or something else, it makes it hard to move in a forward direction.  Getting to celebrate a happy birthday in the middle of one of our busiest weeks put the biggest smile of my face.  That time to pause, to focus on life, and to celebrate it (with cake!) put things into perspective for me. 

We’re still here.

We’re still doing things.

We’re still taking time to be thankful.  

Being thankful for happy celebrations is easy.  Being thankful to be living in a world where the new normal is anything but normal takes effort.  When I look at what’s going on in the news and hear how others are living in fear, I see a world that I don’t recognize anymore.  Society seems to have lost its mind with a novel virus that’s got a pretty high recovery rate.  Terrified of humans and interacting with them, I’ve never seen anything like it in my life! 

Life, as interrupted and upside down as it is, must go on.  My kids can’t do everything they used to with some places still closed, but they can pursue living outside of other people’s comfort zones.  So they do. 

They’ve participated on sports teams and excelled.

They’ve joined afterschool clubs and learned.

They’ve joined other families for get togethers and enjoyed it.

Who can forget this gem from Dorit in 2019?

Golly gracious, Steve Kirsch's Substack newsletter has been like old home week lately. If home was an abandoned shack. First, he highlighted Orac, ole Dr. David Gorski. And now, he takes on Dorit Reiss.  It's great to see him take them down a peg. Those two came after us for so many years. We left them behind along with Kristina Chew (I hope Charlie is doing well), HeraldBlog (the guy in Milwaukee who had several blogs) Kevin Leitch (I hope his daughter is doing well, he had a smidgen of humanity from time to time) and others whose names I've long forgotten. Their mission was always to discredit us, our work, always on vaccine injury topics. Looks like Dorit is still at it. If you don't subscribe to Kirsch's Substack, do check it out. It's free unless you choose to pay.

Epic fail: Dorit Reiss and friends try to discredit Turtles

Dorit Reiss wrote an article trying to takedown "Turtles all the way down." When the comments on her post got way too embarrassing, they simply deleted the comments. This is how science works.

Executive summary

In order to defend the narrative, censorship is required so that people never see the “bad” material in the first place. When that fails and “bad” material is published, they write a hit piece full of errors. When those errors are pointed out in the comments section of the article, they just delete the comments.

Here’s an example of this: the unsuccessful attempt to discredit “Turtles All The Way Down: Vaccine Science and Myth” done by Dorit Reiss.

This article shows just how flawed the article was and shows that they needed to censor comments to avoid being exposed.

Real scientists don’t censor people who point out flaws in their work.

Read the full article HERE.

In 2013, we ran a "BEST OF" by John Stone Who Is Dorit Reiss? Excerpt below.

By John Stone

Last week San Francisco based legal expert, Dorit Reiss, was in Washington to attend the briefing by Mary Holland and Rolf Hazlehurst on the Congressional hearing into NVICP next month, subsequently writing about the event for the pharma/government sponsored organization Every Child By Two.

The drowning death of Mohamed Fonana in Boston reminds me of WHY WE STILL PUBLISH.

Missing 4-year-old Mohamed Fofana found dead on Spectacle Island shore off South Boston

The autism epidemic grown, not changed, since we launched in 2007. Autism is dangerous, deadly even. And for those who would recoil from that idea, I say, "Ah, but it's true."

Another beautiful, small boy wandered away from family, in this case, his grandfather, and drowned. His tiny body pulled from the icy waters off Boston. Ginger Taylor used to run a blog called "Lives lost to autism," and I was an admin who added case after case from the news. We can imagine Mohamed's mother's grief.  His grandfather's overwhelming guilt. Autism and wandering go hand in hand. A secret so many of us know too well. We send our condolences to the Fofana family. It's not enough. So we keep publishing.

This week, I received a "please unsubscribe" from a reader who was on our mailing list for 3 years. This happens from time to time, and I always comply immediately. Usually, the reader says, if anything, "I just get too many emails every day, thanks for what you do."  This week's unsubscribe was less pleasant. From a SCIENTIST no less.  Insert eye roll here.

Please unsubscribe me from your mailing list. Sending garbage that Robert Kennedy is pushing without scientific basis is not okay. I have an autistic grandson but are also scientists and this is a place that brings quackery to Autism awareness and improvement in outcomes.
Thank you

Tell you what, former subscriber, when children STOP being diagnosed with autism, stop drowning, stop suffering, then maybe we can ALL unsubscribe from AofA. Until then, we keep going.

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Missing 4-year-old Mohamed Fofana found dead on Spectacle Island shore off South Boston

SOUTH BOSTON - The desperate search for missing 4-year-old Mohamed Fofana of South Boston came to a tragic end Monday when his body was found.

Below is an article from The Defender that does not surprise us.  In my Mother's day, women smoked, drank and took medications without censure. When I had my daughters in 1994 - 2000, I was browbeaten into avoiding and every chemical including coffee. I remember waiting to walk past the small lunchroom in my office because the microwave was running. 

Today, women are cajoled into pregnancy vaccinations. But take heart, I know at least one new Mom whose OB GYN practice did not push any vaccines on her. They didn't even ask if she wanted a Covid vaccine in 2022. In 2008, Mark Blaxill wrote Support Your Pediatrician, Condemn their Union. Safeminds ran a campaign (uphill, both ways) about Flu shots for pregnant women. The YouTube video has been long removed for violating standards.  In 2023, ACOG is spending millions to promote vaccination on unborn children, I guess you could call them the Pre-AAP.

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Leading OB-GYN Group Took $11 Million From CDC to Push COVID Shots on Pregnant Women, Documents Reveal

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bankrolled the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to the tune of $11 million to promote COVID-19 vaccination as “safe and effective” for pregnant women, according to an investigation published this week by attorney Maggie Thorp.

By 

Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bankrolled the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to the tune of $11 million to promote COVID-19 vaccination as “safe and effective” for pregnant women, according to an investigation published this week by attorney Maggie Thorp.

Documents obtained by Thorp through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request revealed that the CDC and ACOG entered into multiple “cooperative agreements” to carry out work largely designed and controlled by the CDC and contingent on ACOG’s adherence to the CDC’s policies on COVID-19 infection and control.

ACOG is the “premier” professional membership organization for obstetricians and gynecologists with more than 60,000 members across the Americas, its website reports.

Broadly, the grants supported the development of social media communications strategies, toolkits supporting “effective COVID-19 vaccination conversations” between doctors and patients, and the hiring of a global public health communications firm, APCO Worldwide, to produce various communications materials.

Happy Day After Mother's Day when WHO tell us JUST what it thinks of mothers.  Chelsea Clinton is part of a WHO Global Campaign devoted to catching up OPC - other people's children - who are "behind" on the pediatric vaccination schedule. (See below) Her McKinsey career prepared her for this. Or, perhaps she was placed at McKinsey to prepare for this? Imagine if every restaurant that was shuttered during the pandemic was allowed to push all those lost meals on diners to recoup their losses? This catch up campaign does not seem interested in safety data (is there any?) or potential for harm.  Full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes! Children's Health Defense TV has more.

CHD TV: The Big Catch-up, Handcuffing Kids + Toxic Turf

In the news ‘This Week’: the CDC director announces her resignation, Chelsea Clinton goes public with a mass vaccination campaign, the Metaverse faces backlash, meat consumption is threatened and more. Viewers, be sure to watch this episode on CHD.TV!  WATCH HERE.

The WHO initiative is HERE.  Guess which disease is mentioned. Rhymes with oleo.

Global partners announce a new effort – “The Big Catch-up” – to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunization progress lost during the pandemic

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Here's a Mother's Day Hat Trick of Skyhorse Publishing books from Helena Hjalmarsson.

Already Whole: Discovering the Sacred Within

Many of us have made our lives so noisy, overwhelming, sensory craving and data driven that we have somehow missed the most fundamental part about ourselves and our lives. Learning how to work with every process, every situation, every relationship intuitively; learning to love what is, to let go, to have faith and find stillness; to foster one’s intuition and become creative in our own lives is something we can all achieve. To illustrate these concepts, Hajlmarsson calls on her decades of experience and work as a psychotherapist. But most significantly, her life as an autism parent, accounted for in her previous books, Finding Lina 2013 and Beyond Autism 2019, which has taught her where to find that elusive freedom and harmony: inside herself. Hjalmarsson believes that the solution to life's chaos, this freedom and harmony—this love—is accessible to all.

By Cathy Jameson

Photo: A gift from my husband - received on Mother’s Day, 2001, while pregnant with my oldest.

Many of my friends started their families long before I did.  I loved watching them welcome new life into their homes and wanted so much to have a family of my own as well.  All my life I’ve wanted to be a mom.  In 2001, my wish came true.  My first baby arrived.

Labor started Tuesday evening.  It ended Thursday afternoon.  To describe my labor experience as being long is inaccurate.  It was excruciating.  But like other mothers say, eventually you forget about the nerves, the anxiety, and that excruciating pain.  

All of that is quickly replaced by a new emotion:  pure love. 

Those other mothers were right.  I instantly fell in love with my little girl.  She and I would spend all day together.  Sometimes we would spend all night together, too.  Not the best sleeper in the world, I had to learn how to soothe a fussy newborn who had some nursing issues.  Without a good latch, I learned, my baby wasn’t getting a good feeding.  She struggled.  I struggled.  She was tired.  I was tired.  It was frustrating.  And painful!  

But, within a few weeks, we finally both got the hang of it. 

Before giving birth, I had been teaching full time.  I taught for many years and enjoyed every minute of it.  After the baby arrived, I was fortunate to not have to go back to work.  Grateful to have extra time, I eased into motherhood with my daughter. 

Life as a full-time mom was completely different, but it was a good different.  Each day was mine to plan.  Each moment was ours to create.  My daughter and I spent a lot of time in our small apartment during her first few months of life, but eventually we ventured out.  We went into town to do errands in the morning.  We strolled around the neighborhood in the afternoon.  Some days, we’d meet my husband for lunch.  We’d sometimes plan meetups with friends, too.  When we didn’t go out, I read, and the baby played with her baby toys.  Then we napped. 

Happy Mother's Day weekend. WE SEE YOU.
Cathy will be here tomorrow with something cheerier.  It’s not wrong, though! XOX

A six year old boy brought a gun to school and shot a teacher in Virginia. She survived. I read this story through Apple News yesterday. Mother of 6-year-old who shot Virginia teacher says son has ADHD. This paragraph caught my eye:

"He had started medication and he was meeting his goals, academically," she said. Taylor's grandfather, Calvin Taylor, who has legal custody of the boy, agreed that "his behavior had changed [for the better] in the classroom" prior to the incident.

I have so many questions about this poor child. HE IS SIX YEARS OLD. I question blaming the child's ADHD because I'm unfamiliar with violence and aggression being part of an ADHD diagnosis. I looked up the clinical definition:

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders affecting children. Symptoms of ADHD include inattention (not being able to keep focus), hyperactivity (excess movement that is not fitting to the setting) and impulsivity (hasty acts that occur in the moment without thought). ADHD is considered a chronic and debilitating disorder and is known to impact the individual in many aspects of their life including academic and professional achievements, interpersonal relationships, and daily functioning (Harpin, 2005). ADHD can lead to poor self-esteem and social function in children when not appropriately treated (Harpin et al., 2016). Adults with ADHD may experience poor self-worth, sensitivity towards criticism, and increased self-criticism possibly stemming from higher levels of criticism throughout life (Beaton, et al., 2022). Of note, ADHD presentation and assessment in adults differs; this page focuses on children. https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/adhd/what-is-adhdhttps://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/adhd/what-is-adhd


Here is the story from Apple News. When I looked up other versions, including the current ABC News version the paragraph about medication was missing.

Deja Taylor, the mother of a 6-year-old boy who allegedly shot his first grade teacher in January, says she is willing to take responsibility for the incident, and that her son's actions can be linked to his ADHD diagnosis.

"I am, as a parent, obviously willing to take responsibility for him because he can't take responsibility" for himself, she said in an exclusive interview with ABC News.

20 years. NAA has been helping parents navigate the complex world of autism for TWENTY YEARS. We have been close to NAA since our inception in 2007. In fact, we launched at their 2007

2007 AofA Launch

conference.

Please support NAA with a donation if you can. Their work is lifesaving.  Thank you Wendy Fournier and everyone who sat around that kitchen table and said, "We have to do something."

We're still doing it.

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From Louis Conte’s The Truth be Told: Exploring corruption, controversy, and deception in today’s world from the perspective of a forensic psychophysiologist (Polygraph Examiner).

Louis Conte is a professional Polygraph Examiner, investigator, and writer. In addition to the thousands of offenders he interviewed over his thirty-three years in law enforcement, Conte has conducted over fourteen hundred polygraph cases. He uses well-honed observation skills to ferret out the truth. Observation and careful attention to words and behavior often reveal the truth.

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We typically see Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft, being interviewed on topics ranging from pandemic response, vaccines, and climate change. He is the driving force behind the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). In most interviews, Gates gives us the very best advice that a retired computer programmer with a high school diploma can offer on these profound issues. The sweater clad Gates often presents pleasantly as everybody’s “Uncle Bill” – a somewhat nerdier version of Fred Rogers, the man who welcomed everyone to a wonderful day in the neighborhood.
Mister Rogers’ wisdom remixed into song ‘Garden of Your Mind’ - The ...

Gates is often seen on television weighing in on important issues as a philanthropist with big money and big ideas. CNN often featured Gates offering his expertise on public health during the pandemic. Most of the interviews are in controlled settings where Gates knows that he is not going to be asked annoying questions.

Rarely is Gates interviewed extensively about his relationship with deceased millionaire sex offender Jefferey Epstein. His interview with Judy Woodruff on PBS is one exception:

Gates admits to Woodruff that his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was “a mistake.” He says that he had “dinners” with Epstein in an attempt to get Epstein’s assistance in accessing more wealthy people to do philanthropy for public health causes through Gates’ foundation. Gates implies that he was deceived by Epstein who conveyed that he had relationships with wealthy people who would donate.

Doesn’t Bill Gates already know a lot of people like that?

This is a post where some of you will say, "What does THAT have to do with autism?" Everything has to do with autism, because our children, tots to teens to adults are members of an ever declining society. I am NOT saying I think the shooters are autistic. But clearly there is something very wrong happening in our society. 

Many years ago, when neurodiversity was growing at an alarming clip, I started to think, "It's as if we are intentionally creating autistic males." I didn't mean the actual epidemic. I meant the cleaving to the idea of self-diagnosis for troubled males.  This weekend was another bloodbath of violence, with a 33 year old male shooting innocent people at an Outlet Mall in Texas.  He is 33  years old.  Which brings me to the video below. Please watch this 10 minutes on the radical shift that have affected males. I know it seems”off topic” for AofA. I’d value the thoughts of our smart readers.

I listen to Michael Smerconish on Sirius POTUS (Politics Of the United States) channel daily. I started listening to him more than 25 years ago when I lived in his hometown of Doylestown, Pennsylvania.  He's straight down the middle. He talks about our nation from all points of view.  He also has a show on CNN on Saturday. He's been talking about the epidemic of loneliness in America. And how social media is proving to be devastating to our mental health. Recent focus has been on teen girls, whose body and face image have been forever crushed by filters, influencers and cosmetic surgery on demand. Smerconish has also been talking about males - and the demographic and social changes that have decimated a generation's formerly instinctive patterns.

I don't think we can talk about gun violence without also talking about changes at the deepest levels of humanity brought on by pharmaceutical use, drug use, social media, school changes, every warp and weave in the fabric of society today. Can we ever find safety again? 

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The Vaccine Court 2.0: Revised and Updated: The Dark Truth of America's Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

By Wayne Rohde

The Vaccine Court looks at the mysterious and often unknown world of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP), the only recourse for seeking compensation for those who have been injured by a vaccine. The NVICP, better known as the ”Vaccine Court,” however, is not without controversy.

Established by Congress as a direct result of the passage of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, the NVICP was supposed to offer a no-fault alternative to the traditional injury claims filed in state or federal courts and was to provide quick, efficient, and fair compensation for those who have been injured by vaccines. The reality, however, is that many cases take several years or longer to complete and require tremendous commitment from families already pushed to the brink of bankruptcy caring for the vaccine-injured family member, only to discover that the end result is manipulated by the government in defense of the US vaccine policy.

By Cathy Jameson

I had to make a phone call last week on behalf of Ronan.  Those calls aren’t usually too terrible to make.  But I was not looking forward to this particular one.  Pressure was on.  If I missed the deadline to get some paperwork updated and back to the group, some of my son’s benefits could be terminated.  We appreciate the chance to get some outside help to keep Ronan healthy and safe, so I didn’t want to let the opportunity to stay with this group slip by.  Without delay, I set aside one full uninterrupted hour to make the call. 

I could’ve mailed in the paperwork.

I could’ve logged on their website and entered the renewal information myself.

I’ve found, though, that with important matters such as the one I was dealing with, it’s better to talk directly to a live human being about them. 

I’m glad I did; some of the specific information requested will determine specific allowances.  In confirming that Ronan was still delayed, that he still required full assistance for ADLs (activities of daily living), and that he is still currently unable to do much of what his peers can do, I was able to state that yes, we do still need the services, services that Ronan’s previously been granted and also gotten accustomed to.  Not wanting to have a lapse in services or lose the continuity in care, I was grateful to make the call.  On it, I also got to add my husband as someone who is authorized to view the account and make decisions for Ronan.  While I do oversee much of Ronan’s care, I hadn’t realized my husband’s name was not on that official paperwork! 

Something else I got to share was the date of disability.  Unsure what I’d listed in the initial paperwork we’d submitted years ago, I asked the representative what info she needed.  While she read a short blurb of the agency’s definition of disability, I ran over to my file cabinet and pulled some paperwork out.  Finding the form sent to us the last time we had to renew, I waited for her to finish talking.

ABC News' Linsey Davis interviews Presidential Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. and admits that ABC cherry picked content. Every candidate should have his or her voice heard, regardless of topic. Anne Dachel transcribed the interview below. As ever, we cover candidates, we do not endorse them.

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We should note that during our conversation, Kennedy made false claims about the COVID19 vaccines. Data shows that the COVID19 vaccines prevented millions of hospitalizations and death from the disease.

He also made misleading claims about the relationship between vaccination and autism. Research shows that vaccines and the ingredients used for the vaccines do not cause autism, including multiple studies involving more than a million children and major medical associations like the American Academy of Pediatrics and the advocacy group Autism Speaks.

We’ve used our editorial judgment in not including extended portions of that exchange in our interview.

We thank Mr. Kennedy for the conversation.

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By Anne Dachel

April 27, 2023, Linsey Davis interviewed Robert Kennedy, Jr. on ABC

RFK Jr. on presidential run: 'I feel like my country was being taken away from me' https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/rfk-jr-presidential-run-feel-country-98922268

ABC News’ Linsey Davis sat down with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his decision to run for the 2024 Democratic nomination, and questions his stances on vaccines and courting of conservatives.

Linsey Davis: …Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently announced he’ll run against Biden. And he may have some supporters on his side.

A new Fox News poll shows some 19 percent of likely Democratic voters say that they’d like to see RFK, Jr. win the nomination.

RFK, Jr. is one of the biggest voices pushing anti-vaccine rhetoric, regularly distributing misinformation and disinformation about vaccines, which scientific and medical experts overwhelmingly say are safe and effective based on rigorous scientific studies.

But can a Kennedy break through in 2024?

Will RFK, Jr’s controversial stance limit his appeal?

Breaking news: "Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe."  Or you can read and believe another impossible thing in this White House announcement that Rochelle Walensky is leaving CDC.   Remember when Julie Gerberding left and on the very backs of our children, climbed the ladder at Merck to lead the entire vaccine division? We do. 

Statement from President Biden on Dr. Rochelle Walensky

Dr. Walensky has saved lives with her steadfast and unwavering focus on the health of every American. As Director of the CDC, she led a complex organization on the frontlines of a once-in-a-generation pandemic with honesty and integrity. She marshalled our finest scientists and public health experts to turn the tide on the urgent crises we’ve faced.

Dr. Walensky leaves CDC a stronger institution, better positioned to confront health threats and protect Americans. We have all benefited from her service and dedication to public health, and I wish her the best in her next chapter.

BREAKING NEWS: Julie Gerberding, former CDC Director, to become President of Merck's vaccine businessBREAKING NEWS: Julie Gerberding, former CDC Director, to become President of Merck's vaccine business

Let's see where the revolving door of agency capture leads Dr. Walensky.  Stay tuned.

Note:  As we enter the 2024 Presidential election season, we will cover information about every candidate, such as it is relevant to our community. We do not endorse candidates. You can speak your opinion in our comments to your heart's content. In a society that DEMANDS blind acceptance of every....single....thing one can dream up, only one topic/thought can be ridiculed.

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By Anne Dachel

Is Newsweek joining the ranks of ABC News in deciding that Robert Kennedy Jr.’s views shouldn’t be heard?

While ABC News openly admitted censoring Kennedy’s remarks about the vaccine makers and dangerous vaccine side effects during a recent interview by Linsey Davis, Newsweek was more subtle in their coverage.

Newsweek’s James Bickerton didn’t actually interview Kennedy. Instead he set out to discredit him for his position on vaccines, and he included numerous experts and others who called Kennedy “dangerous” for peddling “false information.”

At the end Bickerton also insinuated that giving Kennedy a public voice might lead to more people questioning vaccine safety. He had experts raising a alarm about the danger of letting Kennedy speak.

Reporters like Bickerton are a clear sign of the end of free speech and a free press in America. The corporate controlled media will decide what we’re allowed to hear. That is the hallmark of the totalitarian state.

May 1, 2023, Newsweek: published a piece with the title, Robert F. Kennedy Jr is Riding a Tidal Wave of Anti-Vaccine Resentment by James Bickerton.

Included is a one minute clip of Kennedy’s recent announcement of his candidacy for President in Boston:

My mission over the next 18 months of this campaign and throughout my presidency, will be to end the corrupt merger of state and corporate power that is threatening out to impose a new kind of corporate feudalism in our country, to commoditize our children, our purple mountains majesty, to poison our children and our people with chemical and pharmaceutical drugs, to strip mine our assets, to hollow out the middle class and keep us in a constant state of war.

Laura Hayes wrote this article in February of 2015. Not sure we could have imagined the draconian vaccine policies of Covid a mere 8 years ago. Nor what horrors might happen in the (near) future.

By Laura Hayes

URGENT WARNING FOR ALL U.S. CITIZENS:  Beware of "The United States of Tyrannica" where "Vaccine Trafficking" is proliferating.  Protect your children, and yourselves.

Most of you have heard of "Human Trafficking*".  Today, I want to warn you about "Vaccine Trafficking", which is equally hellacious, and which needs to be dealt with just as swiftly as is happening with Human Trafficking.  Immediate help and compassion for the victims of Vaccine Trafficking, and for their families, are also needed.  Here is a comparison of the two.  Please note their frightening similarities.

Human trafficking is a form of modern slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others.

Although slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past, human trafficking still exists today throughout the United States and globally when traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to control other people for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex or forcing them to provide labor services against their will. Traffickers use violence, threats, deception, debt bondage, and other manipulative tactics to trap victims in horrific situations every day in America. All trafficking victims share one essential experience – the loss of freedom.

In the United States, sex trafficking commonly occurs in online escort services, residential brothels, brothels disguised as massage businesses or spas, and in street prostitution. Labor trafficking has been found in domestic servitude situations, as well as sales crews, large farms, restaurants, carnivals, and more.

There are two primary factors driving the spread of human trafficking: high profits and low risk. Like drug and arms trafficking, human trafficking is a market-driven criminal industry that is based on the principles of supply and demand. Every year, traffickers generate billions of dollars in profits by victimizing millions of people around the world, including here in the United States.

Vaccine trafficking is a form of modern forced medical experimentation where people profit from the control and exploitation of others.

By Anne Dachel

Thirteen years ago, Aug 9, 2011, I wrote the piece, Allen Frances, Thomas Insel and the Black & White Rise of Autism (It's Fashionable?) for Age of Autism. It was all about how Dr. Allen Frances regretted being the chairman of the committee that added Asperger's to the DSM IV in 1994. He claimed that broadening the definition for autism is what’s behind the “epidemic” increase in Autism. In his exact words, “There is no epidemic.”

Here’s what I wrote in 2011:

…Recently a story also appeared in the Gulf Times, Qatar’s only English language newspaper, titled, The real reasons for the autism 'epidemic.’ 

It was written by Allen Frances, MD.  Frances was chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and he’s with the department of psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, NC.

DSM stands for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and while many of us wonder why our children’s neurological problem, namely autism, is in a manual about mental illness, that’s where the criteria for diagnosing autism is found.

By Dr. William H. Gaunt (NMD)

New CDC autism rate recently released:

In 2021, the CDC told us that 1 in every 44 eight-year-olds had an autism diagnosis. The new 2023 CDC data tells us that 1 in every 36 eight-year-olds in the U.S. now has an autism diagnosis (2.8%). They express no alarm and don’t characterize the increase in the rate of autism as a crisis. The CDC pretends to have no clue what could be causing so many children to become autistic. They appear to believe that having one autistic child for every thirty-six children is totally normal. It is important to realize that the CDC is firmly on the side of big pharma and the vaccine companies. They protect and promote the vaccine industry. The CDC is hiding evidence that vaccines are the main cause of autism.

Toby Rogers on the CDC’s new Autism numbers:

Head over to tobyrogers.substack.com UTobian for a deeper dive into the new autism rate. Scroll down to “Newly released autism prevalence estimates show that the iatrogenicide is expanding.” He explains how these numbers are collected and averaged from several areas of the country. Rogers also points out that boys are 3.8 times more likely to have autism than girls. Here is an interesting quote from that article: “Every f*cking Democrat in California swore that vaccines were not linked to autism. They mandated one of the most extreme childhood vaccine schedules in the world for kids to go to school, and voila, 6.94% of boys in the state now have autism.”  

For those who want to read the science which implicates vaccines as the main cause of autism:

Go to www.howdovaccinescauseautism.org. This website presents evidence from 212 scientific studies. Don’t be intimidated by the scientific language. The abstracts are intentionally written to be understandable to nonscientists. Enjoy.

What was the rate of autism in 1970?

Dr. Darnold Treffert and colleagues published a study in the 1970 Archives of General Psychiatry on the rate of autism in Wisconsin. They found the autism rate to be 0.7 children per 10,000. That means Less than one autistic child for every 10,000 children. That was long before the 1986 law which exempts vaccine companies from liability for injuries and deaths caused by vaccines. Soon after that law was passed, the number of vaccines on the CDC schedule increased rapidly. It was like a gold rush. Producing vaccines became much more profitable without all those pesky lawsuits where the vaccine companies were forced to pay out serious money for injuries and deaths caused by vaccines.   

What is the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD)?

By Cathy Jameson

I gauge how on time or how late we might be in the mornings, not so much by the clock but if I see our neighbor.  If we leave before him, we’re doing great on time.  If he leaves before us, we’re running a tad late.  He drives his kids to the stop sign at the end of the street.  When we are behind him, I might get stuck behind his kids’ bus through part of the neighborhood. 

Luck was on our side one morning as we’d made it out of our driveway ahead of the neighbor.  That day, even though I’d left the house about 4 minutes later than usual, I knew I’d still be able to get my youngest to school on time.  I thought that until we got stuck behind a different bus that day. 

It was a shorter bus, one that picks up children with special needs.   

Since we left later than usual, we aren’t usually in that part of the neighborhood at that time.  I’ve seen that bus pick up another child, a little boy, across the street in that spot.  I was taken aback that we had another young neighbor, a girl, with special needs. 

Ahead of her mother as she walked, an elementary-aged girl was inching toward the bus.  Other drivers could be a bit miffed that they were slowed down by the bus and a student who didn’t appear to be too excited to get on it.  I was not miffed at all.  I was curious!  Having lived here as long as I have, I was encouraged to see that another family, potentially like mine, utilize the school system’s special ed services.  Ronan’s been out of that system for some time, but I’m glad others can find success in it. 

The little girl walked so very slowly toward the bus.  Mid-step, she turned her head toward her mom and stopped.  The mom, who had stayed about 10 steps behind her since I spied them, walked up to her daughter.  They hugged quickly and then parted ways.  I thought that a bit odd.  Every parent of typical students we see in the mornings stays at the bus stop until after the bus leaves.  They wave like crazy.  Some shout out sweet messages.  After the bus leaves, parents don’t go home right away.  Some will stand in each other’s driveways chit chatting for a few minutes. 

This mom didn’t stick around.

Note: Profound autism = IQ below 50 or non-speaking. I question the IQ number. In my opinion and experience, many of our children with profound autism are untestable - and therefore the tests are either null and void or show a low IQ.  There are many ways to exhibit intelligence - such as spelling, rapid prompt, ability to search and use technology, building skills, pattern recognition - so many of the traits of excellence we see in our children. Still, interesting to see "profound autism" discussed and maybe one day, cured. We will never give up that hope. 

From Safeminds:

Research Depicts “Profound Autism” as Very Different than “Autism Spectrum Disorder”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that 26.7% of individuals with autism qualify as having “profound autism,” defined as having the disorder with an intelligence quotient (IQ) score <50 or being nonverbal or minimally verbal. This is the first time CDC has investigated and reported on profound autism prevalence rate data. The authors determined that the rate of profound cases increased from approximately three cases per 1,000 children in 2000 to about five cases per 1,000 in 2016. This report analyzed population-based surveillance data from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (ADDM) for 20,135 children aged 8 with autism from 2000-2016. The data showed that children with profound autism were more likely to be female, from racial and ethnic minority groups, of low socioeconomic status, born preterm or with low birth weight, have self-injurious behaviors, have seizure disorders, and have lower adaptive skills. The report also highlights that “profound autism” is markedly different from the broader diagnosis of “autism spectrum disorder” and points out that children with profound autism may have considerable medical complexity. 

Thought we should serve up some good news.  Brandon's Pancake House Ice Cream Parlor has opened in New Jersey. Love the puzzle piece heart logo. Ice cream and pancakes?  Sounds good to us.  In Wildwood, New Jersey. It’s amazing how families are taking charge and creating opportunities. This is what awareness and yes, acceptance is about. With a cherry on top! If you’re on the Jersey Shore, check them out.

6200 New Jersey Avenue
Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260

609-305-4807

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The Vaccine Court 2.0: Revised and Updated: The Dark Truth of America's Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

By Wayne Rohde

The Vaccine Court looks at the mysterious and often unknown world of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP), the only recourse for seeking compensation for those who have been injured by a vaccine. The NVICP, better known as the ”Vaccine Court,” however, is not without controversy.

Established by Congress as a direct result of the passage of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, the NVICP was supposed to offer a no-fault alternative to the traditional injury claims filed in state or federal courts and was to provide quick, efficient, and fair compensation for those who have been injured by vaccines. The reality, however, is that many cases take several years or longer to complete and require tremendous commitment from families already pushed to the brink of bankruptcy caring for the vaccine-injured family member, only to discover that the end result is manipulated by the government in defense of the US vaccine policy.

A Letter to Liberals: Censorship and COVID: An Attack on Science and American Ideals

By Robert Kennedy Jr.

A leading Democrat challenges his party to return to liberal values and evidence-based science
 
Democrats were the party of intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and faith in scientific and liberal empiricism. They once took pride in understanding how to read science critically, exercising healthy skepticism toward notoriously corrupt entities like the drug companies that brought us the opioid crisis, and were outraged by the phenomenon of “agency capture” and the pervasive control of private interests over Congress, the media, and the scientific journals.
 
A Letter to Liberals is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s, challenge to “lockdown liberalism’s” embrace of policies that are an affront to once cherished precepts.

Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism Epidemic Hurts Children, Families, and Our Future

By Mark Blaxill and Dan Olmsted

Even as the autism rate soars and the cost to our nation climbs well into the billions, a dangerous new idea is taking hold: There simply is no autism epidemic.

The question is stark: Is autism ancient, a genetic variation that demands acceptance and celebration? Or is it new and disabling, triggered by something in the environment that is damaging more children every day?

"Fox just demonstrated the terrifying power of Big Pharma."

From Robert F. Kennedy Jr. yesterday on Twitter:

Fox fires @TuckerCarlson five days after he crosses the red line by acknowledging that the TV networks pushed a deadly and ineffective vaccine to please their Pharma advertisers. Carlson’s breathtakingly courageous April 19 monologue broke TV’s two biggest rules: Tucker told the truth about how greedy Pharma advertisers controlled TV news content and he lambasted obsequious newscasters for promoting jabs they knew to be lethal and worthless. For many years, Tucker has had the nation's biggest audience averaging 3.5 million — 10 times the size of CNN. Fox just demonstrated the terrifying power of Big Pharma.

 

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The Vaccine Court 2.0: Revised and Updated: The Dark Truth of America's Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

By Wayne Rohde

The Vaccine Court looks at the mysterious and often unknown world of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP), the only recourse for seeking compensation for those who have been injured by a vaccine. The NVICP, better known as the ”Vaccine Court,” however, is not without controversy.

Established by Congress as a direct result of the passage of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, the NVICP was supposed to offer a no-fault alternative to the traditional injury claims filed in state or federal courts and was to provide quick, efficient, and fair compensation for those who have been injured by vaccines. The reality, however, is that many cases take several years or longer to complete and require tremendous commitment from families already pushed to the brink of bankruptcy caring for the vaccine-injured family member, only to discover that the end result is manipulated by the government in defense of the US vaccine policy.

A Letter to Liberals: Censorship and COVID: An Attack on Science and American Ideals

By Robert Kennedy Jr.

A leading Democrat challenges his party to return to liberal values and evidence-based science
 
Democrats were the party of intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and faith in scientific and liberal empiricism. They once took pride in understanding how to read science critically, exercising healthy skepticism toward notoriously corrupt entities like the drug companies that brought us the opioid crisis, and were outraged by the phenomenon of “agency capture” and the pervasive control of private interests over Congress, the media, and the scientific journals.
 
A Letter to Liberals is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s, challenge to “lockdown liberalism’s” embrace of policies that are an affront to once cherished precepts.

Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism Epidemic Hurts Children, Families, and Our Future

By Mark Blaxill and Dan Olmsted

Even as the autism rate soars and the cost to our nation climbs well into the billions, a dangerous new idea is taking hold: There simply is no autism epidemic.

The question is stark: Is autism ancient, a genetic variation that demands acceptance and celebration? Or is it new and disabling, triggered by something in the environment that is damaging more children every day?

Don Lemon was let go from from CNN yesterday after a 17 year career there. Twelve years ago, he interviewed me via Skype (remember Skype?) after the British GMC decision about Dr. Andrew Wakefield. I was able to talk about vaccine injury on CNN. I remember him being patient, thoughtful and far more polite than Anderson Cooper on the same topic. Recently, Don got into trouble for saying middle aged women were past their prime. I'm a middle aged woman, who is not offended so easily. I'm more interested in when it's past my bedtime, but such is the hyper-sensitive world we live in. Kim

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February 7, 2010  CNN.com transcripts

Prominent British medical journal "The Lancet " has retracted an influential 1998 research report linking vaccines to autism. Britain's general medical council concluded the doctor behind the study, Andrew Wakefield, engaged in dishonesty and misleading conduct. Because of the 1998 report many parents skipped vaccines.

I talked earlier with Kim Stagliano of Connecticut. She has three children, all diagnosed with autism. She is a staunch defender of Wakefield's research. I asked her if she still believes there's a link between the vaccines and autism.

A Letter to Liberals: Censorship and COVID: An Attack on Science and American Ideals

By Robert Kennedy Jr.

A leading Democrat challenges his party to return to liberal values and evidence-based science
 
Democrats were the party of intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, and faith in scientific and liberal empiricism. They once took pride in understanding how to read science critically, exercising healthy skepticism toward notoriously corrupt entities like the drug companies that brought us the opioid crisis, and were outraged by the phenomenon of “agency capture” and the pervasive control of private interests over Congress, the media, and the scientific journals.
 
A Letter to Liberals is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s, challenge to “lockdown liberalism’s” embrace of policies that are an affront to once cherished precepts.

Denial: How Refusing to Face the Facts about Our Autism Epidemic Hurts Children, Families, and Our Future

By Mark Blaxill and Dan Olmsted

Even as the autism rate soars and the cost to our nation climbs well into the billions, a dangerous new idea is taking hold: There simply is no autism epidemic.

The question is stark: Is autism ancient, a genetic variation that demands acceptance and celebration? Or is it new and disabling, triggered by something in the environment that is damaging more children every day?

By Cathy Jameson

One of Ronan’s siblings and I were recently at the children’s hospital Ronan usually goes to.  Grateful to be familiar with the location, the pre-screenings, the intake process, and that hospital system in general, I looked forward to the appointment.  Since I had no idea yet what I was going to write about for this weekend’s post, I was happy about the chance to be there.  I thought for sure I’d be able to catch someone doing something that might make for good content.  Initially, I was expecting that content to be on the scandalous end; but all I found were good things.

Color me shocked and very apologetic for assuming the worst! 

From start to finish, our visit there was a decent visit.  The only cringy part was when the specialist’s office sent the pre-screening electronically.  I could, of course, ask to have a printed copy, but I was curious which questions would be asked, so I opted to fill it out in the patient portal. 

I saw the usual questions – basic demographics, current symptoms, history of past medical problems, and covid status.  Keeping things as basic as I could, I clicked only the boxes that absolutely needed to be checked.  For the covid questions, I was glad to see that they were incredibly vague – meaning, no need to divulge vaccination status.

In completing the form ahead of time, we were ‘checked in’ for the appointment and could walk straight to the specialty clinic when we arrived Friday afternoon.  So, we did. 

We walked in without masks. 

We walked in without having to get our temperature checked. 

We walked in without having to declare where we’d traveled or if we’d been in contact with anyone who was sick. 

We walked in without having to check in at the hospitality desk.  In bypassing that step, we could quickly hop on an elevator as if it was 2019. 

Smiling as the elevator door closed, I couldn’t believe how relaxed everything was!  It wasn’t like that two months ago when Ronan was the patient there.  Everyone was still in masks that day.  That is everyone was in masks except us and two couples. 

That day, Ronan, my husband, and I had to go from one end of the hospital complex to the other.  Weaving through two buildings, over several pedestrian causeways, in and out of several elevators, and down just as many patient hallways, we were maskless.  Signs indicated that MASKS WERE REQUIRED, even though the CDC had shared that masks were no long mandatory in health care settings months earlier.  

Not wanting to play their games anymore, and because we did not have covid nor were we worried about anyone else who might’ve been exposed to it, we walk into the hospital confidently.  When we’d spied those other maskless people other across the lobby floor of the larger main hospital, I felt a wave of confidence.

Note: Thanks to Wayne Rohde for sharing this opinion piece (below my intro) from the Star Tribune in Minnesota. I never thought I'd miss "awareness." But today, as schools are drowning under the weight of special education, and adult programs are turning away the autistic, and those who don't qualify for programs are simply set adrift, awareness of the problems is more urgent than ever. I want you to read this heartbreaking, honest anonymous post from a parent of a child with "high functioning" autism, and multiply by tens of thousands of families. Then read the opinion piece below.

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Why the governor's proclamation on autism made me wince
The new focus on acceptance, rather than on awareness, ignores those with a debilitating disorder and threatens research.

By Dawn Kovacovich

Autism is a neurological and developmental disorder that can cause difficulty with communication and repetitive behavior.

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We recently received a newsletter from the Autism Society of Minnesota (AUSM) explaining its rationale for switching terminology from the previously used "Autism Awareness Month" to "Autism Acceptance Month." I was dismayed to read the statement made by the governor:

"Minnesota acknowledges the limits of asking for awareness and promotes and celebrates the acceptance and appreciation of people with autism as the next step beyond awareness," said Gov. Tim Walz in his proclamation. "Minnesota acknowledges that although this celebration of autistic culture and community provides a starting point, that there remains significant room for progress towards equitable access and inclusion for all Minnesotans with autism."

His statement reflects a clear lack of understanding and dismissiveness toward the approximately 50% of individuals (and their families) who suffer with what can be an extremely debilitating developmental disorder. Many longtime AUSM members do not share their current position and philosophy regarding autism "acceptance."

Note: Laura Hayes wrote this for us back in February of 2017. Donald Trump had just taken office as President of The United States. His legacy is reneging on his campaign promise to create a vaccine safety committee spearheaded by Robert Kennedy Jr. and launching Operation Warp Speed. Robert Kennedy Jr. is announcing his own candidacy for President today in Boston, Massachusetts, running against the Democratic incumbent Joe Biden.

By Laura Hayes

A parent’s perspective on how to improve the health of Americans, reduce the amount we spend on healthcare, and keep viable our citizenry and nation

Dear President Trump, Presidential Staff, and Presidential Advisors,

Vaccines are now the leading cause of chronic illnesses, developmental disabilities, and premature deaths among infants, toddlers, young children, and virtually all age groups in the U.S.  Vaccine injury is real and it isn’t rare. It also isn’t reported by doctors, nurses, or pharmacists. Rather, it is callously and summarily dismissed and vehemently denied. Therefore, the needed statistics to prove the above statements don’t exist, and that is purposeful. There are many vaccine profiteers who will not allow the truth to surface, lest propaganda-driven public confidence in vaccines be threatened, lest billions in vaccine profits be threatened, and lest trillions in compensation to the vaccine-injured and their families, and to the families of the vaccine-killed, be threatened.

Parents are constantly told by doctors and nurses that their children’s vaccine-induced injuries and deaths are merely “coincidences”, that the vaccines were in no way responsible. Due to this continued denial of what is often blatant and indisputable evidence, including eye witness accounts of immediate and/or temporally-related adverse reactions to one or more vaccines, and due to the denial of scientific facts regarding how and why vaccine injuries and fatalities occur, vaccines are now the leading cause of coincidences in the world.

How different things would be at this point in time if doctors and nurses had acknowledged, admitted, and reported the myriad vaccine-induced injuries and deaths which happened in patients under their care, and which are witnessed virtually non-stop in pediatricians’ offices, emergency rooms, NICUs, and pediatric wards of hospitals. Imagine if these medical professionals had refused to continue administering vaccines due to the harm they were causing, which they were personally witnessing, versus turning a blind and callous eye to it.

On Sunday, April 16, our friend and colleague David L. Kirby died. David was the author of many investigative books that exposed the inner workings of both corporate and government greed and misdeeds. Evidence of Harm Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic A Medical Controversy told the story that children were being dosed with hundreds of micrograms of mercury in the American vaccine schedule, and the vicious cover up. He went on to write several other exposés. Details about memorial service to follow.

We are halfway through Autism Awareness, Action and/or Acceptance month. Below are the points of "interest" from the Inter-agency Autism Coordinating Committee. You'll note that IACC rhymes with I yack. Funny. Not funny.  One group featured wants to increase access to vaccination. Most are hell bent on making sure autistics and neurodiverse feel included and respected. Happy talk that makes donors feel good.

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From iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/autism-awareness-month/2023/

A Proclamation on World Autism Awareness Day, 2023

The White House, President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

March 31, 2023

In honor of World Autism Awareness Day, President Joseph R. Biden released to a proclamation to recognize the achievements of neurodiverse people and to reiterate his Administration’s commitment to supporting the equal rights and dignity of all those on the autism spectrum. President Biden highlights recent achievements in the autism field, including support for home- and community-based services, the reauthorization of Kevin and Avonte’s Law, and boosting employment opportunities.

U.N. Secretary-General Statement for World Autism Awareness Day

By Cathy Jameson

For years, I’ve loved a quote by Lao Tzu, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”  The first time I read that quote I pictured myself running those thousand miles.  Can you imagine what you’d get to see on that long of a journey!  

A former long-distance runner, I loved running through the Texas hill country back in high school.  I was state ranked and enjoyed being outside, being on the road, just running.  I’d pass ranches, horses, cows, quiet neighborhoods, and also the wilderness. 

With youth on my side, I bet I thought I could easily run up to one thousand miles during cross country and track seasons.  These days, with youth not on my side, I sometimes need to psych myself up to go just one step. 

Take one step toward the file cabinet to file that important paperwork. 

Go one step toward the kitchen to start dinner. 

Stand up and take one step with Ronan to assist him in the bathroom. 

As I prepped this post, my annual playlist I like to share each April, I could only think of one song that I wanted to share.  That song came on the radio soon after Ronan’s big sister and I talked about that favorite quote of mine.  It’s a love song I heard, but after watching Ronan last week while we were away on a family vacation, the lyrics could be part of his story, my story – our story. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk3XycambgI

So many times, and not just when we’re away, he needs to be brave.  So many times, things are hard for him.  They can be for us, too.  Too many times, I’ve caught myself thinking…it didn’t have to be like this.  But it is like this!  For all of us, including Ronan, this is hard.  It’s sometimes scary.  And it is exhausting.  I can’t dwell on the should-have-beens for too long, though. 

We may stumble. 

We may even fall down. 

But we always get back up.

You are invited to witness history on Wednesday, April 19th, in Boston, Massachusetts, America's cradle of liberty. Robert Kennedy Jr is announcing his candidacy for President of the United States of America.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Doors open at 10:00 a.m.
Boston Park Plaza
50 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
United States

REGISTER HERE

I'm writing this as Kim Rossi, autism Mom, born at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston almost more decades ago than I have fingers on my hand. Age of Autism can not and will not endorse any candidate. But we can share  report on how the candidates will perhaps treat our community and the issues that matter to us. We've seen Presidents make promises that aren't worth their weight in feathers. We've been lied to. Marginalized. Disenfranchised. The Covid lockdown and vaccine mandates were catastrophic for us.

When Robert's uncle John was President in 1960, the autism rate was 1 in 10,000. It was unheard of. Psychiatrists went a full career never seeing a patient. Pediatricians had waiting rooms full of chatty two year olds who sat in Mother's lap waiting their turn. Today? The rate is 1 in 36 and childhood as we once knew it is utterly destroyed by far more than autism.

In 2023, labels have little meaning.  What's a Republican today? What's a Democrat? What is pro-life. What is is pro-choice? By whose definition, your parents? Your grandparents?

I hope to see you there.  KIM

Sharing is caring.

Have a heart. Do your part.

Kalaka with a friend (a classic.)

Only YOU can prevent pandemics.

Friends don’t let friends drive masked.

Printable version here.

Print, share, win friends and influence people. Courtesy of Millions Against Medical Mandates. 

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Underestimated: An Autism Miracle
BY JB Handley and Jamison Handley

In Underestimated: An Autism Miracle, Generation Rescue’s cofounder J.B. Handley and his teenage son Jamison tell the remarkable story of Jamison’s journey to find a method of communication that allowed him to show the world that he was a brilliant, wise, generous, and complex individual who had been misunderstood and underestimated by everyone in his life.







The Environmental And Genetic Causes of Autism

By James Lyons-Weiler, PhD

The Environmental and Genetic Causes of Autism delves deep into the full body of past and current research to reveal how genetic predispositions and environmental factors can combine to produce the conditions autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

While most autism researchers focus on either environmental or genetic causes of autism, Lyons-Weiler’s opus demonstrates that to fully understand the condition and to finally put its rate on the decrease, it is essential to pay attention to the science showing how the two classes of factors interact.

We invite you to read and share this post. One strong, dedicated, tired mother's stream of consciousness about the unconscionable reality so many of us face. Author unknown, so just look in the mirror. Shared with permission from Marna Pacheco who ran it on Facebook. Marna is the founder of CapeABLE Weighted sensory products. 

Thoughts and prayers, kids. Thoughts and prayers.

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By Marna Pacheco

It. Never. Ends.
Every Day.
Every Night.
24 hours a day.
CHAOTIC raging.
CHAOTIC destruction.
CHAOTIC crying.
CHAOTIC anger.
CHAOTIC confusion.
CHAOTIC noises.
CHAOTIC sleeplessness.
CHAOTIC elopement.
CHAOTIC self harm.
Out-of-control actions that last LONG resulting in actions that are:
Painful.
Extreme.
Unsafe.
BIG.
Bigger than what we can handle.
We hear the same continual responses of:
“We are so sorry…”
“We can’t imagine…”
“You need a break…”
“You can’t keep doing this…”
“Did you know there are services…”
“You have to take care of yourself…”
“I could never do that…”
“You should take a vacation…”
“You need sleep…”
“I don’t know how you do it…”
“It’s a broken system…”
“Isn’t there someplace she can go…”
“I don’t know how to help you…”
We truly understand.
We continually express the same concerns.
HOW can we keep going?

By Ginger Taylor

The question of whether or not vaccines cause autism was answered by 2008, when the research caught up with real world events, and Hannah Poling was awarded compensation for her vaccine induced autism in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. By then, the question was no longer "Do vaccines cause autism," but "How do vaccines cause autism?"

And now there is a site with the research that demonstrates HOW vaccines can cause autism. HowDoVaccinesCauseAutism.org

The research includes more than 200 citations, is posted by the date it was published, is organized into the categories in which each paper should reside, includes a menu by vaccine and major category, and links to the journal article itself (sometimes the full paper, if it is available to the public).

The research linking vaccines to autism goes back to 1943, to the first paper on autism published at Johns Hopkins in 1943.

Want to read research that supports vaccine - autism causation before anyone heard the name "Andrew Wakefield"?

You have quite a few options, and there will be more to come. 

Did you know that autism was linked to autoimmunity by 1971 and documented in a paper called, Autism and autoimmune disease: A family study? Does your doctor who shouts "WAKEFIELD!" while disallowing your child to be properly medically evaluated for inflammation know that?  Do you need him to see it, and 27 more papers on autism and Autoimmunity? Or Inflammation in autism? Or more than forty papers that demonstrate the process by which vaccines cause Inflammation and the role that inflammation plays in autism?

Mitochondrial dysfunction?

Oxidative stress?

Apoptosis?

Perhaps your mother in law is furious with you that you won't give your daughter the HPV vaccine after watching your son regress into autism. Now you can give her the science on the disaster that is injected Aluminum for her to read for herself and discuss with you in a scholarly manner instead of a fear based frenzy.

Authorities were responding to a report regarding an “incorrigible juvenile” at the school at about 4:30 p.m. when staff alerted them about an employee possibly giving fentanyl to students.

Yesterday, I learned that a fellow autism Mom has been dealing with a horror that seems incomprehensible. Her son was out placed to Bright Futures Academy in Riverside California, where a staff was arrested for dosing kids with drugs. Her son is caught up in this nightmare. Many of you will recall that my own daughter was abused on a school bus 12 years ago. Our kids with autism face horror every day. And we can barely protect them. Do we have to drug test our kids if we see behavior changes? Send them with a gluten free lunch and Narcan?

Staff Charged with Giving Fentanyl to Students

Melissa Harloam-Garrison, 46, was arrested on suspicion of giving the drug to students, including one who OD’ed, at a special needs school

May 20, 2022

An employee at a special needs school in Riverside was arrested Tuesday for allegedly giving Fentanyl to students, including one who overdosed but survived.

Melissa Harloam-Garrison, 46, was taken into custody on suspicion of providing the powerful opioid drug to students at Bright Futures Academy, a non-public K through 12 school, according to a statement released Thursday by the Riverside Police Department.

Authorities were responding to a report regarding an “incorrigible juvenile” at the school at about 4:30 p.m. when staff alerted them about an employee possibly giving fentanyl to students.

Wishing our readers a blessed Easter and Passover.

By Cathy Jameson

Most everyone who knows me knows that I’m a prayerful person.  I prayed every prayer I could think of the second Ronan reached for me one morning a few weeks ago.  Even while talking to him, I kept a steady stream of prayers going in my head.  Dear Lord, please help him.  Ease his suffering.  Keep him calm.  Help me know what to do next.  This is so scary.  When I ran from the den to the kitchen to get the thermometer, I’d also grabbed the phone and closed the curtains.  Ready to call 9-1-1 if things worsened, I kept the phone next to me as I stroked Ronan’s back in the darkened room, helping lull him into a deep sleep. 

Ronan slept for a long time that day.  As he slept, I continued to pray…God, if this is his time to go…please, oh…I can’t believe I’m thinking this…but please take him quickly.  Take his straight to Heaven where there is no suffering but only joy.

While he slept, I never left his side.  Looking so peaceful, so handsome, so perfect, I thought about everything he’d gone through.  That day when he’d woken up, Ronan looked exhausted, even though he’d only been awake about for about 30 – 40 minutes.  Soon after breakfast, Ronan experienced what looked like loss of vision.  That happened as he became unsteady on his feet.  Reaching for me, then gripping my arms right before his legs wobbled, I had to think quickly on my feet.

My confidence tanked the worse his symptoms got.  What do I do?  WHAT DO I DO??  I’ll catch you, buddy.  Mommy’s got you…I told Ronan as he held onto me and I held onto him.

It’s official. Read CHD’s announcement here.

Note:  Age of Autism has always followed the Presidential elections. Do you remember when Sam Wessels used to talk to every candidate who came to Iowa? We welcome insights, comments and reports from readers and contributors. We will never endorse a candidate, as we are a non-profit. Pro-choice is as important in the voting booth as it is at a doctor's office, after all.  Robert Kennedy, Jr. has a site that discusses his possible Presidential run called TeamKennedy.com.  Please pray for Bobby's safety, and that he can make decisions from a place of courage and love.

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From TeamKennedy.com

Freedom First

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has spent his life fighting for American democracy and the liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. He has battled against corporate greed and government corruption to protect our children, our health, our livelihoods, our environment, and above all, our freedom.

With integrity, courage, and self-sacrifice, he has led Americans in an ennobling fight to restore our country as the exemplary nation, and to end the toxic polarization that divides us and enriches the elites.

His steely character and unique history fighting crooked bureaucracies make Bobby the only person who can bridge the divide and fix our country.

This week, Mary Holland, Children’s Health Defense (CHD) president-on-leave, and Polly Tommey, CHD.TV programming manager, covered the latest headlines on COVID-19, Big Pharma and other issues, including news that in the U.S., COVID-19 vaccines injured 26.6 million people, disabled 1.36 million people, caused more than 300,000 excess deaths and cost the economy an estimated $147 billion in damage — in 2022 alone.

Polly and Mary also discussed that a Manitoba family is suing AstraZeneca Canada, alleging their son had a stroke following COVID-19 vaccination that has left him unable to work or care for himself.

Cradle-to-Grave Vaccines + COVID Shots and Air Safety: ‘This Week’ With Mary + Polly

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Underestimated: An Autism Miracle
BY JB Handley and Jamison Handley

In Underestimated: An Autism Miracle, Generation Rescue’s cofounder J.B. Handley and his teenage son Jamison tell the remarkable story of Jamison’s journey to find a method of communication that allowed him to show the world that he was a brilliant, wise, generous, and complex individual who had been misunderstood and underestimated by everyone in his life.







The Environmental And Genetic Causes of Autism

By James Lyons-Weiler, PhD

The Environmental and Genetic Causes of Autism delves deep into the full body of past and current research to reveal how genetic predispositions and environmental factors can combine to produce the conditions autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

While most autism researchers focus on either environmental or genetic causes of autism, Lyons-Weiler’s opus demonstrates that to fully understand the condition and to finally put its rate on the decrease, it is essential to pay attention to the science showing how the two classes of factors interact.

Jamie, Cade and Vince Celebrate

From Levi Quackenboss.  Subscribe to Putting the Boss in Quack on Substack.

Congratulations on the fantastic reception! If you're using RPM or Spelling2Communicate, let us know. I'm using it with Bella. Nothing fancy. We don't travel to sunny destinations. Our closeups are in the bathroom mirror. We use handmade letter boards while seated on a Goodwill sofa in our rented ranch. And Bella is making progress! You can too. XOX

The kids of SPELLERS just swept the Phoenix Film Festival

The world is about to find out.

If you’re following along with the wild ride of the non-speaking autistic kids and young adults who are now fully and eloquently communicating with their families and teachers through Spelling-to-Communicate, you heard a few weeks ago that their documentary SPELLERS was an official selection to be screened at the Phoenix Film Festival. The festival ran from March 23rd through last night, April 2nd, and SPELLERS had four showings: March 31st, April 1st, and twice on April 2nd—with three of the shows selling out.

I woke up this morning to see photos of these three proud grins and trophies in hand. (Read more below the jump.)

SPONSORED CONTENT

Spellers is based on Underestimated An Autism Miracle by JB and Jamie Handley.  You can purchase a copy here.

Underestimated: An Autism Miracle will touch your heart, inspire you, remind you of the power of love, and ultimately leave you asking tough questions about how many more Jamisons might be waiting for their chance to be freed from their prison of silence, too. And, for the millions of parents of children with autism, the book offers a detailed description of a communication method that may give millions of people with autism back their voice.

Katie Wright's post (after the MyCycleStory info) tears into Congress for yet again, gaslighting women, this time, the Covid vaccine and menstrual problems. We live in a world where we must agree in an instant that men can have periods, but we can not believe that a vaccine could impair the reproductive cycle. There is published, peer reviewed data at a site called MyCycleStory. Details below, and Katie's post follows.  I know at least one young woman who needs blood transfusions after her periods became so heavy when she was forced to get the Covid vaccine to keep her $18.00 an hour job taking care of autistic adults, some also vaccine injured, including two that I love dearly. Thanks.

Your Cycle Story is Data - from MyCycleStory.com

We hear you. We are listening. We want answers too. Clinical Trials Did not Study COVID-19 Vaccine Effects on Women’s Reproductive Systems and we are seeing major issues. There have also been reports of reactions from women who have NOT received the COVID-19 Vaccine. We are studying both. We’re an independent research group compiled of advocates, doctors, data scientists, researchers and organizations on a mission to learn more about what’s going on with Women’s Cycles. With this information we will be able bring light to this issue and discover possible causation and potential solutions. All we know right now is that we need more and better information. Whether or not you’ve been vaccinated for COVID, if you’ve had menstrual irregularities, please help us by, donating signing up, sharing your story and participating in our research studies and sharing your cycle story.

On behalf of all of our daughters, mothers, sisters and friends, we thank you for participating.

Share Your Story

By Katie Wright

In 2021 the geniuses at the White House singled out the tweets of eminent liberal feminist scholar, Naomi Wolf, PhD, as a “dangerous source of misinformation.” She had been tweeting that irregular menstruation was a disturbing side of the Covid vaccine. Wolf is not Conservative or a Republican. She had been a pro-choice activist and worked as an advisor for Vice President Gore. Yet the Biden administration is so wedded to mass surveillance and censorship that it was more than willing to destroy one of their own if they dare deviate from the, “Covid vaccine is safe and effective,” talking point.

I don’t think I have ever said this before, but, I think I am speaking for 99% of women when I say women are not looking for opportunities to publicly discuss their menstrual cycles. Yeah, I know, we are supposed to view it as a beautiful symbol of our womanhood, yada, yada, yada. However, most of us just view it as annoying part of our lives. We don’t see our menstruation as fun to discuss. Therefore, the fact that hundreds of thousands of women are suddenly talking about their menstrual problems on social media is evidence that something is really wrong.

By Cathy Jameson

Recent months for us have been very full, very busy, and have gone by very quickly.  With that, around the 22^nd of March I said to myself, Didn’t this month just start?  It can’t be coming to an end already.  When I realized just how quickly time was flying by, I had another realization:  April is just around the corner.  That means April 2^nd is coming up also. 

On some calendars, April 2^nd means it’s World Autism Day.  Some people will take today – and even all month long, to celebrate autism.  They’ll laud it, but I prefer not to celebrate my son’s disability.  I won’t celebrate any disability for that matter.  I’ll promote appropriate treatment for autism and being able to access it.  But I won’t ask for anyone to cheer for something that’s had devastating effects on my child’s health. 

I certainly won’t ask anyone to revel in the fact that the CDC’s new autism rate increased yet again.  Called an all-time high and categorized as trending upward, news reports shared the 1 in 36 autism rate last week. 

1 in 36!

Do we write praise reports when cancer strikes?  Or would we ask the entire nation to celebrate an increase in cancer rates.  No!  So why expect that for a diagnosis that can have similar effects on families? 

What can we do instead?