And BTW, Ari, communicative devices are unfortunately not the ultimate answer to this problem. As someone who has worked with Early Intervention and who now works in the educational system where we have acces to these communicative devices (as well as sign language and symbols), there are many children who have very minimal communication, bolt and seem to suffer from many sensory and pain issues. We need to find out why.

Thanks for the link, am about one third through the hearing and it is better than the best movie even so far! Boyle and Guttmacher are actually looking really bad and incompetent. Time for those rats to run cause the water is rising! Love what so many of the reps were stating and asking (Meehan, Gosar, Cummings). They really brought their A game and in comparison the CDC, NIH reps looked terrible, completely reflecting their agencies lack of desire to find the true environmental causes. Loved seeing their faces after the U. of C. neuron/mercury video.

Coleen Boyle, CDC’s Director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Her testimony showed that she is in a job way beyond her ability and understanding of many facets of this tragedy that must be addressed. It was obvious that this woman has trouble holding two thoughts at the same time, in that loose mind. Forget about walking and chewing gum at the same time.

She meets all the criteria of THE PETER PRINCIPLE! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Principle

The Peter Principle is a belief that, in an organization where promotion is based on achievement, success, and merit, that organization's members will eventually be promoted beyond their level of ability. The principle is commonly phrased, "employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence." In more formal parlance, the effect could be stated as: employees tend to be given more authority until they cannot continue to work competently.

Alan Guttmacher IACC NIH Child & Human Development Director Mr G has that rare talent of being able to use many words giving the illusion of answering a question. When I was younger we called people with this magic ability BS’rs.

The above two out of touch incompetents should be fired immediately.

Mark Blaxill Was brilliant! Sure would love to see him get the job to over see this tragedy and it’s solutions. I guarantee all the parts of this puzzle would get addressed!!

"The problem is the problem."

The great public is perhaps coming to see that HHS/CDC/NIH/FDA et al and their pervasive, continuous and egregious autism/"vaccination" LIES are MUCH of the problem. Still despite all their lies if we the people can just get the message to ALL mothers "Do NOT "vaccinate"." things may improve VASTLY and quickly.

Science is fine but we KNOW enough NOW to ACT. "Vaccination" is not the only thing in autism but it may well be the most IMPORTANT thing. IMO "vaccination" just may be a condition usually REQUIRED for autism.

It is absolutely great to read of the growing tide of pressure to get US authorities to acknowledge there is substance in the vacc vs unvacc question and to pile on even more pressure to get this done. I have learned in recent days of three cases in the UK where this information is known to have been collected or where a start was made upon collecting it, only for it to have been stifled at birth. I believe somewhere the information is there to be got and when we do get it, it may figure in a public enquiry where once again the public will learn of how 'the powers that be' redact what the public may know about and so ensure the continuation of abhorrent public policies that have damaged our children and humanity. God speed your work.
Tony Bateson, Birmingham B1 1SR UK.

It was not the hearing that I wanted.

It was better.

Despite the years of hyper-critical attacks (being called baby killers), years of attacks against researchers, years of science supression, years of media manipulation (including censorship), years of bureaucratic obfuscation and avoidance,it all came down to the fact that Congressional Representatives - from both parties - listen to the families of people with autism.

Because WE are believable. And that would be because we have experienced the regressions of our children.

It is that simple.

And the other side can not control or censor the truth.

Well done guys! It is very important now to keep the pressure up, this thing is close to the tipping point but could easily slide backwards again if parents don't keep pressuring politicians.

I am 100% with Kristine. IACC and Insel need to be brought forward for questioning. In addition to your questions Kristine.

Exactly what treatments has IACC trialled?

Let Insel answer before the committee whether IACC sticks to better diagnosis' mantra or do they operate from 'autism as epidemic' starting point? If they indeed admit that autism is an epidemic, then why are they wasting millions on genetic studies? Who approves the money for genetic studies? Call them in for questioning etc.

I'd also love him to answer why he has on the panel people who are very openly and vocally AGAINST COMBATING autism...

Kudos to Mark Blaxill for leading the charge against Herd Impunity !!!

Thank You- so much Teresa and No Vac - to both of you.
I was messed on the sequence - that was not the first thing I watched -- I guess I am just Queen of the Confused, Apparently, I did not miss anything yesterday- I was right there at the beginning!

Those, who want to view the whole session on autism, may go to CSPAN-3 and write autism in the window. It is there.

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Lawmakers-Look-into-Federal-Response-to-Rising-Rates-of-Autism/10737436113/

Loved it! I was tempted to turn it off until I saw Katie Wright 's reactions to Colleen Boyle. Priceless! And I'm so glad I watched both panels...amazing! There have been steps along the way where I feel hope in this fight; the beginnings of Autism Speaks and the Wrights, Generation Rescue, Jenny McCarthy, the books Evidence of Harm and Age of Autism are a few I can think of now. This is one of those times. A great day for people with autism and their families. Thank you to everyone there!

It is always good to hear that Congress is finally listening. But I've seen political groups say all the right things, and then later (knowing whence their campaign funds come from that they make a sudden about face and go with the criminals. Be happy but cautious...:)

Perhaps our greatest public health emergency? I have yet to see any mention of this critical Congressional hearing in the national media. Indicates just how far we will have to go to throw out the rascals at HHS, CDC, NIH, and IACC that have been so protected by this administration.

Just follow the money and campaign contributions if you want to know why nothing is getting done on autism. Some day enough of us will realize that huge multi-industry complex (Big Pharma, Big Ag, Chemical, Medical,Insurance)is making serious money by keeping us sick, obese and uninformed. Scary increases in the rates of autism and autoimmune disorders are but a canary in the coal mine. So the tactics of the enemy are to purvey misinformation, junk science paid for by these industries, and smoke screens like spending millions on the illusive genetic antecedents of autism rather than likely environmental causes. The science has become corrupt. Thanks to Mark Blaxill and others who are exposing this scam for what it is.

Thank you to those who have been requesting and uncovering malfeasance and presenting it to our congressmen who could and did ask the tough questions yesterday, we would not have been able to have this hearing in the Oversight Committee because they deal with malfeasance in government not health. You are heroes.

..."Because the autism crisis and coverup by federal agencies long ago crossed the line into a criminal activity that threatens our national security..."

WOW. No truer words spoken.

Glad Chris Smith asked for the evidence! That means he has been reading the books I give him!

Media Scholar,

If you turned it off based on Burton's comments I think you need to reconsider and watch it while you can.

I sat up until midnight to watch it a SECOND TIME. To me it was like watching my Green Bay Packers winning the Super Bowl! My heart was racing and my wife and I were laughing so hard at Katie and the gang with their facial responses - at one point Rep Cummings actually told Boyle from the CDC "too bad you can't see the faces of the people behind you..." - Friggin hillarious!

Seriously, from the moment you turned it off until the very end it was smashmouth football and the CDC, FDA, NIH and HHS were losers - bigtime.

Not too much optimism at all ! It hasnt happened before ....this is new ,& we are winning in courts all over the world . You'll see ! when the Berlin wall fell , the USSR all collapsed so fast and so quickly and its going to be the same for this holocaust . and there are going to be some serious losers too , Crispin (what kind of a name is that ?)

In the UK they are about to bring in Nazi style press laws to keep a lid on the biggest story since the concentration camps .

Next they'll be burning all the books in London .

A state sponsored poisoning ......GSK govt sponsored killing
The game is up boyo's .....next its prosecution time !

Sarah,
Homeland Security protects manufacturers of thimerisol from lawsuits and also stockpiles vaccines that must be preserved in thimerisol because of the number of people they are stockpiling for during a state of emergency.

Phone number to CDC:

404-639-3311 Ask for Dr Frieden. Aak him why Dr. Boyle lied nder oath, and what is her involvement in the Thorsen studies.

I have spent this morning calling each representative (my favorite: Rep Posey of the "lying scumbag" comment) explaining to them that I appreciate their questions and I will be sending money to them for re-election.

Rep Maloney asked about vax/unvax studies and got a non answer.

These hearings are significant, we must all act now to keep the attention on. Money gets their attention. Tell them you will contribute because of what you saw and you want them to keep the pressure on.

The spin meisters from the NIH and CDC looked and sounded so dishonest, often repeating the same vague talking points to several questions in a row. It became obvious that they had no interest in doing anything except stalling and covering up for years to come by pointing to studies with no end dates.
When they were asked for a yes or no answer to a question they refused to answer but kept reciting gibberish in hopes of running out the clock since the folks asking the questions were limited to 5 minute time slots.
The CDC and NIH actually said they do not even look at vaccine causation as a possible factor because the body of evidence has ruled out vaccines as a cause!!!!!!!!!!
I recommend you watch the video on C-Span while it is available since it would not surprise me if it gets pulled since it is so damaging to the CDC and NIH.

Input into any strategic plan for combatting autism should involve key stakeholders in the autism community but also include representatives from US Office of Homeland Security, DOJ, FDA, EPA, HHS, NIEHS. Why DOJ and Homeland Security?? Because the autism crisis and coverup by federal agencies long ago crossed the line into a criminal activity that threatens our national security. Thanks to the denialist at the CDC, we have a generation of children many of whom will never be able to defend our country, live independently or contribute to society and the cost for care of these injured children will be staggering.

I believe Katie Wright did some of the "best eye-rolling" I have ever seen.

Key eye rollers should always be seated in the proper locations.

I think congress is finally seeing the truth.

As Bob Dylan said "The times they are achangin'"...

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.

The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'.

[ Lyrics from: 'The Times They Are A-Changin'

Dan / John ,

We all know - no matter what our background - the world we live in is a sham - in which we are all obliged - to take our allotted part - however much we resent it in order to get by .

It is too easy for the - journalists and scientists - forgetting that - isolation / alienation / infanticide - are all too common in the autistic community to sneer at - Age of Autism - and the all too often - uninformed concerns / absurd beliefs - of the parents it supports and allows a voice .

However the bottom line is that the autistic community has received and expects nothing but contempt from the - scientists / politicians / journalists - for their plight and have in reality given up expecting anything from society at large other than the bare minimum .

However the autistic community - despite everything - as sites such as - Age of Autism - illustrate does its best to look after one another and prevent others suffering the same fate .

As for - society at large - and - that other matter - c'est la vie citizens .

Robin and Brigitte
Guildford, UK.