A Visit from Age of Autism
Twas the night before Christmas, to our readers we say
Thank you kindly for logging on every day.
Your comments were written with keen thought and care
In hopes that we'd publish them and not put them "there."
Blaxill and Olmsted with science expose
The strange world of pharma and how it all goes.
And Kim in her office (so close to the stove)
Baked up post after post and some cookies with clove.
The stories keep coming - vaccines that did shatter
We ask every day, "Will our voices soon matter?"
Parents who tell us their toddlers did crash
As doctors and media continue to bash.
The stories are true, oh this much we know
To special ed and therapy our children will go.
The pushback from pharma has become very clear
We ask you what is it that they have to fear?
They know that they made our kids so very sick
With a needle they said was "just a small prick."
They say we are looking for someone to blame
Where is their conscience, their care and their shame?
Now Offit! Now Cohen! Now Szabo and Reiss!
Snyderman chastises, "Just roll the dice!"
To the CDC schedule! You must heed our call!
Now vaccinate! Vaccinate! Vaccinate all!
As sleeves roll up and babies will cry
Some children will sicken. Some may even die.
And then in a twinkling hear this dear friends
We will not sleep until the epidemic ends.
We must work as a team seeking answers all 'round
Our goal is the same: A cure must be found.
On Twitter we hashtag and battle the bots
"Our children are aging, they are no longer tots!"
Experience has taught us to connect the dots
Autism for many was caused by those shots.
But the future's not bleak, we have many a star
NAA and dear TACA and always GR
Thank Schneider, McCarthy whose voices ring out
"Informed consent is the message we shout!"
We'll continue to work and to wage the good fight.
For the kids who are growing - we will do what is right.
A profound, tearful thank you on this Christmas Eve night.
Posted by: Grannyblue | December 24, 2014 at 09:02 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. Hoping for better for our kids in 2015.
Posted by: Greg | December 24, 2014 at 08:46 PM
Merry Christmas!
Posted by: jen | December 24, 2014 at 08:39 PM
Thanks to whomever penned this and happy holidays to all here!
Posted by: Jeannette Bishop | December 24, 2014 at 04:50 PM
Like! This is great.
Who wrote this? I like Maureen and Jenny's additions too.
Posted by: Twyla | December 24, 2014 at 01:53 PM
Twas the night before Christmas and one Deer was slogging,
On the Internet web, he was busily blogging.
Not the Reindeer with red nose, who likes to go sleighing,
This Deer gets paid to do character slaying.
Please Santa Clause bring us lots of good cheer,
And justice for all who fell foul of that Deer.
Posted by: Jenny Allan | December 24, 2014 at 12:43 PM
Brilliant! Happy holidays to all the Age of Autism folks, thanks for everything you do.
Posted by: Vince | December 24, 2014 at 10:12 AM
As Santa rode off he hollered out "No Bail,
to all those responsible we'll see you in jail."
Posted by: Maurine Meleck | December 24, 2014 at 09:03 AM
Love it!
Posted by: Beth | December 24, 2014 at 08:04 AM
A good rhyming but
the situation of autism is too vital than the normal.
so, we need to be more aware,
if we need to take care.
Taking care of children,
we need to go through some treatment.
There are many more therapy,
which includes most controversial ABA therapy.
Besides that HBOT is one cellular therapy,
which is also called the oxygen therapy to reduce or reverse this genetic neurological disease.
Posted by: Tamara Watson | December 24, 2014 at 07:37 AM