@Angusfiles - comment that Obamacare may be the first nail in Pharma's coffin.

Unfortunately - Trump also wants to make deep cuts to Medicaid. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 42% of Medicaid spending is on the disabled.

My autistic son relies on Medicaid for medical care and for support services (his day program, respite staff, etc.) Since autism is a pre-existing condition, he is not eligible for any other medical care than Medicaid. I am deeply concerned about what is happening in Congress and to health care.

Special needs don't stop with vaccine injury. It's important to reduce the incidence of vaccine injury (not that Trump has done anything to make that happen) - but it is also critical to provide medical care, speech-OT-physical therapy, education through a funded IDEA, adult supports, and services to those who are already injured.

It sounds as if the new HHS director hasn't a real clue as to what ISN going on in this world regarding regressive Autism. He may have been appointed for being a doctor and supposedly knowing about ailments and epidemics, etc. but not clued to a single- type of disorder. Nor does the committee have a clue as to what the numbers really mean.

I've also read that there's no such thing as herd immunity and, this trying to create immunity to every childhood disease and disorder with mu,titudes of vaccines actually harms and disarms the immune system, weakens it, and it then fails to recognize a real assault on the body when new diseases come along...because its not a learned thing natural to the body's immune system but an artificial one done by vaccines.

@ Grace Green

"But I just wonder if Trump might be a sort of put up man to appease the people when the truth finally hits them, by saying, yes I was always on your side. What I mean by a controlled demolition is, They want to be in control of how the vaccine thing is turned around. Just hoping!"

To say "I was always on our side" - without ever taking any action - and after the fact - seems cowardly to me. Also, how long will this take - and how many children will be injured in the meantime.

If Trump cares, he can and should do something now. He is president of the United States - with the largest bully pulpit in the world. He can bring the issue to the American people and keep it in the forefront of the public consciousness. And, as president, with the Republican party solidly behind him, he has had control over all cabinet appointments and agency appointments. True, he has faced opposition, but he has gotten every appointment he wanted. And he still hasn't appointed a CDC director. He has wealthy friends who control large corporations - presumably he has influence with some of them. I'm just saying he has the tools to take action if he cares.

I do see what you mean about controlling how the vaccine issue is turned around...I just don't see that's what's happening here. What seems to be happening is another case of broken promises.

Just my two cents.

kws!

I am glad you asked about the frequency of children with autism in schools. As a parent, I have tried to find out about this myself. It seems that people do not want to give me answers. I Have asked at the nearby charter school. They do not have autistic kids there. They are selective and they have a waiting list. They would never take anybody with a handicap. Your assessment about the numbers is frightening. -- I have stopped crying a long time ago about my experience with my children. I have made it my mission to investigate the reasons for autism. Thank you for your comments!

More of the same garbage I've been getting for over 20 years

They don't care and they aren't going to do anything (helpful)

Jeannette Bishop,

www.activistpost.com/2017/02/high-concentrations-aluminum-european-vaccines.html

Emma

Somewhat related...some people want to run things without running for office...:

http://www.jeffereyjaxen.com/blog/eugenist-gates-meets-with-trump-attempts-sabotage-of-new-vaccine-safety-inquiry

https://www.statnews.com/2017/04/20/bill-gates-donald-trump/

Mike Adams, NaturalNews.com He's terrific, and he has a wide audience.

On vaccines:

Natural News) The vaccine debate rages on, with some vehemently pro and others vehemently against vaccine mandates and toxic ingredients. The mainstream media and medical community would have us believe that vaccines are 100 percent effective and 100 percent safe, 100 percent of the time. Anyone who has ever taken the time to read a vaccine insert can tell you that such a claim is simply not true. Nonetheless, the media and most U.S. states continue to push hard for every citizen to be immunized with a long list of vaccines that often contain hazardous ingredients (such as mercury and aluminum).

Though 47 U.S. states allow vaccine exemptions, it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain such an exemption for religious or personal reasons. Many states will only grant an exemption if a child is allergic or has some other health reason – a compromised immune system due to chemotherapy, for example. The decision not to vaccinate can have far-reaching implications for a family in terms of access to schooling and other issues.

The three vaccines which are touted as being the most important, since they are for the most common and supposedly most easily preventable diseases, are: The MMR vaccine (mumps, measles and rubella); the DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough); and the varicella vaccine (chickenpox).

Four of the states have really pushed for all three vaccinations, namely Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Nebraska.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, other states which have thrown their full weight behind immunization programs are:

MMR: North Dakota, New Mexico, Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee and Maryland.

DTaP: California, New Mexico, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois and New Hampshire.

Varicella: Kansas, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Connecticut and New Hampshire.

The mainstream media continues to insist that vaccination offers “herd immunity,” and that those who refuse to inoculate their children are compromising the health of the community in general. CBS News, for example, notes, “U.S. medical experts spoke with CBS News for World Immunization Week (April 24 – 30) and raised concern about the number of Americans who still aren’t vaccinating their children or getting their own shots, which continues to fuel preventable disease outbreaks.”

The article then goes on to reference the huge increase in the number of mumps cases in the U.S. in recent years – up from 229 cases in 2012, to 5,748 cases in 2016. It also notes that colleges have been particularly hard hit.

While it is true that the number of mumps cases on college campuses has been increasing dramatically, it is simply not true to blame this on the people who are choosing not to inject themselves or their children with these toxic shots.

The CBS article claims, “The MMR vaccine doesn’t offer total protection, but after two doses, 97 percent of people are protected, say experts. Immunization resulted in a 79 percent drop in measles deaths between 2000 and 2015 worldwide.”

Is that true? Well, let’s look more closely at some of the campus outbreaks.

In 2016, 40 Harvard University students were infected with mumps – all had been vaccinated. In that same year, 193 students were diagnosed with mumps at the University of Missouri. Again, every single one of those students had received both doses of the MMR shot before getting sick.

These examples fly in the face of the “herd immunity” theory, which states that if a very high percentage of people in a community are vaccinated there won’t be enough vulnerable people left to spread the disease, thereby ensuring that everybody is protected. If that theory were true, the Harvard and Missouri cases could never have taken place. (RELATED: Did you read about the vaccine-resistant mumps outbreak on Long Island?)

Though evidence is mounting that vaccines are far less effective than we have been led to believe, many are pushing for even more vaccinations to be added to the schedule. In spite of the MMR vaccine’s links to autism and other serious health problems, vaccine advocates like Dr. Paul Offit insist that adding a third MMR shot to the schedule will solve the problem.

Anyone who dares to look at the situation objectively is sure to realize that there has to be some other motivation behind the push for this ever-increasing number of vaccinations.

@ Bill -

I agree with you that Tom Price probably did not write this statement- but I am sure he looks at and approves anything that goes out under his name.

@ Grace

Not sure what you mean by "controlled demolition" - every day that passes without action is another day that children are at risk and are being injured by vaccines. According to figures from Autism Speaks, a child is diagnosed with autism every 20 minutes. I don't see ANY excuse for delay. Certainly if Trump cared enough about Syrian children to take immediate, aggressive action - he should care about children being injured right here in the United States.

I don't see how "celebrate" is really the correct word for what autism is all about. I have hoped that my child gets better. I have delighted in every mile stone he reached. Indeed I was overjoyed when he was toilet trained. He never learned to talk. He was 40 when he died. Indeed there was never any celebration in anything I saw about autism. Sorry, I can't say that I ever was happy about how it affected my two other children. There was passion in what I tried to do to help my son. I never gave up trying to improve his lot in life. Celebrate? That means "acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity." Granted there were happy events. My two older sons, though, were permanently affected by their youngest brother's disability.

When you celebrate you basically tell the ignorant majority that everything is ok, that we now don't have to think about it any longer. Those kids are just fine, they get money from the state, they are believed to feel good in their skin. Does a prisoner feel good in his skin? I always felt my son was a prisoner in his not being able to express the pain he felt. Doctors felt safe because they knew that child would never tell how he or she looked down on him, how they practiced their craft on him without really having any intention of curing. I can give example that would horrify anybody even most parents who have autistic children. The government and Dr. Price need to know that my child was in pain. He was treated worse than an animal at the vet at times. When animal goes to the vet the owner has a say. When my son went to the doctor, my husband and I were just his parents who didn't know anything about medicine because they didn't have a Dr. in front of their names. Sorry, but people need to wake up about autism.

I am NOT trying to make apologies for Mr. Tom Price, but I DO want to point out that he probably did DID NOT write the statement about autism which came from HHS. It's probably a product of the P.R. Department - you know - hype, spin, mis-information, dis-information, etc....

Reading this is enough to make an autistic person/parent sick. However I do think it comes across as rather defensive. I wonder if President Trump is planning a "controlled demolition" using people like this guy, in order to ward off the otherwise inevitable bloody revolution.

To say I am disappointed in the comments of newly appointed HHS Tom Price would be an understatement .. ashamed of him would be more like it .. consider his comment:

"There is no substitute for the energy, ingenuity, and compassion of family members, doctors, educators, and service providers who know best how to meet the unique needs of every individual. So, at HHS, we focus our work on helping remove any obstacles standing in their way .. AND ... that begins with identifying and breaking down the barriers between children with autism and their doctors."

NO .. HHS MUST BEGIN WITH "IDENTIFING" WHAT IS "CAUSING" THE EXPLODING NUMBERS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH LIFE-LONG, LIFE-THREATENING, CHRONIC AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS THAT WERE FAR LESS COMMON IN ALL PREVIOUS .. LESS VACCINATED GENERATIONS.

Yesterday's NY Post had full page dedicated to peanut allergies .. which the article reported has risen since 1999 .. resulting in 2,458 deaths of people who died from peanuts between 1999 to 2010. The article did not report how many continued to die between 2010 and 2017 .. but .. we can assume the numbers of diagnoses and deaths continues to INEXPLICABLY RISE.

The article glowingly reported on a "new treatment" for peanut allergies .. which is to introduce peanuts to a child in small doses .. until the child can develop a "tolerance" for the peanuts that will not be life threatening.

Not a single word on what may be CAUSING peanut allergies to rise since 1999 .. which is exactly how they ignored the CAUSE of autism .. all the while claiming great progress in "treating and recovering" autistic children with "early intervention".

That HHS Price is satisfied to continue IGNORING THE CAUSE OF EXPLODING CHRONIC AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS IS EXTREMELY DISHEARTENING. I HAD HOPED AND PRAYED FOR SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING!!!!!!!!